January 18th, 2008
North Shore Web Geek Meetup: Feb 7 in Newburyport, MA
by Joshua Porter | 
16 Comments
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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Comments ( 16 Responses so far )
1. Marc Amos on January 18th, 2008 (Comment) #
If it weren’t my wife’s birthday, I’d be there.
2. Tim Howland on January 18th, 2008 (Comment) #
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 on January 18th, 2008 (Comment) #
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 on January 18th, 2008 (Comment) #
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 on January 18th, 2008 (Comment) #
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 on January 21st, 2008 (Comment) #
We’ll be there. Great idea. Thanks for doing this.
7. Randy Murphy on January 22nd, 2008 (Comment) #
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 on January 24th, 2008 (Comment) #
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 on January 24th, 2008 (Comment) #
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 on February 1st, 2008 (Comment) #
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 on February 1st, 2008 (Comment) #
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 on February 4th, 2008 (Comment) #
I’ll be stopping by this time as well, couldn’t make the first one. Glad to see it got posted to Upcoming.
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13. Josh on February 7th, 2008 (Comment) #
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
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