On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 02:23:51PM +0100, Dara Ó Maolaodha wrote:

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As you may or may not be aware, last night I unwittenly get myself involved with the committee this year as the new Events Officer. As you can all assume the 10th year birthday is now the most important date in my mind (its sad i know) so the 3rd of March it is.

Don't you mean the 5th of April? :)

That's the offical date, yeah, but it doesnt really fit in if we want to do it around Tech Week. But it is able to change :)

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http://www.thez0rekorp.com/private/v/clontarf/

woah - you thinking of a formal ball then?

I'll let Dara answer that one! -- Jesjes 0851422966 PRO

On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 11:43:06PM +0100, Donal wrote:

On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 02:23:51PM +0100, Dara ? Maolaodha wrote:

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Hello all,

As you may or may not be aware, last night I unwittenly get myself involved with the committee this year as the new Events Officer. As you can all assume the 10th year birthday is now the most important date in my mind (its sad i know) so the 3rd of March it is. Already I have a meeting with a lovely lady from clontarf castle trying to pitch her hotel to me, i'll see what great deals I can get from her (it'll probably be like gettting blood from a stone but i'll fill you all in on the gorey details later)

For those who havent been to Clontarf Castle before or for those who would like a quick reminder what room/place I am talking about here is a few pics

http://www.thez0rekorp.com/private/v/clontarf/

Oooh, purdy! But unfortunately a long long way out of our price range :/

what's the overall plan for the event? formal? casual? dinner? etc

personally i'ld like something along the lines of redbrick's 5th birthday party (or was it sixth?) in the boom boom room (above conways).

People seem to be split on the issue, some love the idea of the big formal shindig and some love the cosier relaxed atmosphere ala the fifth birthday. It's hard to tell which approach will win out at this point. I'm not sure which one I'd like the most to be honest, I don't really care as much about the event but more about seeing the people who'll be there *cue "awwwww"s* :p

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From now on, please email me all your ideas and suggestions for this event, I see there is somethings going on and if any support is needed for these to continue please let me know and i'll see what I can do..

Thanks for reading this long eassy :) again any questions/suggestions/critism please mail me

Regards

Dara

ps. if this appears from disusered@rb its cause chfn is broken

so that's why you ran for committee? ;)

Shhh, it's a sekret! Michelle -- 'Cause I'm just a little girl you see But there's a hell of a lot more to me Don't ever underestimate what I can do Don't ever tell me how I'm meant to be

Hey, why not do both? (it is our 10th birthday, let's make a big deal) :-) If it's feasible anyway - if someone gets costings for a ball style event in Clontarf Castle etc. (to rent the place, food, band - probably around 2-4 grand in total), then if they'd like to share them, I reckon we could attempt squeezing our sponsorship contacts. If we want it to happen then we can possibly make it happen :-) An alternative would be to mix it - book out Clontarf Castle or somewhere (meal etc.), but we'll make it casual, have all "redbrick bands" who are willing come back and play for the night - we could set up a few stands, maybe even a LAN corner or something (!), and just sort of "mix up" the whole formal ball / casual fun night out / nerdy gathering "paradigm". In true redbrick style :-) Kp On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 09:18:15AM +0100, Orla Ryan wrote:

Oh my God.... 10 years... I feel so OLD!!! :)

I'd prefer a fairly informal gathering - you know, find a nice bar somewhere (Bacchus, anyone? ;-) ), lay on some drink, nibbles and music, everyone gets stuck in and wander around chatting to people & catching up.

I'm really looking forward to it anyway :-)

Orla (formerly known as Venus)

-----Original Message----- From: redbrick-birthday-bounces@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie [mailto:redbrick-birthday-bounces@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie] On Behalf Of Michelle A. Graham Sent: 20 October 2005 00:09 To: redbrick-birthday@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie Subject: Re: [Redbrick-birthday] New Redbrick Evets Officer

On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 11:43:06PM +0100, Donal wrote:

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On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 02:23:51PM +0100, Dara ? Maolaodha wrote:

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Hello all,

As you may or may not be aware, last night I unwittenly get myself involved with the committee this year as the new Events Officer. As you can all assume the 10th year birthday is now the most important date in my mind (its sad i know) so the 3rd of March it is. Already I have a meeting with a lovely lady from clontarf castle trying to pitch her hotel to me, i'll see what great deals I can get from her (it'll probably be like gettting blood from a stone but i'll fill you all in on the gorey details later)

For those who havent been to Clontarf Castle before or for those who would like a quick reminder what room/place I am talking about here is a few pics

http://www.thez0rekorp.com/private/v/clontarf/

Oooh, purdy! But unfortunately a long long way out of our price range :/

...

what's the overall plan for the event? formal? casual? dinner? etc

personally i'ld like something along the lines of redbrick's 5th birthday party (or was it sixth?) in the boom boom room (above conways).

People seem to be split on the issue, some love the idea of the big formal shindig and some love the cosier relaxed atmosphere ala the fifth birthday. It's hard to tell which approach will win out at this point.

I'm not sure which one I'd like the most to be honest, I don't really care as much about the event but more about seeing the people who'll be there *cue "awwwww"s* :p

...

...

...

From now on, please email me all your ideas and suggestions for this event, I see there is somethings going on and if any support is needed for these to continue please let me know and i'll see what I can do..

Thanks for reading this long eassy :) again any questions/suggestions/critism please mail me

Regards

Dara

ps. if this appears from disusered@rb its cause chfn is broken

so that's why you ran for committee? ;)

Shhh, it's a sekret!

Michelle -- 'Cause I'm just a little girl you see But there's a hell of a lot more to me Don't ever underestimate what I can do Don't ever tell me how I'm meant to be

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Charge the associates �20 a head, that'll go some way towards the cost :o) Clontarf Castle is miles out for those of us who live Southside. Aren't there equally nice venues in the city centre or D4/6 area? what about that place on top of the Guinness place (no idea what it's called) - could we book that out? On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 10:53:38AM +0100, Karl Podesta wrote:

Hey, why not do both? (it is our 10th birthday, let's make a big deal) :-)

If it's feasible anyway - if someone gets costings for a ball style event in Clontarf Castle etc. (to rent the place, food, band - probably around 2-4 grand in total), then if they'd like to share them, I reckon we could attempt squeezing our sponsorship contacts. If we want it to happen then we can possibly make it happen :-)

An alternative would be to mix it - book out Clontarf Castle or somewhere (meal etc.), but we'll make it casual, have all "redbrick bands" who are willing come back and play for the night - we could set up a few stands, maybe even a LAN corner or something (!), and just sort of "mix up" the whole formal ball / casual fun night out / nerdy gathering "paradigm".

In true redbrick style :-)

Kp

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On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 12:07:00AM +0100, Dave O Connor wrote:

On 20/10/05, Conor O' Kane <cokane@redbrick.dcu.ie> wrote:

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Charge the associates ?20 a head, that'll go some way towards the cost :o)

I'd be happy to pay this.

Yeah ditto. If the event will actually have stuff like bands or free food or drink then I think it's perfectly reasonable to charge associates (99% of whom can well afford it) around �20 in.

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Clontarf Castle is miles out for those of us who live Southside. Aren't there equally nice venues in the city centre or D4/6 area?

Well laaah dee dah. Clontarf castle is a 15-minute bus journey from town, and is pretty much on a DART line also.

I was thinking more about the logistics of getting home at 2am when the buses and DART aren't running. Could be fairly pricey for a taxi all the way from Clontarf. -- Tum Ganesh nahiin ho! Adding value.. to synergy All opinions expressed above are not to be taken seriously unless intended. They do not represent the views of any employer of the poster, nor do they necessarily reflect the views of the poster.

On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 09:22:29PM +0100, Conor O' Kane wrote:

Charge the associates �20 a head, that'll go some way towards the cost :o)

Clontarf Castle is miles out for those of us who live Southside. Aren't there equally nice venues in the city centre or D4/6 area?

what about that place on top of the Guinness place (no idea what it's called) - could we book that out?

The Gravity Bar at the top of the Guinness place is also on the list of ideal (and GORGEOUS) places to try, I loved the pictures of it, so pretty! It is expensive though

On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 10:53:38AM +0100, Karl Podesta wrote:

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Hey, why not do both? (it is our 10th birthday, let's make a big deal) :-)

If it's feasible anyway - if someone gets costings for a ball style event in Clontarf Castle etc. (to rent the place, food, band - probably around 2-4 grand in total), then if they'd like to share them, I reckon we could attempt squeezing our sponsorship contacts. If we want it to happen then we can possibly make it happen :-)

An alternative would be to mix it - book out Clontarf Castle or somewhere (meal etc.), but we'll make it casual, have all "redbrick bands" who are willing come back and play for the night - we could set up a few stands, maybe even a LAN corner or something (!), and just sort of "mix up" the whole formal ball / casual fun night out / nerdy gathering "paradigm".

In true redbrick style :-)

Kp

Ah Karl, ever the genius :) -- 'Cause I'm just a little girl you see But there's a hell of a lot more to me Don't ever underestimate what I can do Don't ever tell me how I'm meant to be