[ubuntu-uk] Manchester Karmic (9.10) party

[Lucy]

2009/10/8 Gordon Allott <gord.allott at canonical.com>:
> On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 14:19 +0100, Lucy wrote:
>> 2009/10/8 Jon Spriggs <jon at spriggs.org.uk>:
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>> > Here's a good start, created about a year back:
>> > http://geekup.org/wiki/index.php?title=PossibleVenuesInManchester
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>> > There's also: Revolution Deansgate, which has a back room, that can
>> > take about 30-40 people, a mezzanine which can take about 15-20 and a
>> > larger room downstairs which can take (I estimate) 50-100
>>
>> I think the downstairs room might be our best bet. Or failing that,
>> one of the other bars along that stretch.
>>
>
> Do we know how much this kind of thing costs? always bearing in mind
> that ubuntu release parties are impromptu things done by the community
> without sponsorship from canonical sooo y'know.. cheep ;)

Agreed :)

Other techie groups, like geekup, are able to hire the back room in
Revolution for no-cost. I'm happy to give them a call sometime and see
if they'd do the downstairs room for free too. I'm sure they'll be
able to make the costs back in drinks.