[Klug-general] KLUG October Meeting

[Nathan Friend]

Hi Colin,
What time are you leaving Startbucks?  My train gets to to Charring x at
09:18, I can grab a coffee at the Dover end so will be ready to go on
bus/tube when I get to the station.

Cheers,

Nathan.

On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Colin McCarthy <binarysignal at gmail.com>wrote:

> After some discussion this morning on IRC, a plan has been suggested for
> meeting up during and after the Linux Live Expo in London next Saturday.  As
> people are coming at different times and from different places, any plan
> would not fit everyone, however we feel this one seems good enough :-)
>
> 1) For those going early.  I personally will be going early and be there
> for the 10am opening.  A few others are also going early.  I plan to be at
> the Starbucks underneath Charing Cross Station (its next to a Subway on the
> road that leads down to Embankment tube, however there is a Starbucks
> opposite Embankment tube and one at the top opposite Charing Cross, but the
> one under it is the best) at 9am for a toasted breakfast sandwich, pastry
> and grande black Americano.  Others are planning on joining me there.  We
> will then take the tube or No9 bus (possibly quicker) to Olympia and be
> there at 10am.
>
> For people going straight to Olympia in the morning, I suggest we try and
> meet by the IBM stand at 10.30.
>
> 2) For those going in the afternoon.   We suggest you all try and meet up
> at the IBM stand at 2pm.
>
> 3) For those meeting for a drink.  We will meet at 6pm outside Charing
> Cross Station next to the pointly monument thing in the carpark inside the
> boundy of the station.  It was suggested we meeet and drink around Charing
> Cross, as it's then easy for people to get home afterwards and close to that
> station, or can easily get to Victoria etc.
>
> I recommend either of two pubs close to Charing Cross Station, they are The
> Porterhouse (
> http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/36/366/Porterhouse/Covent_Garden)
> and The Maple Leaf (
> http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/37/373/Maple_Leaf/Covent_Garden)
> both in Maiden Lane and 5mins from Charing Cross.  Both these places do
> reasonably priced food and a GREAT selection of beers.  Other suggestions
> welcome.
>
> If you are going, and want to meet up with people, it's probably best you
> email off list and exchange mobile numbers with the people going at your
> time and you want to meet up with.
>
> So hows that idea people?
>
> Colin
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Colin McCarthy <binarysignal at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> As our scheduled October meeting is on the same day at 'Linux Live Expo'
>> we thought it might be a good idea to go there as our LUG meeting.  Linux
>> Live Expo is being held at London Olympia from 10am to 5pm from Thursday
>> 23rd to Saturday 25th October.
>>
>> Information is here http://www.linuxexpolive.co.uk and you can register
>> here http://www.macliveexpo.co.uk/client/index.aspx?id=book. There is
>> also the '.ORG Village' there too http://www.linuxexpo.org.uk/.
>>
>> I went two years ago and it was a good show, if small, but well worth the
>> train ride up to the big smokey city.  We can make a social event out of it
>> too by arranging to meet up after the show and have some food and beers.
>>
>> So who is interested?
>>
>> Colin
>>
>
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