Hey Everyone,
Hope you all had a fantastic break and are looking forward to Melbourne Cocoaheads kicking off again.
I’m very pleased to announce that RMIT have offered (through Audrey Tam) one of their rooms for our use in 2012. Last year we had a great time being hosted by the various companies in Melbourne, but this year I thought it might be good to settle down in one location so everyone knows where the meetups will be. It also got a little hard for smaller companies to host when our numbers started getting up to 50 or more people. I’ve confirmed with Audrey that the room is available for at least the first half of the year, so we’ll try it out for a while and see if it works.
Even though RMIT will be providing the venue, there will still be opportunities for companies to sponsor pizza and beer. I’m working with one potential partner to secure that sponsorship for the first half of the year, but please let me know if you or your company would like to sponsor. It’s a great way to get involved in the community and an opportunity for you to spend five minutes at the start of the meetup to tell us a little about yourself and what you do.
Towards the end of last year I had a whole lot of people approach me offering to do presentations. I’m hoping to get the schedule locked in for the first half of the year, so even if you’re not prepared right now but would like to present, fee free to nominate yourself for a meetup later in the first half.
The dates are:
Feb 9th
March 15th
April 12th
May 10th
June 14th
Please email me with the details of your talk and your preferred date.
The location is RMIT building 8, level 7, room 71. Building 8 is the one the library is in. There is an entrance to building 8 at street level off Swanston St. Take the lift up to level 7, exit the elevator and walk straight ahead. I’ll put some signage up on level 7 to help.
Cheers, and I look forward to seeing you all again on Feb 9th.
Cheers
Sean