A coffee shop sounds fine to me. Will and I will be there on the 28th; around 6PM would probably be best for us. Even if it was just you and us and orthonormal, that sounds like a fine meetup to me.
That would suit me well. How about Indie? It's nice and close to the engineering/CS part of campus. The waffles are lovely. But parking nearby is a problem.
After a successful first Chicago meetup, Airedale and I are now looking forward to the first nonfirst meetup. There are a few different options:
Any thoughts on what's convenient for most people, and on what's a good venue?
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