Hello!

Are we having a meeting on 28 Feb? If so, perhaps it would be good to
advertise it now-ish, so we get in people's diaries.

Also, I notice that the website and Yahoo! group are both a bit out
of date (the former has our November meeting as the last advertised
one and the latter says we meet on the second Wednesday of every
month). Perhaps we should update them? An ex-colleague of mine who
has just moved to Canberra thought nothing was happening because of
the website.

If no-one else has time and someone wants (and is comfortable) to
give me access to modify these, I'm happy to update them.

Cheers


Jessica Enders
Director
Formulate Information Design
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http://formulate.com.au
----------------------------------------
Phone: (02) 6116 8765
Fax: (02) 8456 5916
PO Box 5108
Braddon ACT 2612
----------------------------------------

Sorry for the late response - I'll be there!

Cheers

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-----Original Message-----
From: canberra_ia_community@...
[mailto:canberra_ia_community@...] On Behalf Of Andrew Boyd
Sent: Tuesday, 22 January 2008 3:37 PM
To: canberra_ia_community@...; SIGIA-L
Subject: [canberra_ia_community] Canberra IA Cocktail Hour: Next Meeting
Thursday 24 January 2008

Hi all,

The next Canberra IA Cocktail Hour is on Thursday 24 January 2008.

We have two topics:

-         Jessica Enders will speak on form design
-         Whither shall we wander: A discussion on our venue needs as
a group. The case study from Stuart Darrow has been postponed until
his return from leave.

Time: 17:30-19:00
Day/Date: Thursday 24 January 2008
NOTE NEW VENUE: Eureka Strategic Research
Level 1, 55 Woolley Street Dickson

Please be advised that the doors are locked at Eureka from 5PM - we
will have people stationed at the doors until 6PM to let you in.

Please RSVP as soon as possible for catering purposes.

PS: if you are not already a member - there is a contact list for the
Canberra IA Cocktail Hours: you can join via
http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/canberra_ia_community or subscribe to
updates to the Canberra IA Community Blog via
http://iacanberra.org

Best regards, Andrew Boyd

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Andrew and I just went to Dickson to get groceries and checked the
location of tomorrow's IA cocktail hour. The venue is:

Eureka Strategic Research
Level 1, 55 Woolley Street Dickson

The stairs are between Zefirelli and Meiji japanese cafe, which are
right on the bend of Woolley st.

You might be lucky and get a park on Wooley St, but otherwise the big
car park opposite McDonalds is usually OK at that time of night...

And if you want any of my give-away books, let me know and I'll bring
them along:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=maadonna&tag=giveaway
<http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=maadonna&tag=giveaway>

Donna

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Count me in for Thursday!

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Hi all,

The next Canberra IA Cocktail Hour is on Thursday 24 January 2008.

We have two topics:

-         Jessica Enders will speak on form design
-         Whither shall we wander: A discussion on our venue needs as
a group. The case study from Stuart Darrow has been postponed until
his return from leave.

Time: 17:30-19:00
Day/Date: Thursday 24 January 2008
NOTE NEW VENUE: Eureka Strategic Research
Level 1, 55 Woolley Street Dickson

Please be advised that the doors are locked at Eureka from 5PM - we
will have people stationed at the doors until 6PM to let you in.

Please RSVP as soon as possible for catering purposes.

PS: if you are not already a member - there is a contact list for the
Canberra IA Cocktail Hours: you can join via
http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/canberra_ia_community or subscribe to
updates to the Canberra IA Community Blog via
http://iacanberra.org

Best regards, Andrew Boyd

--
---
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http://onblogging.com.au

Hi guys

I have a pile of books I don't want any more. Listed on library thing here:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=maadonna&tag=giveaway

You can pick them up from me (Lyneham) or I'll bring to next IA group.
Send me a list of what you'd like (max 5 per person ;)

Donna

Hi all

Can I make a suggestion about our upcoming meeting? Perhaps we could
have it at this new venue in Dickson and set aside some time to
discuss what we want to do over the longer term then and there. Doing
it on a list is a little bit painful! :-)

I think I've had 40 minutes allocated to me to talk about forms, but
would rather aim for perhaps 20 minutes. The spare time could go to
feedback on my talk (which I'd really appreciate) and venue discussion.

If this sounds OK let me know and I'll firm up the venue. I think
Andrew's suggestion for a thank you, of a bottle of nice wine, sounds
good, at least for this first meeting.

Cheers


Jessica Enders
Director
Formulate Information Design
----------------------------------------
http://formulate.com.au
----------------------------------------
Phone: (02) 6116 8765
Fax: (02) 8456 5916
PO Box 5108
Braddon ACT 2612
----------------------------------------
Wishing you a safe and happy 2008

I think Fyshwick is actually a pretty good location - part way between
north and south, without the traffic fight that happens toward the
airport ;) How deep in Fyshwick are you - I was thinking you were on
Canberra Ave...

Donna

Ruth Ellison wrote:
>
> Happy to do Dickson too.
>
> I would love to offer our office space for meetings (we can probably hold
> about 10 people in our meeting room) but I don't think Fyshwick is
> particularly convenient for people to get to (although there's free
> parking)
> :)
>
> Cheers,
>

Happy to do Dickson too.

I would love to offer our office space for meetings (we can probably hold
about 10 people in our meeting room) but I don't think Fyshwick is
particularly convenient for people to get to (although there's free parking)
:)

Cheers,

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-----Original Message-----
From: canberra_ia_community@...
[mailto:canberra_ia_community@...] On Behalf Of Andrew Boyd
Sent: Monday, 14 January 2008 1:29 PM
To: canberra_ia_community@...
Subject: Re: [canberra_ia_community] Meeting this Thursday

Hi Jessica,

the meeting is not on this Thursday - we've had to move the meeting
until the 4th Thursday of the month owing to a clash with the SMS
branch meeting.

I'm happy to go to Dickson to see how this works out - how does
everyone else feel about it?

Best regards, Andrew

On Jan 14, 2008 1:21 PM, Jessica Enders <jessica@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi all
>
>  If we want to use the meeting room my friends are offering in
>  Dickson, I probably need to know by the end of the day.
>
>  Cheers
>
>  Jessica Enders
>  Director
>  Formulate Information Design
>  ----------------------------------------
>  http://formulate.com.au
>  ----------------------------------------
>  Phone: (02) 6116 8765
>  Fax: (02) 8456 5916
>  PO Box 5108
>  Braddon ACT 2612
>  ----------------------------------------
>  Wishing you a safe and happy 2008
>
>



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---
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http://onblogging.com.au



Yahoo!7 Groups Links

Dickson is good for me as well. I think we should take up this offer -
it gives us some flexibility and we can see if it makes any difference
to who attends (and I can walk home ;)

Donna

Andrew Boyd wrote:
>
> Hi Jessica,
>
> the meeting is not on this Thursday - we've had to move the meeting
> until the 4th Thursday of the month owing to a clash with the SMS
> branch meeting.
>
> I'm happy to go to Dickson to see how this works out - how does
> everyone else feel about it?
>
> Best regards, Andrew
>

Hi Andrew

Thanks for clarifying - I wasn't clear that the meeting for this week
had definitely been moved. Too many threads for me to keep a track of!

We have a bit more time to make a decision about Dickson then. Just
keep in mind it only holds 10 people. And I'm still looking for
suggestions for a small thank you. Please help me avoid a massive
social faux pas!

Cheers


Jessica Enders
Director
Formulate Information Design
----------------------------------------
http://formulate.com.au
----------------------------------------
Phone: (02) 6116 8765
Fax: (02) 8456 5916
PO Box 5108
Braddon ACT 2612
----------------------------------------
Wishing you a safe and happy 2008

On 14/01/2008, at 1:28 PM, Andrew Boyd wrote:

> Hi Jessica,
>
> the meeting is not on this Thursday - we've had to move the meeting
> until the 4th Thursday of the month owing to a clash with the SMS
> branch meeting.
>
> I'm happy to go to Dickson to see how this works out - how does
> everyone else feel about it?
>
> Best regards, Andrew
>
> On Jan 14, 2008 1:21 PM, Jessica Enders <jessica@...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > If we want to use the meeting room my friends are offering in
> > Dickson, I probably need to know by the end of the day.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Jessica Enders
> > Director
> > Formulate Information Design
> > ----------------------------------------
> > http://formulate.com.au
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Phone: (02) 6116 8765
> > Fax: (02) 8456 5916
> > PO Box 5108
> > Braddon ACT 2612
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Wishing you a safe and happy 2008
> >
> >
>
> --
> ---
> Andrew Boyd
> http://onblogging.com.au
>
>

Hi Jessica,

the meeting is not on this Thursday - we've had to move the meeting
until the 4th Thursday of the month owing to a clash with the SMS
branch meeting.

I'm happy to go to Dickson to see how this works out - how does
everyone else feel about it?

Best regards, Andrew

On Jan 14, 2008 1:21 PM, Jessica Enders <jessica@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi all
>
>  If we want to use the meeting room my friends are offering in
>  Dickson, I probably need to know by the end of the day.
>
>  Cheers
>
>  Jessica Enders
>  Director
>  Formulate Information Design
>  ----------------------------------------
>  http://formulate.com.au
>  ----------------------------------------
>  Phone: (02) 6116 8765
>  Fax: (02) 8456 5916
>  PO Box 5108
>  Braddon ACT 2612
>  ----------------------------------------
>  Wishing you a safe and happy 2008
>
>



--
---
Andrew Boyd
http://onblogging.com.au

Hi all

If we want to use the meeting room my friends are offering in
Dickson, I probably need to know by the end of the day.

Cheers

Jessica Enders
Director
Formulate Information Design
----------------------------------------
http://formulate.com.au
----------------------------------------
Phone: (02) 6116 8765
Fax: (02) 8456 5916
PO Box 5108
Braddon ACT 2612
----------------------------------------
Wishing you a safe and happy 2008

I have occasionally found it hard to get to the airport on time, but
mainly because Amber had gymnastics until 5.30. This year she has
swimming at 6 on Thursdays, so I am going to miss some months anyway...

Donna

Andrew Boyd wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> while we're chasing our own tails looking for an alternate venue,
> someone has quietly asked me the question: how many people actually
> wanted to change the venue?
>
> And the supplementary: the SMS Canberra branch meeting is now
> scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of the month - is the 4th Thursday
> (from now on) suitable for everyone?
>
> Thanks, Andrew
>

Hello

Well, my market research friends have risen to the challenge and have
offered their meeting room on Woolley Street in Dickson. They are
fine for us to consume food and drink in there and it is available
for our first meeting. They even have a projector we can use. Only
downside is that it only seats about 10 people.

If we go down this route, they have very politely asked for a "small
something in return", looking to me for suggestions. I have no
experience with this sort of thing so don't know what would be
appropriate to offer. I think cash wouldn't be great - maybe a case
of wine or something? Any ideas?

Dickson is much more convenient for me, personally, and probably also
for newcomers, as it's very easy to get to by car or bus. I'm also
pretty sure parking is free around Woolley Street after 5:30pm, but
it can get kind of crowded. On the plus side, there's heaps of
restaurants we could get food from for during or after!

But at the end of the day, I'm fine with Brindabella Park or Dickson,
and both the 3rd and the 4th Thursday suit me.

Cheers


Jessica Enders
Director
Formulate Information Design
----------------------------------------
http://formulate.com.au
----------------------------------------
Phone: (02) 6116 8765
Fax: (02) 8456 5916
PO Box 5108
Braddon ACT 2612
----------------------------------------
Wishing you a safe and happy 2008

On 09/01/2008, at 3:09 PM, trib@... wrote:

> All
>
> On 1/9/08, Andrew Boyd <facibus@...> wrote:
> > while we're chasing our own tails looking for an alternate venue,
> > someone has quietly asked me the question: how many people actually
> > wanted to change the venue?
>
> Interesting question. I've always been happy for it to be at the
> airport. The drive is easy enough and it's only once a month.
>
> Maybe we stop chasing our tails?
>
> I think the barrier is to potential new members rather than the
> existing core that turns up regularly. Am I right?
>
> > And the supplementary: the SMS Canberra branch meeting is now
> > scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of the month - is the 4th Thursday
> > (from now on) suitable for everyone?
>
> 4th Thursday is good. We only have one in January, right?
>
> S
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>
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> +61 410 680722
>
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> workers
>
>

Andrew asked:


Hi folks,

while we're chasing our own tails looking for an alternate venue,
someone has quietly asked me the question: how many people actually
wanted to change the venue?

	 Don't you hate it when that happens?  I'm happy to continue at
Brindabella Park.

And the supplementary: the SMS Canberra branch meeting is now
scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of the month - is the 4th Thursday
(from now on) suitable for everyone?

	 OK by me.

Kerry

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On 1/9/08, Andrew Boyd <facibus@...> wrote:
> while we're chasing our own tails looking for an alternate venue,
> someone has quietly asked me the question: how many people actually
> wanted to change the venue?

Interesting question.  I've always been happy for it to be at the
airport.  The drive is easy enough and it's only once a month.

Maybe we stop chasing our tails?

I think the barrier is to potential new members rather than the
existing core that turns up regularly. Am I right?

> And the supplementary: the SMS Canberra branch meeting is now
> scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of the month - is the 4th Thursday
> (from now on) suitable for everyone?

4th Thursday is good.  We only have one in January, right?

S
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Hi folks,

while we're chasing our own tails looking for an alternate venue,
someone has quietly asked me the question: how many people actually
wanted to change the venue?

And the supplementary: the SMS Canberra branch meeting is now
scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of the month - is the 4th Thursday
(from now on) suitable for everyone?

Thanks, Andrew

On Jan 9, 2008 8:18 AM, Webb, KerryA <kerrya.webb@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Andrew asked:
>
>
>  > Is anyone a member of the Hellenic Club? I know from hunting down
>  > training venues that they have a variety of rooms.
>
>  I am. If Jessica's approach doesn't work, I'll see what Block H (our
>  quaint little name for the Club) can do.
>
>  Kerry
>
>
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Andrew asked:

> Is anyone a member of the Hellenic Club? I know from hunting down
> training venues that they have a variety of rooms.

I am.  If Jessica's approach doesn't work, I'll see what Block H (our
quaint little name for the Club) can do.

Kerry

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Ah, that would be perfect!

Donna

Jessica Enders wrote:
>
> I have a couple of friends who work in Market Research (ex
> colleagues) and have offices with meeting rooms. I'll call around and
> see if any of them might be able to help us out. They're mostly
> located in the inner north.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jessica Enders
>

I have a couple of friends who work in Market Research (ex
colleagues) and have offices with meeting rooms. I'll call around and
see if any of them might be able to help us out. They're mostly
located in the inner north.

Cheers

Jessica Enders
Director
Formulate Information Design
----------------------------------------
http://formulate.com.au
----------------------------------------
Phone: (02) 6116 8765
Fax: (02) 8456 5916
PO Box 5108
Braddon ACT 2612
----------------------------------------
Wishing you a safe and happy 2008

On 08/01/2008, at 4:48 PM, Andrew Boyd wrote:

> Hi Donna,
>
> thanks for trying :)
>
> Is anyone a member of the Hellenic Club? I know from hunting down
> training venues that they have a variety of rooms.
>
> Best regards, Andrew
>
> On Jan 8, 2008 4:34 PM, Donna Maurer <donna@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Good attempt Donna...
> >
> > Dickson tradies don't have anything, the other two don't answer
> their
> > phones...
> >
> > I'll try again tomorrow.
> >
> > But I swear, if everyone could just ring 2 places and ask, we may be
> > able to sort this. Sports clubs are good too!
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > Donna Maurer wrote:
> > >
> > > This is the perpetual challenge. We'd like a neat meeting room
> with a
> > > projector, but we'd like to have a drink and food as well, and
> we don't
> > > really want to pay too much, and we'd like it to be centrally
> located
> > > and with decent parking.
> > >
> > > SCC is likely to ask for a fee and require us to purchase food.
> Most
> > > clubs do, and that is tricky for a small group of inconsistent
> numbers.
> > >
> > > *If we could all take on the challenge of phoning 2 nearby
> venues and
> > > getting prices and details*, we can get going.
> > >
> > > I'm going to phone the polish club and maybe bowling club in
> turner ;)
> > > Dickson Tradies may be worth a go too...
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> ---
> Andrew Boyd
> http://onblogging.com.au
>
>

Hi Donna,

thanks for trying :)

Is anyone a member of the Hellenic Club? I know from hunting down
training venues that they have a variety of rooms.

Best regards, Andrew

On Jan 8, 2008 4:34 PM, Donna Maurer <donna@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Good attempt Donna...
>
>  Dickson tradies don't have anything, the other two don't answer their
>  phones...
>
>  I'll try again tomorrow.
>
>  But I swear, if everyone could just ring 2 places and ask, we may be
>  able to sort this. Sports clubs are good too!
>
>  Donna
>
>
>  Donna Maurer wrote:
>  >
>  > This is the perpetual challenge. We'd like a neat meeting room with a
>  > projector, but we'd like to have a drink and food as well, and we don't
>  > really want to pay too much, and we'd like it to be centrally located
>  > and with decent parking.
>  >
>  > SCC is likely to ask for a fee and require us to purchase food. Most
>  > clubs do, and that is tricky for a small group of inconsistent numbers.
>  >
>  > *If we could all take on the challenge of phoning 2 nearby venues and
>  > getting prices and details*, we can get going.
>  >
>  > I'm going to phone the polish club and maybe bowling club in turner ;)
>  > Dickson Tradies may be worth a go too...
>  >
>  > Donna
>  >
>
>



--
---
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Good attempt Donna...

Dickson tradies don't have anything, the other two don't answer their
phones...

I'll try again tomorrow.

But I swear, if everyone could just ring 2 places and ask, we may be
able to sort this. Sports clubs are good too!

Donna

Donna Maurer wrote:
>
> This is the perpetual challenge. We'd like a neat meeting room with a
> projector, but we'd like to have a drink and food as well, and we don't
> really want to pay too much, and we'd like it to be centrally located
> and with decent parking.
>
> SCC is likely to ask for a fee and require us to purchase food. Most
> clubs do, and that is tricky for a small group of inconsistent numbers.
>
> *If we could all take on the challenge of phoning 2 nearby venues and
> getting prices and details*, we can get going.
>
> I'm going to phone the polish club and maybe bowling club in turner ;)
> Dickson Tradies may be worth a go too...
>
> Donna
>

This is the perpetual challenge. We'd like a neat meeting room with a
projector, but we'd like to have a drink and food as well, and we don't
really want to pay too much, and we'd like it to be centrally located
and with decent parking.

SCC is likely to ask for a fee and require us to purchase food. Most
clubs do, and that is tricky for a small group of inconsistent numbers.

*If we could all take on the challenge of phoning 2 nearby venues and
getting prices and details*, we can get going.

I'm going to phone the polish club and maybe bowling club in turner ;)
Dickson Tradies may be worth a go too...

Donna

Jessica Enders wrote:
>
> Hi all and Happy New Year
>
> For reasons of noise, facilities and privacy, I would prefer a
> meeting room type venue over a public bar or restaurant. For my
> presentation on the 17th, for example, I'd be keen to use a projector
> (if someone has one they can bring - Andrew/Julie?) and I can't see
> that working so well at the Kingo. :-) I think if we do go down the
> public bar route, Benchmark would be my preference.
>
> I like the sound of the Southern Cross Club, which is also reasonably
> central. I don't have any club memberships but if the SCC doesn't
> work out, I'd be happy to join up elsewhere that has suitable
> facilities.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jessica Enders
> Director
> Formulate Information Design
>
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