Re: meetings?

Super delayed response to this thread, but if nothing turns up in the
interim, we'll have a new dedicated event space ready here at MailChimp by
year end. Our office is in West Midtown, near GT's campus so not certain
if that is what people were thinking.

We use PostgreSQL internally in some interesting ways on large datasets
(dozens of TB) so would have some attendees and talks out of that I am
certain. Likely could sponsor to cover food, etc as well.

Just throwing it out there. Might be worth setting up a meetup.com group
to start building a list of people/emails. I'll be out of commission
through the fall but could help out directly with organizing after that.

Joe Uhl

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Wolf Halton <wolf(dot)halton(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Michael Alan Brewer <mbrewer(at)gmail(dot)com>wrote:
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>> Hey, I was at SELF, too! :) (I was the one with the sousaphone. ;) )
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>> Am also in favor of meetings, but it's difficult for me to organize
>> any from Athens. Managing the list is fairly straightforward, though.
>> ;)
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>> ---Michael Brewer
>> mbrewer(at)gmail(dot)com
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> I remember you. You do know how to accessorize to make a lasting
> impression. I feel like we should be able to come up with a meeting space
> in Buckhead/Midtown. I can ask at the Fulton Co Library branch at around
> 15th and Peachtree St.. Would anybody have a time/day of the week/month
> preference? I work a couple of blocks from the Art Center and I can get to
> stuff in that area easily during the day. My evenings tend to be full of
> other stuff right now Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri are the best days for me to do
> this, and I would be willing to look for a location.
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> Questions we would need answered from possible attendees to make these
> meetings fun and effective:
> 1. What availability have you?
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> 2. What would you like to learn/ do?
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> 3. What can you present on?
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> 4. Would you rather have a school or library setting or a bar or
> restaurant setting?
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> 5. What other questions do you think need asking?
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> Wolf
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