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Subject: [ANN] Apache Meetup NL - April 26th
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:05:46 +0200
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Hello all,

A week or so ago I had a nice meeting with a couple of Apache friends in =
a lovely place in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Among other Apache related =
stuff we discussed how to get-together as many people interested in the =
Apache community as possible on frequent/regular basis in the lovely =
Netherlands.

We parted ways that evening with an idea to start organizing informal =
meetups, get-togethers or hackathon flavored meetings in which people =
can present, discuss, socialize and hack at the same time. The idea is =
to make these small events community driven, easy to organize and more =
frequent as much as possible so we can have as many of them as we can.

We are pleased to announce that the first of these events will be held =
in the Grand Cafe Metropole in Arnhem, The Netherlands on Thursday April =
26, 2012 from 17:00 - 22:00 (details below). People who would like to =
give talks or presentations about existing Apache projects or that have =
an idea which they would like to talk about are very encouraged and =
welcome to do so. For the sake of planning it is preferable to let us =
know about these talks ahead of time so we can schedule them.

Also, which is in the very core of such meetings, groups working on a =
specific project where at least two of them are going to be part of the =
event, give us heads up to spread that among others if they are =
interested to join hacking on that project. In general, let us know your =
interests!

The nature of these events is very much hands-on. As all Apache events =
they are open to anybody who is using or otherwise involved in one or =
more of our projects. If you=92d like to know more about Apache and how =
to get involved in different activities happening inside the Apache =
community, be sure to drop by!

Venue and Travel Info

The meetup will be held at the Grand Cafe Metropole in the Steenstraat =
68 in Arnhem [1], starting at 17:00 until about 22:00. We have the big =
upstairs room reserved there, which has plenty of room and includes WiFi =
and power. The venue is provided by Luminis. Drinks and food are on you!

The closest train station, Arnhem Velperpoort, is within walking =
distance (500m) and there is a parking garage next to that same station =
(in case you can=92t park in front of the Metropole). If you need any =
travelling assistance, get in touch with Marcel as he lives nearby and =
knows the area.

Very much looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible! See you =
there :)

Please signup for the event here: =
https://apachemeetup-nl.eventbrite.com/

Marcel (marrs) and Mohammad (mnour)

[1] http://metropole.nl/
[2] http://metropole.nl/execute.php?taal=3D1&dir=3Droute&olddir=3D149