Allan - thanks very much for thoughtfully organizing this. I am excited about attending my first hackfest and this all sounds great.
On Feb 11, 2010, at 6:14 PM, Allan Day wrote: > This message is primarily intended for those attending the Usability > Hackfest in London... > > Hi all, > > I've been working on organising the social side of the upcoming > Usability Hackfest. The plan comes in four parts... > > 1. First night meal (Monday 22nd February) > > I think the Queen's Arms pub [1] could be the best place. It's a great > modern pub that does excellent beer and good food, and it's within > walking distance of the hackfest venue. There's a nice dining room that > we could use. Does that seem OK?! > > It would be great if hackfest attendees could give me an indication of > whether they are going to attend the first night meal. I've added a > column to the attendees table on the hackfest wiki page [2] so you can > do that. > > 2. GNOME London Beer > > London GNOMErs have regular(ish) social gatherings. It would be great to > tie a GNOME London Beer night in with the hackfest. It's tradition to > hold the London Beer nights on a Friday. Would that suit the hackfest > attendees? Sounds excellent - wouldn't mind if we did it another night as well ;) > > 3. Places to eat and drink during the hackfest > > I've started putting a Google Map [3] together with some recommendations > for places to eat and drink during the hackfest. I'm happy to help > organise additional social activities during the week, if that's what > people want to do. > > 4. An exciting trip! > > I've had a couple of ideas for trips to enlighten and inspire. The first > is the London Design Museum [4]. The second is an exhibition called > 'Decode: Digital Design Sensations' [5], which is showing at the moment, > and looks highly relevant to the subject of the hackfest. > > Would the hackfest attendees like to go on a trip like this? If yes, > when would be the best time to do it? Absolutely - I guess we could decide specifics after the agenda firms up, since both venues are open only during the day (10:00a to 5.45p). > > Allan > > [1] http://www.thequeensarmspimlico.co.uk/ > [2] http://live.gnome.org/UsabilityProject/London2010 > [3] http://bit.ly/aSCtkA > [4] http://designmuseum.org/ > [5] http://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/future_exhibs/Decode/ > > _______________________________________________ > Usability mailing list > Usability@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
