[DC LoCo] Release Party

[Ron Swift]

I am in favor of a joint release party. Obviously, the MD side of DC is 
preferred.
Thanks

On 04/21/2010 11:02 PM, Celeste Lyn Paul wrote:
> 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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