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 declanat_private, 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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