FC: Politech announcement: CFP dinner gathering in SF on Tue, Apr. 16

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://www.politechbot.com/events/cfp2002/
                                      
  Politech CFP 2002 Dinner Gathering
  
     Announcing a Politech dinner gathering during the Computers,
     Freedom and Privacy conference in April 2002 in San Francisco. All
     politechnicals and friends are invited. If you're not coming to the
     conference -- or didn't want to pay the $535 to $685 conference fee
     -- but happen to be in the area, join us!
     
     The current plan is to meet on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 pm inside
     the conference hotel, the Cathedral Hill Hotel, in the Hilltop
     Grill and Bar. That's immediately on the left as you walk into the
     hotel. Then we'll head out to -- tentatively, assuming we don't
     have too many people -- a Thai or Vietnamese restaurant about two
     blocks away. Check this page or the Politech mailing list for
     confirmation after there's a head count of RSVPs and a restaurant
     reservation.
     
     Since April 16 is the day of the pre-conference tutorials -- that
     is, the day before the conference officially begins -- it seems to
     be the best choice for a gathering. EFF and Privacy International
     have events planned Wednesday and Thursday evenings, followed soon
     after by Birds of a Feather sessions -- and Friday is out since
     non-locals tend to leave after the 5 pm scheduled end of the
     conference.
     
     This gathering follows Politech dinners in San Francisco in 1999
     and (with the help of John Gilmore) in 1998, and occasional
     gatherings in Washington, DC, such as a November 2001 informal talk
     by Ian Clarke. A brief mention of the possibility of a gathering at
     CFP 2002 drew a strong response; this is the result.
     
  Summary
  
     Where: Cathedral Hill Hotel, 1101 Van Ness Ave (corner of Geary
     Blvd) in San Francisco, at the Hilltop Grill and Bar in the main
     lobby.
     How to get there: The hotel's website gives directions and a map.
     Mapquest's directions are another option. If you get lost, the
     hotel phone number is (415) 776-8200.
     When: Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 pm PT.
     
     If you're planning to come, please email me at declan () well com,
     with "CFP" in the Subject: line, so I can make reservations and
     make sure the restaurant is large enough to accomodate us. Check
     back for details, including the name of the restaurant, a week
     before the gathering. See you there!
     
     Declan McCullagh / March 20, 2002

  More information

     http://www.politechbot.com/events/cfp2002/




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