Actually, there was a request from Jim for during the day - which would mean weekend days for many of us - so possibly, if it wouldn't cause too much confusion, having (say) two meetings a month: one on a Saturday afternoon, and one on a weekday evening? Regardless, I'll get in touch with Escape (which seems to work fairly well for most people) and see what the availability of rooms is like. B. --- On Tue, 5/5/09, Kevin Krenz <kevin.krenz@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Kevin Krenz <kevin.krenz@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Madison] modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead To: "Madison Python Users' Group" <madison@python.org> Received: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 8:43 PM I'd be interested in participating, too, though I'm just diving into Python. I also think Escape would be a great place to meet.
Any ideas on what day of the week to meet and when we're going to get started? I would prefer weekdays - maybe Tuesday evenings?
Kevin
-- Random quote: Clarence Darrow - "When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it."
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Buran Ayuthia <the.ayuthias@googlemail.com> wrote:
I am also interested in attending.
Buran
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Tim Swast <tswast@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm also a student on the UW Campus here. I'd definitely be interested
in getting this going again, too.
--
Tim
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Farhan Ahmad <farhan@thebitguru.com> wrote:
I would be interested in attending. How many people do we think we might
get?
- Farhan
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Max Lynch <ihasmax@gmail.com> wrote:
I have never done any room reservation, but I doubt it would be a
problem. Do you know how best to go about that?
As for flyers, there is a new mailing list for CS students that I could
spam.
I'm fine with any location. I might have difficulty getting anywhere
outside of the campus area (I live by the capitol). I'm also of age so a
bar is fine with me too.
-max
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Chuck Martin <cwurld@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi Max,
I think it would be great to get this group going.
I tried to help Benet with this but I kind of stumbled on trying to find
a place to hold meetings. I think it would be great if we could have them on
campus - the business school has some rooms that would be great for this.
The problem I ran into is that since I am no longer a student, I could not
reserve a room. Maybe with you helping out, that could change.
The other thing that I think we should do is put up flyers (or whatever
medium students use these days) around campus. My wife is a designer. I
think I could get her to whip something up for us. I live out in the middle
of nowhere. So if you could post them, that would be great.
Benet mentioned that the general thought in the past was to make these
events more social - perhaps have them at a bar. I think it would be very
difficult to discuss these things at a bar. So my preference would be to
start the meeting in a quieter place, then migrate to a bar. The study pub
at Fluno is pretty nice.
In any case, it would be nice to get to know you. I too am an
entrepreneur. I use python all the time. I do a lot of work in Django.
Best,
Chuck
--- On Tue, 5/5/09, Max Lynch <ihasmax@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Max Lynch <ihasmax@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Madison] modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead
To: "Madison Python Users' Group" <madison@python.org>
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 9:42 AM
Hey guys,
I was just seeing if there were any plans to start back up
the madpython group? I would be interested in getting to
know you guys. I'm an undergrad at UW starting a
startup and we use python extensively.. I love it.
-max lynch
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:43 PM,
craig petty <perlsyntax@hotmail.com>
wrote:
It be better on weekend becuase i work 2 shift.
> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:30:55 -0600
> From: jim@qlf.com
> To: benetd@yahoo.com;
madison@python.org
> Subject: Re: [Madison] modest proposal: meet at geek
dinner instead
>
> I would prefer it during the week during business
hours, but I don't
> know how that affects others. It would work best for
me.
>
> -Jim
>
> Benet Devereux wrote:
> > The fourth-Tuesday slot has been pretty
thoroughly trumped by the Web608 geek dinner (http://web608.org/). For
the
remainder of the year, I suggest that instead of meeting at
the library, we should just merge with the geek dinner,
given how small our attendance has been anyway.
> >
> > For the New Year, the current thoughts are:
> >
> > 1) move to a different day, possibly during the
day on the weekend
> > 2) move to a venue with food/coffee/drink
> > 3) have more scheduled presentations and such
> >
> > So any thoughts about that are welcome.
> >
> > B.
> >
> >
> >
> > Connect with friends from any web browser - no
download required. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for
the Web BETA at http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php
> >
> > Madison mailing list
> > Madison@python.org
> >
>
>
> Madison mailing list
> Madison@python.org
Color coding for safety: Windows Live
Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. Sign
up today.
Madison mailing list
Madison@python.org
-----Inline Attachment Follows-----
Madison mailing list
Madison@python.org
Madison mailing list
Madison@python.org
Madison mailing list
Madison@python.org
_______________________________________________
Madison mailing list
Madison@python.org
_______________________________________________
Madison mailing list
Madison@python.org
_______________________________________________
Madison mailing list
Madison@python.org
http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/madison
-----Inline Attachment Follows-----
_______________________________________________ Madison mailing list Madison@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/madison
__________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.