Aloha! I've been organizing an all-comers "Geek Meet" taking place at Magic Island on Sunday, and it's bringing together a pretty good mix of technical and creative people. Of course, I think the brilliant minds linked to LUAU are also the perfect demographic for this event. Heaven knows, we all could stand to get a little sun!
You are all, of course, enthusiastically invited. It'd be awesome to have a LUAU presence (with some friendly open-source evangelism), but even if folks just want to come down spontaneously, that would be great! And feel free to pass this on to any of your own geek friends -- however they might respond to the label "geek." The amateur radio folks struggling with CentOS, as I mentioned, will be among the other groups there! You can find information about the event at: http://www.hawaiigeek.com And the Star-Bulletin published a fun write up today: http://starbulletin.com/2008/04/16/business/engle.html Below is the 'About' page from the site. Thanks for your consideration! Mahalo, Ryan -------------------- Begin forwarded message -------------------- Q. What is the Hawaii Geek Meet? A. "A geek swap meet without the selling? A geek 'Taste of Honolulu' where you sample ideas (and bring your own food)?" The Hawaii Geek Meet is a casual, friendly, open potluck gathering of geeks. And we mean "geek" in a most inclusive, positive way. Do you like technology? Do you have a specialty? Among your friends or coworkers, are you the guru, the go-to person for things that blink or have moving parts? Whether you're passionate about programming, photography, design, HAM radio, model rockets, painting, teaching... we want to meet you. For specific and focused local groups, the Hawaii Geek Meet is a great excuse to see old friends and catch up on the latest tips and trends. But at the same time, the idea of Hawaii Geek Meet is to mix and mingle with other brilliant people, people you might never meet in your own circles, but people with whom we'd bet you'd get along smashingly. The Hawaii Geek Meet is the brainchild of Burt Lum (of Bytemarks) and Aaron Dragushan (of Manoa Geeks), but truly belongs to all Hawaii geeks! Q. Who is invited? A. Anyone who is remotely geeky about anything. Web developers, designers, programmers, photographers, videographers, podcasters, bloggers, even artists, teachers, thinkers... Are you knowledgeable and passionate about something? Are you naturally curious and interested in learning about something? Do you want to meet new people, share what you know, and learn a thing or two that you don't? Then you're invited. Bring your friends, your family, your kids... and if you've got geek toys and gadgets, bring them too! The core of the Hawaii Geek Meet are several local groups that already get together to talkstory and share knowledge. A list can be found at http://www.hawaiigeek.com. Q. When will it be held? A. Sunday, April 20, 2008. Q. Where will it be held? A. Magic Island at Ala Moana Beach Park, Picnic site #40. You can view and print a PDF map of Magic Island at http://www.hawaiigeek.com. Q. Why? A. Why not? _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.hosef.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-hosef.org
