No and I don't think I would. Every time adults gather around a common interest things tend to get a bit weird.Never been to an actual meetup but I've been in a skype conference call about bitcoin for many times now. As of this moment, we're planning to hold one on the 15th of September, but I'm not sure whether it will take place or not because some of the prominent members of our group do have some affairs at that time.
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They actually had a bitcoin convention meeting type of thing here in omaha, Nebraska a few months ago. It was pretty enjoyable if i say so myself. The area was full mostly of younger folks under 30 i would say. Now this is good news as the Midwest tends to be more conservative than the east or west coast. Now if we can spread this acceptance towards the older folks over 40 it would create more acceptance.
Yes, I've been to quite a few meet ups and at least a dozen conferences. I've met some of the Bitcoin scammer elite as well as a number of legitimate businessmen. The most interesting person I've met is Bruno (Gleb Gamow, Phineas Gage). He was wearing a pink tutu and barking like a dog when I met him. Andrew Bitcoiner was the most articulate/intelligent scammer I met. The meetups seem to be mostly a forum to pitch business ideas and brainstorm over best ways to increase Bitcoin awareness.
I feel like there are a lot more meetups near Europe than in the US, at least in the US they're more spread apart.
Nope! I never attened any bitcoin meet ups! Because, there's no/not much user out near my place to meet :/
If I do attend a bitcoin meetup, I would not link my real world identity to my bitcointalk id.
I like the pseudonymity that being on this forum offers me.
I like the pseudonymity that being on this forum offers me.
I don't know anyone in real life that would be interested in coming with me basically because I have never talked about Bitcoin to anyone in real life in a meaningful way, barely mentioned it because let's face it, most people are ready to deal with it, too advanced. So im just not willing to go alone knowing no one.
I will be talking tonight at a meetup.
It looks like there will be 20 or more there.
http://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Bitcoin-Society/
It looks like there will be 20 or more there.
http://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Bitcoin-Society/
How do you get in touch with people for something like that?
If you post on bitcointalk, there aren't enough people from your local area who will see it.
If you post on Facebook, there aren't enough people who use Bitcoin who will see it.
There's a new social media site that I thought was a good idea, uCrypto.co, but hardly anyone has signed up. And, again, there's no way to promote it because nobody on bitcointalk cares, and nobody who's not on bitcointalk knows what Bitcoin is.
So what do you do? Post flyers around town?
http://bitcoin.meetup.com
That's pretty cool. There aren't any bitcoin groups in my area, but I guess I could start one if I want to hold a conference or something.
I think I will also try to start a group just for communicating online, in case it's not something that requires people to physically gather in one place.
I will be talking tonight at a meetup.
It looks like there will be 20 or more there.
http://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Bitcoin-Society/
It looks like there will be 20 or more there.
http://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Bitcoin-Society/
How do you get in touch with people for something like that?
If you post on bitcointalk, there aren't enough people from your local area who will see it.
If you post on Facebook, there aren't enough people who use Bitcoin who will see it.
There's a new social media site that I thought was a good idea, uCrypto.co, but hardly anyone has signed up. And, again, there's no way to promote it because nobody on bitcointalk cares, and nobody who's not on bitcointalk knows what Bitcoin is.
So what do you do? Post flyers around town?
http://bitcoin.meetup.com
I will be talking tonight at a meetup.
It looks like there will be 20 or more there.
http://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Bitcoin-Society/
It looks like there will be 20 or more there.
http://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Bitcoin-Society/
How do you get in touch with people for something like that?
If you post on bitcointalk, there aren't enough people from your local area who will see it.
If you post on Facebook, there aren't enough people who use Bitcoin who will see it.
There's a new social media site that I thought was a good idea, uCrypto.co, but hardly anyone has signed up. And, again, there's no way to promote it because nobody on bitcointalk cares, and nobody who's not on bitcointalk knows what Bitcoin is.
So what do you do? Post flyers around town?
I've attended many in the netherlands, belgium and in london.
I'm from India. Here in some social sites I have seen some bitcoin workshop as well as meet ups. But I could not find them before schedule to attend. But planing to do so.
I will be talking tonight at a meetup.
It looks like there will be 20 or more there.
http://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Bitcoin-Society/
It looks like there will be 20 or more there.
http://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Bitcoin-Society/
Attending / organizing the second meetup for my city this week. We have quite a few more RSVPs than last time. It's growing!
I was never at any bitcoin meetup, but did meet one on one with a lot of people while reselling bitcoins tho, if that counts.
For a private user, i really don't see the point of meeting with random people and discussing things that can be discussed via forum..
For a private user, i really don't see the point of meeting with random people and discussing things that can be discussed via forum..
Have you guys ever attended any bitcoin meetup? What do you usually discuss about?
No not yet.I do want to attend though but it usually held in big cities like Mumbai and Delhi in India which are quite far from myb place and since bitcoin is not my full time job,I can't invest much time in travelling for it
I probably would go to a Bitcoin meetup as long as it was nearby.
I haven't as of yet. However, that's due to the fact many that interest me are in different parts of the world to me. Any near me are still a 3/4 hour trip. Living in the countryside I'm very unlikely to find one within less than 2 hours away, and even if it was that close there won't be many there. The only ones which would be worth attending over here, would probably be London. However, that's over 4 hours away from me.
I do aim to attend one though, despite the travel distance. The travelling isn't too big of a deal, I'm sure many other people travel much further than this. However, I'm normally very busy. Either, working my job 5 days a week with very unpredictable and odd hours, with occasional work on the weekends. Also, private work which keeps me working until 2am some nights and waking up at 4am. It's not fun at all. At some point I'll be in the position to lower my workload and use others to do it for me. But, at the present moment in time, that's not a viable option.
There's been a few in Cardiff, but not many numbers due to the population difference. Although, I haven't been to a Bitcoin 'meet up event' I have met others interested in Bitcoin and discussed in length at times.
I do aim to attend one though, despite the travel distance. The travelling isn't too big of a deal, I'm sure many other people travel much further than this. However, I'm normally very busy. Either, working my job 5 days a week with very unpredictable and odd hours, with occasional work on the weekends. Also, private work which keeps me working until 2am some nights and waking up at 4am. It's not fun at all. At some point I'll be in the position to lower my workload and use others to do it for me. But, at the present moment in time, that's not a viable option.
There's been a few in Cardiff, but not many numbers due to the population difference. Although, I haven't been to a Bitcoin 'meet up event' I have met others interested in Bitcoin and discussed in length at times.
I asked in generally when is next meetup, since i said that i would watch in youtube the country doesn't make sense. GL
Well you shouldnt quote any posting if you want to ask generally. I think these articles below could help you 
http://bitcoin.meetup.com/all/
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Meetups
Thank you for these links, appreciate it, but does any of these are "live streaming" so i can watch in youtube?
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bitcoin+meetup
Thank you i just found that last week this bitcoin meetup about the brainwallet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foil0hzl4Pg
I asked in generally when is next meetup, since i said that i would watch in youtube the country doesn't make sense. GL
Well you shouldnt quote any posting if you want to ask generally. I think these articles below could help you http://bitcoin.meetup.com/all/
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Meetups
Thank you for these links, appreciate it, but does any of these are "live streaming" so i can watch in youtube?
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bitcoin+meetup
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