[DC LoCo] Release Party

[David Yost]

G&P
-David Yost
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On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Nikolas Coukouma <atrus at atrus.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Chuck Frain <chuck at chuckfrain.net> wrote:
> > The few people that I've talked to about doing a group release party
> > have wanted to do it in the Rockville area near a metro stop out that
> > way. That way the NOVA, DC, Balto, and Frederick people can get there
> > fairly easily.
>
> I'm personally fine with Rockville, but don't know of a suitable
> location there (metro accessible + wi-fi).
>
There is a Gorden Birsh with wifi in the Rockville town center which is a
brief walk from the Rockville metro stop.


>
> > That being said if it is in DC it must be on or very near a Metro train
> > stop for any hope of the MD contingent that I've talked to to consider
> > showing up.
>
> The two locations that are being batted around at the moment seem to
> be HacDC (corner of 16th and Newton NW, 0.4mi walk from Columbia
> Heights Metro, on S2/4 bus line from Silver Spring) and the Sunlight
> Foundation offices (near 19th and N NW, 0.2mi from DuPont Circle
> metro).
>
> > No one that I've talked to is willing to attempt to drive
> > into DC (myself included). It would also be preferable for the event to
> > be a lunch on Saturday. This way we could probably entice a few more
> > people to show up, perhaps with their families, as a part of a day of
> > sightseeing while they're there.
>
> Saturday May 1st has been suggested, and mid-day works well with my
> schedule. On the HacDC end of things, we can't get one of the larger
> rooms before 3pm and the main space seats about 14.
>
> Cheers,
> -Nikolas
>
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