North Shore Web Geek Meetup: Feb 7 in Newburyport, MA
Earlier this month we held our first North Shore Web Geek Meetup here in Newburyport, MA, USA. It was amazingly cold. Still, we had 30 or so folks from the area show up and it was great. We even had two folks from Providence! come: Adam Darowski and Michelle Riggen-Ransom. (they won prizes for coming the farthest)
So, back by popular demand, we’re doing it again: a North Shore Web Geek Meetup on February 7 in Newburyport, MA.
This time we’re doing a new venue: The Grog. The Grog is a great spot a bit closer to Market Square. They have good food, good beer, and will not force us out of their place with a band like Rosie’s did. In fact, I’ve reserved a private area (on the 2nd floor) with its own bar so we should be all set. They know we’re coming this time.
And, while Jeff won’t be there to hand out Leopard disks, we will have prizes. Haven’t decided on the criteria for winning yet, though. I want everyone to be able to win.
Upcoming Event Listing: North Shore Web Geek Meetup
Here are the details:
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Place: The Grog (see map)
Start: ~6-7pm
Ends: ~9-10pm
Travel tips:
- By Car: Downtown Newburyport is ~3 miles off of Interstate 95, so it’s very easy to find and fast to get into/out of by car. (this ain’t the city)
- Commuter Rail: Newburyport is at the end of the commuter rail…if we have any folks coming on the 5:36 or the 6:15 we’ll do a pick up (the train station is about a mile away from the pub) (commuter rail schedule)
If you have any questions/comments/concerns, feel free to contact me.
NOTE: The last venue (Rosie’s) and the new venue (The Grog) are just down the street from each other.
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1. Marc Amos 11:54am, Fri 18th, 2008
If it weren’t my wife’s birthday, I’d be there.
2. Tim Howland 12:42pm, Fri 18th, 2008
Awesome! I’m relatively new to Newburyport (met jeff once thru his blog)- really looking forward to getting out of the guestroom / worldwide HQ and meeting other folks out there. Thanks for organizing the shindig.
3. Peter 1:27pm, Fri 18th, 2008
Looks interesting! Hopefully I’ll be able to make it, and I’ll spread the word to my other web geek friends/colleagues.
4. Casey Bisson 2:57pm, Fri 18th, 2008
Damn, two in a row that I can’t go to. *crossing fingers* that I won’t be out of town again for the next one.
5. Josh 3:40pm, Fri 18th, 2008
BTW: I’m hoping to make this a monthly event…so even if you can’t make it this time we’ll catch you next time.
@Marc – fighting the good fight.
@Casey – we’ll grab you next time…would be good to see you again.
6. Paul and Daren 9:57am, Mon 21st, 2008
We’ll be there. Great idea. Thanks for doing this.
7. Randy Murphy 3:10pm, Tue 22nd, 2008
Heard about it from Tim. Would love to join you guys. The Grog is 2 blocks away from me … great venue!
8. Michelle Riggen-Ransom 7:57pm, Thu 24th, 2008
Hi Newburyport pals – alas, we’ll be in New Yawk City at this thing. We’ll definitely be back up soon, though, so save some grog for us!
9. Michelle Riggen-Ransom 8:02pm, Thu 24th, 2008
Gah, I just looked at the dates and guess what? They aren’t the same! Who knows, we may be there drinking grog yet…
10. Patrick Haney 3:54pm, Fri 1st, 2008
I’m going to try and make it this time around, as I’ve got nothing else planned for next Thursday. Though I might need a ride anyway.
By the way, you should definitely post this to Upcoming.
11. Josh 6:46pm, Fri 1st, 2008
Good idea Patrick! If you need a ride from the train station, let me know.
If you need a ride from Boston…hopefully someone here is coming up.
Anybody needing to connect re: rides can call me and I’ll try to set it up.
12. Jeff L 9:13pm, Mon 4th, 2008
I’ll be stopping by this time as well, couldn’t make the first one. Glad to see it got posted to Upcoming.
13. Josh 3:34pm, Thu 7th, 2008
Looking forward to seeing everyone!