DATES & TIMES:

April 16th, 2009 - 7pm @ Star Bene

May 21st, 2009 - 7pm @ Seabright Brewery

June 18th, 2009 - 7pm @ Woodstock Pizza

PURPOSE:

The Santa Cruz Geek Dinner serves as an informal gathering of like minded technology professionals and entrepreneurs in/around Santa Cruz who like to get together for food, drinks, fun and intelligent conversation with some truly amazing people.  Though we spend @ an hour standing, chatting and mingling with each other at the start, we chose a dinner format as it provides the opportunity for people to sit, connect, flesh out ideas and form genuine relationships.

Each event tries to focus on something that will help push the Santa Cruz Geek community forward.  What exactly this means is up to your own interpretation, but examples from previous events have been:

February '08 Geek Dinner #1 - We kicked off our own local flavor of geek dinners.  We gathered, we drank, we ate, we geeked, we made friends.  Friendships formed, startups are emerging.

March '08 Geek Dinner #2 - Mayor Ryan Coonerty speaking about the future of Santa Cruz, different opportunities to get involved locally, and the importance our community will play in bringing more opportunity and innovation to the City.

April '08 Geek Dinner #3 - Individuals stood up, introduced themselves and spoke on what they hoped to accomplish in 2008 and how others could help in achieving said goals.

May '08 Geek Dinner #4 - It is official now ... what we REALLY like to do at the Geek Dinners is connect and create/enhance relationships with other geeky folks.  This was a slightly more intimate affair with some great conversations revolving around life and times among the geek chic in Santa Cruz.

June '08 Geek Dinner #5 - Totally awe struck this time sitting back and thinking about the awesome things growing out of these dinners.  Those we are most proud of (and that I can remember off hand right now) are www.12seconds.tv, Freelance Camp this August 16th, the co-working Jelly @ Quiddities every 3rd Friday of the month and a permanent 10,000 square foot co-working space opening up this summer.  I'm telling you, if you want to be involved in helping shape this City's technological future, these dinners are the best place to meet the movers and shakers and get involved.