Refactoring MoR + month off
posted by Carl Mercier
Hola! First of all, thanks to our presenters from our last meet-up. I had to leave early and didn’t see them, but I heard good things. Congrats!
I’ll be in California for most of April and I thought… I can either ask someone to organize the next meeting, or take a month off. I asked a few buddies what they thought and came to the conclusion that we should just take a little break and hold the next meeting in May.
Last month’s attendance was a little lower than usual; I think some people are getting a little bit tired of the format. I know I am. In my opinion, Mor is starting to get a little to repetitive and we don’t have enough time to chit-chat. I asked around and people seem to be most interested in:
- less presentation
- more schmoozing
- more boozing
- less Domino’s
I suggest we turn the whole thing around and change the format. In order to do it right, I need your feedback. Tell me what you like/hate about MoR and we’ll fix it.
Here’s what I suggest:
- 1 “long” talk, as we know it (30-40 mins)
- 2 “short” talk, 5-15 mins max
- then we all go eat/drink somewhere. (no more Domino’s, please!)
Unless you’re totally offended by taking a month off, our next meeting will be on May 20.
Please comment with for your feedback!
Thoughts? Ideas? Complains?
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March 25th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
+1
I totally agree - especially about the less Dominos part.
I think it’s important to continue to have presentations, because they can be really great, but I’m really glad to see more focus on the social aspect, which can be the most fun part of MoR.
March 31st, 2008 at 7:44 pm
We need to find a place where the music is not too loud so we can all talk around a table BUT that also sells beer… I really missed the beer part the last time…
March 31st, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Yeah, Laika is loud. Anybody has suggestions? Good food, good beer, and cheap.