It was a mini-replay of the gathering in Afghanistan after bin Laden arrived there in 1996.
The gathering, a mini-summit of 11 leaders, was called to deal with the mass of refugees taking the Balkan route from the eastern Mediterranean to richer EU countries.
We initially called it a mini meet-up — a gathering of New York's tech startup scene, including investors, entrepreneurs and TechCrunch editorial — but its grown into so much more than that.
"We went from being in these gatherings—skating mini ramps and skateparks to cruising around the streets.
Anyway, Jill and her husband Gary stopped by our house Sunday for a mini reunion wrap-up gathering before heading home.
Several women were gathering for a mini-reunion in Atlanta, and they hoped she'd join them.
Oshima was sure consumers would take to the sort of U.S.-style mini-labs he'd been gathering information about, where film is developed quickly on-site for a small premium.
This young bourgeoisie studied in Paris, went to nightclubs, danced and drank the night away, had pre-martial sex, wore mini-skirts and held big gatherings such as engagement parties or weddings in the Hilton Hotel, outpost of all things Western.
Guest members like Felicia Day and Vin Diesel (on a cool mini quest) can make the gatherings more interesting, but for the role-playing faithful, there doesn't need to be a whole lot of production value in old-fashioned storytelling.
Tools for gathering this data include the mini-assessment tool (mini-PAT), team assessment of behaviours (TAB), and the patient satisfaction questionnaire (PSQ).
That would be my ideal weekend, minus the fact that we were gathering because of a death.
