[Madison] Madison Digest, Vol 9, Issue 2
Jason Samsa
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Tue May 5 22:17:28 CEST 2009
I like the idea of Escape or even a place like Mickey's if everyone
attending is 21 or over. Both are on Willy St. and both have good
areas to hang out and have a meet-up. Attendance has been so low, we
should give people another reason for going (like beer).
Jason
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> 1. Re: modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead (Jim Steil)
> 2. Re: modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead (Max Lynch)
> 3. Re: modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead (Farhan Ahmad)
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> Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 10:43:46 -0500
> From: "Jim Steil" <jim at qlf.com>
> Subject: Re: [Madison] modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead
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> I've got meeting space, but I'm in Dodgeville. I'm guessing that
> wouldn't be very convenient for people. Anyone know anybody at a
> bigger company in Madison that would have meeting rooms we could
> use? Any consulting organizations up there getting into Python?
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> -Jim
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> From: madison-bounces+steil=mailbag.com at python.org [mailto:madison-bounces+steil=mailbag.com at python.org
> ] On Behalf Of Benet Devereux
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 10:34 AM
> To: Madison Python Users' Group
> Subject: Re: [Madison] modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead
>
>
> I've kinda stumbled on the meeting-place too. Well, full disclosure:
> also procrastinated. Life has been very busy and stressful for me in
> the past little while, and unfortunately organizing the group has
> ended up dropping off the map.
>
> My current thought for meetings is Escape Java Joint, which is
> reasonably central and has rooms available for a fairly small fee.
> But meeting at the university, if someone could manage that - I
> think we probably need a faculty sponsor of some kind - would also
> be good.
>
> -B.
>
>> 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 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Max Lynch <ihasmax at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Madison] modest proposal: meet at geek
>> dinner instead
>>> To: "Madison Python Users' Group" <madison at 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 at hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It be better on weekend becuase i work 2 shift.
>>>
>>>> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:30:55 -0600
>>>> From: jim at qlf.com
>>>> To: benetd at yahoo.com;
>>> madison at 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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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> Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 13:16:40 -0500
> From: Max Lynch <ihasmax at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Madison] modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead
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> 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 at 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 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Max Lynch <ihasmax at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Madison] modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead
>>> To: "Madison Python Users' Group" <madison at 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 at hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It be better on weekend becuase i work 2 shift.
>>>
>>>> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:30:55 -0600
>>>> From: jim at qlf.com
>>>> To: benetd at yahoo.com;
>>> madison at 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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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> Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 14:58:36 -0500
> From: Farhan Ahmad <farhan at thebitguru.com>
> Subject: Re: [Madison] modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead
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> 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 at 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 at 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 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Max Lynch <ihasmax at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Madison] modest proposal: meet at geek dinner instead
>>>> To: "Madison Python Users' Group" <madison at 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 at hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It be better on weekend becuase i work 2 shift.
>>>>
>>>>> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:30:55 -0600
>>>>> From: jim at qlf.com
>>>>> To: benetd at yahoo.com;
>>>> madison at 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
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