[Fsuk-manchester] MFS Christmas Party. Madlab. Tues, *10th* December. "MFS: Review of year gone. Discussion on next year."

[Michael Dorrington]

Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.

The 3rd Tuesday of the month is near Christmas so we will have our
December 2013 meeting a week earlier, on Tuesday, *10th* December.

This meeting is our Christmas Party and we will use the opportunity to
review the year gone and discuss next year.

* Event: Manchester Free Software Christmas Party
* Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
* Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
  "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
  http://madlab.org.uk/
* Date: Tuesday, 10th December 2013 (*not* 3rd Tuesday of the month)
* Start time: 19:00
* Finish time: 20:30 (and then on for drinks)

Details
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The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software
philosophy.  So how did we do in 2013?  What can you do in 2014?

Location
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The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at Madlab on Edge
Street in the Northern Quarter.  “(Between Thomas St and the Craft
Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)”.  The venue provides wifi.  The
meeting is followed by an informal discussion in the bar opposite (A
Place Called Common <http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/>).

Transport
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Parking: Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero
cost after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the
maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY THIS.  There are paid
parking lots around the venue, the light blue P in this OpenStreetMap
centred on Madlab
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
 A lot of them, perhaps all, are are owned by NCP
<http://www.ncp.co.uk/>.  If you can’t decide otherwise then park in
Manchester Arndale <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>.

Public Transport: Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill
tram station and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly
close to Madlab, see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
 Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
Station are not too far either.

More Information
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General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be found
on our website.

* http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/Meetings

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