Re: FN-PRO A beer and a chat in Oxford?

date posted 19th June 2000 16:28

Yep, I agree! I'm in the North West of England, but am happy
to travel, within reason, to meet up with fellow webbers.

ruth arnold
spacehoppa.com



> Or even the North East of England!!!! ;-)
>
> Martin Kellie
> Dream Weavers Home
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Wilson [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 1:43 PM
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: RE: FN-PRO A beer and a chat in Oxford?
>
> How about having one in Scotland - not everyone is crammed
> into the SE! :)
>
>
> Andrew
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Behalf Of Peter Small
> > Sent: 19 June 2000 10:39
> > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Subject: Re: FN-PRO A beer and a chat in Oxford?
> >
> >
> > Hi Ruth,
> >
> > Not a single person turned up from the freelancer list.
> This is not
> > surprising because real world meetings of people on list
> serves are never
> > well attended.
> >
> > I'm mystified by this though, because in my experience
> these real life
> > meetings can be extremely valuable. Apart from the fact
> that they add some
> > stability to a virtual group, the people who attend
often
> make
> > quite useful
> > contacts. I've seen many examples of partnerships and
work
> sharing
> > eminating from these casual beer and chat get togethers.
> >
> > A case in point was the meeting in Oxford last Thursday.
> One of the
> > developers was working a lot with drug companies.
Another
> of the
> > people who
> > came along was involved in producing tutorials for bio
> chemistry at Oxford
> > University and had a wealth or three dimensional models
of
> molecules that
> > were just what the developer needed.
> >
> > I really think that more effort should go into getting
> these events going.
> > Dan, how about one in Reading soon? Or, perhaps someone
> would like to call
> > one in London?
> >
> > peter
> > http://www.avatarnets.com
> >
> >
> > >Hi there,
> > >
> > >How did thursday night go? I would have loved to have
> come
> > >along but couldn't make it that night? It sounds like
> such a
> > >great idea. As a self employed web site developer
working
> > >from home I miss out on the interaction of office life.
> > >Don't get me wrong, I adore working on my own, but it'd
> be
> > >nice to chat with other techies once in a while too ;-)
> > >
> > >ruth arnold
> > >spacehoppa.com
> > >
> > >
> > >> Every six months or so, a group of multi media and
Web
> > >developers,
> > >> originally from the DUG UK list, meet for an informal
> beer
> > >and a chat in
> > >> Oxford. If any freelancers would like to come along
> they
> > >will be welcome.
> > >>
> > >> Place: Eagle and Child pub in St. Giles Street,
Oxford
> > >> Time: Thursday 15th June at 7.30 till closing
> > >>
> > >> Directions:
> > >>
> > >> 7:30pm till closing time. We normally sit right at
the
> > >front of the pub in
> > >> the old alcoves, drink and
> > >> natter. Someone usually brings a computer book as a
> sign
> > >>
> > >> Getting there :Oxford has become pedestrianised and
> nearly
> > >all routes
> > >> through the town have become a nightmare of
complexity.
> > >>
> > >> However from the Oxford ring road north of the city
> it's
> > >still fine from
> > >> either entry point. You follow directions into the
> city,a
> > >straight road
> > >> for about a mile or two, past residential housing
> until
> > >eventually you go
> > >> past a church where the roads merge into a
very,very
> > >wide tree lined
> > >> street with parking on both sides next to the old
> > >colleges. This is St
> > >> Giles. Park as soon as you can before the road takes
> you
> > >into the city
> > >> proper. Eagle and Child is on the right of St Giles
in
> the
> > >middle of a
> > >> terrace, cars parked in front. Quite a narrow pub,
> > >opposite side of the St
> > >> Giles street is another famous Oxford Pub the Lamb
and
> > >Flag.
> > >>
> > >> Trivia Note: E & C is the pub Tolkein and C.S.Lewis
> used
> > >to drink in and
> > >> discuss their current work
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Map showing pub location:
> > >http://biop.ox.ac.uk/www/pub_guide/pubs_image.html
> > >> picture of pub
> > >http://biop.ox.ac.uk/www/pub_guide/pubs.html#eagle
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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