Hi warringtonred and welcome.
I agree that its a very good idea and I'd possibly be up for it, however the problem is that between us we probably scattered just about every corner of the UK.
We have some knowledgeable members, who each come to their own in differing areas.. but put us together and we have quite a strong team. We try to balance this with a friendly atmosphere and it seems to work.
Over the years there are a few of the 'adsl techies' whom I have met, but mostly only through open day type events hosted by an ISP.
Going back a while in the days of adsl infancy, I suppose I was classed as what collectively became known as 'Ben Verwayens babies' ie the adsl campaigners around the UK.
Ben Verwayen used to be very supportive towards members of the general public who tried to put out information out about adsl.. and even arranged one event at the BT tower, which unfortunately I was unable to attend that one :/
It was also Ben that arranged my BT exchange visits a few years back and arranged time (via one of the area managers) for me to meet differening members of BT staff be it BTw or BTOR.
So back to the seminar idea.. the hiccup could be that we are all volunteers with our time.. and this site isnt a profit making venture. Location could be a problem and who would pay to host an event :/
Im afraid I dont know the current CEO, although I know of Ian Livingston through his days at Btr, but thats about it. I dont know how supportive he would be, or whether Liv Garfield would be interested. There may also be a couple of the ISP reps who may be interested to.. off the top of my head Zen and Plusnet perhaps.
Would be interesting to see what the other regs think.
