Bash 24: The Real Thing

Bash 24: The Real Thing

Every year we attempt to outdo ourselves. Last year we set a rather high bar1 with aerialists descending from a church cathedral ceiling into throngs of dancers representing the future of HPC. Our Bash crew, now dressed in non-angel and non-demon attire, are still trying to figure out what the whole affair had to do with HPC, and have concluded it was due to some LLM hallucination thing.2

This year we decided to keep it real and hold the Beowulf Bash at the World of Coca-Cola — a 10-minute walk from the conference center. Now, we realize this sounds like some kind of corporate sell-out and we admit it kind of is because the venue was cheap, but it does have some fun things to do3 along with all the last-minute cheesy things we’ll put together.
Every year we attempt to outdo ourselves. Last year we set a rather high bar1 with aerialists descending from a church cathedral ceiling into throngs of dancers representing the future of HPC. Our Bash crew, now dressed in non-angel and non-demon attire, are still trying to figure out what the whole affair had to do with HPC, and have concluded it was due to some LLM hallucination thing.2
This year we decided to keep it real and hold the Beowulf Bash at the World of Coca-Cola — a 10-minute walk from the conference center. Now, we realize this sounds like some kind of corporate sell-out and we admit it kind of is because the venue was cheap, but it does have some fun things to do3 along with all the last-minute cheesy things we’ll put together.

And let’s give a nod to our new corporate slogan:

And let’s give a nod to our new corporate slogan:

“Only the best Beowulf Bash attendees drink Coca-Cola, except for those who like Pepsi 4 or Dr Pepper.”
“Only the best Beowulf Bash attendees drink Coca-Cola, except for those who like Pepsi 4 or Dr Pepper.”
Date: Monday, November 18th
Time: 9pm- midnight
Location: World of Coca-Cola

121 Baker Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30313-1807

Walking distance is around 10 minutes.

Date: Monday, November 18th
Time: 9pm- midnight
Location: World of Coca-Cola

121 Baker Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30313-1807

Walking distance is  around 10 minutes.

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Concoct Your Own Secret Formula

Select one of Coca-Cola’s 100+ flavors from around the world and have their mixologist add flavored vodka or rum to create a delicious frozen adult beverage.

Concoct Your Own Secret Formula

Select one of Coca-Cola’s 100+ flavors from around the world and have their mixologist add flavored vodka or rum to create a delicious frozen adult beverage.

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As usual, there will be food and beverages (of the non-soft drink kind) provided by our great sponsors:

As usual, there will be food and beverages (of the non-soft drink kind) provided by our great sponsors:

Check out what we got up to last year…

(Did you miss it? Feeling a little sorry about that?)

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Notes:

[1] We realize that it would be very easy to insert an Olympics French pole vaulter joke when using the word “bar.” We chose not to take this path and instead want mention that he did have an incredibly big jump.
[2] We don’t believe that for a minute, but in these times, taking a dig at AI helps bring balance to the universe.
[3] As we understand it, the venue provides things like rum to mix with your personally-designed coke flavor. In addition, there are other branded activities including The Vault of the Secret Formula, Milestones of Refreshment, Bottle Works, Scent Discovery, Pop Culture, and the 3D Theater. Drink your rum and cokes first.
[4] As this event takes place in some kind of Coca-Cola cathedral, there will be no mention of Pepsi on this invitation, except when we do. It would be like mentioning Intel or Nvidia when your main sponsor is AMD, but we do that as well, so this is a bad example.