Hi TechMage, thanks for providing the meeting place.
As I have expected, we will not get 100% positive responses from all the Canon Users. Some will feel that it's a waste of time, plain boring, flame wars, etc.
Like what we have initially stated, there is no need to form any committee, no membership fee required, non-compulsory, etc. If you are free, then just drop by the place. Nobody point a gun at you to ask you to come. If you think it's a waste of time, then why Country Clubs / Golf Clubs, etc are formed? They exist for a reason / objective.
The main reason why this gathering should be exclusively for Canon Users is to prevent comparison in the group / venue itself. Can you imagine users from Nikon, Minlota, Pentax, etc attend this gathering? Everyone will be comparing their brands equipment against each other. Then it will defeat the purpose of such gathering.
Furthermore, if you have other objectives, you can always join other non-Canon outings or use CS as a platform, etc.
There are just too many talking without any actions taken. We have to be Swift and Decisive.
Let the White Knights rise! Shall we meet on
4 of May 2005, Wednesday at Canon Digital Lab.
TechMage, can you provide us with the timing available for meeting up?
;p maybe we can work out some incentive for these people
You could organise, activities or events (btw we've a photo studio too), advance users users can run courses to share tips and techniques, and dialog session with professionals or Canon staff.
