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ProZ.com powwow: Christmas Party

December 9, 2006, 12:00 am
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Interested members (19) / Confirmed: 4 / Tentative: 3
Name NoteWill Attend
KseniaB  \"Organizer\" ...  
XFriderike Butler  \"Photographer\" \"Host\" I am very interested - let me know if you need help organizing it! Sorry, I cannot attend afterall! Have fun!  n
Rutie Eckdish   Great! Would like to participate in another powwow! (12/9/ - SORRY  n
Fatima Argun  \"Photographer\" sounds like fun--count me in!  y
Marjon van den Bosch   You may interested to know that NCATA (the national ATA chapter) has holiday luncheon on December 3, 12-3, at the gorgeous Occidental Restaurant/Willard Hotel in DC. Want to combine? Marjon van den Bosch, [email protected]  
Xdlgore   I would also like to attend. I think it is a great idea.  m
Lj Popovic   I would like to attend and see how it all works. I am not really a translator yet, but hope to become one :)  
XKarl Archbold (X)    will be coming from New York to attend this meeting.I was wondering If someone was willing to host a translator like me and my girlfriend,a Georgian- Russian-Translator that is coming from New York.Will be just one night.  y
Edward Potter   Darn, you guys never organize one in the summer. I live in Spain but go back home to good ole Maryland every summer. Have a good time, all!  
Louis Mitler   Please keep me posted. depending on the size of the group I might have some other near the Metro suggestions.  
Anne Patteet   I am very interested in going.  y
Catherine Bolton   I'd love to make it to a pow-wow the next time I'm home! Have fun!  n
Donna Sandin   It may be that December isn't the best month after all, hope we continue to plan  m
XRichard Creech   Great idea, but maybe not best time, coming so soon after the NCATA gathering.  
Yvette Neisser Moreno   I am interested, but unfortunately cannot make it on this date. Please keep me on the list for future powwows.  n
GaryG   I didn't know about this until the latest ProZ e-mail circular; I plan to be there!  y
Robert Haslach   ...  
Etta Cala   I hope I will make it. I live in the neighborhood  
CroAnglo   Will do my best to attend!  m


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KseniaB
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Thank you for your interest! Nov 2, 2006

I would like for you to give me ideas about a place where we can get together for the Holiday Party: DC downtown, VA, MD. Also, how much money you are willing to spend.

 
Marjon van den Bosch
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DC powwow Nov 9, 2006

p.s the menu is fabulous, cost is $45 pp, live music, great company (typically 50 or so NCATA members come).

 
KseniaB
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Holiday Party Nov 10, 2006

Sounds like a good idea and I am definitely interested in joining NCATA luncheon. However, it think it would be nice to gather as a Proz.com group on a separate occasion. Depending on how many folks will sign up here, we can either have our own party in addition to the luncheon or just do the NCATA luncheon only.

 
Friderike Butler
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Suggestion for location Nov 10, 2006

The last Powwow in DC was at Sesto Senso (Italian Restaurant) 1214 - 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 2 blocks south of the Dupont Circle Metro station. www.sesto.com.

We had a reservation for their mezzanine level (seats up to 45 people) for happy hour/ early dinner.
The setting gave us the opportunity to meet everyone "reception style" and then settle down for dinner. It was a really fun evening and everyone could pick their
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The last Powwow in DC was at Sesto Senso (Italian Restaurant) 1214 - 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 2 blocks south of the Dupont Circle Metro station. www.sesto.com.

We had a reservation for their mezzanine level (seats up to 45 people) for happy hour/ early dinner.
The setting gave us the opportunity to meet everyone "reception style" and then settle down for dinner. It was a really fun evening and everyone could pick their own drinks/ food and keep it at their onw personal comfort level in terms of cost.
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Fatima Argun
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suggestion for ordering Nov 10, 2006

actually I think the dinner at Sesto Senso (which was really good) was a prix fixe and everyone paid the same price (exlusive of drinks) but you had a choice of three or four entrees and appetizers, desserts, etc. This seems like a workable arrangment. But they are popular so I would make the reservation well in advance.

 
KseniaB
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Holiday party Nov 13, 2006

Not sure how everybody feels about committing to a fixed menu and $$. I would still suggest simply going out to a specified place and there everybody is free to order whatever he or she wants in accordance with individual budgets and tastes. my suggestion is a Brasilian restaurant Bossa in Adams Morgan which has live music (we can dance!) and a very decent menu. I look forward to hearing other suggestions.

 
Friderike Butler
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Dinner Nov 13, 2006

Brasilian sounds great to me. Do you know if they accept large group reservations and if they will allow us to split the bill?

 
KseniaB
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Bossa Nova Nov 13, 2006

They accept reservations and they should allow us split the bill (I will double check on that, I know the owner). The place is a three story restaurant/lounge/dance place. Adams Morgan is a late night crowd place, so if we come in, say around 7:00 pm, it won't be crowded then and we can talk and socialize. They start performances later around 10:00 PM

 
Rutie Eckdish
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Date? Nov 13, 2006

Friderike, i too was at the Feb 2005 meeting - and it WAS FUN! Brazilian does sound like a fun place! We had a large and diverse group last time - hope to see the same this time around!

 
KseniaB
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Party Nov 13, 2006

Sogifted, how large was your group? Who organized the party?

 
Rutie Eckdish
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See Friderike Nov 10 Nov 14, 2006

Friderike, I think you were among the orgenizers, then too! 45 people? nice size, nice group, lots of fun!
What is the suggested date for for this powwow?


 
Friderike Butler
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Organization Nov 14, 2006

Yes. I did organize the last Powwow and it was lots of fun even though we had to reschedule due to a snow storm. I think we had close to 30 people show up. The initial reception and then dinner worked really well and gave a good chance to mix and mingle before settling down for dinner. 6:30pm might even work better for the mixer before the regular dinner crowd gets there and have the table reservation for 7:30pm.

 
Fatima Argun
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restaurant Nov 14, 2006

I think Brazilian is a good idea; however, I still think Sesto Senso was a good value and offered lots of choices too. The prix fixe menu was offered to us as an OPTION, not a requirement for ordering so everyone would still have a choice of food. My concern about the Brazilian place is that if it is a dance club, then it will get really noisy, making it difficult to converse comfortably in a normal tone of voice.

 
Karl Archbold (X)
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Help Proposition Nov 20, 2006

I will be coming from New York with my girlfriend a Georgian-Russian-English translator.Please let me know If you need help to organize it.
I was the organizer of the New York powwows of May 2005 and 01/2006.


 
KseniaB
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Party Nov 23, 2006

Hello everyone,

I called Sesto Senso, they require minimum 40 people and $45 per person. Also a deposit in advance. I would still like to stay away from reserving a place and paying money in advance. Do you folks have any other ideas on where we can meet for drinks and dinner? My choice still remains Adams Morgan. If we meet there around 6:00, we'll still have plenty of time to socialize before it gets crowded and noisy.


 
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