Re: [activities] Re: SLUG Monthly Meeting: 24 September 2010

Great idea - who says that you need an official schedule to have a meeting?


On 24 September 2010 11:41, James Polley <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Due to the small number of registered attendees (11 definite, 7
> maybe), and the small number of planned lightning talks (as of 1am
> today, http://wiki.slug.org.au/september2010lightningtalks dropped
> from 1 planned talk to 0 planned talks), I'm proposing that we make
> tonight's meeting purely social.
>
> To this end:
>
>  -- We'll hold it in the Cafe at Google on level 6 - it has views, a
> balcony, and lots of tables+chairs.
>  -- The room has a podium and projector, so people can still address
> the group if they wish
>  -- We'll either order the pizza for earlier than usual - or just
> leave early and go out for pizza. Decision to be made by people who
> have arrived at 6:30.
>
> Talk suggestions, or alternate suggestions for what to do tonight, are
> welcome :)
>
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 9:45 AM, James Polley <[email protected]> wrote:
>> ====== September 2010 SLUG Meeting ======
>>
>> ====Location====
>> Google Sydney - 48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont
>>
>> ====Summary====
>>  * Date: Friday September 24 2010
>>  * Start time: Arrive at 6pm for a 6:30pm start
>>  * Format: Lightning(ish) talks
>>  * == RSVP at http://slug.eventbrite.com ==
>>  * Suggest or sign up for a talk below
>>
>> ==== Details ====
>> Instead of running two 45 minute talks will be having two sets of
>> lightning(ish) talks.
>>
>> For those who don't know what a Lightning talk is, it's a very short
>> talk to get a short overview about a subject. They are great because if
>> you are not interested in the current subject you only have to listen for a few
>> minutes. I personally have found that I always learn something cool,
>> exciting or new!
>>
>> Rather than a fixed length, we're inviting people to nominate how long
>> they think their
>> talk will go. Ideally we'd like two sessions of around 45 minutes.
>> You're welcome to talk
>> about anything from something simple as "The new idea I want help with" to the
>> "My summary of this 45 minute talk" or even "5 cool facts about Tim Ansell".
>>
>> If you are interested in talking, please sign up below.
>>
>> Don't think you can give a talk, but have an idea for a talk you'd
>> like to see? Add it to the **Talks I'd like to see**[2] page on the wiki!
>>
>> [2] http://wiki.slug.org.au/september2010lightningtalks#lightning_talks
>>
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