Re: [Usability] Hackfest social activities

[Jeremy Perry <jeremy perry redhat com>]

Allan - thanks very much for thoughtfully organizing this. I am excited about attending my first hackfest and this all sounds great.

On Feb 11, 2010, at 6:14 PM, Allan Day wrote:

> This message is primarily intended for those attending the Usability
> Hackfest in London...
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been working on organising the social side of the upcoming
> Usability Hackfest. The plan comes in four parts...
> 
> 1. First night meal (Monday 22nd February)
> 
> I think the Queen's Arms pub [1] could be the best place. It's a great
> modern pub that does excellent beer and good food, and it's within
> walking distance of the hackfest venue. There's a nice dining room that
> we could use. Does that seem OK?!
> 
> It would be great if hackfest attendees could give me an indication of
> whether they are going to attend the first night meal. I've added a
> column to the attendees table on the hackfest wiki page [2] so you can
> do that.
> 
> 2. GNOME London Beer
> 
> London GNOMErs have regular(ish) social gatherings. It would be great to
> tie a GNOME London Beer night in with the hackfest. It's tradition to
> hold the London Beer nights on a Friday. Would that suit the hackfest
> attendees?
Sounds excellent - wouldn't mind if we did it another night as well ;)

> 
> 3. Places to eat and drink during the hackfest
> 
> I've started putting a Google Map [3] together with some recommendations
> for places to eat and drink during the hackfest. I'm happy to help
> organise additional social activities during the week, if that's what
> people want to do.
> 
> 4. An exciting trip!
> 
> I've had a couple of ideas for trips to enlighten and inspire. The first
> is the London Design Museum [4]. The second is an exhibition called
> 'Decode: Digital Design Sensations' [5], which is showing at the moment,
> and looks highly relevant to the subject of the hackfest.
> 
> Would the hackfest attendees like to go on a trip like this? If yes,
> when would be the best time to do it?
Absolutely - I guess we could decide specifics after the agenda firms up, since both venues are open only during the day (10:00a to 5.45p).


> 
> Allan
> 
> [1] http://www.thequeensarmspimlico.co.uk/
> [2] http://live.gnome.org/UsabilityProject/London2010
> [3] http://bit.ly/aSCtkA
> [4] http://designmuseum.org/
> [5] http://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/future_exhibs/Decode/
> 
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