[colug-432] meetup? Re: Publicizing technical events (Re: Hadoop interest ?)

[Tyler Wymer]

I think the more people talk about this the more apparent it is
something like this would be pretty useful so that people who would
attend things that already exist can find them more easily.

>> For me, an interesting group would be open source focused, look at a
>> lot of different technologies (not just 1 langauge, for example), and
>> be hands on. Labs instead of lectures.
>
> We tried to do the first part with the Columbus Code Camp (although we
> tried to remain agnostic to the proprietary/open schism and admittedly
> lectures dominated the labs).

This pretty much exists in two places. If you want lectures, the
Columbus Polyglot Meetup has you covered
(http://www.meetup.com/The-Columbus-Polyglot-Programmers-Meetup-Group/)

If you want hands on or social stuff (and definitely not lectures),
see the Columbus Software Craftsmanship group
(http://groups.google.com/group/columbus-craftsmanship/).

Tyler Wymer

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Jeff Frontz <jeff.frontz at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Jonathan Hogue <jon at hogue.org> wrote:
>>> What would motivate YOU to join a meetup that exclusively does
>>> computer/networking/technical kinds of things?  Assume that it will
>>> never have a presentation on how to "dress for success".
>> But! "It’s nice to wear jeans to work as a business owner, but
>> understanding the impact to your bottom line is also important."
>>
>
> Yes, and who wouldn't want to "Explore the differences between
> ready-made off the shelf clothing compared to custom-made clothes"?
>
>> I found this Zed Shaw gem interesting, inspirational, and on topic.
>> http://zedshaw.com/essays/the_freehackers_union.html
>
> SPEC-tac-ular!  This (something like a "free hackers union") is what I
> had always hoped TechColumbus would sponsor/support.  Alas, they're
> dominated by business folks and don't quite get It.
>
>
>
>>
>> For me, an interesting group would be open source focused, look at a
>> lot of different technologies (not just 1 langauge, for example), and
>> be hands on. Labs instead of lectures.
>
> We tried to do the first part with the Columbus Code Camp (although we
> tried to remain agnostic to the proprietary/open schism and admittedly
> lectures dominated the labs).
>
>
>>
>> An open source club (think fraternal organization) that had a
>> dedicated physical location would be really cool.
>>
>
> Hmm, if it were the right space (had good food and/or drink easily
> accessible, convenient to downtown/campus/clintonville, always a high
> probability of something interesting happening), I could see showing
> up there on occasion.
>
> Unless someone knows of such a spot, I think we're pretty much
> restricted to scheduled events in borrowed space.  TechColumbus is
> pretty easy to borrow, even on the spur of the moment, if you know
> someone either working for them or for a tenant company (to that end,
> I work for a tenant company and can schedule the auditorium,
> conference and class rooms for events -- just drop me a line).
>
> Jeff
>
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