Stellenbosch February 2009

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When and Where

The First Stellenbosch GeekDinner, aka Aanloklike Aartappel, will be on Monday the 23rd of February, at Lovane Boutique Wine Estate. Be there at 18:30 for 19:00.

Address: M12, Stellenbosch
Directions: Take the N2 from Cape Town. Take the Baden Powell (Stellenbosch) turn-off. Continue all the way past Spier to the traffic lights. Turn left at the traffic lights and travel for 200m. Lovane is on your right.

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:

• AV equipment - if the venue doesn't have any, we will need to borrow or hire our own.
• Speakers - we're always on the lookout for volunteers to tell us about their ideas or thoughts
• 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

1. Welcome
2. 1st talk session
3. Starters
4. 2nd talk session
5. Mains
6. 3rd talk session
7. Dessert
8. Slideshow Karaoke
9. 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.

1. Bernard Katz: The Duality of Innovation - Discussing the opposing faces of innovation.

2. Martin Bongers: Chasing Tail - Popular science on power laws.

Talks wanted

If you'd like to hear about something, let us know.

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. If you'd like to give it a try, or if you'd like to create the slides for whoever volunteers, sign up.

This time Tania is preparing a talk for either Arno or Wessel to present.

Talk Videos

Available on Archive.org

Menu

R110 per person (including service fee)

Starters

• Beetroot stack with goats cheese and salad with a berry dressing

Mains

• Sirloin Steak served with a mushroom sauce OR • Butternut Ravioli

Side dishes: Rosemary & Garlic Baby potatoes; Fresh vegetables in season; Green Salad served with apples, avocados, walnuts and spring onions

Dessert

• Homemade ice-cream served with a chocolate sauce

Wine

Our wine is very generously sponsored by Perdeberg Winery (the one with the Zebra) - many thanks to them for supporting the Geek Dinners.

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!

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 55 places available - book early. Bring your geek friends and loved ones.

Please remove yourself if you can't make it.

Please indicate if you are vegetarian next to your name when you sign up - it helps us give the venue some advance warning.

If you want to be reminded a week before about the dinner, sign up to the announcement mailing list.

1. Mariska du Preez
2. Beverley Merriman
3. Jonathan Hitchcock
4. Kerry-Anne Gilowey
5. Jeremy Thurgood
6. Bearnard Hibbins
7. Neil Blakey-Milner (V)
8. Martin Bongers
9. Chris Holdsworth
10. Theo van Niekerk (V)
11. Neil Muller
12. Stephan Marais
13. Robert Fowler
14. Dave Durrett
15. Marius Bock
16. Stefano Rivera
17. Bernard Katz
18. Sheraan Amod
19. Jacques Marneweck
20. Dave Mackie
21. Paul Gilowey
22. Heinz Essmann
23. Julian Gordon
24. Saul Wainwright
25. Kevin Laithwaite
26. Adrianna Pińska
27. Simon Cross
28. Jonathan Endersby (ROAAAAAD TRRIIIIPPP)
29. Joe Botha
30. Wessel Venter
31. Jan le Roux
32. Tania
33. Marius Cloete
34. Jaco de Wet
35. Lojanka Kok
36. Jan Laubscher
37. Anel Grobler
38. Christine da Silva
39. Shaun O'Connell (Visa: Check!)
40. Arno Breedt
41. Christél Breedt
42. Ivor Paul
43. Marike Janse Van Rensburg
44. Donald Jackson I'd like to come if someone pulls out :)
45. Ricky van der Walt
46. Andrew Inggs
47. A.J. Venter
48. Gareth van der Westhuizen
49. Charl van Niekerk
50. Hans van der Merwe
51. Anthony Faull

Waiting List

If you'd like to come, but didn't make it into the first 55, 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.

1. Nobody yet.

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.

• Graham Poulter - not feeling social tonight.
• John Murray - last minute change of plans.
• MJ Watson (V) (Monday=fencing/this is also Oscar night(?)]
• Neill Adamson (kids are sucking up all my time)
• Nicola Savage - week's just got hectic
• Joey da Silva (Too much to do )
• Lynnae Janse Van Rensburg
• Tsholo Mpuru Double booked myself...:(
• Rudolf Vavruch (too busy)
• Sam Finnemore (Car accident on the way to work this morning - Can't get out there, can't afford to be out there :/ )
• Julian Gordon (Too much to do )
• Bryn Divey - too far too early too busy ): Next time!
• Hendrik Schoeman - Some come up.
• Christo Greeff - stupid traffic