Drupal Cape Town meetup, 1pm Sat May 2nd, Wembley Square

ill be there.

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Looking forward to meeting some other local Drupalistas :)

i can show off Ægir.

i just did a screencast of what i've been working on btw. http://developmentseed.org/blog/2009/apr/20/aegir-in-action-first-alpha-...

Sadly, I'm all out of drupal t-shirts and stickers =) maybe next time

hey guys,
just throwing an idea into the wind.. i've been a to a couple of meetups a mugg-n-bean and its all good, but what about having a bring and braai instead? its always nicer meeting up in a nice relaxed environment - especially over a couple of beers ;)

we would be happy to host it too - if you guys dont mind driving out to muizenberg..
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33474&id=613975050&l=f0dc16630b

what u guys think?

cheers,
chris

The drive out to muizenburg adds an extra 90 minutes to 2 hours to the time commitment.

wow. i really am capetonian now right?, if i consider muizenburg a day trip

Adrian,
Seems your screencast link was cutoff..

http://www.developmentseed.org/blog/2009/apr/20/aegir-in-action-first-al...

Cheers,
Chris

Weird, now your link works? hmmm.. anywho, looks like your working on some really exciting stuff!! And yes, i fall into the targeted audience group :P

lol, no probs man - as i said, just throwing an idea into the wind ;) where are you coming from? town to muizie is only a 25 minutes trip (each way).. but yeah, i know what u mean. i often turn down invites cos its just too much of a mission to go into town :P

m&b have wifi - lol

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If we go to the M&B it will be difficult if the crowd is big, also the venue is likely to be noisy (and I'm a deaf grumpy old f*rt that doesn't much care for their food). I'm all for Muizenberg (it is 30minutes from town) and a bring and braai - largely because I live in Norfolk Park / Kirstenhof also.

@Quentin cool cool :) maybe we can arrange something out on this neck of the woods a month or so later..

@Jonathan we have wi-fi too ;0) and yeah, we're up on boyes drive.. we tried living in obs when we first moved back to CT, but after our office got cleared out we decided to move to greener pastures :P

@Charles I'm personally not a huge fan of mugg-n-bean as i find it a bit impersonal, but i'm sure i'll manage a couple of hours :P Looking at the response to this post, it doesnt look like there are THAT many drupalistas in CT, so M&B should be fine..

I'm fine either way M&B or Muizenberg. Another option is Wembley Square with free wi-fi as well. Large space.

less people. more space.

quieter too

it's right across from gardens. just about.

in the building where virgin active is

I don't want to change to much to the plans as I wanted to ensure that we get people to meet.
But since we've decided on a time and date, I'm sure we can look at an alternative for a venue.
Going out to Muizenberg is a great idea, but not for a meet and greet we are planning now.
I don't know M&B but I do know Wembley square and would agree it is great for a meeting.
I'm sure our 'insider' here can organise something at one of the places (Sinns? :) ).

At the meeting we can discuss future meeting places, especially if and when we have presentations and need more space.

(Thanks burningdog for getting the ball rolling again.)

Quentin
www.maxheadroom.co.za

A bring and braai might be a better (less formal, more personal) environment for a meet and greet than any restaurant or conference facility. Either way, I'm looking forward.

@burningdog Thanks for taking the initiative!

@adrian It'll be great to hear more about Ægir.

I think the general consensus is to meetup at wembley square this time, then arrange something less formal for the next meetup :)

Cheers,

Chris Rault
http://www.prothemer.com
http://www.inspirechange.nu
http://twitter.com/connectr

yeah, wembly square should be alright. tell me are there directions/website that i can go to because i have no idea where wembly square is. i also think that it will be a good idea for us to set a venue and then not change or the whole thing is going to blow over and leave people confused and unhappy. i dont know if wifi is a requirement of the venue, i think it is - especially if we are wanting to show of our "wares" :). i agree that the mugg & bean is a crap place, the menu is sucky and the noise is usually unspeakable. i suppose if we knew how many people were coming then we could entertain the idea of booking a place for a certain amount of time.

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Jonathan Wagener
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It's very easy to get to Wembley Square, it just below Gardens Center.

See map at http://www.wembleysquare.co.za/contact.php

Look forward to meeting everybody there!

All I've ever done in Drupal is managed to get it installed, but with all the great stuff I've heard about it I definitely need to get into drupal development. So far my main focus is wordpress. Hopefully a newbiew like me will learn a thing or two at our meetup as well?

I am also deep south based so muizies would be best for next time... but would be happy to make the long haul into town :)

Look forward to meeting other drupallers in CT

Gregg

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http://www.animationsa.org
http://www.designindaba.com

Will we see anyone of you on the 27 dinner tonight? :)
http://27dinner.com/events/27-37-cape-town

There's still 8 seats left (seats limited to 100).

Cheers,
Tess

http://twitter.com/tessneale

I'd also wondered if Mugg n Bean was going to be a good venue, and it is - as long as we have 4 people or less. Luckily, we have more! Which makes Wembley Square a better option - and we can talk without having to shout over other people. I've changed this on the event listing.

@connectr: a braai is a great idea - I'm in! For the next meetup ;)

@adrian: do you need/have a projector to demo Ægir?

Just want to confirm our meet-up at Wembley Square this Saturday at 1 pm.

For a map see: http://www.wembleysquare.co.za/contact.php

Please sms me your confirmation that you will attend to 083 316 1014 so that I can arrange our space :)

Looking forward to meeting you!
Lilian

ive smsed. will see you all at wembly square at 1300.

tell me, how do i know where to go inside this place?

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At the bar of Sinns restuarant.
Quentin
www.maxheadroom.co.za

heres a more detailed map http://www.sinns.co.za/directions.htm

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Jonathan Wagener
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About to leave - be there in 30 or so. My most distinguishing feature...uh...red glasses...?

very cool meetup guys. lots of fun. next up is the braai. :)

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Jonathan Wagener
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Tried to be there but was intercepted by a choking baby. Oh well next time...
Hope it was a good one.

Gregg

Thanks for a cool meetup! Was good to see you all and I'm looking forward to future adventures with Drupal Cape Town peeps. ;)

Since my promised blog post isn't up yet, I'll post the much asked for list of who attended the meetup here. Please add and correct details if needed. Thanks.

Roger Saner - http://www.macgeek.co.za - http://twitter.com/rogersaner
Marc Upsher
Jonathan Wagener - http://twitter.com/jonathanw
Quentin Campbell - http://www.maxheadroom.co.za - http://twitter.com/max__headroom
Theresa Eatwell
Nieal Thiart
Ernst Uys
Chris Rault - http://prothemer.com - http://twitter.com/connectr
Michael Wagener - http://www.amoebasys.com
Adrian Rossouw - http://www.developmentseed.org - http://twitter.com/adrianrossouw
Lilian Baksalevowicz - http://www.filmcontact.com
Tess Neale - http://www.prothemer.com, http://twitter.com/tessneale

Cheers,
Tess

Hey hey

So late. Please let me know of future events, thanks!