Iām currently paying Meetup.com for another meetup Iām running and so Iāve āstepped upā as the organiser for the group. Iāve always been a fan of the Roots meetups as theyāre full of professionals using the latest technologies for actual real work and so Iād love to help keep the group going.
Where should it be?
Iām not native to London but these days I am spending an ever-increasing amount of time down there so Iām not currently aware of the best places to host a meetup; does anyone have any suggestions?
The Trampery was a nice venue, I might give them a call soon unless anyone has some space in their offices they could offer to host some of Londonās finest PHP developers (and also myself) for the night.
Whenās best for you?
Iām thinking of running the next meetup in a month or two after work (18:00 - 21:00) on a weekday. Are there any WordPress events going on that youāll be travelling to London for?
Who wants to help?
If youād like to help out, in any way, from providing a venue suggestion to becoming a co-organiser then please let me know either below or in a DM.
Does your company have bundles of cash lying around the office, just waiting for someone to trip over it?
If youād like to give back to the community and sponsor some food and drinks then please send me a DM. Iām sure weāll find a way to put your companyās name and logo up on the big screen in front of all the hungry, talented and impressionable individuals that will be there.
Weāve moved studios now and the new studio is a pretty decent space for this sort of event. Weāre getting a projector installed in the studio soon (not sure if it would be in time but hopefully) which obviously lends itself to presentations and demos. Itās close to Old Street (10 minutes walk) or Angel (15 minutes walk). Weād happily provide drinks and nibbles too.
Weāve already hosted one event, so no offence taken if youād like somewhere else
How about a smaller, less formal meetup at a bar (or two or three) in the next few weeks and a bigger one at the new CKD studio / Trampery / Today at a later date?
Sounds like a plan @paul_tibbetts - a number of Meetups Iāve attended before start like this.
As itās holiday season, perhaps itās an idea to get the week that the majority are available, and then we can figure out the specific date and time.
If you think thatās a good idea, then check out this Doodle poll: http://doodle.com/poll/xwgyk7pgveyhhbkv and simply add your name and tick the weeks that work for you.
Iām not sure if @paul_tibbetts is away or not seeing these messages, but as weāre a couple of days away from the day weāre all available and at risk of treading on toes, I think we will have to sort out a location.
Unless @Josh_Ellis can wangle something again at Trampery (not that the free wine and beer they very kindly gave us has ANYTHING to do with itā¦), then perhaps we should consider something like Leon as often you can get decent-sized tables, and itās very laid back/casual.
While the venue isnāt the best for doing something like lightning talks, we might consider a bit of a show 'n tell of how we each use the Roots stack, as well as a general catchup.
Also, is it worth putting on Meetup.com? Very short notice nowā¦
Can do, wonāt do any harm (although might be too much short notice unless youāve been following this thread) but I would be interested in talking about the next one and putting that on Meetup.
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