Hi all, I've got some really exciting news so please do read through all the stuff! As you may have already seen from the top of the forums, BuzzDay is coming to the UK. It's a great opportunity to meet some fantastic Buzztouch users. It's going to be much more exciting than the regular 2-hour Oxford meets! The name tells it all. It's a one-day long Buzztouch event. And it's going to be quite big! I have 7 people confirmed to come along to the event, with hopefully may more coming too. It really doesn't matter who you are and how much experience you have, because this is for everyone! We'll start off the day with an opening presentation and getting to know each other. After that, we'll nip down to one of Oxford's great pubs. If you guys want to, we can spend ten minutes inside an Oxford college if you want. After this, we'll return to our room where we will have troubleshooting sessions and online chats with David Book to finish the day. Once it is all finished, people are welcome to leave, however why not join us for a pint of two! We will have all the English Top 15s coming along, which include myself, Kittsy and Dragon007 being here in person. Of course, we can't forget Dervalo coming from Milan. So here are all the details you need to know. Location: Berlitz Language Centre 131 High Street Oxford OX1 4DH Date and Time: Saturday 12th October 2013 10:30am until 4:30pm (with a pub stop afterwards) There is all the information on the website: http://www.buzztouchoxford.com Please do try to make this meet, because more people means better experience, am I correct? If you know another UK user, please tell them as well. Drop me an email or post below if you're interested. Thomas Boyd Annandale Apps

Going to be cool - look forward to seeing you all there

Sounds great! So does this replace BuzzCon? I'm not sure if I'll be in Europe yet. Shux I hope it goes well Thomas!

Nice, will see you there.

I'm also trying get there. Cheers. Miguel

Hi gang, I've confirmed this - Saturday, October 12th, Oxford UK. I will be there and look forward to the hangout. Stoked! d.

Hey David, you Will Be Im Oxford? Thats só cool.

Looking forward to it! Well done to Thomas for organising the event. I know there’s not going to be enough hours in the day for the ton of stuff I’d love to cover but I know whatever I can glean off you guys will make the trip worthwhile. I would also love to share with you what I’m working on at the moment. Check out this clip I made which should give you an idea. The titles are in Italian but I think you’ll still basically get the drift. See you all very soon! (David via a web link, I believe.. all good with me!). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO8nr646AP8

No web links for me - in person - whoo hoo. Arrive London from San Francisco Friday afternoon. Journey to Oxford. Depart from London back to San Francisco Sunday AM. Quick turn around trip but it's the best I can pull off. I'm certain we can get a ton in Saturday and I'm super stoked to share some insights with the gang, get some long overdue handshakes and hugs in, and learn a bunch from some of our closest colleagues. See ya in two weeks :-)

That’s really great news David! Looking forward to meeting you and the rest of the folks on October 12th!

I just booked flights for my husband and me, so we will see you there! I am looking forward to meeting you in person, Devalo!

Yippee super stoked the American Legends are coming over to the UK. It's like the WWE tour lol. @Dervalo good use of the countdown lol

This is fantastic! Boy, am I glad I signed up to this one!!! :-)

So cool. Its gonna be bigger that BT Con.

My wife is allowing me to attend! It MUST be big! John

You will remember meeting with David all of your life. He is an amazing speaker and coding ninja!

I second that.

Hi everyone, There's been a slight change of plan. Instead of using The Hub, we're able to use my dad's classrooms. There was a small insurance issue, but we've got around this problem, which is great. So the Hub is the old location which we will not be holding the event at. It seems that The Hub didn't have enough space, whereas my father does. We'll litterally be round the corner. Berlitz Language Centre 131 High Street Oxford OX1 4DH (opposite Covered Market, above Chequers pub)

"Above Chequers Pub" if you don't see me...come downstairs and wake me up, I may be sleeping on (or under) the bar from the night before.

lol

How many Buzztouchers who are coming to Oxford have said they will buy me a few beers for services rendered. Sorting out my ale budget for the weekend will a tenner do.

I owe you at least 1! d.

Shut up I must owe you 10. Blasted shouldn't have said anything I'm on minus 9 pints already.

Buzz Beer Credit System. I looked at your tally, you're still good - not negative yet.

I'm just looking forward to some coding and then getting bladdered with some Buzztouchers

Wow...wish I could attend, but I was there only 2 months ago...I'm sure everyone will have lots of fun :-) Best

I owe you both a beer for the fantastic help you been - Dave you'll love real ale, and Kittsy a promise made is a promise I'm glad to keep. CU all there!

Hey guys, Did you get my PassBook passes? If you have any trouble, just email me!

yes the first ever use for the pointless passbook lol

My first ever passbook too! But I thought that us being app devs, we should at least do something techie for a checking-in list.

Yes... super cool

oooppps

Please don't try to scan the QR, as this will disable your PassBook when I scan it... Then all the naughty people might have to sit outside on the naughty step, won't they?

I'm always on the naughty step work and home life

QR code is cool… warm English beer, not so much! ;-) (note to non-English people: the Irish have made a national sport of slagging off English ale!) I trust they serve Guinness at Chequers Thomas. I’ve delayed my return by the way, just to make sure that I have time to try it out - it’s very hard to find a good pint of Guinness in Milan unfortunately.

I drink spanish beer and irish Guinness and scotch whisky

Hey Derval, If you want to stay the night with David, Susan and Miguel, I can book you into the same B&B they are in.

I'm not a beer guy, but Portuguese beer seems to be the best after u try it

Thanks for the offer Thomas - my sister is going to put me up for the night. I just have to get a train to London after our meeting…. and that obligatory beer or three!

It's a shame I'm too young for all this beer stuff.

This is a serious question: Do any of you have dietary needs. I need to know to book lunch!

I'm fat so I'm allergic to Salad and Vegetables

I'm without a modern phone until for a bit so no passbook unfortunately. On the bright side I pretty much eat anything. Really! I've eaten grasshoppers, alligator, and even kebabs ;)

Kebabs... That sounds dodgy LOL

Oxford baby yeah

Yeah! I like the spirit.

One of my favorite things about going to the UK is hearing how English is used differently. At the meeting today, there was a mixup over the word "coach". In the US, we would be more likely to say, "bus". In the US, we all know the word, "coach", but we don't expect it to be used for what we call a "bus". On my last trip to the UK, my husband and I started this list: http://www.whitebuffalomobile.com/BT-server/files/applications/EA359BBA670FC032712AF9FDD/documents/British%20vs.%20English.pdf

we don't say coach really, we use the term coach for longer distance bus travel. we say bus or if your from wigan buzz

What is wigan buzz?

He's saying that if you are from Wigan, you call it a 'buzz'

I have a cut. I need a plastic. == I have a cut. I need a plaster. Let’s hoist a pint at the pub! == Let's get a**e holed! (hoist never heard that) The bobbie pulled me over. == you where hanging around some very politically correct people seriously that translation stuff is terrible, I am going teach you some quality phrases

I need translations for both of these I need some anti-gas, like a GasX or Bean-O! I need a wind-cheater!

'Bobbie' is never used. You could say the 'Rozzers' if you were from 1970. But if you say Rozzers, you need a posh Kensington accent to match.

LOL! We will have a lot of fun. Especially with David there. BTW, I majored in history, so I love that about the UK too. The state I live has very few buildings from the 1800's.

Rozzers ha its mad in it being from liverpool, there isn't really a name I could print lol

I am going to give him a stern rebuke. == if he doesn't shut up I'm gonna kick his head in

That's Liverpool speak. Academics in Oxford are rather different.

@ Susan... we'll be having the meet in an 1800s building.

It is worth the trip just to see Kittsy and Thomas in one place! We are going to laugh a lot.

yeah I know, unfortunately the whole of america think every brit speaks like that. I'd love a film to be set in the scally streets of liverpool

type scouser into youtube, you'll need to practice listening to my accent

Yeah according to Hollywood, 'England' is the Counties, Oxbridge and Notting Hill connected by red double-decker buses, black cabs and horse drawn carriage ;)

Everything else is a ghetto called Britain ;)

give be a burnt out KA any day

I'de pay a mint to get Thomas and Kittsy to the South in the US. Imagine them trying to understand a guy from Mississippi! LOL. Leaving for airport in the AM, losing a day in travel, can't wait to see you on Fri night / Saturday. Happy travels eveyone. d.

Super jealous Guys. I hope there is going to be some kind of live hook up ;) Cheers ps someone buy Kittsy those beers I owe him !!

I wish you all a great time. Unfortunately, I can't make it this time as it's my sons birthday, but I will try to make next meet in UK. Enjoy! Kristian, Copenhagen

Oxford, here we go....

see you in 24 hours

Here is my contact info for anyone. [I've removed it since because I don't want spam stuff]

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. John

I've just wrote your number on a toilet wall in work. For a good time call.07531 425 517 see how many calls you get and let me know, see if it's worth advertising on it, in the future.

Remind me not to post my telephone number here!!! So, presentation slides done, boarding pass printed out, all the various logistics sorted…so what could possibly be missing? Well, I’ve only gone and lost my voice!! Murphy’s feckin’ law!! I hope it’s back by the morning!!

Dervalo, Guiness is excellent for curing a lost voice. Best drink 4 - 6 of them just to be sure, if I were you. John

Kittsy enroute to oxford. Stand down

You can't beat the Buzztouch forum as the place to get sound advice! Thanks for that @higgey! @kittsy - you've beat me to it. Currently on the Heathrow - Oxford coach, will be there around 11. Free wifi onboard so I can check my AppAnnie report ;-)

Cool, we're waiting for you.

BuzzDay a fantastic event, great people, great place. Thomas you should be extremely proud of what you achieved yesterday. Well done

It was so much fun! Thank you for organizing us, Thomas! Your video was awesome and when I get home I can link it to the meeting so others can find it.

I've selected some photos to go on the website: www.buzztouchoxford.com

Great event, great weekend, great people. Thomas Thanks a lot for putting this together. You were a Fantastic host. Cheers Miguel

Nice website, Thomas! That was fast! We all had so much fun. Bob and I just said goodbye to Kittsy, but we are staying in Woodstock for one more night.

I know you're just posting that 20 meters from where I'm posting this! Anyway, good luck to Kittsy for his travels. It was good to catch up with all of you. @Susan, please do pop in at anytime today.

Great to meet everyone - you're all stars!

I'm safe, I'm home

Superb event! A real eye-opener for me. Really delighted to have met you all and hope we can do it again in the not-too-distant future!

Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the event and meeting all the cool people behind the whacky names. Really big thanks to Thomas for organising it, real rising star!

Thanks to all you who have come along. I made a mini speech and credit everyone in the link above.

Hi all, I know it's too early to think of Christmas right now, but I'm planning the next Buzztouch meetup which will be the last of the year. There is a shortage of people wanting to attend this one, so I would be good if you could attend too, if possible. So it's the usual drill, I'll tell you what the details are: Location: Berlitz Langauge Centre 131 High Street Oxford OX1 4DH (same as BuzzDay) Date + Time: Thursday 28th November 16:00 - 18:00 (with a pub stop) So I hope to quickly recap over BuzzDay and have a nice social gathering. The more people we get, the less we have to hear about David's new yacht club in London. Hope to see you there, Thomas Boyd Annandale Apps http://www.buzztouchoxford.com

Hi all, I'm sure you know the regular Oxford meetups. If you don't, it is a great way to share knowledge, problems and issues with each other. It's like the forums but extended into reality. I have had tremendous fun over the last year doing this and I hope my attendees have also had fun too. I have learnt tonnes of new knowledge, and I'm not exactly a beginner. Everyone is welcome to attend, and its free of charge. Even the tea and coffee is free! If you're a guest, member, beginner or expert, you are all welcome to come along. Often I have learnt a lot from beginners, because I get fresh ideas. I have organised a meeting on the last Thursday of the month. So here are the next three dates: 30th January 2014 27th February 2014 27th March 2014 16:00 until 18:00 However we do tend to add some extra time with a pub stop after the meeting. I won't confirm dates beyond this, however it gives you plenty of notice for upcoming meetings. Here's the venue location: Berlitz Language Centre 131 High Street Oxford OX1 4DH During the next meetup (Jan), I will be announcing some more information on the big autumn event. I hope to see you attending! Thomas Boyd Buzztouch Oxford organiser http://www.buzztouchoxford.com PS. If you're further north of Oxford, I will be visiting Birmingham and Edinburgh shortly. Anyone want to meet there? However these will be one-off meetings, and not regular.

So it's been decided. I've closed the poll. Here's the details: Saturday 14th June 2014 13:00 - 15:00 (ish) then pub! Berlitz Language Centre 131 High Street Oxford OX1 4DH If you're coming, please do pop me a message or email. All the best, Thomas Boyd UK Meetups Organiser http://www.buzztouchoxford.com