PD Field Trip Proposal ---- A M S T E R D A M

[Scribbly]

MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY FOR DEMOLITION SQUID

DEAR DR. SQUID,

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YOURS MOST SINCERELY,

ABDULLAH FAKHIR

LIBYAN MINISTER OF CULTURE

[Reginald Ret]

Any news on this front?
I'm really excited about the idea of you spags coming to me instead of me having to come to you!

[Cramulus]

I have polled most of my friends. Their reaction is along the lines of "that sounds like it would be fun." then I ask "So, are you in?" and there's a lonnnnnng pause.

I dunno, it's really hard for people to commit to something that' still 5-6 months away. But the longer we wait, the more expensive plane tickets get. So I'm unsure how to proceed at the moment.

[Reginald Ret]

1} Set a date, allowing the quitters to quit now and force the people who want to come to make real plans.
2} Always accept arguments against a specific date, countering with a new one without outlawing the previous one.
3} Make a list of who rejects what dates and ignore anyone who rejects 4 or more dates.
4} Do all this with a nice word in every communique.
5} Amsterdam with Regret, 000, Cram, (insert other names here)!!!

[Faust]

Just home from Maastricht now, saw 000 on Thursday. I really want to make it over for this meet.
If you set a date I will probably complain about it and suggest one that suits work a bit better, but count me in.

[Scribbly]

I will be going over for the conference. This is likely to be all of my holiday budget for the foreseeable future, and I suspect I'll spend most of the time in workshops/networking with those people... though, I could probably meet up in the evening if people are around at the same time. Not likely to be able to take part in a 'field trip' as such though. 

[Triple Zero]

Was looking for this thread. Remembered it had "AMSTERDAM" in the title. Went ctrl-F ing through the last couple of Apple Talk pages.

Good thing you put those spaces in A M S T E R D A M, Cram!

"shut up trip, just fix the search already"

oh yeah.

[EK WAFFLR]

Amsterdam with PD-folk? Count me the fuck in!

[Faust]

Would someone slap a date on this? I'm thinking late march

[Luna]

REALLY wish I could swing this, but, short orf winning the lottery, it's not in the cards.   

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Was looking for this thread. Remembered it had "AMSTERDAM" in the title. Went ctrl-F ing through the last couple of Apple Talk pages.

Good thing you put those spaces in A M S T E R D A M, Cram!

Gotta track out those allcaps.

Or you can go ctrl-F yourself.

[Cramulus]

Would someone slap a date on this? I'm thinking late march

I'm trying to get Eve to take some time off from work so she can go. Apparently this is kind of difficult at her job. But as soon as she knows if/when she can come, we'll have our date.

[Triple Zero]

I was actually looking for when Roger was planning to go to the UK, I seem to recall he picked a month, was it October?

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Unless I abruptly get a high-paying job with many days off, I won't be able to make it this year.

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

I was actually looking for when Roger was planning to go to the UK, I seem to recall he picked a month, was it October?

Yes, yes it was.