[Python Glasgow] Day & Venue.

[Kevin Brolly]

I went there to watch the World Cup one time, it was good, nice big screen
and projector etc.  They do pretty good food too if I remember correctly,
like pizzas for £5 or something.  Its also quite quiet and away from the
main bar which is good.


On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Craig Nicol <craig.nicol at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been to a few talks there (Scottish Developers have used it in the
> past). They've got a good theatre-style setup downstairs, and it's a pub so
> you can use it for non-presentation meetings too :-)
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Dougal Matthews <dougal85 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I still need to go through that list - hopefully do that tonight.
>>
>> However, Andy at refresh last night it was suggested to me
>> that we try the Bath Street Pony for any events that require
>> AV (for talks etc.) It looks pretty good and is also free to
>> book during the week.
>>
>> http://bathstreetpony.co.uk/index.php/what-we-do/private-hire.html
>>
>> Has anybody been? I've no idea what its like other than what
>> is on the website.
>>
>> Dougal
>>
>> On Tuesday, 20 November 2012 at 14:18, Dougal Matthews wrote:
>>
>> Hi Aaron,
>>
>> Thanks for the detailed reply.
>>
>> On 20 November 2012 10:58, Aaron Bassett <abassett at twig-world.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I would vote for the 4th Monday. We get in before TMU, unlike the 4th
>> Thurs where people might be tired/hungover.
>> And those wanting to attend both have 2 days between them.
>>
>>
>> This sounds sensible to me. I'm be happy to move to this day assuming
>> nobody else chimes in with a reason we shouldn't. We can always review
>> they day after a few months and check it works for as many people as
>> possible.
>>
>>
>>
>>  Some thoughts on venues. If we want to have talks we need somewhere with
>> AV equipment. I would suggest that at least to begin we follow the same
>> model as Edinburgh (and soon Glasgow) Refresh whereby we only have talks
>> once per quarter. So we could have a different venue for general meetups
>> and talks.
>>
>>
>> Yup, I had imagined the format would slowly evolve. I wanted to get as
>> much feedback from people as possible and see what they want. I've
>> been living in a few places across the UK recently so I've attended a
>> bunch of different meetups and have some ideas. The first meeting will
>> most likely be a more casual affair.
>>
>> I would really like to run a Dojo (in the format of the London Python
>> Dojo) sometimes too. However, that has more requirements for the
>> space. I'm not sure if anybody else will be familiar with this but its
>> great fun.
>>
>>
>> General Venues:
>>
>>
>> This list looks great. The only one I know because I'm still new around
>> there parts is Curlers (which I do like). However, it does mean that I'm
>> not in the best place to decide. I'll have a look around at them and
>> maybe even pop into a couple to get a feed for them.
>>
>> The only thing I'd say is that if Vespbar is used by a number of meetups
>> it might be good to pick another for variation. I'm going there tomorrow
>> night for Refresh though, so I'll see what its like.
>>
>> Dougal
>>
>>
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