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Official Orange Tweetup: Mark Your Calendar
Posted on 17. Feb, 2009 by Kenny.
Last week I announced the Orange Tweetup. Seems like most are going to be able to make it. I do really hate that there are some people who will still be traveling and may not be able to make it, but I think overall, Tuesday night is the best night for this endeavor. Wednesday night would be the second ideal night as it’s still early in the conference and a good opportunity to meet people we’re going to see in the hallways; however, the conference doesn’t let out until 10:30 PM and the Varsity closes at 11:30 PM. Lunch time? Fighting the conference traffic, there just isn’t enough time for a popper Tweetup.
So, make your plans now! Tuesday at 9:00 at The Varsity in downtown Atlanta. Oh, I can taste it now… and feel the heartburn. I’m going to try to get pre-registered as early as possible and be at the Varsity by 8:30. I’ll post more information as we get closer. Let me know if you planning on coming and I’ll create a roster of attendees so everyone will know who’s coming.
For those of you who can’t make it, don’t fret, you’ll still get your chance. There are some things in the works where bloggers and twitterers will have multiple opportunities to hang out and connect. Get ready for the most “connected” conference you’ve ever been to.
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Orange Tweetup
Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by Kenny.
Okay. All the tweets going to Orange… it’s time to setup the tweetup!
I don’t know that anyone is officially “organizing” this event, so i figured we could, just like we created the #kidmin and #orange09 hashtags.
Since we’re about two months away, I figured that we should go ahead and establish the when and where so we have plenty of time to promote. That’s what I say.
Here is what I suggest:
Location: The Varsity. It’s an Atlanta icon. It’s about 20 minutes or so from the conference, but it’s a large venue. Even if we had 300 attend the tweetup (wouldn’t that be awesome), the Varsity could handle it without batting an eye. Also, the Varsity works becasue of their legendary onion rings. Oh yeah!
Time: I propose that we meet 9:00 PM on Tuesday, April 28th. Early registration is from 7:00-9:00 PM. I know that it is the day before the conference begins and there is a chance that some people won’t be there yet. However, I’m coming to Orange with my team and I have a feeling that most nights during the conference I’ll be hanging out and unpacking the conference with them. Doing it the night before the conference begins is a “free” night. Also, why not meet everyone we’ve been twittering before it all starts so that when we see each other in the hallways and such, we can continue the conversations we’ve already started.
So, those are just my suggestions. The Varsity is open util 11:30 PM That gives everyone plenty of time to hang out a for a while. Write a comment with your thougths. I’d love to figure this out and “book” it in the next few days. We can figure this out in the comments to this post and once we’ve decided on the day, time and location, we’ll spread the word across our blogs and on twitter. Sound good?
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