Questions! Bring us your questions!

There's only one reason that we haven't had a meetup in months, and it's this: CS Forum 2012 (http://www.csforum2012.com).

Yup, we've been so busy preparing for the first content strategy conference in Africa that we've had little time to think about anything else.

But it's time. Time for the content-loving folk of Cape Town to gather again, and eat, and drink, and get all nerdy about the things that matter to us.

Here's what's on the agenda:

Making a better internet: a story in three acts

To start things off, we're going to be treated to a 10-minute pecha kucha-style talk by Rian van der Merwe (https://twitter.com/rianvdm). Here's what the talk will be about, in his own words:

In this talk I'm going to weave together a story about the current state of Internet discourse. At the end I'll tell you how I think we can make it better. And then we'll most likely all go back to what we were doing and forget about it. Despite the likely futility of this exercise I'm going to do it anyway. Because I love the web and I really don't want us to destroy it.

Around the world in 5 minutes

While you're getting more wine and ordering a second round of tapas, we'll take a quick video tour of the world, with a few of the international content strategy and UX experts who'll be joining us in October.

The Very Serious Panel

This is the part where we throw questions at one another like cream pies. And you'll get a chance to lob a few of your own too, so come prepared. We'll be talking about CS Forum 2012, the state of content strategy here and abroad, and more.

Your panel consists of:

Thomas Bevan (http://csforum2012.com/speaker/thomas-bevan/) - Managing Editor for the Western Cape Government’s official website, and one of three South African speakers at CS Forum 2012

Irene Walker (https://twitter.com/1rene) - speaker at CS Forum 2011, IA Konferenz 2012, and Confab 2012, and co-organiser of CS Forum 2012

Kerry-Anne Gilowey (https://twitter.com/kerry_anne) - independent content strategy consultant, and the host of CS Forum 2012

Here's what's on the menu:

6 Spin Street has put together a selection of tapas for us, some designed for two people and some for one. The idea is to mingle and share.

Tapas for two

Potato, coriander and feta pastries with a roast pepper dipping sauce (8 pastries) - R45.00

Fish goujons with homemade tartare sauce - R30.00

Spicy satay chicken sticks with peanut sauce (8 sticks) - R45.00

Tapas for one

Crostini with caramelised red onion and goats cheese - R25.00

Stir-fry vegetable wraps - R22.00

Salmon trout fish cakes with creamy Port dill mustard sauce in spoons (3 fish cakes) - R30.00

Thai chicken cakes with soya dipping sauce - R26.00

Crostini with rare roast beef fillet with wholegrain mustard - R28.00

Dessert for two

Chocolate friandises - R24.00

Mini phyllo baskets with lime curd and berry topping - R24.00

Combo of both desserts - R24.00

Here's what you need to do:

RSVP on meetup.com. Spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, and anywhere else you can think of. Take a look at the menu above, and get hungry. Bring your questions. Come prepared to eat, drink and chat with a bunch of people who feel as passionately as you do about creating great things. See you there!