Hey everyone!
PM me if you are going to be able to make it to KC for this one. I know Goat is a yes, but not sure about anyone else...
Topic: Kansas City Bitcoin Meetup (Read 1517 times)
Meetup thread is:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/kansas-city-meetup-tuesday-sep-10th-530pm-updated-location-278997
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/kansas-city-meetup-tuesday-sep-10th-530pm-updated-location-278997
Just a bump up to remind people following this thread.
darn this would have been cool...too bad left already...
Goat,
I'm confused, I thought you told me you lived in Taiwan. Do you live in Kansas?
I'm confused, I thought you told me you lived in Taiwan. Do you live in Kansas?
I might be able to attend. I work m-f 8-4:30, but I'm in Shawnee so it wouldn't take me long to make my way to Leawood. It would be nice to have some people to chat with and bounce ideas around with. Also, is there anyone attending who may be able to help me set up an ASICMiner block eruptor to work with bitminter on a laptop running windows 8? I'm pretty much helpless when it comes to technology and I think having a person to either hold my hand through the configuration would be great.
How about Tuesday, September 10th (as someone mentioned prior engagements on the 14th and suggested a weekday)?
How about this....
Saturday, Sep. 21st 5pm at http://www.gordonbiersch.com/
Also Oklahoma Joes BBQ is nearby if we want BBQ and something a little less formal.
Let me know if this works for anyone. Also wont hurt my feelings any if you want a different date/time... I figured I would get it started by throwing something out there. As things stand right now, there is no formal agenda, just meeting fellow bitcoiners in the area. More details to follow. Once we have a few that decide on a place/time we can post something in the meet-up forum to see if any others are interested.
Saturday, Sep. 21st 5pm at http://www.gordonbiersch.com/
Also Oklahoma Joes BBQ is nearby if we want BBQ and something a little less formal.
Let me know if this works for anyone. Also wont hurt my feelings any if you want a different date/time... I figured I would get it started by throwing something out there. As things stand right now, there is no formal agenda, just meeting fellow bitcoiners in the area. More details to follow. Once we have a few that decide on a place/time we can post something in the meet-up forum to see if any others are interested.
Closer to Wichita, count me in.
Posting this in the Meetup sub forum might get more exposure.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=86.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=86.0
Reviving an old thread. I've been wanting to meet Bitcoin people in KC forever! If its just the few on this thread, we could just meet at my house for some BBB (Beers, BBQ, and BTC).... We could do it anywhere else too.
It would be an initial meeting to get acquainted and see what happens from there. PM me if interested and I will set something small up for a few people and we can see what happens from there. Let me know if anyone is up for it! I sure as hell am!
If something bigger gets setup and coordinated, I would definitely go to it as well.
It would be an initial meeting to get acquainted and see what happens from there. PM me if interested and I will set something small up for a few people and we can see what happens from there. Let me know if anyone is up for it! I sure as hell am!
If something bigger gets setup and coordinated, I would definitely go to it as well.
If it's on a weekend I'll attend.
I might be interested.
I'm interested as well.
It would be fun for kc to finally get some Bitcoin love. It may be a bit to early I guess.
So, is this idea dead in the water? Does Kansas City not want to have local Bitcoin meetups?
what the fuck would there be to "discuss". you sound like the 70 year old baseball card collectors who eat dinner over a ty cobb card
I would be interested in attending and meeting people.
I'm not far from KC and I'd love to go to a bitcoin meetup!
I'm not really looking to buy or sell coins, but discussing mining and the market would be pretty cool.
I'm not really looking to buy or sell coins, but discussing mining and the market would be pretty cool.
Would the purpose of this meetup to be a Buttonwood-style face to face exchange, or simply a gathering of interested people from the community? I, for one, would like to see a face to face exchange, although I am not against other ideas.
If the purpose is an exchange, I think River Market would be the perfect location. It is already a time-honored marketplace in Kansas City, that accommodates participants in the local economy. Where better to buy and sell Bitcoin in Kansas City? There are plenty of people around for security's sake, and already a large amount of cash from all the produce sales going on. Perhaps some of the existing vendors would like to immediately exchange their profits into BTC before they head home (to avoid carrying large amounts of cash), and maybe some will even consider accepting BTC at their stands. Also, those of us selling BTC at the exchange can use the cash to buy produce and other goods before we leave, giving us one more excuse for going to such a meetup and one more way to spend BTC locally. I just think that if we are going to have a local face to face marketplace, there's no reason to have it separate from Kansas City's existing face to face marketplace.
If, however, the purpose of the meetup is more of a conference than an exchange, there's probably a better venue.
If the purpose is an exchange, I think River Market would be the perfect location. It is already a time-honored marketplace in Kansas City, that accommodates participants in the local economy. Where better to buy and sell Bitcoin in Kansas City? There are plenty of people around for security's sake, and already a large amount of cash from all the produce sales going on. Perhaps some of the existing vendors would like to immediately exchange their profits into BTC before they head home (to avoid carrying large amounts of cash), and maybe some will even consider accepting BTC at their stands. Also, those of us selling BTC at the exchange can use the cash to buy produce and other goods before we leave, giving us one more excuse for going to such a meetup and one more way to spend BTC locally. I just think that if we are going to have a local face to face marketplace, there's no reason to have it separate from Kansas City's existing face to face marketplace.
If, however, the purpose of the meetup is more of a conference than an exchange, there's probably a better venue.
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