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Our second annual Smoky Mountains GeekNIC will take place the weekend after Memorial Day, so hopefully the crowds will still be manageable and the weather not too hot. This is also a family friendly event, which is why we’re staying at a hotel with a built in water park. Obviously the last item on each day’s agenda is less family oriented, which is why it’s past most kids’ bedtime.

More details are to come, but the high level schedule is:
Friday
4 PM – Tour of ORNL and new 3D Visualization Lab

915 Westgate Resort Road, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

On December 15th 2012, from 4pm to 6pm, we have reserved the Pinball Parlour in Franconia PA for our exclusive use.  All games will be on freeplay, and the cost at the door is $15 a person.

Afterwards, we will head to dinner at a nearby restaurant.

To RSVP just click here.
Pinball Parlour
808 Allentown Rd.
Earlington, PA 18918

On Memorial day 2012 we’ll be heading to Kemper Park, at  905 Valley Road (Valley & Sinkler Roads) in Warminster PA

The park has walking Trails, nature Areas, a playground, and open fields for frisbee and other games. We’ll be grilling, chatting, and having a good time.

We’ll be starting around 2pm, and sticking around until we all get tired of it.  If you’ll be joining us, please bring along a food or drink item to help out and email richpacs@sias.us.

A Malaysian geeknic and Ubuntu release party!

On April 29, 2012, from 10AM until 6PM, the Ubuntu-my loco team will be holding a geeknic and release party.

This event will include a bbq,  Ubuntu installation and discussion, and games, as well as general discussion about the Ubuntu My loco.

Families are welcome to come, and while there will be food, more food to share is always welcome.

The Ubuntu-my team will see you there!

Join us on December 3rd at the Philadelphia Zoo for another Philly geeknic, this time easily accessible by Philadelphia public transit.

Cost is $14 per person for entry when you get to the zoo.

Parking at the park is $12 per car, cash only.  There are several public transit options available.

Please be at the gates around 10am.

You are allowed to bring food and drinks into the zoo, so feel free to pack a lunch.  There may be food available in the park, but some options may be closed.  You can expect a purchased lunch to run around $10 a person.

Zoo directions: http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/zoo/Visit-The-Zoo/Directions—Zoo-Map.htm

Zoo Map and schedule: http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/zoo/Visit-The-Zoo/Daily-Animal-Activities—Zoo-Map.htm

This geeknic is at St. Stephens Green

Bring picnic food.

It’s a big park so we recommend this location as the meeting point:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=dublin+street+map&ll=53.338261,-6.259616&spn=0.000592,0.001206&client=ubuntu&channel=fs&oe=utf-8&t=h&z=20&iwloc=A

I’ll be the one with the Tux baseball cap.  Plus crutches.

Fingers crossed the weather stays dry for us.

Summer is finally here and it’s the perfect time for another Geeknic! We’ll be having it at Heather Farms in Walnut Creek. As always, you do NOT have to be a geek to attend. We’ll be out here to socialize and have a great time amongst geeks, families, and friends.

This will be an outdoor event at a park with picnic tables, a volleyball court, and plenty of green space for other activities. We will have burgers, hotdogs, and other grilled delights. We also have plenty of vegetarian options (Vegetable shish kabobs, Veg. Indian Food, etc.).

When and Where

• Saturday, June 18th, 2011
• 1:00pm til 4:00pm
• Heather Farms Park – Walnut Creek

Once you are in the park, follow the Penguin signs

If you need a ride from BART to the park email ahead of time mark <AT> gidgetkitchen <DOT> org – or call Mark at 510 228-4646

Attendees

Free to attend, bring a dish – it would be nice to let people know ahead of time *what* you are bringing. Either post on this page or on the Facebook Page or stop by our IRC channel

• The park has picnic tables, a few extra chairs would be bonus.
• We have 2 extra tables
• There are built-in grills. Does anyone have an extra grill for vegetarian cooking?

Hope to see you there!

We’re going camping! Two nights of camping in an awesome park.  Cost is $15 a person and there is plenty to do, with a museum and observatory within the park grounds, along with 15 miles of hiking trails. Your cost covers the site fees, and pays for wood for the fire and smore supplies as well as emergency supplies.  Anyone attending will need to bring in food but we do share, cook, and eat together.

Children under 18 attending with an adult are free.  You can register for the trip here, but spaces are limited!  Information on what to do, what to bring, etc, will be available here.

Geeknic Heather Farms, you do NOT have to be a geek to attend, maybe you just know someone who is. Maybe you are just interested for yourself and figure that a BBQ makes it a no-lose proposition.

We are going to be meeting outdoors and having a good time. We will have hotdogs, and some other good grilling fun. We’ll also have some vegetarian options also, vegetables shish kabobs (with or without tofu.) What are you bringing?

When and Where

• Saturday, November 6th, 2010
• 12:00 til 4:00pm
• Heather Farms Park -Walnut Creek

Once you are in the park, follow the Penguin signs

If you need a ride from BART to the park email ahead of time info <AT> gidgetkitchen <DOT> org – or call Mark at 510 228-4646

Attendees

Free to attend, bring a dish – it would be nice to let people know ahead of time *what* you are bringing. Either post on this page or on the Facebook Page. or stop by our IRC channel <<< click that

• The park has picnic tables, a few extra chairs would be bonus.
• We have 2 extra tables
• There are built-in grills. Does any have a vegetarian grill?

Just in case weather is bad- our back up plan is to meet at Saxbys. 1632 N Main St

We will have a guest attending from Australia, it will be a chance to meet Melissa in person, if you have not already.