How Would You Feel About Informal Adobe Meetups?
I saw this post about a CrunchGear meetup in Budapest and Warsaw and got to thinking. I’ve see other meetup groups that just get together informally over beers or something and the ones I’ve seen have been based around blogs. Mine isn’t big enough to do something like that but what about an informal Adobe meetup every once in a while?
I obviously travel a lot and I’m a pretty big fan of beer, so would you guys be interested if I hosted informal meetups in the cities I’m visiting? It wouldn’t be Adobe sponsored/endorsed but we could talk about anything Adobe related. How far in advance would you need to hear about something like that? Would you be up for getting beers with other people doing Adobe stuff? It would probably start by being Flash/Flex/AIR focused but I’m a CF guy as well and we could even expand it into Photoshop and Illustrator eventually.
So am I crazy? Would that be fun?
[tags]Adobe, Meetup[/tags]
Posted in Adobe, Rich Internet Applications
July 20th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Informal meetups and beer are fantastic. I think a couple of days notice (or less) is all that’s needed / appropriate. If you’re in the Michigan post it and I’ll definitely get a pint or three with you.
July 20th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
“Mine isn’t big enough to do something like”
If I had a quarter for every time I said that…
July 20th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Hi Ryan, here’s a related resource:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/usergroups/
July 20th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Informal Adobe meetups would definitely be fun. Doesn’t really matter what the focus is. Adobe has so many great products. Flash, Flex and AIR do make a good start though.
So if you ever come to Germany let us know.
July 21st, 2007 at 4:08 am
If it was in Europe I would so be there. Maybe even do the AIR bus tour in Europe. You can pick me up when you get to London
July 21st, 2007 at 4:49 am
I agree with cisnky im from Europe (Poland) and if You will be close to Poland I will be interested to dring some beer with You and I think more people from Poland will be interested also.
July 21st, 2007 at 4:51 am
That’s a great idea Ryan. Let’s do it.
July 21st, 2007 at 7:39 am
If you make it out to the eastern seaboard, I am in Newport, RI about 1.5 hours away from Boston and 3 from NYC.
July 21st, 2007 at 10:01 am
Did you say beer? I would be very interested in something like that, but I’m assuming you won’t be traveling to Kelowna, BC any time soon ha
July 21st, 2007 at 10:18 am
It would be best to first see if there are any user groups in the city that want to help organize something. Usergroup meetings can be pretty informal.
July 21st, 2007 at 7:24 pm
I’d be drinking soda instead of beer, but I’d hang out and talk with you and other folks for awhile if you’re in my neck of the woods (DC, Baltimore, or Annapolis).
July 21st, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Count me in!
July 22nd, 2007 at 12:42 am
Cool, thanks for the feedback guys. I wouldn’t want to trump the local user groups at all, and I’d definitely email them first, but some of my trips I just don’t have time to do anything official with the UGs or it isn’t with enough notice to get a meeting together.
I thought this might be a good in between.
July 22nd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
“So am I crazy? Would that be fun?”
even more “funner” would be something that wasn’t just for North America…
and JD’s right, usergroups could come in handy to get the word out. And if you come to Brisbane you can give Barnes heaps on his home turf…
July 23rd, 2007 at 7:08 am
If you’re in the Austin area then definitely let’s meet up. I almost made the 3 hour trip up to Dallas for the AIR tour, I’m still disappointed I wasn’t able to attend. We can always talk hockey, wolves and tigers as well as Adobe stuff.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 pm
This wouldn’t be limited to NA Barry. I go all over the place (in theory) so this would be something I could do wherever I am.
I think it’s a go, so once I know my schedule after the second leg of the bus tour, I’ll start posting about some meetups.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:55 am
m sure..you traveling all the way to india..is a remote chance…but if by any chance you are here in india..then i m game!!!
November 28th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
Hi Ryan,
If you happen to be travelling to asia, please come visit me. We can have beer and party all nite or if you prefer nature, i can bring you to see our beautiful rainforest for phototaking.
Regards,
James