:( And I posted it two weeks in advance too!
Me and Twig turned up and first despaired of having enough to talk about for 3 hours in case nobody turns up and well looking at our watches at seven and deciding that we should probably leave.
No minutes - the discussion was all over the place. We decided to try again for a meetup a couple of months later and see if we'll get a better turn out. So far I know the three of us from Bangalore and one person in Chennai. Other lurkers are requested to comment here or PM me so we can get a propah meetup going. And anyone from Chennai/Hyd etc can also let us know if they'll be interested in joining a Bangalore meetup.
Maybe there are some in Mumbai too? Although it did not figure in the list of cities with higher than 4000 visitors per annum, it might still be worthwhile finding out by actually posting a meetup announcement.
Otherwise you're welcome to join us in Bangalore! :)
I'd suggest rather than initiating them in LessWrong meets straight away a first step should be to recommend LessWrong to your friends there and then include those who take an interest in it. Else we just merge into their larger community.
Going through Nirmukta's objectives I see a lot of focus on public discourse of science and religion, a lot of discussion on godmen, astrology and the like, which are surely important but not much of a focus in LW.
Anyway, I'm ok for any weekend after 5th/6th.. We'll wait to hear from the others. The winner so far seems to be 18th/19th.
Sorry did not see this comment till now- been crazy busy this weekend. I haven't thought up an agenda yet as I'm really not sure of how many are going to come. Let's just get introduced first? If we have enough LWers here to make this a regular meetup, we'll then have pre-decided activities, plans etc.
Just an interest in LW is enough to come to the meetup really. I hope you'll turn up!
Bangalore hopefully has enough LessWrongers to have its own meet up. I suggest having one in the afternoon on Saturday, 28th May at Cubbon Park Bandstand. (Behind the high court in Cubbon park).
I commit to be there from 4 pm-7 pm with a LW meetup sign and a book (can't commit to which book I'll be reading two weeks hence, so will edit that in later. I'll be wearing a red kurta though). Since I don't know any Bangaloreans here and have never stood around in a public park holding up a sign before, comments showing interest will be much appreciated as morale-boosters. :)
I'm open to suggestions regarding both time and place.