[Neurobureau-hubs] Fwd: Place to party with 400+ people

Thu Feb 28 10:16:54 PST 2013

Just in case we decide to go ahead, I've begun a sign-up sheet:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Up41ac2phtR0ZqpH2q28YiWSgL5ST_B7swjOJbJwPSI/edit

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Pierre Bellec
<pierre.bellec at criugm.qc.ca>wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> Daniel brought up a brilliant idea. We should have an open mic for a
> couple hours, and spread rumors about exciting live performances by leaders
> of the field. If no one shows up and we have a band we can do a karaoke
> instead. I am confident we'll get people on stage for that. And if we also
> do the prizes for the brain art competition and the hackaton, we're going
> to have one hell of an action-packed evening. That's one way we could make
> the neurobureau party unique (while keeping it cheap). Let me know what you
> think,
>
> Pierre
>
> 2013/2/28 MCLAREN, Donald <mclaren.donald at gmail.com>
>
> We don't want a small place with a max of 200. I fear that we'll have
>> a line to get into the party. I think 500 is a much more reasonable
>> target.
>>
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>> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Alexandre R. Franco
>> <eng.franco at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Pierre,
>> > I agree that the crocodile looks like to be the most fun.
>> >
>> > If we would want to have the least amount of work, it would go for this
>> > place
>> > http://clubnocnoc.com/album-1/
>> >
>> > Since its already open on Monday's, we could give out a couple of drink
>> > tickets to people at OHBM (they have $2 PBR). Monday is all night happy
>> hour
>> > for them. That would certainly bring people over there. And it will
>> also not
>> > be a "closed party". Even if you didn't have a ticket.
>> >
>> > They also have a dance floor and it looks like there is a small stage.
>> >
>> >
>> > Alex
>> >
>> > On Feb 28, 2013, at 12:44 PM, Pierre Bellec <pierre.bellec at criugm.qc.ca
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > The crocodile sounds fun. It "only" fit 500, but this event will be
>> kind of
>> > a FIL party (sorry guys). So there may not be as many people as, say,
>> the
>> > beach or national museum events which were pretty unique so everybody
>> who
>> > could went there.
>> >
>> > We could arrange to have a neurobureau band playing all (or most) of the
>> > night. Christophe Grova et al. had a hard time with HBM's organizing
>> > committee two years ago (he and a bunch of friends opened the HBM show
>> and
>> > were kicked out of stage pretty fast), and would certainly enjoy to get
>> a
>> > bit more love. Christophe actually played the piano at the museum that
>> year
>> > and I thought at the time we should have set up something more formal.
>> So we
>> > could get that crowd onboard for sure. They're good and they're fun.
>> >
>> > Pierre
>> >
>> > 2013/2/28 Alexandre R. Franco <eng.franco at gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >> Guys,
>> >> More party options!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Begin forwarded message:
>> >>
>> >> From: "BT" <btom at uw.edu>
>> >> Subject: RE: Place to party with 400+ people
>> >> Date: February 28, 2013 1:25:40 AM GMT-03:00
>> >> To: "'Alexandre R. Franco'" <eng.franco at gmail.com>
>> >> Cc: "'Augusto Buchweitz'" <abuchweitz at gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >> Nice. On a Monday you should get some good deals.  I'm happy to make
>> calls
>> >> if you guys need some help.  I would definitely go with a bar or club
>> as
>> >> they need money on Mondays vs. a private venue. They'll probably just
>> >> charge
>> >> a minimum consumption. So if you guarantee you spend $4,000 or pre-buy
>> >> drink
>> >> tickets, the space is free. I'd recommend these as they're all less
>> than
>> >> one
>> >> mile away.
>> >>
>> >> CLOSE
>> >> http://www.pnkultralounge.com/  Pink is two blocks away from the
>> >> convention
>> >> center.  It's in a mall.  Nice. Newer place.  Can fit 500
>> >> http://www.showboxonline.com/index.php is a little closer at .5 miles.
>> >> But
>> >> it's max is 1,100 as it's mostly for concerts so it might be too big.
>> >> http://clubnocnoc.com/ Noc Noc is also .5 miles away. It's one of
>> Seattle
>> >> only nightclubs open 7 nights a week.  Monday is happy hour all night.
>>  I
>> >> think they only fit 200 though.
>> >>
>> >> A BIT FARTHER
>> >> http://www.seesoundlounge.com/ See Sound is an old classic.  Max is
>> 300.
>> >> It's in Belltown, which has lots of clubs/bars, but it's .9 miles, so a
>> >> bit
>> >> of a hike.
>> >> http://www.trinitynightclub.com/ is a bit farther at .9 miles away,
>> but is
>> >> a
>> >> huge club.  Again, might be too big.
>> >> http://thecrocodile.com/page/party The Crocodile is also .9 miles.
>> It's an
>> >> old seattle classic, mostly for Indy music.  Nirvana used to play
>> there.
>> >> Less like a club.  But they have a nice stage, dance floor and the back
>> >> room
>> >> has it's own pizzeria, so cheaper, better food
>> >>
>> >> Let me know how I can help!
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Alexandre R. Franco [mailto:eng.franco at gmail.com]
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:16 PM
>> >> To: BT
>> >> Cc: 'Augusto Buchweitz'
>> >> Subject: Re: Place to party with 400+ people
>> >>
>> >> Hi Bryan,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks a lot for the info. I'm forwarding your email to our group that
>> is
>> >> organizing our party.
>> >> We're probably going to have our party on a Monday, so we're gonna try
>> to
>> >> book out some place.
>> >>
>> >> And, of course you'll be invited.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks again,
>> >> Alex
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Feb 27, 2013, at 8:40 PM, "BT" <btom at uw.edu> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Nice! I hope I'm invited.  Most of these are walking distance and some
>> are
>> >>
>> >> a
>> >>
>> >> 5 minute cab ride.  Are you looking at weekday or weekend?  If
>> weekday, go
>> >> for a night club or bar that is closed (or closes early) on that date
>> and
>> >> have a private party.  Otherwise look at private halls or private
>> rooms in
>> >> restaurants. Let me know if I can help or make calls!
>> >>
>> >> RESTAURANT/BARS (that have private spaces)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> http://www.garagebilliards.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&
>> >>
>> >> id=39&Itemid=59
>> >> http://empmuseum.org/about-emp/private-events.aspx
>> >>
>> >> CLUBS (couldn't rent on a weekend, but you could book it out for a
>> >>
>> >> weekday)
>> >>
>> >> http://www.pnkultralounge.com/
>> >> http://www.seesoundlounge.com/
>> >> http://www.lastsupperclub.com/
>> >> http://www.showboxonline.com/index.php
>> >> http://www.vitosseattle.com/
>> >> http://www.trinitynightclub.com/
>> >> http://thecrocodile.com/
>> >>
>> >> HALLS (Only used for private parties)
>> >> http://utinawardroom.com/
>> >> http://emfineart.com/events/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Augusto Buchweitz [mailto:abuchweitz at gmail.com]
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 1:16 PM
>> >> To: Bryan Tomlinson; Alexandre R. Franco
>> >> Subject: Place to party with 400+ people
>> >>
>> >> Bryan (cc Alex), I am cc-ing my colleague Alex who is going to Seattle
>> >>
>> >> with
>> >>
>> >> me for the conference. He is asking for suggestions for a place to
>> host a
>> >> party with about 400 people.
>> >> The place would have to be close to the Seattle Convention Center, or
>> at
>> >> least easy to get to, and have a nice bar infrastructure for all the
>> crazy
>> >> Europeans.
>> >> Any ideas?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Augusto Buchweitz
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>> >>
>> >>
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