Fair point, Simon. That said, since I live in Manchester, it won't cost me anything to attend except time, and since they're likely to have free wifi I can always just sit on my laptop and do my work there. ;-)
You never know with this kind of thing. There's a drinks reception afterwards, and my "Wikimedia Foundation" name badge might serve as a decent enough icebreaker. Dan On 18 November 2013 21:10, Simon Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dan > > I’m inclined to agree with Mike, in this instance it looks like it’ll just > be an advertising pitch for their cloud solutions, no indication of > networking or promotion opportunity from the blurb. Of course it’s your > choice to go(!) and it is free, but if you’re going as a Wikimedian I can’t > imagine it being terribly a) interesting to us, and b) providing > opportunity to promote, so possibly not worth it, e.g: > > At this exclusive event you will have the opportunity to learn about > Google’s enterprise business strategy, including hearing customer stories > from those who have achieved success with Google Enterprise > > > > Best > > Simon > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Deskana > *Sent:* 18 November 2013 21:03 > *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: Going Google Roadshow Manchester - > 4th December > > > > Given that it's in Manchester, I might as well go along. If anyone else > plans to go, let me know and we can meet up beforehand. > > > > Dan > > > > On 18 November 2013 20:29, Jon Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anyone interested? > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Mike von Speyr* <[email protected]> > Date: 18 November 2013 17:16 > Subject: Going Google Roadshow Manchester - 4th December > To: [email protected] > > <#1426d0cde80f1cf3_1426ce86a48054ea_1426c3770104857e_> > > <#1426d0cde80f1cf3_1426ce86a48054ea_1426c3770104857e_> > Going Google Road Show Manchester – 4th > Dec<#1426d0cde80f1cf3_1426ce86a48054ea_1426c3770104857e_> > > Dear Jon, > > Join Google and CTS at the Hilton Hotel, Deansgate, Manchester for one of > the final Going Google Roadshows of 2013. > > Google executives have been hitting the road throughout 2013 to share > their vision and strategy for business and the future of work. 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