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When and Where
The twelfth Cape Town GeekDinner, Lucky Litchi, will be held towards the end of January 2009 on Thursday the 29th of January, at Yum in Vredehoek. Be there at 18:30 for 19:00.
Address: 2 Deerpark Drive, Vredehoek
OpenStreetMap: link
GPS: -33.942816,18.420635
Still Needed
GeekDinners are community-organised events. We'd love for you to help out with the organising - sign up to the planning mailing list and chip in if you can.
For this dinner, we still need:
- Sponsorship - the dinners are organised on a volunteer basis, but if you or your company would like to help out in any way, we would be very grateful for the support
Agenda
- Welcome
- 1st talk session
- Starters
- 2nd talk session
- Mains
- 3rd talk session
- Dessert
- Slideshow Karaoke
- Open mic
Talks
We want short, interactive talks - a quick overview of a cool idea, or an interesting way of looking at things. We prefer to stay away from the how, and the technical nitty-gritty, and get an idea of the what or maybe the why.
We like to keep the talks short - about five minutes, plus questions. Bring your slides on a USB stick if you have any, we will provide a laptop and a projector.
Talks offered
If you have something you'd like to share, please offer it.
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Lessons from Biomatrix Systems Thinking Tania (Systems failure. Ran out of time. Next time.)
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Right now I'm again researching payment service providers, banks and their charges (ie what you need to pay to accept credit cards, or process debit orders, online). If anyone shows any interest here (like adding this to the 'talks wanted list', I could do a talk listing the various players, the charges, and comparing the SA vs international. Boring boring... The talk will be entitled Why Geeks should eat organic food instead :) Ian
- The organic food isn't working on my infected wisdom tooth, which has spread its infection everywhere - I'm sick. :( Apologies
- A talk about the concept/philosophy of the extended mind. Brad
- Mike Stopforth is going to be in town on the night of GeekDinner, so Jonathan 3 and I (Kerry-Anne) thought we'd ask him to stop by and give a talk. He's going to tell us about a few of the lessons they've learned while building Afrigator, and touch on how to actually implement your ideas and get them out there.
Talks wanted
If you'd like to hear about something, let us know.
- Something about the economy, central banking and alternative banking systems - Joe
- I'd like to hear Adrianna talk about developing for the Karoo Array Telescope - MJW
- I'd also like to know why I still can't accept payments in PayPal (what law is causing the problem?) and if there are alternatives that won't cost me a fortune for accepting international payments - MJW
- I second the request for a foreign payments talk. Maybe next time Ian? - APM
Slideshow Karaoke
This is where somebody presents a talk based on slides that they have never seen before, on a topic chosen by somebody else. This month, Jonathan Endersby will be presenting on slides prepared by Kerry-Anne.
Talk Videos
Available on Archive.org
Menu
Yum have arranged a set-menu for us, which will cost R125 per person:
Starters
- Phyllo Parcels (Butternut, Potato Leek and Sage, Spinach and Feta), or
- Tomato and Feta, or
- Springbok Carpaccio
Mains
- Ovenbaked Fish of the Day with crisp veggies, or
- Tomato Lamb Bredie served on rosti cakes, or
- Vegetable Lasagne
Desserts
- Malva Pudding with Ice Cream, or
- Fresh Fruit Salad with Ice Cream
Wine
Our wine is very generously sponsored by Perdeberg Winery (the one with the Zebra) - many thanks to them for supporting the Geek Dinners.
AV
We have a screen and projector (generously lent to us by SynthaSite, and Tania), and Kerry-Anne and her father have come through and supplied us with a mic and amp, for our speakers.
Remember
- Make sure you tag your blog posts, flickr photos, etc, with "GeekDinner" and make sure your feed is part of Planet GeekDinner before the event. If you add your blog under the "Include Me" section, a planet admin should notice it and add you.
- Please blog about the event, linking to the venue and the wine sponsor - we like to give them positive props and link-love as one way of saying thanks.
- Please order some wine from the wine sponsor!
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The GeekDiners
Anyone can attend a GeekDinner, and attendance itself is free. You only pay for your own food and drinks. Just sign up here (and think about offering a talk).
There are only 50 places available - book early. Bring your geek friends and loved ones.
Please remove yourself if you can't make it.
If you want to be reminded a week before about the dinner, sign up to the announcement mailing list.
- Michael Gorven
- Kylie Hagan
- Jonathan Hitchcock
- Jeremy Thurgood
- Kerry-Anne Gilowey
- Marike Redelinghuys
- MJ Watson
- Marius Cloete
- Tania
- Stefano Rivera
- Niki McQueen
- Duncan Bennett
- Toby Bennett
- Rudy Chetty
- Tonia Zorbas
- Kevin Fourie
- Paul Gilowey
- Joe
- Martin Lompa
- Donald Jackson
- Brendan Hide
- Bradley Whittington
- Wessel Venter
- Marius Bock
- Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)
- Johannes Le Roux (dade)
- Shakir Solomon
- Hendrik Louw
- Ayton Meintjes
- Jonathan Endersby (arbitraryuser)
- Bryn Divey
- Sheraan Amod
- Beverley Merriman
- Bradley Smith
- Anneke Bosman Oliver
- Nico Oliver
- Trevor Hughes
- Alex Whyatt
- Graham Poulter
- Deon Erasmus
- Tink Duncan
- Martin Bongers
- Russell Cloran
- Dave Mackie
- Robert Fowler
- Nicola Savage
- Jennifer Dianez
- Frerieke van Bree
- Andy Rabagliati
- Bearnard Hibbins
Waiting List
If you'd like to come, but didn't make it into the first 50, put your name here, and we'll bump you if other people can't make it. If you want to be reminded early about the next dinner, sign up to the announcement mailing list.
- Aubrey Kilian Ah bugger, forgot to put my name on...
- Francis Richter
- Leigh Penzhorn
- Llew Claasen
- Bradley Schroeder
- Christél Breedt
Apologies
If you wanted to be there, planned to be there, but couldn't make it, move yourself down here with your excuse. Or your perfectly valid reason for abandoning us. As long as you're not a Jonathan.
- Jacques Marneweck I will unfortunately be hanging out with the other Joyeurs
- Jonathan Andrews
- Charl van Niekerk My trip to Cape Town this month happened sooner than expected.
- Timothy Allen Will be in Jo'burg. :-(
- Theo van Niekerk in Jhb
- Jakob Pedersen Colliding with my fiancees departure for Sweden :-( Will give me time to actually have those business card made
- mudthang was suddenly reminded he has a parent's meeting to attend, dang!
- Ian Gilfillan - has swine fever (at least that's what I call whatever this infected wisdom tooth, thankfully coming out tomorrow, has given me)
- Carla Fourie & Donovan Winterburn - Last minute deadline we can't miss, apologies.
- Christine da Silva & Joey da Silva - We thought we would give someone else a chance :)
- Christo Crampton - kakkest day.
- John Murray
- Ashley Ross - not making it
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