Due to other commitments, both Mohammed Al-Maskati and I won’t be able to attend the forthcoming bloggers’ gathering which is supposed to be held on March 1st, therefore, could we ask you to delay it to the next Thursday for this once please?
If that is acceptable to you, the 26th Bloggers’ Gathering will be (please take note of new timing and location!):
- When: Thursday 8th March, 2007 from 7PM – 9PM
- Where: Al-Bareh Café, Adliya
Each will be responsible for their own bill.
I think we should add some structure to the gathering so that everyone would benefit and know ahead of time what is going to be discussed. Therefore, there will be a presentation starting promptly at 7pm to highlight (but not restricted to):
- The State of the Bahraini blogosphere
- New blogs in 2007
- New blogging technologies
- Comparison of hosting plans used by bloggers
- Highlights of issues covered by bloggers so far (shall we call this the “monthly roundup”?)
- Any other issue any of you would like to contribute to the presentation.
We need a projector so that we can project the presentation. Sadiq, can you arrange this please?
The presentation should not last more than 30 minutes, the remaining 90 minutes could be dedicated to a general chat as we have done in the past or moderated as we see fit.
The press are welcome to attend and highly encouraged to report the gathering!
Comments
Abu Arif,
The press attending the meeting is a good thing. However, do not you think that it has some drawback as well? The drawback is that bloggers might become easy target for “hunting†should they write something upsets the big brother?
Regards
It’s a gathering in a public place. If people are that afraid of being discovered, they simply will not attend. There is nothing to hide or hide from!
And having the press on your side is MUCH better than having them against you, believe me. I’ll even pay for their coffees gladly.
Haven’t attended any of your previous blog gatherings, but I’m really considering attending this one, 8th is alright with me, probably better than the 1st to be honest.
Count me in
That’s a good idea with the new structure and this is what I was asking for in the begging.
The date is fine with me.
I will arrange for the projector, any other arrangement that you may think of?
I think with all the touchy ppl around, you should start making a code for your blogger meetings!
After all, if they know where you are, you might get raided, and they’ll find some empty coke cans, assume u’ve been practicing ur target throwing… god forbid they should notice the cutlery next to ur plates of food! :shocked:
naddooi this is hilarious! maybe we should adopt the Department of Homeland Security colour codes but personalise them to Bahrain and call them “Offence Levels” instead!
Shall we? I feel a new block is being formed for the sidebar!
Hahahahahaha :w00t:
Love the idea!
Ohhhh.. so bloggers still meet up!
I gotta be somewhere else by 8 pm :ermm: , but I don’t want to miss the presentation. I’ll try to be there at 7 pm. Inshalla 3ad you guys will start on time :whistle:
And we even have a guest from Ireland who is involved in Human Rights advocacy who will do a short presentation on his work there. I think you will enjoy it.
As to the time, I’ll be there at 7pm and will start the presentation at 7pm.