[ANN] Possible NorCal Users Group/LiveCode Intro Meetup

[Scott Rossi]

Are any of you LiveCode developers located in Northern California?

Would you be interested in attending a LiveCode meetup in the hub of Silicon
Valley?

Over the last several months, I've had discussions with a Google colleague
of mine about the possibility of having Google host a LiveCode meetup.
Google often hosts outside events/activities, and while my friend was
willing to help facilitate an event, he was unable to find the proper
channels. Yesterday, some new info came to light, and we may be able to
arrange such an event.

My original hope was simply to arrange a central location for a user group
meeting.  But with RunRev's recent open source goal announcement, it
occurred to me that this could also be an opportunity to provide a LiveCode
introduction for folks who want more info, from developers who actually use
the platform.  Google's Mountain View campus is centrally located in
California's Silicon Valley, so it's a prime location for such an event.

What I would like to find out is: 1) If a meetup/event becomes possible, how
many folks here would be interested in attending within the next 2 weeks;
and 2) if you are interested, would you be up for doing a short presentation
on something you've built in LiveCode and/or how you use the platform?  (The
latter is definitely not a requirement.)

Nor is being in Northern California a requirement -- any folks wishing to
participate from outside the area (such as the SoCal user group, or anywhere
else) would be welcome.

If you are interested in this happening and are available within the next 2
weeks, please respond here or off list to me.  I'd like to try to get a head
count to provide to my friend in case Google wants some sense of bodies to
accommodate. Even if you cannot make it within the next 2 weeks, please feel
free to respond as we don't yet have any official approval, but may be able
to arrange a later date.  In my experience, outside events always take place
in the evening after work, so take that into consideration.

I should say again, nothing has been approved yet, but there is reason to be
hopeful.  Best case: we have a nice little informative event that perhaps
gets outside people onboard with LiveCode.  Worst case: we get a room of 5
LiveCoders chatting about arrays.  :-)

Thanks  in advance for your responses.  Let's see if we can make this
happen.

Best Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX Design