Yes, more than 50 of us had a great time last night.... food, drink, fellowship and (just so ya know) all of us there on an official basis wear the
name tag so no one confuzzles us (or vice versa) with the civilians or the wait staff. And the name tags do obscure real names and handles...
Slapping yer backside was gratifying, majic, and embracing you in the normal fashion, fine, too. But our
convo was even better.
Just a reminder, please do not reveal anyone's presence except your own.
Also, please remember that
no board sponsors any of our meet & greets although the boards are kind enough to allow some bandwidth from time to time for announcements and other communications and commentary.
For those who don't particularly pay attention to social events, I've been organizing and hosting in SA (and elsewhere, too) since 2002, in public and semi-public and occasionally very private spaces. We've had 2-a-month events (monthly lunches and monthly happy hours) in SA in 2010 and 2011 and four or five (or more) events each year in Austin including the one last week:
http://eccie.net/showthread.php?t=261412
All persons attending are well
vouched -- in advance -- and
revouched from time to time as well. Not all of the folks on the lists are board members; we have more than a few very well-vouched UTR ladies and gents.
For those interested in attending, please pm me for information and here are the usual rules for those attending:
All events are only a "meet & greet" -- and all who attend are expected to follow the rules below. If you attend, it is presumed you have read the rules and have agreed to follow them. Those who don't will not be invited to future events.
No illegal activities. That means no play for pay, no drugs, absolutely nothing that can compromise the security of our members, guests and our host venue. If you don't understand the rules, please ask ck1942 to explain.
For the security of all involved - no cameras; no uninvited/unsponsored guests; no haggling over services, etc.
No recruiting for anything and no promoting of any web sites.
Please respect all attending by no inappropriate touching and by not disclosing their presence to others on or off any board.