Right now we are using a mailing list hosted by Isabel Drost. Not everyone has a XING account, though, so a mailing list might be better suited. Or is there a way to hook up a mailing list with a XING group?
Uli On 03.03.2011 15:34, Christian Grobmeier wrote: > Are you using XING or similar to announce/organize the event? If a > XING group is used, people can follow (like me). And probably other > events like a bavaria barcamp could join teh group too > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Ulrich Stärk <u...@spielviel.de> wrote: >> We are doing something like this in Berlin already: every month or so we >> meet for an Apache Dinner. >> Usually there are 2-4 members, 6 or so committers and a few guests, all from >> the area. >> >> Uli >> >> On 03.03.2011 14:54, Christian Grobmeier wrote: >>> I feel simliar to Benson. Ireland is very nice, but it has a very high >>> cost on time. >>> I just took a look at the committers map. Wasn't there an effort >>> before to bring together Apache people (and interested) in a specific >>> area? 10 people from bavaria can make it in one day to an event and >>> back. Cost should be very low. Of course not the same as a big >>> meet'n'greet in ireland, but it might help people coming into apache >>> or finally meet at least the people near you. From bavaria, I would >>> propose the name "Apache Stammtisch". ;-) >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> I have interest, but I have a very, very, strong priority toward >>>> family on free time, and it's not so easy to transport the skating >>>> competitions, piano lessons, and other family weekend activities to >>>> Ireland. Aide from the fact that, as part of that priority, I tend to >>>> want to spend the time with the family, wherever we are at. It is true >>>> that Vermont (say) might be more digestible than Ireland :-) Please >>>> don't interpret this as some sort of dog-in-manger ("I don't want to >>>> do it so it shouldn't exist") attitude. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > >