Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@gwolf.org> writes: > Gerald Turner dijo [Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 05:14:28PM -0800]: >> > Yes we are, sorry for the delay — I'll get an email out to Puppet >> > Labs *now*, introduce myself, hopefully evoke memory of the >> > conversation had with Steve Langasek and work out the details. >> >> So I've been in touch with Briana de Jong, the Events Marketing >> Manager at Puppet Labs. As Steve and Benjamin pointed out, they're >> quite willing to host us, great! > > Yay \o/ (pretending I didn't read any further) > >> > The laws in Oregon are pretty strict on self-serve alcohol, >> > basically they don't allow it over 1 oz. I don't mind paying for >> > some servers to be here, but that would not allow us to have the >> > wine with the cheese unless we did some tasting cups in the 1oz >> > portion next to the cheese. The only other option would be for us >> > to have a bar with servers behind it and they would serve all >> > alcohol. >> >> Ugh... sorry folks, I think we're out of options for a free-flowing >> alcohol environment unless we do something drastic like bus out to >> the countryside. >> >> If we proceed with Puppet Labs, we should commit to a date. Is >> Monday August 25th good? I asked about Sunday, Puppet Labs isn't >> open on the weekends. > > Ugh. It *could* be a good date. But a cheese (no wine) party would be > quite off-putting. And to be honest, I do not believe having servers > is very doable. Yes, if it is at all necessary and there is no way we > can host in Portland without them, we could accept it and... see what > happens. But I don't believe it would roll with our usual ways. Well, some better news, the first statement anyway - I still have some unanswered questions I've sent out to Briana at Puppet Labs, however earlier this morning I received: Briana de Jong <briana@puppetlabs.com> writes: > I did some thinking last night and I think that if we bought small > taster cups only, then we can get around the catering issue and allow > people to pour their own. OLCC is pretty strict and when you have > over 200 people at an event, the rules change and servers are > necessary. It is basically a liability issue because if anyone leaves > drunk and gets in an accident, it would be Puppet Labs responsibility > because we are hosting the space. The laws are crazy, but for a > reason. We also have to get special insurance for an event like this. > This is basically why we were offering to host the whole party because > of these laws and we know how to fit within the guidelines. > > I am not sure how you got to do this in NYC either :) Maybe no one > checked the rules first and just did it. Unfortunately OLCC knows us > because we have to apply for licenses for events all the time and if > they stop by at any time we have to be in compliance. -- Gerald Turner <gturner@unzane.com> Encrypted mail preferred! OpenPGP: 4096R / CA89 B27A 30FA 66C5 1B80 3858 EC94 2276 FDB8 716D
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