Brisbane Release Party for Natty Narwhal

[Jared Norris]

On 11 March 2011 10:41, Cary Bielenberg <cary at bielenberg.id.au> 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 <jamesbeake at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 9 March 2011 17:41, Jared Norris <jrnorris at gmail.com> 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)
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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