[Eg-oversight-board] Meeting on the evening of Friday 2014-03-21?

Tue Mar 11 15:30:07 EDT 2014

Hi Bradley and all, 

I suspect most folks will be averse to a breakfast as the dine-arounds turn into pub crawls that go on very late into the evening. We could leave this very loosely formed and simply state on the list that you will be part of a dine-around that will be going to a designated vegetarian locale. That way no socializing is impeded. That opens it up for others in the community outside of the EOB to meet and chat with you. Regarding location, perhaps we could ask Kathy and some of the other local folks for guidance on this in the event reservations would better suit the group. 

Kathy, Will reservations be made for each group? Has the local arrangements committee already developed a roster of restaurant locations? If so, perhaps we can scan for the best dietary option for vegetarians. If none of those options are vegetarian friendly then we can opt for one of Bradley's suggestions. 

Bradley, If you are running late, we can hold a spot for you until you get there. Would this work? 

Elizabeth 

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----- Original Message -----

From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn at sfconservancy.org> 
To: eg-oversight-board at list.evergreen-ils.org 
Sent: Friday, March 7, 2014 10:50:40 AM 
Subject: Re: [Eg-oversight-board] Meeting on the evening of Friday 2014-03-21? 

Elizabeth, 

Elizabeth McKinney wrote at 20:02 (EST) on Thursday: 
> Thanks for making yourself available to meet with us. 

I'm glad to be able to do it! I actually was invited to speak at 
LibrePlanet, but just noticed this week that the dates overlapped a bit 
with Evergreen Conference 2014. 

> I would be interested in having members of the Oversight Board 
> (including the newly elected members if possible) and any interested 
> members of the community meet and chat with you. That would be 
> beneficial to our group. 

Great! 

Much logistical details below: 

> The conference runs until 5pm and then we begin dine-arounds at 5:45 
> and pub crawl at 8. At what point do you think we can connect? Would 
> you be interested in attending a dine-around? 

Yes (suggestions on that below), although Galen told me on IRC just now 
that the point of Dine Around was designed to mix up who meets up with 
whom, and I hope I won't kill that socialization aspect by dragging all 
the EOB members away in one group instead of having them mix for dinner 
plans with other conference attendees. 

If that's indeed an issue, another option is if folks want an early 
breakfast meeting -- say, 07:45 -- Saturday the 22nd (as I have to be 
back over at MIT by 09:15), that would work too. The Friendly Toast 
might be a good option (it's probably a 5 minute walk from your hotel). 
Friendly Toast opens at 08:00 but I'm told there's sometimes a line, so 
we may want to plan for getting there at 07:45. 

Meanwhile, if having the meeting at the Dine Around is an ok, option, 
though, that's definitely better for me, if you don't mind that I 
probably can't meet up with you until 18:15 that night [0]. and, if you 
don't mind although I'm a vegetarian, so that limits my options. 

If you're willing to go to Central Square, there is a rather famous 
Chinese place in MIT hacker circles called Mary Chung's. I looks like a 
hole-in-the-wall, but what they don't invest in decor (new chairs and 
tables, etc.), they make up for in food. There's also Veggie Galaxy, 
also in Central Square. 

It's admittedly tough to get a big group at those places, as I think 
neither takes reservations but if folks want I can investigate if you 
give me a number of people. 

[0] I have to return a rental car that I'm using to drive up with a 
group from New York, and the car return location is at the Charles 
Hotel in Cambridge (not far from Harvard Square). If you all wanted 
to meet *there*, I could probably meet a half hour earlier. Also, I 
can probably get to Central Square by 18:00 if you want to meet at 
the restaurant instead of meeting at your hotel. 
-- 
Bradley M. Kuhn, President, Software Freedom Conservancy 
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