Meet before school starts: 1PM August 28th @ Powerplant!

[Guest summervirus]

Last year, a few of us from this message board (shkelo, EB, and myself) met together before school started. We didn't know anyone in our class beforehand and shkelo suggested that we could grab a coffee to meet each other so we would know some faces during the first week. It worked out and I think it was a great idea.

 

Now, the question is, is there anyone here that would like to meet a day or two before school starts? We can get together somewhere close to the UA hospital.

 

Leave a message here if you're interested.

 

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The plan is we'll be meeting @ 1PM Thursday, August 28th at the Powerplant (located near the Pharmacy/Dentistry building and CAB for those of you that don't know).

 

If you need directions, go to the Powerplant website.

[Guest fox]

I would love to meet up with anyone who is interested. Maybe we could meet before the long weekend. I am planning on going camping and taking advantage of my last weekend of freedom! The Thursday afternoon or Friday would work for me.

[Guest DixielandDelight]

Hey guys,

That would be great, it will be good to put some faces to usernames:p

I am probably moving up to Edmonton sometime in August, that is if we can find a place...

So, any day works for me,

Can't wait for O-week!

Dixie

[Guest Megs]

Summervirus,

 

Absolutely great idea...I'm in! Can't wait to meet you all!

 

Meghan

[Guest mirrille]

I'll be coming back some time in late August as well. If I'm in town by then, I'll come.

[Guest shkelo]

Sounds like a great idea, summervirus. I'm in.

[Guest Petra]

i'm interested in coming too!

[Guest whatever]

I'll be a dental student this year. Do you people mind my joining? After all, we have to study together during the first two years, eh?

[Guest summervirus]

Sure, of course! Dent students are welcome too. (I'll ask one of my friends that just found out he got into dentistry to come too).

[Guest snoopychan]

Sounds good. I am so excited to meet everyone. I will be flying in from Ottawa August 24. The first two days will be IKEA shopping and furniture assembly. I will live right by the school and I know there is a Second Cup and Tim Hortons near by. Fun fun fun. Cheers everyone!!!

[Guest sassy101]

Count me in

[Guest kernelhoover]

I'll be moving up to Edmonton the last week of August. Meeting you all sounds like fun......

[Guest 66mario]

i'm from calgary and i've decided to choose alberta over western. looking forward to meeting you all.

[Guest ssup]

Sounds like fun...I'm in!

[Guest Tylexia]

Count me in, too!

 

And just to get the discussion going, how about meeting at 1PM Thursday, August 28th (for those of you taking advantage of the long weekend to get out of the city...)? I'm not very familiar with the Edmonton area, but I seem to remember a Second Cup or something that was across the street from the university hospital.

[Guest fox]

That day and time works for me... Anyone have any ideas where to meet? The Second Cup is close to school, but if a lot of people are going to be meeting (and it seems like it, according to this thread), it really isn't that big (just a thought).

[Guest summervirus]

We can try booking a large table at Earls (next door). But, it would really suck if we made a reservation for 10+ people and only a few people actually showed up.

[Guest Petra]

What about Tim Hortons?

[Guest summervirus]

Yeah, we can go to Timmy's. But, it might be hard to find 10+ seats that are together and free during lunch time.

[Guest fox]

I guess it depends on how many are coming... but what about meeting somewhere like Emily Murphy Park? Or would that be too weird?

[Guest summervirus]

I'm cool with meeting practically anywhere. Emily Murphy Park is okay. But, you need to give me directions... hehe

[Guest fox]

Emily Murphy park is close to the school. Just go down Saskatchewan Drive (west) past the faculty club and Bio Sci and it is down the hill on the right.

 

Maybe we should stick to somewhere easier to find, I just thought of it because it seems like lots of people might show up (which would be cool)..... We could always go somewhere on Whyte if this is the case (Julio's?).

[Guest summervirus]

Fox: Hmm, it seems like you know the area better than me. Hehe. I'm ready to go pretty much anywhere. Does anyone else have any preferences?

[Guest Tylexia]

How about meeting at the university pub (if I remember correctly, I think it's called the Power Plant). Pubs can be pretty quiet during the day and I imagine the university pub would be pretty quiet the week before school starts.

 

For those of you from U of A, could we easily fit >10 people in the pub at 1PM on a Thursday?

[Guest Petra]

Thats a good idea, its right after lunch so there would not be too many people there plus the food and drinks are priced quite well there. I dont think it would be a prob to pull a whole bunch of tables together at all.