[Westwales] Carmarthen meet anyone?

[Simon Burns]

I'm interested in a meet sometime. As for the format: I was listening to
Radio 4 while stuck in traffic yesterday. They were discussing the fairly
recent phenomenon of "Le Cafe Scientifique" where ordinary punters and
scientists go to discuss science in a down-to-earth and adult fashion (ie
the scientists don't talk down to the punters, the punters are allowed to
ask intelligent, often quite combative questions).

Wouldn't this be a better format for LUG meetings? If we go to a pub, I
won't drink because I have to drive later. If we go to a restaurant, that
doesn't seem an ideal environment for "geek talk" (might scare off the
other eaters ;-) And you can't readily move between tables.

But renting a cafe for an afternoon or evening, getting in a guest speaker
or two, being able to drink coffee, eat toast and chips, etc... Doesn't
that sound like a better, more congenial way to do business, learn
something relevant, etc?

So, how about "Le Cafe Linux"? Discuss.


-- 
Simon Burns

On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Rob wrote:

> It was mentioned a couple of weeks back after a few comments about linux in education, the feasibility of having a meet here.
> 
> So, does anybody fancy a meet in Carmarthen at about 7pm on Friday 28th March?
> 
> Having never been to a LUG meet in my life, I'm keen to take advice as to the proper way to do them.  Failing that, I was going to propose two options:
> 
> 1/  We meet in a pub, sit, drink & talk.
> 2/  We meet at an Indian restaurant, sit, eat, drink & talk, then go to a pub by about 9pm and do the above.
> 
> What concerns me with (1) is that it's a Friday night, and the pub will be full & very noisy, and with (2) that not everyone will want an Indian.
> 
> Please - and I'm sure you will... - make constructive comments/suggestions.
> 
> Rob
>