Tom found a meeting place in Central Square

Hi All,

Tom Marx, through the extraordinary effort of calling dozens of churches in Central Square, has found us a place to meet.

There's a church on Columbia Street, probably just a 5 minute walk from Sidney Street, that is willing to rent us a room for $30 a night. The room has a blackboard and is available at our regular meeting time.

We tried meeting via Skype once and I thought that it went pretty well. It also had the advantage of allowing our former colleague (and current UMass graduate student) Boxun to join us. Unfortunately, many of the usual students were unable to make it. It seems that the time and medium were not necessarily conducive to keeping this class going. Plus, I feel that though it's nice to have the option to meet in cyberspace if we need to, there is no substitute for face-to-face teaching and learning.

That said, I'd like to get a feel for how the group would like to proceed. Does Tuesday night at 4:30 in Central Square still work for most of us? Or is the Skype option better? Please let me know via comment to this posting which you prefer.

Thanks!

Glenn