Madison Meetup - Ideas, arrangements

post by fiddlemath · 2011-02-07T15:22:52.576Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 3 comments

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It's been a while since this summer's meetup; we should be having them at least quarterly, and probably monthly. And I said I'd set them up, so, let's put together a Madison meetup some time next week.

If no one voices a strong preference by, say, Friday, then it'll be at Indie Coffee again, on Wednesday, 16 February, at 6 pm. But we definitely don't want to meet on their patio, and it's a bit small inside for a dozen people or so. I'm not sure where else I'd hold it, though. A quiet, spacious bar or cafe? First floor of the WID? Someplace that we could meet, regularly, all year round would be preferable.

Thoughts?

 

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comment by fiddlemath · 2011-02-07T18:35:46.662Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Given the somewhat-skeletal information on their website, we might be able to reserve a conference room in the shiny new WID. It looks like it's free, so long as they approve of the organization, and we actually show up.

comment by orthonormal · 2011-02-08T02:06:37.907Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

One of the Barriques cafes might be ideal- I'm more familiar with the Monroe Street location, but the one on the Capitol square is more spacious (it's apparently crowded during student-heavy hours, but less so in the evening).

Alternately, the Great Dane or the Old Fashioned are usually good places for a large group- they're not so quiet, but they don't have overwhelming background music or anything of the sort.

comment by andrewbreese · 2011-02-07T17:31:27.308Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Great!

If somebody has quiet office conference space, that might be year-round optimal. (Like I did, but at the moment do not.) I trust LessWrongers can bring our own consumables & leave no trace.

Big vacant hotel lobby areas are also worth considering.