i've met patricia, natch, alex, hadrien, gaurnim, ygg, igorsk, florence, polyglot, alfy, and quite a few more of the french members, thanks to the meetups ! it's always a delight and i am looking forward already to the next one (july 4 !!), and also to my next tea and gossip session with patricia, which hopefully will be not too long after that. there are many other forum members i really hope to meet one day !
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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
I'm sorry, Patricia. I hate the universal truth that the time you most need a vacation is the time when you can least afford to take one. There should be a Law of Thermodynamics or something that guards against things like that.
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agreed, fervently. let's write one and vote it.
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Originally Posted by kazbates
I think it would be lovely if you could come!!  I am looking very forward to the event. I would love to attend a meet-up in Europe to meet people on the "other side of the pond".  I also think it would be great fun to meet some of our Canadian neighbors, like Yvan and Verencat. I suggested an International meet-up in another thread once. To me, that sounds like a great time! |
i'd just like to point out that the majority of our parisian meet-ups have been international, with representants from Wales, Switzerland, the US, Australia, Japan, China, and possibly some others, at various dates.
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By the way, Patricia, there isn't a link in your signature line. Can anyone sign the petition? I would very much like to support you.
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psst : there's a link on the word "here".
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Originally Posted by nrapallo
I haven't yet met anyone from MR, in person, but talk to a few like I already have. 
I missed meeting Zelda (by that much) on her trip to Canada last year, but we've been email buddies since those early days just after joining MobileRead.com. |
yes, that was frustrating.
hopefully next time my trip won't be so brief, and i will have more free time !!!
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Maybe soon I'll get the chance to meet some members (shighfield, ficbot, ...) at an up and coming Toronto meet-up; that has been discussed but not as of yet finalized as to the nitty gritty details. 
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it would be about time !! i don't know what you're waiting for...
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
Haven't yet, but would love to... And all those meet-ups are so far away! The closest would either be Paris or Frankfurt and both are about 8 hours. While that may not seem too far away to you Americans and Canadians, for a Dutch person it's not something you do just like that...
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for a paris person neither, alas.
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Originally Posted by cassidym
Shoot I was just there (Oahu & Maui). A Meet Up would have been fun. OTOH, we were on a pretty tight schedule. Plus there's the issue of being seen in public with someone who owns a silver 505.
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cassidy, i would think you of all people would be travelling all over the world to be able to welcome everyone to the meetups in person !