Will it be in English or French? And will it be under 21 friendly? I'll be visiting Paris at that time (I'm living in Madison, Wisconsin), and would love to stop by.
It's hard to tell. Sometimes, French people are very conservative about which language to use. But I'm sure every attendees will speak English fluently.
Do not hesitate to contact us before the event if you want more information.
I'm hoping to attend and my French is quite rustic (i.e. horrible), so that is at least one non-French speaker for you. As to the age thing: here in Europe, nobody will check your age when you enter a bar. If you look particularly young they might not let you order personally, but they would probably serve beer to a 12 year old if one of his parents would order it for him. I'm not sure how old you are, but I think the legal drinking age in most European countries is 16 (and 18 for strong liquor).
I was hoping someone would do this (before I had to ;) - a previous thread about "working in Europe" drew out a large number of us HNers in Paris so I can't wait.
There was only a couple of meetups when I got here a year ago, but now it seems like the "scene" is exploding - every other week there is a new meetup: and ones like ParisJS are really thriving. Good news!
I've just signed up (I'm currently in Paris, but returning to the Netherlands tomorrow, but I'll be back for the event). Would love to do a short Clojure-related presentation, even if I'm relatively new to the language.
Off topic: does anyone have a suggestion for a place to work (primarily on open source stuff in Clojure at the moment) here in Paris? Preferably somewhere where smoking is allowed or with an easily accessible smoking area (e.g. balcony or street). The internet connection at the apartment my girlfriend is renting here is abominable and there is not really much room to sit.
Thanks a lot to both of you. La Cantine sounds great, as it is a 2 minute walk from the language school my girlfriend is attending here. I'll check it out when I come back in July!
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 47.0 ms ] threadNeedless the say, the French have no such weird rule.
Mais alors avec modération, n'est-ce pas.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age
Do not hesitate to contact us before the event if you want more information.
And concerning the alcohol, no worries.
There was only a couple of meetups when I got here a year ago, but now it seems like the "scene" is exploding - every other week there is a new meetup: and ones like ParisJS are really thriving. Good news!
But I will be there nonetheless :)
Off topic: does anyone have a suggestion for a place to work (primarily on open source stuff in Clojure at the moment) here in Paris? Preferably somewhere where smoking is allowed or with an easily accessible smoking area (e.g. balcony or street). The internet connection at the apartment my girlfriend is renting here is abominable and there is not really much room to sit.
http://lacantine.org/
It's cosy, cheap (Not that kind of cheap, Paris' kind ;), and you can smoke outside.
Concerning a place to work, I only know the co-working space named "LaCantine": http://lacantine.org
You'll never find a place where smoking is allowed, but you can smoke outside buildings.
That says a lot about the startup scene here in Paris: only one co-working place!
Reading the invite too fast I thought it was today (Jun. 21st)...! But it's not and that's cool;-)
I'd love to see such a meetup in Lyon.