Melbourne Geek Dinner
Let’s see if we can organise a dinner to happen straight after the Microsoft Security Summit in Melbourne on Tuesday February 22nd.
There’s sure to be plenty of interesting conversation going around on the table and such.
Anyone with ideas on a venue, and who wants to come?
Here’s the full agenda for the day, it’s set to conclude at 5:30pm.
So, we’ll probably wonder somewhere for food.
Or are people happy to just hang around the Crown Casino food court or something?
Anyway, i’m open for ideas 
February 10th, 2005 at 04:43 am
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February 4th, 2005 at 09:52 pm
hmm not food court. Like somewhere to sit down for preference… maybe blue train cafe
or something like that?
Jarrad
February 7th, 2005 at 02:47 pm
Just signed up for the Summit… But I’m almost more excited about the dinner!
Blue Train! Not a fan of food courts.
February 8th, 2005 at 08:27 am
hmm, just thinking blue train would be good southbank location or we could try and locate
a good pub meal and see if we can get the numbers to book it out?
Jarrad
February 8th, 2005 at 08:53 pm
William, won’t we be tired by the end of the day? It’s a full day of summit. That is what I think though. But if everybody
wants to have it on the same day then I will definately try to be there.
February 9th, 2005 at 12:37 pm
Heya Will,
Agree with the posters, definitely NOT a food court. So many places to eat in the city, shouldn’t be too difficult choosing one.
Personally I’m not interested in the summit but I’d be keen to meet after for the geek dinner…
February 9th, 2005 at 09:41 pm
Alright, no food court it is then…
BlueTrain, or pubs… Or something not too far, in the city.
Remember that afterwards most of us will probably leave our cars at whereever we parked it. So we’ll be on foot!
Tejas: I expect you all to be awake, and full of energy
Perhaps we can have those that are attending the Sec. Summit meetup at the MSDN Connection Lounge at the end of the day. Then from there we proceed towards whatever venue we end up deciding on.
Matty, will try to get you in. Let’s see if we can finalise a venue first.
February 9th, 2005 at 10:03 pm
Will,
I’m interested, I agree with meeting at the MSDN Connection Lounge first, and then move on from there.
February 9th, 2005 at 11:20 pm
re: The second Melbourne Geek Dinner!!!!!
February 10th, 2005 at 01:18 pm
re: On the road again
February 10th, 2005 at 02:56 pm
Hi Will,
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I have emailed Andrew Coates and see what his availability is like. I will have to keep myself fresh till the end of the day now
February 12th, 2005 at 03:26 am
Happy Chinese New Year and full with blessed and happiness!!
February 12th, 2005 at 07:32 am
Must resist urge to make joke about microsoft, security and oxymorons! Must resist…
February 12th, 2005 at 01:42 pm
The second Melbourne Geek Dinner!!!!!
February 21st, 2005 at 10:50 am
Sounds like fun to me ..
February 21st, 2005 at 06:06 pm
Heya Will,
So the summit is tomorrow…what’s the word?!
Cheers,
Matt
February 21st, 2005 at 08:02 pm
Yes, looking forward to see you all tommorrow. As I know the venue to gather is still at MSDN Lounge.
February 21st, 2005 at 09:04 pm
Matty, it’s a go ahead.
Meeting up at the MSDN Connection Lounge at days’ end.
Since you’ve stated that you’d like to attend the dinner, and may not be attending the actual event, i’ll drop you an email with my contact details if you’d like to come.
So what do people think of Cafe Greco?
I haven’t been to the one in South Bank before, but I went to the Chapel St one and thought it was not too bad.
Otherwise, Blue Train still sounds good.
Here’s a list of Cafe/Restaurants in South Bank.
http://www.miettas.com/Australia/Victoria/Southbank/
Basically, the best type of venue would allow us to have a big casual conversation around the table and if people want to talk amongst themselves, they can. Or we can have some form of discussion over the days’ topics.
February 21st, 2005 at 11:57 pm
As it turns out I’ll be going to the event, so I’ll see you at the MSDN Connection lounge!
Blue Train sounds good to me…though it is quite noisy in there.