EduGeek Conf 2010- 2nd June, Chorley

[Gatt]

Thanks DB - will update my calendar (aka the Wife!!) lol

[MattMitchell]

Who are the speakers, and what are the timings like?

[Ric_]

Who are the speakers, and what are the timings like?

 

The day will likely be 9am-4pm or thereabouts. We havent finalised the list of speakers yet... if anyone wants to talk, feel free to contact me!

 

We will endeavour to keep a similar format to the last conference with long breaks between presentations which allows time for networking. We will also try to make the conference available on the 'net for those that can't make it down.

[Joedetic]

Money permitting I should be able to come, so I'm going to do my hardest to earn some cash so I can go I'll be done with uni by that point (YAY!!!) so there's no commitments there.

[john]

We will also try to make the conference available on the 'net for those that can't make it down.

Is that a request for my big HD Camcorders from work Ric and the boom Mic?

[Soulfish]

Surely the offer of a holiday with a load of computer-types in Chorley is every woman's dream?

 

Well I asked and she said no . I have been told that I can come however - provided that I actually book the long weekend that I promised a while ago

[rh91uk]

School Holidays so going to try and make it up there In the calendar ......

[AWicher]

count me in for sure!

[john]

Oh Ric, I'm happy to be Badge Man this year if you let me have the template

[bizzel]

Sounds brilliant - I'd love to come but I have second year final exams that day (the last one, as luck would have it!). Hope everyone has fun there!

[tmcd35]

Deffo want to be there. Need to look into the ol' diary management, fingers crossed.

 

Well, alas I've checked the dairy and I've got no choice but to miss out again I've got to repatch my comms cabinet - oh joy of joys!

[Haptic]

Me and Joe will be there of course;)

[mhussain]

hey am intrested what day is it on? Edited March 31, 2010 by mhussain

[krisd32]

2nd June which will be a wednesday.

 

Oh yeah and i'll be there again.

[john]

Well, alas I've checked the dairy and I've got no choice but to miss out again I've got to repatch my comms cabinet - oh joy of joys!

That sounds almost as bad as I can't go out to dinner tonight I'm washing my hair hehe But with IT guys its a very valid reason

[gaz350]

Would like to confirm awaiting on the outcomes of our IT Tender process before I can commit.

[Little-Miss]

Well, alas I've checked the dairy and I've got no choice but to miss out again I've got to repatch my comms cabinet - oh joy of joys!

 

Do you often consult the cheese and milk?

[tmcd35]

Do you often consult the cheese and milk?

 

Oy! you! - back to the pedants thread - http://www.edugeek.net/forums/general-chat/53104-pedantic-geeks-campaign-real-grammar.html

 

Grrrrrrr.

 

Evenone knew what I ment.

 

[danieldainty]

Right, sorry, bad news. Due to a family commitment I have just been reminded of, I'm going to have to shift the conf to the 2ndof June. I apologise for this, but there is no way I could remain married and do the conf on that date

 

Ah. Being the wife's birthday, I will know what the diary(/dairy) will say back to me when I ask her what we're doing on that day.

 

I will have to refrain from signing up, much for the same reasons as for why Dos_Box changed it!

 

Shame, would have been nice to come and finally say hello to some people who I've been following on twitter for some time now (sounds sinister when put like that).

[Hollie1985]

would absolutely love to come and see all you EduGeekers but the 2nd of June I am in Cyprus :-( :-)

[spc-rocket]

Hi,

 

I'm sure this has been asked before, but why is the conferance always in the north? I like to have it central somewhere i.e. Birmingham where everyone can get to fairly easily via trains, buses or car etc. Please before anyone says that trains are cheaper and so are the hotels- STOP!, that is not the point i'm making.

 

Ash.

[Ric_]

Hi,

 

I'm sure this has been asked before, but why is the conferance always in the north? I like to have it central somewhere i.e. Birmingham where everyone can get to fairly easily via trains, buses or car etc. Please before anyone says that trains are cheaper and so are the hotels- STOP!, that is not the point i'm making.

 

Ash.

 

We usually attempt to have more than one conference. In fairness, the Chorley one is easy for the admins so that never gets bumped. Chorley is also pretty much half way up the length of the UK (we have members from the south west of England up to the north east of Scotland).

 

In previous years, we have also run conferences in central London and Corby. We tried to run one near Bristol I think too, but that had to be cancelled.

 

This year we also hope to hold a conference in or near Edinburgh. Next year the second conference should be somewhere in the south.

 

Ultimately, it depends on where we can get reasnoable conference facilities. We will never charge for the conferences so we have to find somewhere affordable.

[beeswax]

You see what happens when I post - spouse comes in and says 'we' need to look on the interweb for cottages and such, when for? Spring Bank week oh well it was a nice, if fleeting, thought.

 

Thurnham Hall, Ellel

There you go. Can recommend it.

[spc-rocket]

We usually attempt to have more than one conference. In fairness, the Chorley one is easy for the admins so that never gets bumped. Chorley is also pretty much half way up the length of the UK (we have members from the south west of England up to the north east of Scotland).

 

In previous years, we have also run conferences in central London and Corby. We tried to run one near Bristol I think too, but that had to be cancelled.

 

This year we also hope to hold a conference in or near Edinburgh. Next year the second conference should be somewhere in the south.

 

Ultimately, it depends on where we can get reasnoable conference facilities. We will never charge for the conferences so we have to find somewhere affordable.

 

Fair enough Ric but it would be would good if the conferances are rotated so next year it will be somewhere different and this gives the chance to people to attend more conferances - this again is entirely dependant on availability of course.

 

Ash.

[Soulfish]

Is there a group booking/group rate being organised with the hotel or is it a case of just book in now yourself?