[Android-dev] Fwd: Meetup Message from Rob Brown: android meetup concept

[Lowell Kirsh]

I'm here. Are you? Cant find y'all...

On Friday, March 25, 2011, Lowell Kirsh <lowellk at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for putting this together, looking forward to meeting you guys!
>
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Edward 'Azi' Cragg
> <azimandias at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Announcing a Noisedroid Revival, Noisedroid/Nights of Android Development.
>> Thursdays, Noisebridge, starting 7:00pm.
>> The plan is an explicitly un-classroom-like setting, more of a shared
>> workspace for idea cross pollination and support.  Bring what your working
>> on, show it off, get feedback- or just get work done a couple hours every
>> week out of the monotony of your primary workspace with friends.
>> We had some positive, fun brainstorming on the concept of a periodic Android
>> project show-and-tell event, in the vain of 5mof but explicitly for cool
>> android projects (preferably running on device). I added a very brief page
>> on Noisedroid/Shows to perhaps particulate an event.
>> I'm going to send announcements to discuss and announce in about 2 hours
>> unless I hear any objections or vetos.  In any case, Rob, Jehan and I will
>> be there tomorrow, look forward to seeing you!.
>> -Azi
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: rob brown <rjbrown at gmail.com>
>> Date: Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:56 AM
>> Subject: Re: Meetup Message from Rob Brown: android meetup concept
>> To: Jehan Tremback <jehan.tremback at gmail.com>, azimandias at gmail.com
>>
>> I'm contacting everyone who expressed an interest in the Android Meetup idea
>> I suggested ("Collaborative Android projects -- finding others with
>> complementary talents" ).  I wanted to let you know that this idea is
>> gaining momentum, and that there are now three of us -- Rob, Azi and Jehan
>> -- that are working to make it happen.  The organizers of the SFAndroid
>> meetup group (i.e. Marakana) aren't involved in this, so we are going to do
>> it separately, and we'll probably do it as a regular thing.
>> Instead of a large number of people in a classroom-like setting with a
>> corporate-sponsored presenter, this is going to be smaller (under 75 people
>> probably), with more of a "show and tell" feel, and a whole lot more
>> interaction among attendees.  Those who want to present will get about 5
>> minutes to show off what they are working on, whether it be running code,
>> wireframes, or whatever. (we might allow up to 10 minutes for those who have
>> put together a solid enough presentation)  You can show off your project
>> (and recruit people to join it), or teach them something useful. Instead of
>> a Q&A following presentations, there will be plenty of time afterwards to
>> talk to one another directly.  We'll do our best to make the best use of the
>> time available.
>> We're going to try to do something really cool with this (we have various
>> creative ideas we are bouncing around), and if you have ideas how to make it
>> better let us know.  We are going to be having this at Noisebridge, a hacker
>> space/community in the Mission.  The date of the first one is yet to be
>> decided, but it will probably be in about a month, and probably be on a
>> thursday evening.
>> Please let us know (email addresses below) whether you are interested, if
>> you want to help with planning or have ideas for it, and if you think you
>> might want to present.  We really need to gauge interest level, so the more
>> you tell us the better.  Also, please spread the word to other Android
>> developers you know.
>> -Rob, Jehan, and Azi
>> Rob Brown
>> rjbrown at gmail.com
>> Jehan Tremback
>> jehan.tremback at gmail.com
>> Azi Cragg
>> azimandias at gmail.com
>>
>>
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