'Official' description for tech-talks?

[P O'Toole]

Is there a preexisting "what are the tech talks" type blurb to send out to people?

 

I started talking to someone at last night's E2E who might be interested in coming so I said I'd send him some information. If something like that already exists, then great. If not, I can pen one up.

 

Lemme know,

- Patrick O'Toole

 

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[P O'Toole]

Nobody seemed to report having such a thing so I've got a loose one here, in case you think someone you know might have interest:


## What ARE Laramie's "tech talks?"
Laramie's evening techtalks are an informal networking and social gettogether with a focus on technology. Meets occur twice per month (details below).

## What happens there?
The structure of the events takes one of two forms, alternating every other time:

* every second meeting is an informal gathering for sharing ideas, solutions, experiences, and -- optionally -- a drink.
* every first meeting features a talk, presentation, demo, or workshop on something that's related to programming, entrepreneurship, or technology. (For example, networking and 3-D printing are some presentation-topics we may see in the future.)

## What's happened so far?
Since we got started, we've had 3 announced subjects and one informal one:

0. Cheyenne Array School - a new school for technology and (web-)design
1. Freelance coding - pros, cons, and introductory tips
2. Laramie WTBC - what is it, what does it provide, and to whom?
3. Laramie 3-D Visualization Center - what's there, and who can access it?

## What's attendance generally like?
So far, we've had a comfortable dozen-or-so people show up to each of the meets, with about half of those being regulars, and the others being either new or irregular attendees.

## Where do these take place?
Techtalks occur in Laramie but the specific location can vary. Venues are announced in advance via e-mail.

## *How can I learn more?*
The best way to learn about Laramie's techtalks is to browse the forum or subscribe to e-mail updates (see below).

## *How can I subscribe?*
If you're interested in signing up, there are two ways of doing so:

* Directly, using a Google account via https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/techtalklaramie
* By e-mailing car...@carterparks.com or emmajane....@uwyo.edu if you wish to receive e-mail updates but do *not* want to use a Google Account


The above is a working draft (in standard Markdown). Feel free to reply with any suggestions if you feel that it's lacking. It may be a good idea to post this somewhere and update it as necessary. I can handle that if no-one else wants to.

- Patrick

[Fred Schmechel]

Patrick,

I like this. Thanks for taking this on!

I do feel that we have shared an appreciation for the arts and wonder if we could work that into the description.

Fred

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[P O'Toole]

The easiest fixup for that would be to change it to:
"Laramie's evening techtalks are an informal networking and social gettogether with a focus on technology and design."
Instead of just:

"Laramie's evening techtalks are an informal networking and social gettogether with a focus on technology."

Did you have something in mind more specific?

- Patrick

[P O'Toole]

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