[DC LoCo] Release Party

[Celeste Lyn Paul]

Hey everyone,

There has been some talk about planning the upcoming Ubuntu release
and what to do about the party. Is there any interest in a joint
MD/DC/CALUG release party? The DC Loco is suggesting a place in town,
how do MD folks feel about this?

~ Celeste

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Daniel Chen <seven.steps at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Luke Faraone <luke at faraone.cc> wrote:
>> I was at the Sunlight Foundation's party last year, and, although it was
>> not as well-attended as some hoped, they do actually have a pretty nice
>> venue, a large conference room, and high-quality connectivity. (Useful
>> if we're going to be installing / downloading additional software from
>> the internet)
>
> In my mind, this coming release party needs to accommodate at least
> three things:
> * reliable, high-speed Internet connectivity
> * fairly central, easily Metrorail-accessible location for NoVA, DC, and MD
> * food
>
> Why do I place connectivity over food? Simple: we're celebrating a
> release, and we'd like to point out cool things on our laptops to
> those who pop in and/or wander by. And, of course, to each other.
>
> Why the focus on a central location? To put it plainly, our LoCo's
> most active members are from NoVA, DC, and MD. It "makes sense" to
> attempt to accommodate the metro region.
>
> Food, well, is slightly more contentious. Suffice to say that I [as a
> celiac vegan] can't eat most things at nearly every restaurant, so I'd
> much rather spend time dialing up the tubes than worrying about food.
> Understandably, however, most people will want to eat, drink, and be
> merry -- therefore I couldn't care less where the food venue is.
>
> So -- perhaps the MD LoCo team can help us out here?
>
> -Dan
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Celeste Lyn Paul
KDE Usability Project
KDE e.V. Board of Directors
www.kde.org