Great to see some posts already reviewing the meeting held in Melbourne over the last 2 days.
It was very rewarding for me to see people who share a passion come together to exchange views openly in the best of spirit.
Also, that people made the effort to come from right across the country, with every capital city represented (but of course the brisbane crew very strongly represented - there must be something in the water up there - or else its those bundy/cokes!).
Not only were the meetings very fruitful but the socialising was a particularly notable aspect of the event - its fantastic to meet so many posters in person.
Thanks to those guys who presented - great job by all of you. I thought the last session doing some small group chart analysis was very interesting and would suggest some more of that for any future meetings.
Thanks also to the sponsors Sean from Amscot, Joe from Paritech, and Adama from Iguana2/Spark not only for trheir financial support but also for some interesting contributions as part of their presentations.
Personally I'd like to say that the two meetings I've been to so far have both been fantastic in augmenting my HotCopper experience, and I look forward to the upcoming event in Perth (so Scilliams good luck with organising the event).
HotCopper admin - if you notice this I'd like to say that judging from feedback at the two meetings I've been to, these sessions are bringing members of the HC community closer together. That's good for the members but its gotta be good for HC? Perhaps its worth thinking about HC taking these events to the next level in terms of professionalism by organising quarterly meetings rotating through various capital cities to allow more people to attend and build a stronger community - I'm sure it'd be a win/win. Just a thought.
