Blogger Meetup-date
I have a beginning plan for the July 18, 2009, Blogger Meetup in Great Falls.
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Talk: “The Power and Danger of Blogging, Social Networking, and other Technology” by Rob Kailey. (location to be determined, see below)
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Discussion “Do Bloggers Add Value?” by Gregg Smith (location to be determined, see below)
3:00 – 6:00 p.m., Fun in the sun, hosted by Gregg Smith
6:00: Barbecue Dinner
6-whenever: Drinks, open discussion
As far as the 11-2:00 location, I am considering several. Most of the meeting rooms are free if I can commit that the majority of my attendees will be ordering lunch. Please confirm if you will be eating, so I can book a room accordingly.
For the food, I will ask that everyone brings a snack item like chips, cheetos, or whatever. I will ask that everyone sign up to bring a specific category of food, probably salad, side dish, dessert. I will provide hamburgers, buns, cheese and basic condiments.
For drinks, I will buy a case of pop and some basic beer. If anyone wants wine, I will buy a bottle of wine.
For now, please just email me, and let me know whether I can count on you to eat lunch so I can get a meeting room. I will work out more details vis-a-vis food and drink shortly.
I’ve already mentioned that I’m not going to be able to make the Meetup, but I’m very interested in hearing what you guys have to say. Has there been any discussion about recording the Talk by Rob Kailey and the Discussion by Gregg and putting it online for those of us that won’t be able to attend?
I want to find good pop music. Help me please.
Thanks to you Gregg and your fellow bloggers for your activities. I would
encourage blog forums and also a combined effort on what you did
two years ago regarding candidate forums, because that IS absolutely vital
for better civics and the electoral process.
Gregg – it’s good to see you’ve added structure to this event we are talking about it. I think we don’t ahve anything going on at that time … but we have to talk more. I want my spouse to come with me, but she would feel left out with all the wonkiness. Is there anything for the non-political? Not to add pressure. That’s just where we are at .
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Mark, I don’t have anything special planned for spouses. I will be happy to put something together if I learn of a few attending. I checked and the CM Russell Museum is open that day, and I am still trying to find out about the Lewis and Clark Intepretive Center. Of course she could enjoy some of that fine GF shopping (*wink*).
Once we finish the noon hour events, though, it’s pretty much all social from there. Just hanging out on the beach, boating as necessary…
I offer my sincerest promise *not* to be a wonk.
The summer is fillng up – I have two daughters and a grandchild going to be here during that time. Just found out … see y’all some other time.