Just passing along the info in an email from our President, Tim ("West End Tim" here on FPN):

Our next pen meeting will be:

Date: Thursday, 17 January 2008
Time: 6:00 for happy hour/meet & greet (or go next door and grab a sandwich and a drink); at
6:30, the meeting will officially come to order
Location: Perks Pens, 5844 Cambie Street between 42nd and 43rd Ave (on the East side of the road)
Theme: Your favourite writing pen

We'll try to wrap up by 8:30. So bring the pen you most enjoy writing with for show and tell.

Just wanted to add that there is ample free parking behind Perks, and that food & drink are welcome in the store during the meeting. Oh, and the meeting starts at 6:00 PM ( )
We have no membership fees or dues, there is no need to RSVP (unless you want to---just send me a PM), and no obligation to attend future meetings (or buy anything from the Perks store ). We're a friendly, laid-back bunch, so please don't worry if your pen collection is small...as long as you have a lot of enthusiasm for the hobby, you are more than welcome!

Hope to see a good turnout!

One day I will go to Vancuver and come to your pen meeting.

Ha, my first RSVP is from Toronto---whoohoo!

But seriously......You are more than welcome to attend any of our meetings, goodguy! I am ready to name you as an honorary member of the Vancouver Pen Club at this point

I'm going to do my best to be there! It all depends on whether I can figure out transportation though (I usually take transit to work, but bussing home from Oakridge afterwards might not be such a good idea...)

Just a little reminder about the meeting tonight. Bring your pens (including your "favourite writer") to Perks at 6:00pm for a 'meet & greet' followed by the meeting, which starts at 6:30pm....

Maja:

The meeting is on my calendar in B I G PR Shoreline Gold letters... but I have to work tonight

Hope it goes well and maybe next time...

Barry

Dang it! I ended up staying late at the office scrambling to finish something... I didn't end up finishing, but it should allow me to meet my deadlines tomorrow Hope everyone had fun!

Goldkiwi and Barry (bman40), sorry you couldn't make it to the meeting; I know what it's like having to miss events because of work. I can't count the # of family dinners, concerts, etc. I had to skip when I worked in retail pharmacy...

In any case, the good news is that the next meeting will be held in February (not March; looks like monthly meetings are feasible; we were originally going for bi-monthly ones). We plan to have it at the same Perks store on Cambie St., but we need to pick a time. Please watch for a new thread in the "Clubs, Meetings and Events" forum here on FPN for more details in the weeks to come....