[Chat] Unprofessional Delegates Networking Session

[elvis]

Thanks for unorganising this Adam, had a great time. Sorry for top posting


On 20/01/17 07:44, Adam Harvey via Chat wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who came to the UnPDNS! It was a beautiful evening
> in the park, many sausages and burgers were devoured, and
> unprofessional networking took place, including networking both on the
> seesaw and with canine unprofessionals.
>
> Not only did we cover our costs, but we made a profit of $136, which
> will be donated to the conference charity of Outreachy.
>
> Special thanks to our cooking dream team of Daniel Sobey and Julien
> Goodwin, and to David Cottrell for letting us borrow his esky to keep
> the food (and some drinks!) cold.
>
> Stay unprofessional!
>
> Adam, unorganiser
>
> On 16 January 2017 at 17:38, Adam Harvey <adam at adamharvey.name> wrote:
>> We're back where it all started! Eight years ago, in Hobart, the first ever
>> Unprofessional Delegates Networking Session was held at the TUU Refectory
>> and the Uni Bar. Since then, it has been held at every LCA, except for the
>> ones where we couldn't be bothered. (Hey, we're not just unprofessional in
>> name.)
>>
>> Even though the PDNS has already happened (kind of), we shouldn't let that
>> stop us celebrating our unprofessionality! And, most importantly, eating the
>> finest cuisine we can get for gold coins from Coles.
>>
>> Here's what you need to know:
>>
>> PLACE: Errol Flynn Reserve (search for "Short Beach" on Google Maps, as it
>> doesn't know the real name for some reason)
>> TIME: Thursday, starting at 6 pm
>> PRICE: $5 for food (by default, sausages/patties in bread; please note
>> dietary requirements when signing up); we will not be selling drinks this
>> year
>> SIGNUPS: on the wiki at https://linux.conf.au/wiki/conference/unpdns/ — all
>> welcome, but we may cap attendance at around 100 if we can't get additional
>> barbecue space
>>
>> Things that we could use help with:
>>
>> Beyond roping people into flipping and turning meat and non-meat based
>> products on the day, it would be amazing if a local or two could lend us an
>> esky and an additional barbecue on Thursday. Please get in touch if you can
>> help with either!
>>
>> Drinks?
>>
>> We won't be selling drinks this year. The FAQ includes a map of your options
>> to purchase liquid refreshments en route to the park. Tasmanian law[0]
>> permits responsible consumption of alcohol in most parks outside of central
>> Hobart (including the one we're using), but please remember that you will be
>> subject to Tasmania's laws around public intoxication. Save the whisk(e)y
>> for the whisk(e)y BOF.
>>
>> Hope to see you all there!
>>
>> Adam, unprofessional unorganiser
>>
>> PS: Someone should bring some tennis balls and a cricket bat. The park has a
>> lot of grass.
>>
>> [0] I'm not a lawyer, but Google wouldn't lie to me, right?
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