Good news guys, it's really easy to organize a get together through this forum - all we need to do is pick a time, day, and place and send a few messages.
HeatherM and I twice tried to organize such an event in Lausanne last year, in October and November (see
one,
two,
three previous threads on these). There were some people who were interested, but in the end no-one apart from us came (except for one or two other people from outside of the forum). Fortunately, since that time there appears to have been a significant growth in the number of forum members from this region, including people like you who have explicitly expressed a hope for such an event. So, we're game to give it another try, are you folks in?
The important thing to really get somthing like this going regularly will be to have a core group of at least 5 or 6 people who come most of the time. Add to that those who come occasionally and we would have a sustainable event going, which I think would be great.
I believe in striking while the iron is hot. On the other hand, we need to give people a reasonable amount of warning. Balancing these two goals, we could try to do something during the week of Jan 29th - Feb 2nd. What do you think?
I understand from other people who organized events thru this forum that mid-week generally works better than fridays or weekends, and this matches the experience that I had when organizing similar events for international students when I was in Canada. Therefore, the two prime candidates would be Wed, Jan 31st, or Thurs, Feb 1st. Any thoughts?
As for the time, I think that 8pm is reasonable: not too early, not too late - what do you think?
The venue should be somewhere that is not too noisy (so we can hear each other) and generally not too busy on the chosen night (so that there is enough space should we need it). I really like the Pinte Besson, which is at Rue de l'Ale 4 in Lausanne (
map link). It is never too noisy, has lots of character (I think that it must be the oldest bar in Lausanne), and has reasonable beer
and wine
prices (plus some pretty good Vaudoise food if you're hungry). However, the down-sides are that the drink selection is not huge (but what they have is nice) plus it is not very big (although it is normally not very full). Do you have any alternative suggestions?
As for how to get people to come, we should start a dedicated thread once we have a definite time, day, and venue, and it would be best to do that on Monday (22nd) or Tuesday (23rd) at the latest. Plus, we can send private messages to all forum members who expressed an interest when we tried to organize the previous events, plus anyone who has joined the forum since then and has expressed an interest in events in this region.
So, in conclusion, let's make something happen in Lausanne!
and because of a lack of practice I would say that my french isn't what it used to!
. So why the move from NZ to Lausanne? Do you live there?
). Just keep an eye out here. My guess is that there will be another in a week or two.
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