Floating Offshore/ EWEA Offshore 2011 | 47 comments (47 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Photos from the-party-to-be-at-EWEA-Offshore here. How many ETers can you find?

It was fun to have people (including senior lawyers and people carrying the name of their not-small corporations) impressed that we could get so many top people from the industry at an event, despite being only 18-months old (and there being 3 competing parties the same evening).

It was even better to have all these people notice that (i) it is possible to have fun at a corporate party, with people staying willingly at the event long beyond the polite-hour (the zoo staff had to kick out the last visitors at 3am or so), and (ii) networking is actually easier when you invite people who are genuinely happy to see each other - and don't have to prove they belong.

Wind power

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Fri Dec 2nd, 2011 at 05:32:09 PM EST

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any giraffes left over ? :-))

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 06:45:00 AM EST
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Gerry was left behind the next day.

It's inhuman, all that greenwashing.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 09:12:51 AM EST
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giraffes left over (none / 0)

yes, plenty. You'll need to come to Paris to get them, though.

Wind power

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 09:51:20 AM EST
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When do we get the "Green giraffe handout" meetup ? :)

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 11:51:23 AM EST
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Feel free to organize it :)

Wind power

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 12:22:47 PM EST
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Well, I only recognise your good self and CH, but I couldn't help but notice the not-very-green gas heating you had in the tent. Tut tut ;-))

Also I noticed you had fine wine, proper cocktails but I bet that pils I saw was some nasty crappy stuff (Amstel?). Next time call me and I'll suggest a couple of decent acceptable beers.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 06:56:48 AM EST
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Well when the next one is held in London, He'll have you behind the bar :)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 09:21:32 AM EST
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Well, I only recognise your good self and CH

Same here, though the second took a while: I never met CH, only saw Meetup photos, and somehow I always imagined that he's 190 cm tall or about.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 09:29:07 AM EST
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He is, when he's not faking otherwise.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 09:45:31 AM EST
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there's at least one more (none / 0)

crankykarsten was present. But I'll let him uncover himself if he cares to....

And certainly more than a few readers.

Wind power

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 09:52:34 AM EST
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Congratulations on your successful event!

The venue looked interesting, the people looked happy, the food looked delicious, and the giraffes looked adorable.

by sgr2 on Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 at 12:36:28 PM EST
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Indeed, it was a very cool party. I must reiterate that the most amazing part was not that so many people came but that, as you note, everyone there was just happy to be there which was basis for a relaxing networking environment...

PS my son loves the green giraffe!

by crankykarsten (cranky (where?) gmx dot organisation) on Mon Dec 5th, 2011 at 04:25:27 AM EST
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Adding, crankykarsten is not cranky in the slightest, rather a joy to meet in the flesh.

Giraffe test

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin