[Gllug] Rekindling interest in London LUG events

Richard W.M. Jones rich at annexia.org
Sat Apr 28 17:57:39 UTC 2012


On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 05:15:05PM +0100, Matthew Copperwaite wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> After the somewhat successful relaunch of the Lincolnshire LUG and the
> huge turn out at the GitHub London drink up a few weeks ago (although
> they did have free beer) I figured it's time to get the largest Linux
> user base in the UK back together.
> 
> I decided it should start out informally, just to gauge interest, so I
> have set up a pub meet so that everyone discuss plans, locations,
> dates etc. over a few drinks. I have booked a small section of The
> Skinners Arms, 5 minutes walk from Kings Cross, and a good selection
> of beer, for the 7th of June from 6pm and I'm really hoping we can
> freak out the Landlord.
> 
> To get fresh blood in I will be promoting this event as widely as
> possible through Geeks of London, London Hack Space and in Linux
> Format Magazine to see how much interest there might be when it comes
> to doing a more formal LUG.
> 
> If there are no major objections I would like to put this through the
> announcements mailing list too.
> 
> Matt
> 
> The Skinners Arms:
> http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?cid=9950840478486936442&q=The+Skinners+Arms+kings+cross&gl=uk&dtab=2&ie=UTF8&ll=51.528651,-0.12512&spn=0.007756,0.021136&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=0

I'd just like to say thanks for actually doing something (and
this location is great for me, so I will be able to attend :-)

I think to get maximum attendance you should gently remind people a
bit nearer the time too.

Rich.

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