Pictures from Melbourne Meet-up

nigeldb · 10-25-2009, 04:07 AM

Well..... the Melbourne meet up has just recently finished, 30 min later than expected

and hopefully everyone had a good time. Much relaxed discussion about devices, software, authors and general state of life the universe and everything. (photo's below)

Thanks to everyone who came along, near and far. I'll be putting up dates for one more meet-up this year and one per quarter next year. We'll be looking for a venue with couches...... that seems to work quite well, everyone had a chance to chat to everyone else..... here's to next time.

Nigeldb

cassidym · 10-25-2009, 08:32 AM

Great pictures. Thanks

zelda_pinwheel · 10-25-2009, 08:37 AM

thanks for the photos nigel ! it looks like you had a great time. are you wearing name stickers ? in the french forum we were just talking about that, we'll probably do it for our next meetup as well, because it's not easy to remember everyone's name (sometimes it's not easy to find it out to begin with !).

i'm very impressed you've got your schedule already worked out for all of 2010 ! looks like australia is giving paris a bit of competition in the meetup department !

kennyc · 10-25-2009, 09:12 AM

Very cool! Thanks for the pics!

vivaldirules · 10-25-2009, 12:13 PM

Hey, is that a pile of doughnuts I see on the table? And bacon just to the left? No fair!

nigeldb · 10-25-2009, 06:26 PM

Hi Zelda,.....yup, we were wearing nametags...interesting we were using real names rather than our usernames...got a bit confusing at one stage...next time will use both.

Where do you folks meet up...in a bookshop or cafe?

Hi Vivaldirules....chocolates, biscuits, cheese and crackers....if it went on any longer we were going to break out the wine...

Nigel db

zelda_pinwheel · 10-25-2009, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by nigeldb

Hi Zelda,.....yup, we were wearing nametags...interesting we were using real names rather than our usernames...got a bit confusing at one stage...next time will use both.

if we have them (we probably will) next time i'll definitely recommend everyone puts both their real names and their pseudos ! if i have to choose, i'd rather know the pseudo. when a new person arrives at a meetup and introduces themselves (with their real name...) i always say "yes yes but who are you on the forum ?"

(that's the one i know, after all !)

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Where do you folks meet up...in a bookshop or cafe?

we started out in a café, now we meet in a café / restaurant because we've got people coming from rather far away (sometimes as far as wales or switzerland !

) and it's more convenient if they can have dinner there. so we start at 6pm with drinks and around 8 whoever wants to stay for dinner starts heading towards the table.

cbell · 10-26-2009, 04:54 AM

awww, I recognise several friends in these photos. I hope you all had a wonderful time.

Thank you so much for taking care of our meetups, nigeldb. I hope to be back up and running by the next one

ravenne · 10-26-2009, 06:41 AM

That does look like you had a great time. Thanks for the pictures!

kindlekitten · 10-26-2009, 04:20 PM

who's who?

Patricia · 10-26-2009, 04:52 PM

What lovely pictures. Karma to Nigel for hosting the event.

Redimech · 10-29-2009, 09:07 AM

Hey nigelb, THANKS for the pics. Although I look asleep in one shot, it was a brilliant afternoon! Look forward to the next one.

10-25-2009, 04:07 AM	#1
nigeldb email tragic Posts: 52 Karma: 1614 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne Device: iLiad, Cybook, iPhone	Pictures from Melbourne Meet-up Well..... the Melbourne meet up has just recently finished, 30 min later than expected and hopefully everyone had a good time. Much relaxed discussion about devices, software, authors and general state of life the universe and everything. (photo's below) Thanks to everyone who came along, near and far. I'll be putting up dates for one more meet-up this year and one per quarter next year. We'll be looking for a venue with couches...... that seems to work quite well, everyone had a chance to chat to everyone else..... here's to next time. Nigeldb Attached Thumbnails

10-25-2009, 08:32 AM	#2
cassidym Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,334 Karma: 5032368 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone 5, Sony T1, iPad 3	Great pictures. Thanks __________________ I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. - Jorge Luis Borges

10-25-2009, 08:37 AM	#3
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,828 Karma: 908606 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	thanks for the photos nigel ! it looks like you had a great time. are you wearing name stickers ? in the french forum we were just talking about that, we'll probably do it for our next meetup as well, because it's not easy to remember everyone's name (sometimes it's not easy to find it out to begin with !). i'm very impressed you've got your schedule already worked out for all of 2010 ! looks like australia is giving paris a bit of competition in the meetup department ! __________________ blog.ex-elibris.fr : les liseuses, les ebooks, nos lectures, la technologie… I don't want none of that mischief on my eels! - pdurrant since i would never want to disappoint wde and vr, we are thrilled to present the next exciting avatar in zelda's wardrobe, by vivaldirules himself.

10-25-2009, 09:12 AM	#4
kennyc Priorities! Priorties! Posts: 29,940 Karma: 37216234 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Galaxy SIII; Xoom; Kindle Fire	Very cool! Thanks for the pics! __________________ Kenny A. Chaffin Art Gallery - Print Gallery - Writing&Poetry "Strive on with Awareness" - Siddhartha Gautama

10-26-2009, 04:52 PM	#11
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,527 Karma: 1239840 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	What lovely pictures. Karma to Nigel for hosting the event. __________________ Of making many books there is no end [Ecclesiastes, 12.12]

10-25-2009, 12:13 PM	#5
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 9,843 Karma: 12304195 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Hey, is that a pile of doughnuts I see on the table? And bacon just to the left? No fair!

10-25-2009, 06:26 PM	#6
nigeldb email tragic Posts: 52 Karma: 1614 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne Device: iLiad, Cybook, iPhone	Hi Zelda,.....yup, we were wearing nametags...interesting we were using real names rather than our usernames...got a bit confusing at one stage...next time will use both. Where do you folks meet up...in a bookshop or cafe? Hi Vivaldirules....chocolates, biscuits, cheese and crackers....if it went on any longer we were going to break out the wine... Nigel db

10-26-2009, 04:54 AM	#8
cbell Frenetic Posts: 591 Karma: 8181 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: iLiad V2	awww, I recognise several friends in these photos. I hope you all had a wonderful time. Thank you so much for taking care of our meetups, nigeldb. I hope to be back up and running by the next one

10-26-2009, 06:41 AM	#9
ravenne Wizard Posts: 4,721 Karma: 1665983 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Device: Kindle PW, PocketBook 360°, Cybook Gen3, iPad mini	That does look like you had a great time. Thanks for the pictures!

10-26-2009, 04:20 PM	#10
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 11,520 Karma: 40406970 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	who's who?

10-29-2009, 09:07 AM	#12
Redimech Member Posts: 14 Karma: 42 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mill Park, Victoria Device: iPhone, Irex DR1000S	Hey nigelb, THANKS for the pics. Although I look asleep in one shot, it was a brilliant afternoon! Look forward to the next one.

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