[Ubuntu-US-CA] Possible venue for San Francisco Ubuntu 16.04[.1] release party?

[Michael Paoli]

I hear/read that you're still looking for venue in San Francisco ...
"Downtown".

Though not quite "Downtown", but perhaps quite "close enough" (it's
SOMA - and not a trek "across" town) - have you considered/asked:
OpenLate @ OpenDNS
(135 Bluxome St.)
http://www.meetup.com/OpenLate/
I also notice they're still looking for "speaker" for their 2016-07-12
meeting.
http://www.meetup.com/OpenLate/events/nfwxllyvkbqb/
(There's contact email address on that URL - but need to be logged in to
meetup.com, and possibly also be "member" of OpenLate to see it - if you
need the contact email, let me know and I can send it off-list).

Their location isn't quite as convenient to BART/Mission/Market,
but is a moderate/longish walk (or shortish bus hop) from, e.g. BART,
and it is also pretty darn close to CalTrain.

That 2016-07-12 date would, however, precede what I see as the release
date for 16.04.1:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/ReleaseSchedule
of 2016-07-21 - but I'm presuming that's only of minor concern?

Oh, ... I haven't been to OpenLate in a while, but when I was last there
they typically would provide free food & beverages (generally pizza and
some house sodas and juices and such).
OpenLate generally meets about every other Tuesday (it conflicts with
about half of BALUG.org's meetings ... but doesn't conflict this July).

It's a good space for presentations, power+network, and can accommodate
a fair number of people (I'm guestimating up to approximately 50+).


> From: "Elizabeth K. Joseph" <lyz at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] No San Francisco Ubuntu Hour in
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 16:40:57 -0700

> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Daniel Gimpelevich
> <daniel at gimpelevich.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote:
>> On Sun, 2016-05-08 at 11:13 -0700, Elizabeth K. Joseph wrote:
>>> July has the benefit of being the release month for the 9th edition of
>>> The Official Ubuntu Book, so I'd be able to give out a pile of copies
>>> to attendees :)
>>
>> July is also the 16.04.1 release.
>
> Very good point. With the 16.04.1 release users of 14.04 start being
> prompted to upgrade, so it's kind of like a second release day :)