San Jose Meetup, Sat 10/25 @ 7:30pm

0Eliezer_Yudkowsky23 October 2008 10:55PM

It's on Saturday 7.30pm at Il Fornaio, 302 S Market St (in the Sainte Claire Hotel), San Jose. All aspiring rationalists welcome. The reservation is currently for 21 but can be changed if needed.  Please RSVP if you haven't already.

They have a wide variety including the requested vegetarian options & pizza from an oak wood burning oven, mostly good reviews, casual dress code, the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2007, and are just down the road from Montgomery Theater.

7.30 should give people time to finish chatting at the theater or freshen up at their hotels, but if you want to come a bit earlier they say they'll probably be able to seat you. If lots of people think 7.30 is too late I could change the time or suggest a cafe for early birds to grab a coffee in before dinner.

Please RSVP whether or not you'll be coming, either in a comment or email me at cursor_loop 4t yahoo p0int com. That way if new people want to come as they can take unclaimed places, and I can let the restaurant know if the number changes. If you think you'll be late, please let me know that too so we can ask the restaurant to keep your seat.

Also, as my cellphone won't work San Jose, please could someone volunteer their number for unexpectedly late or lost people to ring?

Please see here for further info. Hope to see you all on Saturday!

-- Posted on behalf of Michael Howard

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michael_vassar323 October 2008 11:00:55PM0 points [-]

I will be there.

michael_vassar323 October 2008 11:01:03PM0 points [-]

I will be there.

Tom_McCabe224 October 2008 12:14:07AM0 points [-]

See everyone there.

Nick_Tarleton24 October 2008 12:20:00AM0 points [-]

Will be there.

Liron_Shapira24 October 2008 01:56:06AM0 points [-]

I'll be there.

greyshirt24 October 2008 02:06:12AM0 points [-]

At there now.

greyshirt24 October 2008 02:17:07AM0 points [-]

I will make a return visit. This passion drop martini is good.

Isak24 October 2008 04:12:06AM0 points [-]

Great idea. I will be there.

Max_Marty24 October 2008 06:05:47AM0 points [-]

I will be there, and look forward to it.

John724 October 2008 07:27:43AM0 points [-]

I'll be there.

Elliot24 October 2008 08:08:39AM0 points [-]

I'll be there!

Pete324 October 2008 10:17:09AM0 points [-]

I wish I could be there.

blake_borgeson24 October 2008 02:41:26PM0 points [-]

Sounds great--I'll be there.

Moshe_Looks25 October 2008 01:03:43AM0 points [-]

Will be there (+ wife).

Doug_S.25 October 2008 03:44:49AM0 points [-]

I live on the wrong coast, so I won't be there.

Tom_McCabe225 October 2008 04:14:45AM0 points [-]

I will not be there due to a screwup by Continental Airlines, my apologies.

MichaelHoward25 October 2008 04:36:12AM0 points [-]

Thanks again to all respondents.

Our reservation is now for 28. If a few more turn up that's OK too, though we'd have to squeeze in a bit if it's more than 30. We'll be in a private room of our own next to the main restaurant, on 3 long tables close together.

Just walk in the Sainte Claire Hotel, turn left when you see the menu by the door, and give them my name.

Someone asked about parking. There's quite a bit nearby, they have valet parking also.

See you tomorrow!

RobinHanson25 October 2008 06:42:58PM0 points [-]

I'd be there if I were in town. :)

MichaelHoward26 October 2008 05:43:54PM1 point [-]

Kurzweil would be proud of us. We saw zero initial response meta-exponentially grow into 48 people.

Thanks for coming, hope you had interesting chats, exchanged a few useful memes and maybe made a few contacts. I only wish my jet lag had let me stay longer.