[melbourne-pug] +1 for open hub

Kiran Busi busilogic at gmail.com
Mon Oct 10 09:35:50 CEST 2011 

I like rmit but I do feel the lecturish-ness. I think a venue like *hub would be good. I wouldn't mind some hack time after the talks.
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> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:52:28 +1100
> From: Ed Schofield <ed at pythoncharmers.com>
> To: Melbourne Python Users Group <melbourne-pug at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [melbourne-pug] It's that time of year again...
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> Here's an offer: Python Charmers will sponsor it. :)
> 
> I'm thinking that, if we're going to pay anyway, the Hub (673 Bourke St) might be a better venue (more sociable and perhaps more conducive to interesting free-form discussions ? or even hacking). We could order pizzas in there.
> 
> The RMIT lecture rooms have been good, but a couple of people have commented that they're too ? well ? lecturish!
> 
> What are others' thoughts? I'll investigate prices for the Hub and post back to the list.
> 
> Cheers,
>    Ed
> 
> 
> On 10/10/2011, at 4:38 PM, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
> 
>> Sigh...
>> 
>> I'll ask at work but I'm not sure how keen they are on night-time
>> access, plus the docklands is quiet as a tomb at that time of night in
>> terms of places to eat and drink afterwards.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> -T
>> 
>> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Yes, we may need to start looking for a new place to meet. Our last
>>> booking for RMIT is November, and from then on it looks like we'll
>>> have to pay for the lecture theatre ($55 plus $105 per hour). $160 per
>>> meeting if we keep the lecture hall use to an hour (which I think is
>>> possible.)
>>> 
>>> I'm going to contact the PSF to see whether they can cover that cost,
>>> but I'm not sure they'll go for it.
>>> 
>>> So, please start thinking of alternatives, just in case. Starting
>>> December, in the CBD, with projection facility (and not in a bar with
>>> all the noise.) 10-30 attendees.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>   Richard
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> melbourne-pug mailing list
>>> melbourne-pug at python.org
>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>>> 
>> 
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> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:07:26 +1100
> From: Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tleeuwenburg at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [melbourne-pug] [job] a few days to go...
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> Hi all,
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> Just a reminder, if you were interested in the forecast systems
> programmer here at BoM, the closing date is Thursday: bit.ly/qY0cPi
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> Cheers,
> -T
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> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:23:18 +1100
> From: Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tleeuwenburg at gmail.com>
> To: Melbourne Python Users Group <melbourne-pug at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [melbourne-pug] It's that time of year again...
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> I think "The Hub" sounds like a pretty exciting place to be located,
> if there is a decent meeting room.
> 
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Ed Schofield <ed at pythoncharmers.com> wrote:
>> Here's an offer: Python Charmers will sponsor it. :)
>> I'm thinking that, if we're going to pay anyway, the Hub (673 Bourke St)
>> might be a better venue (more sociable and perhaps more conducive to
>> interesting free-form discussions ? or even hacking). We could order pizzas
>> in there.
>> The RMIT lecture rooms have been good, but a couple of people have commented
>> that they're too ? well ? lecturish!
>> What are others' thoughts? I'll investigate prices for the Hub and post back
>> to the list.
>> Cheers,
>> ? ? Ed
>> 
>> On 10/10/2011, at 4:38 PM, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
>> 
>> Sigh...
>> 
>> I'll ask at work but I'm not sure how keen they are on night-time
>> access, plus the docklands is quiet as a tomb at that time of night in
>> terms of places to eat and drink afterwards.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> -T
>> 
>> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, we may need to start looking for a new place to meet. Our last
>> 
>> booking for RMIT is November, and from then on it looks like we'll
>> 
>> have to pay for the lecture theatre ($55 plus $105 per hour). $160 per
>> 
>> meeting if we keep the lecture hall use to an hour (which I think is
>> 
>> possible.)
>> 
>> I'm going to contact the PSF to see whether they can cover that cost,
>> 
>> but I'm not sure they'll go for it.
>> 
>> So, please start thinking of alternatives, just in case. Starting
>> 
>> December, in the CBD, with projection facility (and not in a bar with
>> 
>> all the noise.) 10-30 attendees.
>> 
>> 
>> ? ?Richard
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> 
>> melbourne-pug mailing list
>> 
>> melbourne-pug at python.org
>> 
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Dr. Edward Schofield
>> (M) +61 (0)405 676 229
>> Python Charmers
>> http://pythoncharmers.com
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> melbourne-pug mailing list
>> melbourne-pug at python.org
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>> 
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> http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
> "Don't believe everything you think"
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:27:26 +1100
> From: mark hellewell <mark.hellewell at gmail.com>
> To: Melbourne Python Users Group <melbourne-pug at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [melbourne-pug] It's that time of year again...
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> On Monday, 10 October 2011 at 5:23 PM, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
>> I think "The Hub" sounds like a pretty exciting place to be located,
>> if there is a decent meeting room.
> Hello list!  There's also the OpenHub, located on 243 Collins Street?
> 
> Just waiting for someone to make a ?such and such place is so full of gits, they should call it the github?
> 
> cheers,
> mark
>> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Ed Schofield <ed at pythoncharmers.com (mailto:ed at pythoncharmers.com)> wrote:
>>> Here's an offer: Python Charmers will sponsor it. :)
>>> I'm thinking that, if we're going to pay anyway, the Hub (673 Bourke St)
>>> might be a better venue (more sociable and perhaps more conducive to
>>> interesting free-form discussions ? or even hacking). We could order pizzas
>>> in there.
>>> The RMIT lecture rooms have been good, but a couple of people have commented
>>> that they're too ? well ? lecturish!
>>> What are others' thoughts? I'll investigate prices for the Hub and post back
>>> to the list.
>>> Cheers,
>>>    Ed
>>> 
>>> On 10/10/2011, at 4:38 PM, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sigh...
>>> 
>>> I'll ask at work but I'm not sure how keen they are on night-time
>>> access, plus the docklands is quiet as a tomb at that time of night in
>>> terms of places to eat and drink afterwards.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> -T
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com (mailto:r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com)>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yes, we may need to start looking for a new place to meet. Our last
>>> 
>>> booking for RMIT is November, and from then on it looks like we'll
>>> 
>>> have to pay for the lecture theatre ($55 plus $105 per hour). $160 per
>>> 
>>> meeting if we keep the lecture hall use to an hour (which I think is
>>> 
>>> possible.)
>>> 
>>> I'm going to contact the PSF to see whether they can cover that cost,
>>> 
>>> but I'm not sure they'll go for it.
>>> 
>>> So, please start thinking of alternatives, just in case. Starting
>>> 
>>> December, in the CBD, with projection facility (and not in a bar with
>>> 
>>> all the noise.) 10-30 attendees.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>   Richard
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 
>>> melbourne-pug mailing list
>>> 
>>> melbourne-pug at python.org (mailto:melbourne-pug at python.org)
>>> 
>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Dr. Edward Schofield
>>> (M) +61 (0)405 676 229
>>> Python Charmers
>>> http://pythoncharmers.com
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> melbourne-pug mailing list
>>> melbourne-pug at python.org (mailto:melbourne-pug at python.org)
>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --  
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> Tennessee Leeuwenburg
>> http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
>> "Don't believe everything you think"
>> _______________________________________________
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>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
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