Thought I'd get this kicked off by saying "thank you" for being
interested in a PHP SW user group.
When and where shall we hold our first meeting? The consensus on
Twitter was Bristol (city centre?). Anyone up for meeting before the
end of the month?
I like the idea of the Watershed; it's close enough to Temple Meads
for folks coming by train, and last time I worked in Bristol there was
free parking in easy walking distance too. It would be great for us
to find somewhere with a projector and screen, so that folks can do
short talks each month.
Are you able to swing by there sometime and have a chat to see if
they'd be a suitable venue?
Best regards,
Stu
--
On Aug 19, 4:49 pm, Rob Mills <robjmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thought I'd get this kicked off by saying "thank you" for being
> interested in a PHP SW user group.
> When and where shall we hold our first meeting? The consensus on
> Twitter was Bristol (city centre?). Anyone up for meeting before the
> end of the month?
> Bristol is a bit of a trek from Yeovil, but it definitely makes sense.
> Rob
> On Aug 19, 4:38 pm, Stuart Herbert <stuart.herb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > Thought I'd get this kicked off by saying "thank you" for being
> > interested in a PHP SW user group.
> > When and where shall we hold our first meeting? The consensus on
> > Twitter was Bristol (city centre?). Anyone up for meeting before the
> > end of the month?
Glad to see you got this going Stu, I've been hoping to see something
start down here for ages, I have thought about doing something myself,
but no way I'd have the time to set it up amongst my other
commitments, so I tip my hat to you sir!
I'm down in Yeovil too, and while i don't mind the treck to bristol
once in a while, it would be good to see it rotate to down here as a
second venue.
If the first meeting is before october, I can try out my talk for
phpnw on you lot if your all interested in Zend Framework, phpnw is my
first time as a speaker, so it would be good to get feedback /
practice in before the big day!
Cheers
Ryan
On Aug 19, 5:22 pm, Stuart Herbert <stuart.herb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If there's enough interest, we could always rotate the meetings
> between Bristol and another location.
> Best regards,
> Stu
> --
> On Aug 19, 5:14 pm, Rob Swan <r...@robswan.com> wrote:
> > Hi Stu,
> > @bittarman tipped me off about the group :)
> > Bristol is a bit of a trek from Yeovil, but it definitely makes sense.
> > Rob
> > On Aug 19, 4:38 pm, Stuart Herbert <stuart.herb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > > Thought I'd get this kicked off by saying "thank you" for being
> > > interested in a PHP SW user group.
> > > When and where shall we hold our first meeting? The consensus on
> > > Twitter was Bristol (city centre?). Anyone up for meeting before the
> > > end of the month?
I reckon its definitely a suitable venue, I've been to a talk there by
Bristol Usability Group but i believe they had to hire the
room(although i think they tend to get a local company to sponsor). I
guess it all depends really on what facilities we need and what
numbers we will have. I'll get in touch with them and see what options
we have.
Rob.
On Aug 19, 4:57 pm, Stuart Herbert <stuart.herb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I like the idea of the Watershed; it's close enough to Temple Meads
> for folks coming by train, and last time I worked in Bristol there was
> free parking in easy walking distance too. It would be great for us
> to find somewhere with a projector and screen, so that folks can do
> short talks each month.
> Are you able to swing by there sometime and have a chat to see if
> they'd be a suitable venue?
> Best regards,
> Stu
> --
> On Aug 19, 4:49 pm, Rob Mills <robjmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > HI Stuart.
> > Thanks for getting this organised. I'm in Bristol so that would be
> > great, not sure on a venue though - The Watershed maybe?
I'm in South Wales about 20 NW of Cardiff, so Bristol is a bit of a
trek for me on a school night.
You guys organise something and give me the date and I'll get there if
I can. If we are thinking of a rotating venue then I'll vote for
somewhere west of the Severn Bridge please. I'm a bit of a PHP newbie
and only an occasional coded, but there are a few other php heads in
these parts so maybe we can organise a group outing.
I'm over this side of the bridge too (but work in Bath), and am
definitely up for rotating it into Cardiff :)
Probably worth me mentioning that I've deliberately picked Bristol as
my suggested focal point because the attempts to get a PHP Cardiff
group off the ground earlier this year weren't successful. Not sure
South Wales could sustain a group on its own, but Bristol's not too
far by train thankfully.
Best regards,
Stu
--
On Aug 19, 7:29 pm, GomezAdams <gomez....@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm in South Wales about 20 NW of Cardiff, so Bristol is a bit of a
> trek for me on a school night.
> You guys organise something and give me the date and I'll get there if
> I can. If we are thinking of a rotating venue then I'll vote for
> somewhere west of the Severn Bridge please. I'm a bit of a PHP newbie
> and only an occasional coded, but there are a few other php heads in
> these parts so maybe we can organise a group outing.
> I'm over this side of the bridge too (but work in Bath), and am > definitely up for rotating it into Cardiff :)
> Probably worth me mentioning that I've deliberately picked Bristol as > my suggested focal point because the attempts to get a PHP Cardiff > group off the ground earlier this year weren't successful. Not sure > South Wales could sustain a group on its own, but Bristol's not too > far by train thankfully.
> Best regards, > Stu > --
> On Aug 19, 7:29 pm, GomezAdams <gomez....@gmail.com> wrote: >> I'm in South Wales about 20 NW of Cardiff, so Bristol is a bit of a >> trek for me on a school night.
>> You guys organise something and give me the date and I'll get there if >> I can. If we are thinking of a rotating venue then I'll vote for >> somewhere west of the Severn Bridge please. I'm a bit of a PHP newbie >> and only an occasional coded, but there are a few other php heads in >> these parts so maybe we can organise a group outing.
> I've got to admit, being near Chippenham, I think Cardiff might be a little too far for me and I would imagine the Yeovil members too.
> Bristol does seem like a good accessible middle ground to me.
> James
> On 19 Aug 2010, at 19:52, Stuart Herbert wrote:
> > I'm over this side of the bridge too (but work in Bath), and am
> > definitely up for rotating it into Cardiff :)
> > Probably worth me mentioning that I've deliberately picked Bristol as
> > my suggested focal point because the attempts to get a PHP Cardiff
> > group off the ground earlier this year weren't successful. Not sure
> > South Wales could sustain a group on its own, but Bristol's not too
> > far by train thankfully.
> > Best regards,
> > Stu
> > --
> > On Aug 19, 7:29 pm, GomezAdams <gomez....@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I'm in South Wales about 20 NW of Cardiff, so Bristol is a bit of a
> >> trek for me on a school night.
> >> You guys organise something and give me the date and I'll get there if
> >> I can. If we are thinking of a rotating venue then I'll vote for
> >> somewhere west of the Severn Bridge please. I'm a bit of a PHP newbie
> >> and only an occasional coded, but there are a few other php heads in
> >> these parts so maybe we can organise a group outing.
I'd love to hear your talk Bittarman.
I've recently built my first app in Zend, I remember reading your
article re: Action Helpers during my learning curve.
The more feedback on ZF the better.
On Aug 19, 6:07 pm, Bittarman <ryanmau...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Glad to see you got this going Stu, I've been hoping to see something
> start down here for ages, I have thought about doing something myself,
> but no way I'd have the time to set it up amongst my other
> commitments, so I tip my hat to you sir!
> I'm down in Yeovil too, and while i don't mind the treck to bristol
> once in a while, it would be good to see it rotate to down here as a
> second venue.
> If the first meeting is before october, I can try out my talk for
> phpnw on you lot if your all interested in Zend Framework, phpnw is my
> first time as a speaker, so it would be good to get feedback /
> practice in before the big day!
> Cheers
> Ryan
> On Aug 19, 5:22 pm, Stuart Herbert <stuart.herb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Rob (Swan),
> > Welcome :)
> > If there's enough interest, we could always rotate the meetings
> > between Bristol and another location.
> > Best regards,
> > Stu
> > --
> > On Aug 19, 5:14 pm, Rob Swan <r...@robswan.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Stu,
> > > @bittarman tipped me off about the group :)
> > > Bristol is a bit of a trek from Yeovil, but it definitely makes sense.
> > > Rob
> > > On Aug 19, 4:38 pm, Stuart Herbert <stuart.herb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > > Thought I'd get this kicked off by saying "thank you" for being
> > > > interested in a PHP SW user group.
> > > > When and where shall we hold our first meeting? The consensus on
> > > > Twitter was Bristol (city centre?). Anyone up for meeting before the
> > > > end of the month?
> Thought I'd get this kicked off by saying "thank you" for being
> interested in a PHP SW user group.
> When and where shall we hold our first meeting? The consensus on
> Twitter was Bristol (city centre?). Anyone up for meeting before the
> end of the month?
As a Bristol resident, Bristol gets my vote too :-D
The watershed's a good venue - central and well-equipped. Cost might
count against them though.
PHP NW, Leeds and London all meet on a school-night - I imagine this
helps get better venue prices (especially pubs with spare rooms, who
are often happy to let it out for free in return for the bar take from
thirsty geeks on what would otherwise be a quiet night), and people
less willing to let tech intrude on their weekend.
I'm off to Copenhagen early tomorrow - another tech conference :-) -
but I can scout out a few alternative venues next weekend.
To get the ball rolling, can I propose Thursday 2nd September?
I live in Bristol so you know where I'm voting for! The Watershed
costs about £2000 to hire for a conference. Not what we require but
just a heads up that it is expensive there. Bloody nice place though,
The Web Developers conference in September has been held there for
past few years. It's a great place to meet.
I'm going to suggest Wednesday 1st, as I have regular commitments Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights :)
Alternatives would be good. I think it's vital we go somewhere with a projector (or where we can take our own; I can borrow one from the office), so that we can host talks at each meet.
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:57 AM, mar...@deglos.com <m...@zioncore.com> wrote: > Hi Stu,
> Good work for getting this organised, thanks!
> As a Bristol resident, Bristol gets my vote too :-D
> The watershed's a good venue - central and well-equipped. Cost might > count against them though. > PHP NW, Leeds and London all meet on a school-night - I imagine this > helps get better venue prices (especially pubs with spare rooms, who > are often happy to let it out for free in return for the bar take from > thirsty geeks on what would otherwise be a quiet night), and people > less willing to let tech intrude on their weekend. > I'm off to Copenhagen early tomorrow - another tech conference :-) - > but I can scout out a few alternative venues next weekend.
> To get the ball rolling, can I propose Thursday 2nd September?
The 1st is probably ok, the car is in for a service, and its pretty
unlikely it wont be ready the same day.
What sort of time are you thinking of getting started?
On 20 Aug, 10:17, Stuart Herbert <stu...@stuartherbert.com> wrote:
> I'm going to suggest Wednesday 1st, as I have regular commitments Monday,
> Tuesday and Thursday nights :)
> Alternatives would be good. I think it's vital we go somewhere with a
> projector (or where we can take our own; I can borrow one from the office),
> so that we can host talks at each meet.
> Best regards,
> Stu
> --
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:57 AM, mar...@deglos.com <m...@zioncore.com> wrote:
> > Hi Stu,
> > Good work for getting this organised, thanks!
> > As a Bristol resident, Bristol gets my vote too :-D
> > The watershed's a good venue - central and well-equipped. Cost might
> > count against them though.
> > PHP NW, Leeds and London all meet on a school-night - I imagine this
> > helps get better venue prices (especially pubs with spare rooms, who
> > are often happy to let it out for free in return for the bar take from
> > thirsty geeks on what would otherwise be a quiet night), and people
> > less willing to let tech intrude on their weekend.
> > I'm off to Copenhagen early tomorrow - another tech conference :-) -
> > but I can scout out a few alternative venues next weekend.
> > To get the ball rolling, can I propose Thursday 2nd September?
Got a quote back from the Watershed and looking like it would cost
approx £200 for a room for a couple of hours with a projector. I'll
try and think of somewhere else that we can get for free, what sort of
numbers are we expecting?
Rob.
On Aug 20, 9:16 pm, Bittarman <ryanmau...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> The 1st is probably ok, the car is in for a service, and its pretty
> unlikely it wont be ready the same day.
> What sort of time are you thinking of getting started?
> On 20 Aug, 10:17, Stuart Herbert <stu...@stuartherbert.com> wrote:
> > I'm going to suggest Wednesday 1st, as I have regular commitments Monday,
> > Tuesday and Thursday nights :)
> > Alternatives would be good. I think it's vital we go somewhere with a
> > projector (or where we can take our own; I can borrow one from the office),
> > so that we can host talks at each meet.
> > Best regards,
> > Stu
> > --
> > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:57 AM, mar...@deglos.com <m...@zioncore.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Stu,
> > > Good work for getting this organised, thanks!
> > > As a Bristol resident, Bristol gets my vote too :-D
> > > The watershed's a good venue - central and well-equipped. Cost might
> > > count against them though.
> > > PHP NW, Leeds and London all meet on a school-night - I imagine this
> > > helps get better venue prices (especially pubs with spare rooms, who
> > > are often happy to let it out for free in return for the bar take from
> > > thirsty geeks on what would otherwise be a quiet night), and people
> > > less willing to let tech intrude on their weekend.
> > > I'm off to Copenhagen early tomorrow - another tech conference :-) -
> > > but I can scout out a few alternative venues next weekend.
> > > To get the ball rolling, can I propose Thursday 2nd September?
They also used to hold some science talks at the Tobacco Factory in
Bedminster. I don't know how much that would cost to hire out though.
I can find out if the venue is of any interest to the group?
On Aug 23, 11:26 am, Rob Mills <robjmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Got a quote back from the Watershed and looking like it would cost
> approx £200 for a room for a couple of hours with a projector. I'll
> try and think of somewhere else that we can get for free, what sort of
> numbers are we expecting?
> Rob.
> On Aug 20, 9:16 pm, Bittarman <ryanmau...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > The 1st is probably ok, the car is in for a service, and its pretty
> > unlikely it wont be ready the same day.
> > What sort of time are you thinking of getting started?
> > On 20 Aug, 10:17, Stuart Herbert <stu...@stuartherbert.com> wrote:
> > > I'm going to suggest Wednesday 1st, as I have regular commitments Monday,
> > > Tuesday and Thursday nights :)
> > > Alternatives would be good. I think it's vital we go somewhere with a
> > > projector (or where we can take our own; I can borrow one from the office),
> > > so that we can host talks at each meet.
> > > Best regards,
> > > Stu
> > > --
> > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:57 AM, mar...@deglos.com <m...@zioncore.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi Stu,
> > > > Good work for getting this organised, thanks!
> > > > As a Bristol resident, Bristol gets my vote too :-D
> > > > The watershed's a good venue - central and well-equipped. Cost might
> > > > count against them though.
> > > > PHP NW, Leeds and London all meet on a school-night - I imagine this
> > > > helps get better venue prices (especially pubs with spare rooms, who
> > > > are often happy to let it out for free in return for the bar take from
> > > > thirsty geeks on what would otherwise be a quiet night), and people
> > > > less willing to let tech intrude on their weekend.
> > > > I'm off to Copenhagen early tomorrow - another tech conference :-) -
> > > > but I can scout out a few alternative venues next weekend.
> > > > To get the ball rolling, can I propose Thursday 2nd September?
Thanks for asking them. I'll keep what I think about that rate to myself ;)
I'm sure I can borrow a projector from work, which might help. I wonder if it is worth trying Revolution? iirc, the PHPNW mob meet in Revolution in Manchester, and it's a chain.
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Rob Mills <robjmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all.
> Got a quote back from the Watershed and looking like it would cost > approx £200 for a room for a couple of hours with a projector. I'll > try and think of somewhere else that we can get for free, what sort of > numbers are we expecting?
> Rob.
> On Aug 20, 9:16 pm, Bittarman <ryanmau...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > The 1st is probably ok, the car is in for a service, and its pretty > > unlikely it wont be ready the same day. > > What sort of time are you thinking of getting started?
> > On 20 Aug, 10:17, Stuart Herbert <stu...@stuartherbert.com> wrote:
> > > I'm going to suggest Wednesday 1st, as I have regular commitments > Monday, > > > Tuesday and Thursday nights :)
> > > Alternatives would be good. I think it's vital we go somewhere with a > > > projector (or where we can take our own; I can borrow one from the > office), > > > so that we can host talks at each meet.
> > > Best regards, > > > Stu > > > --
> > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:57 AM, mar...@deglos.com <m...@zioncore.com> > wrote: > > > > Hi Stu,
> > > > Good work for getting this organised, thanks!
> > > > As a Bristol resident, Bristol gets my vote too :-D
> > > > The watershed's a good venue - central and well-equipped. Cost might > > > > count against them though. > > > > PHP NW, Leeds and London all meet on a school-night - I imagine this > > > > helps get better venue prices (especially pubs with spare rooms, who > > > > are often happy to let it out for free in return for the bar take > from > > > > thirsty geeks on what would otherwise be a quiet night), and people > > > > less willing to let tech intrude on their weekend. > > > > I'm off to Copenhagen early tomorrow - another tech conference :-) - > > > > but I can scout out a few alternative venues next weekend.
> > > > To get the ball rolling, can I propose Thursday 2nd September?
No worries, i think £50 of that was for the projector but even so...
Not sure if revolution would work as afaik they dont have a separate
room other than the main bar and the balcony. I'll have a think
tonight what other options we've got.
On Aug 23, 3:58 pm, Stuart Herbert <stu...@stuartherbert.com> wrote:
> Thanks for asking them. I'll keep what I think about that rate to myself ;)
> I'm sure I can borrow a projector from work, which might help. I wonder if
> it is worth trying Revolution? iirc, the PHPNW mob meet in Revolution in
> Manchester, and it's a chain.
> Best regards,
> Stu
> --
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Rob Mills <robjmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all.
> > Got a quote back from the Watershed and looking like it would cost
> > approx £200 for a room for a couple of hours with a projector. I'll
> > try and think of somewhere else that we can get for free, what sort of
> > numbers are we expecting?
> > Rob.
> > On Aug 20, 9:16 pm, Bittarman <ryanmau...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > The 1st is probably ok, the car is in for a service, and its pretty
> > > unlikely it wont be ready the same day.
> > > What sort of time are you thinking of getting started?
> > > On 20 Aug, 10:17, Stuart Herbert <stu...@stuartherbert.com> wrote:
> > > > I'm going to suggest Wednesday 1st, as I have regular commitments
> > Monday,
> > > > Tuesday and Thursday nights :)
> > > > Alternatives would be good. I think it's vital we go somewhere with a
> > > > projector (or where we can take our own; I can borrow one from the
> > office),
> > > > so that we can host talks at each meet.
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Stu
> > > > --
> > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:57 AM, mar...@deglos.com <m...@zioncore.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > Hi Stu,
> > > > > Good work for getting this organised, thanks!
> > > > > As a Bristol resident, Bristol gets my vote too :-D
> > > > > The watershed's a good venue - central and well-equipped. Cost might
> > > > > count against them though.
> > > > > PHP NW, Leeds and London all meet on a school-night - I imagine this
> > > > > helps get better venue prices (especially pubs with spare rooms, who
> > > > > are often happy to let it out for free in return for the bar take
> > from
> > > > > thirsty geeks on what would otherwise be a quiet night), and people
> > > > > less willing to let tech intrude on their weekend.
> > > > > I'm off to Copenhagen early tomorrow - another tech conference :-) -
> > > > > but I can scout out a few alternative venues next weekend.
> > > > > To get the ball rolling, can I propose Thursday 2nd September?
I would make every attempt to attend the first meeting in Bristol, but
a work night would be tricky for me. I am also in Cardiff, but I guess
if we can rotate around 2-3 venues it gives everyone a chance to
attend meets. I can get us a free conference room in Cardiff Bay with
projector etc easily enough if we decide to come down here.
Oh, and hello.
G
On Aug 23, 5:15 pm, Rob Mills <robjmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> No worries, i think £50 of that was for the projector but even so...
> Not sure if revolution would work as afaik they dont have a separate
> room other than the main bar and the balcony. I'll have a think
> tonight what other options we've got.
> On Aug 23, 3:58 pm, Stuart Herbert <stu...@stuartherbert.com> wrote:
> > Hi Rob,
> > Thanks for asking them. I'll keep what I think about that rate to myself ;)
> > I'm sure I can borrow a projector from work, which might help. I wonder if
> > it is worth trying Revolution? iirc, the PHPNW mob meet in Revolution in
> > Manchester, and it's a chain.
> > Best regards,
> > Stu
> > --
> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Rob Mills <robjmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi all.
> > > Got a quote back from the Watershed and looking like it would cost
> > > approx £200 for a room for a couple of hours with a projector. I'll
> > > try and think of somewhere else that we can get for free, what sort of
> > > numbers are we expecting?
> > > Rob.
> > > On Aug 20, 9:16 pm, Bittarman <ryanmau...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > > The 1st is probably ok, the car is in for a service, and its pretty
> > > > unlikely it wont be ready the same day.
> > > > What sort of time are you thinking of getting started?
> > > > On 20 Aug, 10:17, Stuart Herbert <stu...@stuartherbert.com> wrote:
> > > > > I'm going to suggest Wednesday 1st, as I have regular commitments
> > > Monday,
> > > > > Tuesday and Thursday nights :)
> > > > > Alternatives would be good. I think it's vital we go somewhere with a
> > > > > projector (or where we can take our own; I can borrow one from the
> > > office),
> > > > > so that we can host talks at each meet.
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > Stu
> > > > > --
> > > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:57 AM, mar...@deglos.com <m...@zioncore.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Stu,
> > > > > > Good work for getting this organised, thanks!
> > > > > > As a Bristol resident, Bristol gets my vote too :-D
> > > > > > The watershed's a good venue - central and well-equipped. Cost might
> > > > > > count against them though.
> > > > > > PHP NW, Leeds and London all meet on a school-night - I imagine this
> > > > > > helps get better venue prices (especially pubs with spare rooms, who
> > > > > > are often happy to let it out for free in return for the bar take
> > > from
> > > > > > thirsty geeks on what would otherwise be a quiet night), and people
> > > > > > less willing to let tech intrude on their weekend.
> > > > > > I'm off to Copenhagen early tomorrow - another tech conference :-) -
> > > > > > but I can scout out a few alternative venues next weekend.
> > > > > > To get the ball rolling, can I propose Thursday 2nd September?
> > > > > > Marcus
> > > > > --
> > > > > --
> > > > > Stuart Herbert
I work in the Arnolfini building opposite(ish) the watershed. In a
shared office space called the hub (http://the-hub.net/places/bristol)
They have an events space which costs around £50 an hour (inc. VAT).
Because I work here, we can use the projector for free and probably
negotiate a discount for regular bookings. It's a big space ...
there's 115(ish) chairs in there, but room for many more.
Plus, it's available on the 1st Sept ... (I think that's the proposed
date of the first meeting, no?)
If you're interested, let me know and come and take a look ...
> Got a quote back from the Watershed and looking like it would cost
> approx £200 for a room for a couple of hours with a projector. I'll
> try and think of somewhere else that we can get for free, what sort of
> numbers are we expecting?
> Rob.
> On Aug 20, 9:16 pm, Bittarman <ryanmau...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > The 1st is probably ok, the car is in for a service, and its pretty
> > unlikely it wont be ready the same day.
> > What sort of time are you thinking of getting started?
> > On 20 Aug, 10:17, Stuart Herbert <stu...@stuartherbert.com> wrote:
> > > I'm going to suggest Wednesday 1st, as I have regular commitments Monday,
> > > Tuesday and Thursday nights :)
> > > Alternatives would be good. I think it's vital we go somewhere with a
> > > projector (or where we can take our own; I can borrow one from the office),
> > > so that we can host talks at each meet.
> > > Best regards,
> > > Stu
> > > --
> > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:57 AM, mar...@deglos.com <m...@zioncore.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi Stu,
> > > > Good work for getting this organised, thanks!
> > > > As a Bristol resident, Bristol gets my vote too :-D
> > > > The watershed's a good venue - central and well-equipped. Cost might
> > > > count against them though.
> > > > PHP NW, Leeds and London all meet on a school-night - I imagine this
> > > > helps get better venue prices (especially pubs with spare rooms, who
> > > > are often happy to let it out for free in return for the bar take from
> > > > thirsty geeks on what would otherwise be a quiet night), and people
> > > > less willing to let tech intrude on their weekend.
> > > > I'm off to Copenhagen early tomorrow - another tech conference :-) -
> > > > but I can scout out a few alternative venues next weekend.
> > > > To get the ball rolling, can I propose Thursday 2nd September?
> I work in the Arnolfini building opposite(ish) the watershed. In a
> shared office space called the hub (http://the-hub.net/places/bristol)
> They have an events space which costs around £50 an hour (inc. VAT).
> Because I work here, we can use the projector for free and probably
> negotiate a discount for regular bookings. It's a big space ...
> there's 115(ish) chairs in there, but room for many more.
> Plus, it's available on the 1st Sept ... (I think that's the proposed
> date of the first meeting, no?)
> If you're interested, let me know and come and take a look ...
> On Aug 23, 11:26 am, Rob Mills <robjmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all.
> > Got a quote back from the Watershed and looking like it would cost
> > approx £200 for a room for a couple of hours with a projector. I'll
> > try and think of somewhere else that we can get for free, what sort of
> > numbers are we expecting?
> > Rob.
> > On Aug 20, 9:16 pm, Bittarman <ryanmau...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > The 1st is probably ok, the car is in for a service, and its pretty
> > > unlikely it wont be ready the same day.
> > > What sort of time are you thinking of getting started?
> > > On 20 Aug, 10:17, Stuart Herbert <stu...@stuartherbert.com> wrote:
> > > > I'm going to suggest Wednesday 1st, as I have regular commitments Monday,
> > > > Tuesday and Thursday nights :)
> > > > Alternatives would be good. I think it's vital we go somewhere with a
> > > > projector (or where we can take our own; I can borrow one from the office),
> > > > so that we can host talks at each meet.
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Stu
> > > > --
> > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:57 AM, mar...@deglos.com <m...@zioncore.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hi Stu,
> > > > > Good work for getting this organised, thanks!
> > > > > As a Bristol resident, Bristol gets my vote too :-D
> > > > > The watershed's a good venue - central and well-equipped. Cost might
> > > > > count against them though.
> > > > > PHP NW, Leeds and London all meet on a school-night - I imagine this
> > > > > helps get better venue prices (especially pubs with spare rooms, who
> > > > > are often happy to let it out for free in return for the bar take from
> > > > > thirsty geeks on what would otherwise be a quiet night), and people
> > > > > less willing to let tech intrude on their weekend.
> > > > > I'm off to Copenhagen early tomorrow - another tech conference :-) -
> > > > > but I can scout out a few alternative venues next weekend.
> > > > > To get the ball rolling, can I propose Thursday 2nd September?
