[LRUG] Christmas Bash with Backstage.bbc.co.uk

[Murray Steele]

January might be better anyway, less chance of having to beg a pub for space
in a time awash with lucrative office parties.

Muz

On 17/10/06, Robert McKinnon <rob_m_mckinnon at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I think the pub quiz is still a good idea, maybe we can have it in
> January to celebrate the new year?
>
> I've emailed Ian to let him know we're keen to join the backstage
> event.
>
> Now, we just need a stunning presentation to rock the socks off fellow
> London geeks. Anyone with a idea drop me a line. I think zany,
> humourous and ... well bizarre would do the trick ... James, maybe it's
> time to unleash on the unsuspecting London developer community the
> acts_as_hasselhoff plugin!
> http://interblah.net/2006/10/4/ajaxworld-presentation
>
> -Rob
>
> --- Murray Steele <murray.steele at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm fine with the idea, not sure how it might merge with whatever
> > plans the backstage.bbc.co.uk guys (or perlmongers or whatever)
> > might have.  It sounds to me like they were talking about having
> > a mini-conf - so it might not work
> > in a mingling sense if we're sitting in a corner doing a pubquiz
> > and the other folk are listening to insightful talks about perl or
> > whatever (especially as every pub quiz I've ever been to
> > over-runs somewhat).
> >
> > Anyway, this sounds like a good idea so maybe we should do a "normal"
> > style meeting with these guys instead. They even mentioned free food,
> > my vague pub-quiz schemes can't trump that!
> >
> > Muz
> >
> >
> >
> > On 17/10/06, Tom Armitage <tom at infovore.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Also, I'd argue that any form of pub quiz makes more sense when you
> > > have a more multi-disciplinary audience...
> > >
> > > Quoting Luke Redpath <contact at lukeredpath.co.uk>:
> > >
> > > > Sounds like a good idea to me, I'd be up for it...
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Luke
> > > >
> > > > On 17 Oct 2006, at 10:25, Robert McKinnon wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Getting the wider techie community into one place sounds great
> > to me!
> > > >>
> > > >> Murray and everyone else, do you think maybe the pub quiz could
> > be
> > > >> merged into this event?
> > > >>
> > > >> cheers,
> > > >> Rob
> > > >>
> > > >> --- Anthony Green <Anthony.Green at bbc.co.uk> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> This has been send to be by Ian 'Geekdinner' Forrester
> > > >>>
> > > >>> If the group feels its appropriate to join in,  maybe Rob could
> > drop
> > > >>> Ian
> > > >>> a line and suggest what part LRUG could play.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Tony Green
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > > >>> From: Ian Forrester [mailto:ian at cubicgarden.com]
> > > >>> Subject: Christmas Bash with Backstage.bbc.co.uk
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Hi Guys,
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I wanted to give you a heads up on a possible Christmas Bash
> > I'm
> > > >>> planning.
> > > >>> It looks like it will be funded by Backstage.bbc.co.uk, which
> > means a
> > > >>> super nice venue
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Anyway, as you guys all run some of the technical events in
> > London...
> > > >>> (Perlmongers and London Ruby Users Group)
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I would love to make the event a joint event with some or all
> > of you.
> > > >>> I
> > > >>> should be able to find a large enough venue with areas so you
> > can
> > > >>> each
> > > >>> have your own speakers but people can mingle and enjoy the
> > whole
> > > >>> event.
> > > >>> Backstage would pay for the venue and if you want to get your
> > own
> > > >>> sponsors that's fine or Backstage could maybe also pay for
> > food.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Yes it sounds kind of crazy, but there is nothing gained if we
> > don't
> > > >>> at least try it, right?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Let me know what you guys think. I'm thinking about the start
> > of
> > > >>> December just after the Developer Day 4 and the girl geek
> > dinner.
> > > >>> Maybe sometime between the 6th or 9th Dec?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Cheers,
> > > >>> Ian Forrester || backstage.bbc.co.uk
>
>
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