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Geek Day Out 2000

Notes & Bolts
03 May 2000

First a group of us converged for a lovely dinner at an authentic French creperie. The group at this juncture included Andrew, Katherine, Kirsty, Nicole, and Grant. This was followed by a brainstorming session. Below are the notes from this session.

  • Have the event at Scienceworks.
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  • Kirsty (our Lego Mindstorm expert) can help organise a roborally, perhaps in
the Scienceworks planetarium.
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  • Olaf (not at the meeting) may be interested in playing his laser harp at the
party.
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  • We may even have access to a Software Video Instrument (SVI) with Kirsty's
help.
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  • Lego might be approached for sponsorship.
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  • We will try to get most of the expense covered by sponsors, but will
probably still need something of a cover charge.
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  • Have a laser light show in the planetarium
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  • Software demo competition of some sort.
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  • Multi-player gaming.
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  • Compaq as a sponsor? (Nicole will look into)
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  • Antique computer gear show.
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  • Combine with a party in Tokyo (Andrew can look into).
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  • Katherine to provide her exceptionally geeky music for the party.
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  • Perhaps approach or even highlight some online communities such as the
Furries.
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  • We should have a proper espresso machine at the party as well as plenty of
cola.
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  • We should have a Linux demo group. Anyone else?
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  • We will have a video room showing the likes of Holy Grail, Buckaroo
Banzai, Blues Brothers, Japanime, and Tron.
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  • Must have T-shirts and name tags (maybe pocket protectors?).
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  • Wearable computer fashion show, maybe modelled by Circus Oz.
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  • Maybe invite Adam Spencer.
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  • Grant has an arcade game machine that we could use. Could we get others?
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  • Start mailing lists for organisers and participants.
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  • Maybe have people print out on-line invites and insert their names.
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  • Next meeting Wednesday 17 May 7pm.
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