The meet-up was a great opportunity for me to put faces to names and (more importantly) talk about LW/OB/SIAI issues. Thanks to those I spoke with, I have a lot to think about.

That said, I think there are a couple of ways later meet-ups could be improved:

• Name tags. Although some of us improvised, it would have been nice if everyone had them. I'm absolutely terrible with names.

• Have a greeter/host/MC/whatever. I just showed up and started introducing myself while exploring the house. A leader of some kind could also help to coordinate any group activities. ("Food is ready!" or "Hey, everyone who wants to play Bang! meet over here.")

• Have an introduction game of some kind. I recommend werewolf/mafia. This would provide a great chance for people to introduce themselves ("Hi, my name is Geoff and I am a villager, not a werewolf.") and break the initial barrier to socialization.

Still, I very much enjoyed the get-together and I'll certainly show up again. My thanks goes out to the organizers.