Idea: London Geek Meet?

After organizing the London Girl Geek Coffees, I’ve had a lot of guy geeks mention they wanted something similar: a regular event where geeks can socialize and relax. The focus here should be on relax; it shouldn’t be about networking, but about hanging around with other geeks and doing something fun. And preferably in the weekend, away from work and worries.

Now we could do Geek Coffee, but I think we should twist that concept slightly. My idea is this: Geek Meet.

Instead of hanging around in a coffee place for a couple of hours, let’s meet up and start with coffee, but continue on and do something interesting. For instance, one week we could with a whole group to the Natural History Museum, the other week we could do a walk past the Thames. Hey, we could even do a picnic in Hyde Park!

It may well turn out after a couple of times that this is too ambitious and that we’d all much rather prefer Geek Coffee. That’s also fine by me, but I think if we give this a chance it could turn out to be a fun event. Before actually announcing it as a real event though (the first would be Sunday the 20th of April?), I wanted to hear all your suggestions and comments to see if people are up for it.

PS: If someone can come up with a better name than Geek Meet, feel free to throw it in the group. I couldn’t think of anything better, but I’m sure some of you out there will.

April 12, 2008 | Filed Under ideas 

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4 Responses to “Idea: London Geek Meet?”

  1. Two Days of Geeky Goodness on April 12th, 2008 2:20 am

    [...] announced the next Girl Geek Coffee on both Geek Dinners sites and a new idea for another event (Geek Meet). Let me know if you’re interested in either of them by leaving a comment on one of those [...]

  2. Neil Crosby on April 12th, 2008 6:48 am

    As one of the guys who’s requested the relaxed style event, I’d say this extension sounds like a great idea, especially with the weather now warming up. I’m definitely up for giving this a try.

  3. Chris Mear on April 12th, 2008 7:13 am

    If someone can come up with a better name than Geek Meet, feel free to throw it in the group.

    THE DAY THE GEEKS ATTACKED!!!

  4. Dan on April 12th, 2008 7:01 pm

    Great idea!

    Well, worth a try at least. I’ll come along if I’m available.

    Dan

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