Seattle MVP Conference
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Well, if no one else turns up - there's still 3 people from 3 different continents - one from Australia, one from India (Asia) and one from Canada (North America). It can't get more **continentally** cosmopolitan than that, can it? Unless we can get Paul Watson to show up too :-) BTW Mike Dunn may make it too - though I believe he is staying with a cousin rather than at a hotel. Nish
Nish, there is an MVP dinner on Wed night, and Mike is talking about meeting on Wed. I was assuming we'd meet tomorrow. Do you want to call Mike to see if that's possible for him ? Is it still OK for you ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Nish, there is an MVP dinner on Wed night, and Mike is talking about meeting on Wed. I was assuming we'd meet tomorrow. Do you want to call Mike to see if that's possible for him ? Is it still OK for you ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
I am all for meeting tomorrow, but Nish is not coming in til Wednesday, that is why I thought Wednesday would work better. Also Mike does not like the idea of meeting at the Rock Bottom as I suggested below. I am open to anything, Just someone make a decision. My decisions don't seem to be the right ones.:sigh:
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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I am all for meeting tomorrow, but Nish is not coming in til Wednesday, that is why I thought Wednesday would work better. Also Mike does not like the idea of meeting at the Rock Bottom as I suggested below. I am open to anything, Just someone make a decision. My decisions don't seem to be the right ones.:sigh:
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
Well, on Wed, they have a dinner, and they are having 'MVP idol'. I've put my name down for a song already, so I can't skip it. I doubt there is any room for us outside of tomorrow :( Unless we have lunch on Wed ? The registraton is late Wed, isn't it ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Well, on Wed, they have a dinner, and they are having 'MVP idol'. I've put my name down for a song already, so I can't skip it. I doubt there is any room for us outside of tomorrow :( Unless we have lunch on Wed ? The registraton is late Wed, isn't it ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Unfortunately I have a lunch meeting here on Wed that I can not skip or reschedule. I am free tomorrow night though.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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Unfortunately I have a lunch meeting here on Wed that I can not skip or reschedule. I am free tomorrow night though.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
Well, tomorrow was always my plan. still works for me if you're keen... Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Well, tomorrow was always my plan. still works for me if you're keen... Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Very keen. Now we just have to find a place that everyone is happy with. I posted on the lounge[^] a couple days ago for a place, and David Cunningham gave a short list. How about one of those. I original dismissed them because they closed to early for Nish to make it. But if we meet tuesday, then Nish won't be there anyway. Sorry Nish, looks like we are going to miss each other this time.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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Very keen. Now we just have to find a place that everyone is happy with. I posted on the lounge[^] a couple days ago for a place, and David Cunningham gave a short list. How about one of those. I original dismissed them because they closed to early for Nish to make it. But if we meet tuesday, then Nish won't be there anyway. Sorry Nish, looks like we are going to miss each other this time.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
Sorry I'm not more knowledgible about such things, as I now live in the area (since February). With two little kids, most of my exploration has been parks, zoos children's museums and the like. I kind of agree with Mike on the loud and smoky places not being all that attractive. I have been to The Rock Bottom and even during the early afternoon, it was nearly impossible to have a conversation there because of the noise. I don't think smoky is such a problem, because Washington has followed California's progressive ways of trying to stomp out smoking as much as possible. What would be ideal is a relatively quiet and relaxing place that also has :beer: :) Too bad coffee shops don't do that in America. I'll try to do a little last minute research tomorrow, if that's not too late. I assume since this thread is a few hours more recent than "the plan" thread, that the Rock Bottom plan is still not concrete? Matt Gerrans
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Very keen. Now we just have to find a place that everyone is happy with. I posted on the lounge[^] a couple days ago for a place, and David Cunningham gave a short list. How about one of those. I original dismissed them because they closed to early for Nish to make it. But if we meet tuesday, then Nish won't be there anyway. Sorry Nish, looks like we are going to miss each other this time.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
I am ambivelant, the only detail that needs stressing is that I have no transport, any plan that is not near my hotel will require me getting some sort of lift. The $#%$#(( hotel seems to have precharged $1000 to my card, leaving me a bit short, so I don't want to spend a fortune on taxis. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Very keen. Now we just have to find a place that everyone is happy with. I posted on the lounge[^] a couple days ago for a place, and David Cunningham gave a short list. How about one of those. I original dismissed them because they closed to early for Nish to make it. But if we meet tuesday, then Nish won't be there anyway. Sorry Nish, looks like we are going to miss each other this time.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
Here's some suggestions from my uncle who works at MS and thus lives in the area: (PJ I already mailed you this, I'm posting it for the other folks to see too)
You are in the heart of Bellevue, so there are plenty of reasonably priced chain restaurants like California Pizza Kitchen, Red Robin (Bellevue Mall), Rock Bottom Brewery (pretty close), etc. in that area. If you have cars there is a pretty nice place in Kirkland that is about five miles away by surface streets called Waimea Brewing Company. It has a nice water view of Lake Washington. There is also the "best in Seattle" award winning Barbecue at Dixie's Barbecue "near you", but you would need some direction to get to it. It is a Microsoft cult favorite and really quirky, but a blasat. No website that I am aware of.
I highly recommend California Pizza Kitchen. Not sure about Red Robin - I've heard the name before but I can't say I've ever seen one in LA. --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | 1ClickPicGrabber | NEW~! CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ You cannot stop me with paramecium alone!
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Nish, there is an MVP dinner on Wed night, and Mike is talking about meeting on Wed. I was assuming we'd meet tomorrow. Do you want to call Mike to see if that's possible for him ? Is it still OK for you ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Christian Graus wrote: Nish, there is an MVP dinner on Wed night CG, the dinner is only till 10 PM. I am landing Wed night around 8 PM - so by the time I get to my hotel check in and get out, it'll be past 9:30. It's easy for Mike, you and me to meet - we'll have lots of opportunities during the summit - in fact, since we are all VC++ MVPs, the breakout day - we'll all be in the same hall for a full day and probably dinner too. Meeting PJ is the main idea here. He is available on one night - either Tues or Wed. Since I arrive Wednesday night, it'd be cool if we could all meet on Wed. How about after 10 PM? By then, the MVP dinner will be over. PJ, CG, Mike - is this OK with you?
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I am all for meeting tomorrow, but Nish is not coming in til Wednesday, that is why I thought Wednesday would work better. Also Mike does not like the idea of meeting at the Rock Bottom as I suggested below. I am open to anything, Just someone make a decision. My decisions don't seem to be the right ones.:sigh:
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
PJ Arends wrote: I am open to anything, Just someone make a decision. My decisions don't seem to be the right ones. See my reply to CG. Basically I am free for Wed night, you are free and Mike too (if we choose a non-smoker place). CG has the MVP dinner till 10 PM, so we can probably, meet after that. Since CG'll be jetlagged for a few days, he's gonna be up all night anyway, so a late night should be okay for him. I think the best plan is for you, Mike and me to meet up around 9:30 and CG joins us after his MVP dinner thingie. We still need to find a place, but once we are together at a single point, at worst we can cab to some place, can't we?
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Christian Graus wrote: Nish, there is an MVP dinner on Wed night CG, the dinner is only till 10 PM. I am landing Wed night around 8 PM - so by the time I get to my hotel check in and get out, it'll be past 9:30. It's easy for Mike, you and me to meet - we'll have lots of opportunities during the summit - in fact, since we are all VC++ MVPs, the breakout day - we'll all be in the same hall for a full day and probably dinner too. Meeting PJ is the main idea here. He is available on one night - either Tues or Wed. Since I arrive Wednesday night, it'd be cool if we could all meet on Wed. How about after 10 PM? By then, the MVP dinner will be over. PJ, CG, Mike - is this OK with you?
Nishant Sivakumar wrote: CG, the dinner is only till 10 PM. At ours, we're having MVP Idol, and I'm gonna be singing/playing guitar. So, it could end a lot sooner :P Nishant Sivakumar wrote: in fact, since we are all VC++ MVPs, the breakout day - we'll all be in the same hall for a full day and probably dinner too. I intend to sneak over to the C# stuff as much as I can. But yeah, we will see each other there for sure. Nishant Sivakumar wrote: Since I arrive Wednesday night, it'd be cool if we could all meet on Wed. Sure - who needs sleep ? What do you have in mind ? We'll have eaten, obviously. PJ, will this replace our dinner tonight ? Was/is that just the two of us ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: CG, the dinner is only till 10 PM. At ours, we're having MVP Idol, and I'm gonna be singing/playing guitar. So, it could end a lot sooner :P Nishant Sivakumar wrote: in fact, since we are all VC++ MVPs, the breakout day - we'll all be in the same hall for a full day and probably dinner too. I intend to sneak over to the C# stuff as much as I can. But yeah, we will see each other there for sure. Nishant Sivakumar wrote: Since I arrive Wednesday night, it'd be cool if we could all meet on Wed. Sure - who needs sleep ? What do you have in mind ? We'll have eaten, obviously. PJ, will this replace our dinner tonight ? Was/is that just the two of us ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Christian Graus wrote: Sure - who needs sleep ? What do you have in mind ? We'll have eaten, obviously. Ok - that's cool. We can meet somewhere on Wednesday around 9:30-10 PM - all 4 of us. Mike's uncle has given a few suggestions - so we could get to one of those places. I wonder if PJ has a car - if not, we can take a cab I guess. Christian Graus wrote: PJ, will this replace our dinner tonight ? Of course it does - any meetings/dinners planned for before Wed night are now null and void :-) I'll reply to the head post with a message with a new title. So it stands out and people can reply to that.
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To anyone attending the MVP conference, or who lives in the general Seattle area, who would like to get together for a bit this is the place to post ideas. The ideal time would be for dinner and drinks on the 27th of september, the day before the conference is supposed to start. If anybody knows of a good restuarant/lounge where everyone could meet speak up please. Lets firm up the date, time and location so people can make plans.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
Date : Sep 28 2005 Time : After 9:30 PM I hope this is OK with everyone. Now to pick a pub/restaurant to meet at - I leave this to Mike and PJ who'll know the area better than CG and me. In fact, if we are still undecided about the final meeting place, we could all meetup somewhere and then quickly decide on where to go and take a cab (or PJ may have a car).
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Date : Sep 28 2005 Time : After 9:30 PM I hope this is OK with everyone. Now to pick a pub/restaurant to meet at - I leave this to Mike and PJ who'll know the area better than CG and me. In fact, if we are still undecided about the final meeting place, we could all meetup somewhere and then quickly decide on where to go and take a cab (or PJ may have a car).
If there's no concensus by tomorrow, let's just meet up in the Lobby of Nish's hotel (the Doubletree). --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | 1ClickPicGrabber | NEW~! CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ
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If there's no concensus by tomorrow, let's just meet up in the Lobby of Nish's hotel (the Doubletree). --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | 1ClickPicGrabber | NEW~! CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ
Meeting wednesday night at the DoubleTree works for me. You want to meet at 9:30, or would you prefer earlier for supper? I will have my vehicle if we have to drive elsewhere.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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Meeting wednesday night at the DoubleTree works for me. You want to meet at 9:30, or would you prefer earlier for supper? I will have my vehicle if we have to drive elsewhere.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
PJ Arends wrote: Meeting wednesday night at the DoubleTree works for me. You want to meet at 9:30, or would you prefer earlier for supper? I will have my vehicle if we have to drive elsewhere. Sounds good :-) PJ, can you please mail your cell# to nish#voidnish.com? [replace # with @] I've alreday got MIke's number, but if I had yours too I could sync up easier. Nish -- modified at 11:57 Tuesday 27th September, 2005
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Date : Sep 28 2005 Time : After 9:30 PM I hope this is OK with everyone. Now to pick a pub/restaurant to meet at - I leave this to Mike and PJ who'll know the area better than CG and me. In fact, if we are still undecided about the final meeting place, we could all meetup somewhere and then quickly decide on where to go and take a cab (or PJ may have a car).
I asked another guy in Seattle about the smoking situation, and he said each restaurant has its own policy, but we'll be able to find a non-smoking place. No worries. --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | 1ClickPicGrabber | NEW~! CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ Shots do not hurt other players... yet
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: CG, the dinner is only till 10 PM. At ours, we're having MVP Idol, and I'm gonna be singing/playing guitar. So, it could end a lot sooner :P Nishant Sivakumar wrote: in fact, since we are all VC++ MVPs, the breakout day - we'll all be in the same hall for a full day and probably dinner too. I intend to sneak over to the C# stuff as much as I can. But yeah, we will see each other there for sure. Nishant Sivakumar wrote: Since I arrive Wednesday night, it'd be cool if we could all meet on Wed. Sure - who needs sleep ? What do you have in mind ? We'll have eaten, obviously. PJ, will this replace our dinner tonight ? Was/is that just the two of us ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Christian Graus wrote: PJ, will this replace our dinner tonight ? Was/is that just the two of us ? Yeah, it will. I can only make the drive down on one night. Heading back and forth twice in two days does not sound like that much fun (border customs being the biggest bear):|
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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I asked another guy in Seattle about the smoking situation, and he said each restaurant has its own policy, but we'll be able to find a non-smoking place. No worries. --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | 1ClickPicGrabber | NEW~! CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ Shots do not hurt other players... yet
That is why I like the laws here in BC, all restaurants are non-smoking, so it is a non-issue here. I am not used to thinking about smoking/non-smoking any more.
"You're obviously a superstar." - Christian Graus about me - 12 Feb '03 "Obviously ??? You're definitely a superstar!!!" - mYkel - 21 Jun '04 "There's not enough blatant self-congratulatory backslapping in the world today..." - HumblePie - 21 Jun '05 Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
