Bang the Drum

Well Bristol OpenCoffee VII did not exactly attract a vast number of attendees. Maybe the time and venue change made it more difficult for people to attend.  However all was not lost as I had the opportunity to cast my eye over the new eoffice in Bristol.  The facility is first rate and they have incorporated some nice design features.  I think this will be a great venue for future more structured OpenCoffee events (more on that later).
I had an interesting chat with the eoffice CEO, Pier Paulo Mucelli, he is very keen to support local networking/technology events in Bristol, including OpenCoffee.
As a result of my meeting with Pier, it got me thinking about how to improve the attendance of OpenCoffee and make it more interesting not just to techies/geeks but also other people.  So the format will change in so much that I hope to get people along to give informal chats/presentations and then after that break out for the more informal Coffee/beer/water.
Eoffice have pledged support by offering us the use of their conferencing facility all I need to do is get people along that want to socialise and maybe give a presentation/share their experiences.
If you are interested in participating at future OpenCoffee gatherings then please do leave me a message here and I will get in touch with you. Alternatively if you want to give me a hand organising future OpenCoffee gatherings then please let me know.
In the meantime whilst I sort out all the changes, Bristol OpenCoffee will still run in the usual format at the Watershed Cafe/Bar.  I plan to have the next one on Thursday 16th August at 1800 Hrs.  Details as usual will be posted on Upcoming and the OpenCoffee Club website.
I look forward to seeing you.

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