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Thanks for organising Cryacin. I have been meaning to put up an event myself but I travel a bit for work so there is a chance that I won't be in Melbourne and that is why I can't be a host.
One minor point - the 20 Oct is a Saturday, so it might e difficult for people to make. Also the pub might be crowded so it might be difficult to find each other and chat - plus geeks may not like crowds. I attended the 10 year anniversary in Melbourne [slashdot.org] a few years back and I think it was on a weekday (Tuesday?). Around 1
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Any suggestions?
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The place is fine - I think the issue is the day of the week - Saturdays tend to be bad for most people. If its any consolation, the only other Australian party is in Canberra and only the organiser (brindafella) has responded. Maybe we can video conference in brindafella to the Melbourne party if we need to boost numbers :)
As I said before, the last event five years ago was on a Tuesday and the turnout was pretty good. How about Tuesday 16/10 or Tuesday 23/10 from around 5:30pm at PJ O'Brien's?
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I was at the 10-yr event too. But back then I had a lot fewer calls on my time - now there's 2 small kids and a fulltime work AND school schedule to contend with. So I'm afraid I'll only be there in spirit...
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Sounds good - count me in.
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You can meet us for a drink until 6:30pm and still get to IGDA on time.
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...the only other Australian party is in Canberra ... Maybe we can video conference in brindafella to the Melbourne party
haha... untill this event popped up I thought I might be tele-presence attending the one in Canberra :D... thnaks Cryacin
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Cryacin, how will we find other? I prefer no to be wondering around asking people if they've heard of Slashdot. Perhaps you suggest a corner of the pub we can all meet at?
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If you're the first to arrive, set your phone's SSID to something relevant and let people triangulate on it.
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Great to hear you're coming bscott.
The "Slashdot" SSID is a good idea. Or you could just keep an eye out for any of these ugly people from the last gathering [flickr.com] :)
By the way Cryacin, I hope you are bringing the t-shirts!
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Never said I was coming, sorry if I misled anyone... it's too long of a drive for me now that I no longer live in the city, and too much time taken away from the family now that I have one.
I do know what it's like to be the only one showing up at a gathering, though - usually it's me!
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Two people turned up - we just had a bit of trouble finding each other. I wonder what happened to PuZZleDucK. Going by the turnout in this one and attendance in meet ups in other states, I guess the slashdot community in Australia is getting smaller.
By the way bscott, the SSID idea didn't work that well - probably due to limited range and/or interference inside the pub. Next time lets try either a big sign or waking around with the Vucan salute to see who responds.
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Oh and hey - that picture was taken BEFORE I turned ugly!