[melbourne-pug] Facebook group for MPUG created

[Chris Miles]

On 26/03/2009, at 9:33 AM, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:

> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59918958226
>
> I felt that the addition of the Facebook group might help to  
> stimulate additional interest in Python for anyone based in  
> Melbourne. In due course, I would love to look into re-starting face- 
> to-face events, but for the time being I think we need to re-build  
> some momentum for the group. Forgive me for doing so on my own  
> initiative, but due to the group inactivity I felt that it was  
> reasonably appropriate for me to do so. Apologies if I have upset  
> any stakeholders in the group, but I do hope this will help Python  
> developers in Melbourne to connect and find colleagues and  
> conversation partners in their local areas.

Good call.  Anything to help promote the group and hopefully kickstart  
some activity in a community that appears to have stagnated.

It would be great if someone could take the initiative to organise  
meetups again.  I moved back from London roughly a year ago where, in  
the course of the 6 years that I was there, the London Python group  
had grown from a relatively small (5-6 people) pub meetup to a much  
more respectable (20-30) and more organised event hosted at  
Thoughtworks with local speakers (followed by pub of course).  I was  
hoping the Melbourne group might be just as active, given the high  
calibre of Aus-based Pythonistas.

(I know - why don't I get off my ass and organise meetups? I'm  
hopeless at that sort of thing. Much better at attending and drinking  
the beer and helping to make it interesting)

Cheers,
Chris

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