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Re: Need a venue for Wednesday's Ubuntu Hour

 

They have a bunch of outlets along a wall in the front, so we're fine there.

Darcy.

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> OK, it's official then!  Almadina Egyptian Cuisine at 150 University Ave.
> W., 8:00pm tomorrow (Wednesday, 15 August 2012)
> http://www.almadinacuisine.com/
>
> WiFi we can fake with cell phone tethering, and they've got to have at least
> one power outlet for the cash register.  See if we can unobtrusively make
> use of that.  We'll figure it out when we get there.
>
> Updated LoCo event is now at
> http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/1860/detail/
>
> For those who want to join in the IRC chat meeting, that starts at 7:00pm.
> http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/1846/detail/
>
> --Bob, whose name starts with the same letter as Baklava...
>
>
>
> On 12-08-14 11:13 AM, Darcy Casselman wrote:
>>
>> Hi Kiran,
>>
>> It's a fantastic idea to join!
>>
>> Ubuntu Hour is a monthly meet-up, mostly just for hanging out and
>> socializing.  If you've got a technical problem you want advice on,
>> feel free to bring it along, but mostly we're just getting the local
>> community to talk about whatever.
>>
>> There are two Ubuntu Hours in KW: Kitchener is the first Friday of the
>> month and Waterloo is the third Wednesday (ie., tomorrow).
>>
>> The locations for both are a bit up in the air at the moment.
>> Kitchener has been at Misty Mountain on Queen St. downtown.  It may be
>> there again in September, but I know there was talk of moving it.
>>
>> Waterloo is moving, as Bob said.  I suspect we'll sort out the venue
>> by the end of day.
>>
>> You can follow @UbuntuWaterloo on identi.ca or Twitter to get a day-of
>> reminder (and other event notifications), or subscribe to the Ubuntu
>> Canada calendar:
>>
>> https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=mll58frmllrllfksgd12t3h7cs%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York
>>
>> Darcy.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Kiran Kumar Kamsetti
>> <ks.kiran.kumar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am Kiran Kumar Kamsetti, located in Waterloo. Recently I found this
>>> group
>>> and would like to join you all on this Wednesday meet. I have been Ubuntu
>>> user from past 7+ years, but do not have much technical expertise. I am
>>> not
>>> sure what you do in these regular meets, do you think it is a good idea
>>> for
>>> me to join?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Kiran
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Darcy Casselman <dscassel@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There are a few options.  Like Williams.  Or McGuinness.
>>>>
>>>> But I'm going to suggest Al Madina's, at Phillip and University.  I
>>>> know they have wifi.  I'll check at lunch if they have power.  They're
>>>> mostly a take-out Egyptian place, but you can get baklavas or other
>>>> deserts or snacks.
>>>>
>>>> Mostly I'm suggesting them because there's an off chance Ellen might
>>>> be able to join us.  With her allergies and things, pretty much all
>>>> the other options don't work.
>>>>
>>>> Darcy.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 1:13 AM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Waterloo Ubuntoids!  Because I had a bad experience (again) at the
>>>>> Duke
>>>>> of Wellington pub at the last Ubuntu Hour Waterloo meeting, I want to
>>>>> hold
>>>>> the next one (this coming Wednesday, 15 August)[1] at a different
>>>>> location.
>>>>>
>>>>> Darcy and I briefly talked about a location in University Plaza, but
>>>>> either
>>>>> I forgot what we came up with, or we never did come up with anything.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, any ideas for an Ubuntu Hour Waterloo venue?  We're also holding
>>>>> the
>>>>> Ubuntu-ca IRC meeting[2] on Wednesday at 7:00pm, so we need a spot from
>>>>> 7:00pm to 9:00pm, assuming Ubuntu Hour is only an hour long. It would
>>>>> be
>>>>> good to find a place before Wednesday.  And as I write this, it's
>>>>> technically already Monday...
>>>>>
>>>>> --Bob.
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] Ubuntu Hour Waterloo:
>>>>> http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/1860/detail/
>>>>> [2] Ubuntu-ca IRC meeting:
>>>>> http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/1846/detail/
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> --
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>
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