Last night we had a fun and successful meeting in Geneva with the local Drupal folks. I had an amazing time and everyone seemed excited about making this a regular thing. So, moving that forward we have a couple questions to discuss:
When?
How often do we want to do this? I think the general idea is every month. If so, what day each month. My idea would be the fourth Wednesday of each month, but its pretty arbitrary.
Where?
What is a good location for meetups? There are a lot of factors about this, like price, proximity to train station, beverage allowance, ability to use a projector, etc. For me, the most ideal situation would be a free, comfortable bar near the train station that would allow us to do a short presentation each month.
So, what does everyone else think? Also, note that patchak (Alexis) has put in a request for a Swiss-Romandy group. And, Queon (spelling?) mentioned getting a Lausanne monthly group going a couple weeks apart from the Geneva one.
Also, below is my attempt to run this through Google Translate into French. I know it is not very good, but I feel bad not speaking French yet:
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La nuit dernière nous avons eu un plaisir et succès de la réunion à Genève avec les gens locaux Drupal. J'ai eu beaucoup de plaisir et tout le monde semblait heureux de faire cette chose un habitué. Ainsi, le déplacement que l'attaquant, nous avons deux ou trois questions à discuter:
Quand?
Combien de fois avons-nous envie de faire cela? Je pense que l'idée générale est tous les mois. Si oui, quel jour de chaque mois. Mon idée serait le quatrième mercredi de chaque mois, mais son joli arbitraire.
Où?
Ce qui est un bon emplacement pour Meetups? Il ya beaucoup de facteurs à ce sujet, comme le prix, la proximité de la gare, allocation de boissons, de capacité à utiliser un projecteur, etc Pour moi, la situation idéale serait un gratuit, un bar confortable à proximité de la gare qui nous permettrait de faire une courte présentation de chaque mois.
Alors, qu'est-ce que tout le monde pense? En outre, notez que (patchak Alexis) a mis dans une demande pour un groupe suisse romande. Et, Queon (orthographe?) Mentionnés à réunir un groupe mensuel Lausanne va quelques semaines en dehors de celui de Genève.

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Hello ! C'est moi qui ai
Hello !
C'est moi qui ai proposé le meetup à Lausanne. (Guillaume ;-) ) Par exemple aux Brasseurs (Salle du Conseil) ou à la Brasserie du château, (tout deux se trouvent à 1 respectivement 3 arrêts de métro (M2) depuis la gare) décalé de deux semaines par rapport au meetup de Genève, histoire que les personnes intéressées puissent faire soit l'un, soit l'autre, soit les deux.
Pour les présentations, il y a des possibilités aux Vernets à Genève (auditoire équipé), ou à Lausanne (salles de conférence de la tour Edipresse)
I submitted the idea of a Lausanne meetup. I have two locations in mind, either the Brasseurs (Salle du conseil) or in the Brasserie du château. It's 1 / 3 subway stations from the train station. I'd suggest a +2 week offset between the Geneva/Lausanne meetups, so people who are interested in both locations are able to attend.
If we need some free rooms with beamers/screens, I have a location in the Vernets area (Geneva) or in Edipresse's tower next to the train station in Lausanne.
Guillaume
I vote for . . .
once a month (4th Wed is fine) and trying to have the next one in Lausanne, especially since Guillaume has access to good space for presentations, and it will be closer for participants from Fribourg and Vevey.
Many thanks, zzolo (Alan), for being the spark to get this going.
simply subscribing
simply subscribing
i couldn't make it for the
i couldn't make it for the first meeting but I'll be on the next one in Geneva.
Subscribing too.
I also agree once a minimum
I also agree once a month is a minimum would be great, we could then have more tech-oriented meetings, if anyone is interested to get a little more into the details of Drupal, etc.
The french romandy group is still in moderation, it seems we can't have french names for groups on g.d.o, so I resubmitted the group with an english name... i will post some news about the group as soon as I get infos from the moderators!
Alexis
www.agenceinovae.com
Liip Office is always open
The idea of a monthly meeting always on the fourth Wednesday is ok.
As meeting place I can offer you the Liip Office in Fribourg everytime.
Lets meet
Hi, i just subscribed to the group and would be happy to meet the romandie Drupal community. As for location, i am in favor of Lausanne, as its one hour less from Fribourg :-) But i would also come to Geneva once in a while...