On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Roger De Salis wrote:
Dean Pemberton wrote:
Ok - I'll do Gin then =)
I'll try to finalise my trip dates soon and then Roger and I can decide if we want to do combined or seperate parties - Or if one of us wants to take Wellington and one Auckland etc.
I'd be keen on a combined function for several reasons i) the Internet was built on cooperation Indeed 8)
ii) not sure the grog capacity of even the largest vendor would stand the onslaught of a determined NOG.
Grin Perhaps we can ask for contributions from other vendors as well
iii) probably need to put it under the Auspices and name of the NOG, as it is conceivable that there are a number of suits lacking a sense of humour.
or suits that worry about "fratenising with the enemy"
iv) I suggest each vendor present bring a DSL router to barbecue, on the principal that some think DSL is is broadband, and not the equivalent of a modern 56K modem. If no DSL available, then an M20 will do.....
err I don't think this is advisable since accidentally spilling beer onto routers etc may be frowned upon by insurance/suits. One option would be to wear geeky or vendor shirts/caps. I am sure everyone has something wearable given to them by Cisco/Juniper/ascent etc and these are not widely available stuff to the generic public. Another easy way to keep out the undesirables is to have the location and date known only to the people invited. Obviously the people invited aren't going to tell all and sundry (eg suits) as the more ppl = less grog/food. Anyway that's what I do when organising internet meets especially when the meet is at someone's home. As for who to invite, anyone can easily set up a list (eg I have account at einvite.com for such purposes) so people interested can ask to be added in (and once approved) will be notified of details when it is finalised. Such a list will also give us an idea of size of venue, amount of foodage and grog/bartab that may be required.
So what are your dates Dean, and then we can tell Andrew Gardner! yes AND don't forget to go very early to the airport and leave your leathermens/swissarmyknife etc in the checkin luggage.
Let's get the date sorted asap. regards Lin --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog