Meet and Greet, Friday night drinks, Cafe Royal

This is a new format of meet-up for the EPMG, a meet and greet for quick and early Friday night drinks. We thought we would try it and see how it goes.

We always try to schedule something for every Thursday afternoon where we pick a location of interest and sometimes add a theme or a particular photography skill. We walk around for an hour or so taking photos, that could be together although some prefer to work solo during that time. We meet in a pub or cafe afterwords for a chance to socialise.

We realise that the Thursday afternoon slot is not feasible for all, especially those who work. We have seen our Saturday group grow and that has been great.

We thought we would try a new format, which is a quick meet and greet for drinks on a Friday. That might catch the 'leaving work' members who could pop by to introduce themselves, maybe have a quick drink before heading off for whatever weekend plans are in store.

I'm not planning to bring my big camera, just my phone for a few selfies. No wandering around for an hour taking photos, no guest speakers, no workshop, no themes or discussion topics. Just a quick Friday night drink.

For this first Meet and Greet I've chosen the Cafe Royal, a Victorian age pub tucked away, next to Registers House at the Balmoral Hotel end of Princes Street. It's the pub side, not the restaurant.

I'll be somewhere at the bar, carrying my huge orange handbag, so you can't miss me. Hope to see you there.