Spring/Summer 2013 forum meeting!

[End Of An Era]

come on people, riddle me this!! We should be preparing or at least make a crude planning / headcount if we want to make this work.

Who is available for a meeting in the period of the 22nd to 30th of June?

[Joost]

Fine with me except for the fact that 21-22 June is Dokk'em! (So 24-30 is fine, 23 is a bit tricky, and 22 impossible)

[Gandalf de Grijze]

in theory 24-30 is fine by me, although it does depend a bit on how much work I have left to do for my thesis, for which the deadline is the week after... so there is a chance that I can't make it.

[Isis65]

for me would be fine, but June is holiday period, I must hear colleagues if someone has already planned something... let's say 100% purpose, 75% chance

[t.a.j.]

So far, I should find time then.

[Joost]

So, any further news? Regarding location or otherwise?

[End Of An Era]

well i'm out. can't take the week off..

[Barlog]

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[Isis65]

...bad news also for me: impossible to have some days out in June...

[t.a.j.]

It's almost time and there is no location or further planning yet?

[Yeti of Chaos]

So then... maybe June 22nd in Florence?

[Gandalf de Grijze]

I'm sad to say that I won't be able to make it, due to the already mentioned thesiswriting for which the deadline is the 3rd of july. after that I'm available, depending on how expensive it is going to be...

[Yeti of Chaos]

Well... How about September 21st/22nd - just out of the blue?
It's not THAT warm then, and the festival season is over. Besides, BG often like to start touring in September. So it would be almost fitting.

[Gandalf de Grijze]

Sounds quite possible, and I should be able to make it financially as well, if nothing goes wrong and i manage to find some work...

[Yeti of Chaos]

I keep my fingers crossed for you!!!!

So well - what about the others? Do you have time left that weekend?
Where shall we have that meeting??
I will NOT propose Neuffen again, haha!

[End Of An Era]

Well... How about September 21st/22nd - just out of the blue?
It's not THAT warm then, and the festival season is over. Besides, BG often like to start touring in September. So it would be almost fitting.

yip yip yip yip!!

[Joost]

It's possible that I'll be in Paris that week until the 21st (crazy Frenchies who let their conference continue on saturdays), depending on acceptance/rejection of a paper , and maybe even then I can depart a day earlier, but otherwise sounds fine to me. (If there's a forum meeting that weekend, I'll try to find a way and ensure that I'll be there anyway!)

[Yeti of Chaos]

Weeeheee!

According to whom all said "YES" - it looks like a meeting in Holy Dutchieland?
Any closer proposals?
Anyone else who may give feedback?

[Gandalf de Grijze]

I for one would actually prefer something like Firenze in stead of dutchieland... or maybe another place outside of dutchieland, since I won't have a proper holiday most likely...

[Joost]

I for one would actually prefer something like Firenze in stead of dutchieland... or maybe another place outside of dutchieland, since I won't have a proper holiday most likely...

Same here and Firenze sounds great.

[Yeti of Chaos]

And flight shall be no prob from Stuttgart....

Isis65 - Silvia - are you there??

[Isis65]

Firenze?
Do you really want to visit Firenze???
Very bad idea, Firenze is very expensive, in September it's still too hot and sunny. It's true, there are a lot of museums, great scenery, art, culture and a lot of other things, good food and Chianti and good coffee to drink, but this should not make forget the huge problem of Firenze: is a city full of Florentines, and you have no idea how obnoxious, rude, sarcastic, arrogant and pompous are the Florentines. And besides all they hate tourists. If I were you I would think well.
Then, if you're really convinced to come here ...

[Yeti of Chaos]

Well, then you will have to keep us all save at your place, of course! And we're not coming for playing tourists but to gather once again.
So - how much of us can you keep?

[Sleeping Dragon]

Dibs on the Harley!

[Yeti of Chaos]

Well, maybe no one will notice we're no Italians. We just may need to practise....

[Isis65]

oh, I don't have a big home, but I have a couch, a doble bed, and a big garden
(and of course an hammock and a couple of tents to assemble.
If you prefer, very close from here there's an hotel and a guest house, I can hear how much they costs.

[Yeti of Chaos]

HELLOOO EVERYYBODY!! ANY FEEDBACK????

[Gandalf de Grijze]

i guess it would be possible to rent an apartment with a whole group, making it rather cheap...
On the other hand, a hostel in the city would be fine with me as well... I'm not too picky as to where I sleep

[Yeti of Chaos]

Since there is no more feedback on this topic, I cancel this for me...

[Gandalf de Grijze]

indeed, it seems people have forgotten it

[Isis65]

well, summer is ending, now september, any meeting booked. But Florence is always here, the same any other city or country you'd like. See ya soon.