On 11 March 2011 10:41, Cary Bielenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree that a central site is best, the pancake manor is a great venue. I > disagree about the pub idea, out of all the release parties I don't > recollect any under 18's or anyone who complained about not being able to > go. > > > Cary > > On 10/03/11 19:41, Jared Norris wrote: > > On 10 March 2011 19:23, James Beake <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 9 March 2011 17:41, Jared Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > > So for Brisbane what I'm thinking is a get together on either Thursday > the 28th or Friday the 29th of April in a fairly central location to > get together to mainly socialise. Or if there is a preference to hold > an install/upgrade fest the it would probably be better to do it the > next week on Friday (6th of May) or Saturday (7th of May) in a > location that has reasonable wifi available. > > So, suggestions, thoughts or comments? The earlier we lock this in the > sooner we can start promoting and hopefully get a better attendance! > > I like the idea of a central location and informal/social is the way > to go IMHO. I think pubs are off the list (not necessarily family > friendly). How was the pancake manor as a venue when you organised the > LCA meetup? > > James > > James, > > I liked the pancake manor personally, they were easy to deal with and > there was a range of food. All I did was ring them 24 hours prior and > told them how many people we were expecting but this was a Monday > night, they might want more notice for a Friday/Saturday night. There > is plenty of public transport and parking nearby as it's in the CBD. > It is licensed so you can purchase alcohol if you would like but you > don't have to be 18 to get in. The only downside I see is that there > is no wifi, but if we are aiming for a social celebration as opposed > to a technical get together I really don't see this as an issue. > > Again if we are aiming for a social celebration then the Thursday or > Friday the week of the actual release might be the most appropriate > time. That being said there is no reason we can't hold an > upgrade/install fest a week or two later somewhere more inviting to > technical matters? I'd vote for both if I had the chance and I wasn't > working. I have no idea how many we'd get for a technical > update/install fest though, if it's 10 - 15 I could offer my house as > a location but much more than that and it will get a bit tight. I do > however have tea/coffee facilities and a reasonable network set up to > cope with this and a fairly central location (inner south side close > to public transport). > > Suggestions? Ideas? Agreement? > > Regards, > > Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych) > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris > > > -- > He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. - Sir > Winston Churchill > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > >
Brisbanites! So to get something set down in stone, would anyone have major aversions to Friday 29th April at the Pancake Manor at around 7pm? Yes? No? Regards, Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
