As far as Firefox 3.5 launch parties are concerned, Romania was not a country to be left behind. We had not one, but two events celebrating the launch of the world-acclaimed browser.

The first one, chronologically speaking, was organized in the beautiful city of Cluj, in the heart of Romania. Over 30 people gathered in the pub chosen for the event over beer, cake and Firefox swag. A special, big and yummy Firefox 3.5 cake was made for the ocassion. The first thing on the agenda was the viewing of the Meet Firefox 3.5 video, where Mike Beltzner gives "A quick overview of what makes Mozilla’s latest browser so great". Now that everybody was up-to-date, the feasting on the cake could begin.

In Bucharest, the party had a more academic feel, as it took place on the university campus, and had a similar format: presentations first and drinks and food later. This time there were two talks: the first was about the new features in Firefox 3.5 and the second, more designer-oriented, was focusing on the new HTML technologies Firefox supports. The second part of the celebration consisted of beer, pizza and ice cream at the nearby pub. More photos here.

Now, for the people who helped organize the parties, I want to give thanks to the wonderful enthuziasts who joined Mozilla in celebrating another successful launch and made sure the parties were a success. Among them there are Stas Sushkov, Tibi Turbureanu and Nicu Buculei. Thank you guys!

Photo credits: Stas Sushkov and Nicu Buculei