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Politech CFP 2002 Dinner Gathering

Announcing a Politech dinner gathering during the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference in April 2002 in San Francisco. All politechnicals and friends are invited. If you're not coming to the conference -- or didn't want to pay the $535 to $685 conference fee -- but happen to be in the area, join us!

The plan is to meet on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 pm inside the conference hotel, the Cathedral Hill Hotel, in the Hilltop Grill and Bar. That's immediately on the left as you walk into the hotel. Then we'll head out to Venture Frogs, which is a Asian-fusion restaurant about 100 yards from the hotel (go outside, turn right, cross street). It's in the same building as the AMC movie theater and uses the same entrance. The address is 1000 Van Ness.

Since April 16 is the day of the pre-conference tutorials -- that is, the day before the conference officially begins -- it seems to be the best choice for a gathering. EFF and Privacy International have events planned Wednesday and Thursday evenings, followed soon after by Birds of a Feather sessions -- and Friday is out since non-locals tend to leave after the 5 pm scheduled end of the conference.

This gathering follows Politech dinners in San Francisco in 1999 and (with the help of John Gilmore) in 1998, and occasional gatherings in Washington, DC, such as a November 2001 informal talk by Ian Clarke. A brief mention of the possibility of a gathering at CFP 2002 drew a strong response; this is the result.

Summary

Where: Cathedral Hill Hotel, 1101 Van Ness Ave (corner of Geary Blvd) in San Francisco, at the Hilltop Grill and Bar in the main lobby.
How to get there: The hotel's website gives directions and a map. Mapquest's directions are another option. If you get lost, the hotel phone number is (415) 776-8200.
When: Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 pm PT.
Driving: Park at the Venture Frogs restaurant, which is at 1000 Van Ness (between Geary and O'Farrell). Enter the garage underneath the AMC theater -- it's on O'Farrell -- and park there. Parking is $1.25 an hour with validation from the restaurant.

If you're planning to come, please email me at declan at well.com with "CFP" in the Subject: line, so I can make sure the restaurant is ready to accomodate us. See you there!

Declan McCullagh / April 15, 2002