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Anybody in the valley?  Would be nice to find some locals to meet up.

I am! But am unable to meet.

Doh!  Haha, awesome to know there are some here though! :)

Yep! I think this is the first forum I've been active on with a local. Er, second. First if more than one local pops up.

In Tucson here.  ;)

I'm a snow bird....15 miles south of phoenix/chandler.  ;D

We get dust storms, not snow.

Woohoo!  Grab a beer? :)

Haboobs *giggle*

death valley?

anyone looking to buy or sell

we dont have haboobs in az.. we have dust storms!

how to prove you're not FBI first

Ummm... well since your name IS 420..., smoke a blunt together? XD

haha

are you interested in buying or selling BTC though?

Yes, have a few coins lying around, and perhaps seeing if anyone is interested in buying silver with BTC.  Checked on localbitcoins, and found a few in my area with a decent price so might see if they're still interested.  Would love to start a Bitcoin Trading Club at my university and maybe spread the news around and get others interested. 

Which University?

Anyways.. If you set anything up-- post it!  I'll stop by if I'm free.

ASU

yah i was just checking on that site. no one's replied to my messages or my ads yet

what price will you sell me in person, mt gox average?

i'll buy btc for cash then buy silver how's that? (joke)

I'm in Tucson but would be up for a casual meetup at a bar/coffe shop in PHX or Tucson.

I have meet a few people in Tucson who are in to bitcoin, I know a lot of libertarians who might be interested in meeting in phoenix for a social hour or what not...

I would also like to start an AZ facebook group if more people are interested.

meetup.com

Hey!

Erik Voorhees, Roger Ver, myself and a few others will be Phoenix, AZ for the ATM Prepaid Expo on Oct 23-24th if anyone wants to meetup.

www.atmdebitprepaidforum.com

Let me know!

Charlie

ohh that sounds like fun!

Oh definite interest!  Am interested :D

Anyone wanna take charge and try to set a time and place for meeting. I'm very interested, there was a chance that I would be in AZ this week. But if we can nail down and time and place, I'll clear my calendar.

We are staying here: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/phxcv-marriotts-canyon-villas/

Gonna be there for 2 nights, not sure if we will have time to venture into the city but the resort itself is pretty nice and big and has a bar.

Let me know

If anyone in here would like to meet up over a beer in Tucson or Phoenix I started a Facebook group so that we might coordinate that.

Also, It might be nice to meet up with the bitintant crew in a few weeks in Scottsdale as our first meet up.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/537229306293344/

Any update on this?  I'm in Phoenix (West Valley) and want to go to a meetup one of these days.

Ya, we are all meeting tomorrow night.

Sweet.  Will be bringing the girl with me.  Have ASU homecoming dance that night also,  will hit up both! :). Eta on time this is happening?

I just looked at what hotel you're staying at.  Pretty much the opposite side of the valley as me.   :'(

+1

Same here.. its a bit of a drive from where I am at.. still may go if I am feeling up for the adventure

Our meetup went great!  What an awesome way to enjoy the evening.  I look forward to meeting up again soon. :) Group picture up soon.

EDIT * Pic*

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll41/talith_tl/azbtcmeetup.jpg

crap i know and met at least two guys in that pic!

Late to the party, but I'm in Chandler...

I'm gonna be in town anyone wanna meet?

Sounds like fun!  I'm down :)!

Depending on the Time of the meeting I should be able to make it.
I know the AZ bitcoin facebook group was talking about a meet soon

can you get their time? would hav to be early sunday for me

any bitcoin sellers? or anyone want cash for gox code?

also looking to purchase around ~150USD worth of BTC also if we can get a meetup soon.  Hopefully sometime after finals ~_~/

Wanted to bump this to the top. Scottsdale here. :)

I know there are couple of AZ bitcoin users out there...Someone snagged "BITCOIN" and "BTC" for license plates because I was too slow on ordering them.

I'm in Maricopa 15 Miles South of Chandler, and I'm open for a Phoenix Meet or a Tucson Meet.

I think I might make a New Post in a week or So for a meetup maybe in Tempe or So and see if anyone shows up.

Anyone have any good places to meet? someplace with WIFI :)

I can be either place if the date is announced enough in advance (a month?)

Lots of places have wifi. Depends on how many people plan on coming.

Anyone interested in a meetup in the Tempe area in the next few weeks?

Perhaps at Extreme Bean ? southwest corner of McClintock and Southern?

Peter

I'll go to a meetup the I went to one in california and it was great.
Just need to firm up a date, and I'll cross post it to the AZ facebook group

OK, let's do it. How about starting with meeting at Extreme Bean on June 7th at 9:30 AM ?

Map is at http://preview.tinyurl.com/l8dwrtu .

Photo of me is at this url: http://steinmetz.org/peter/ and I'll wear a purple shirt.

Please cross-post and spread the word.

I cross posted the info

I will also be attending

Have fun. Sorry I can't be there.

I'm not going to be able to attend this morning

But I wanted to give this meeting a bump

I'll be there, hope to meet some new folks interested in Bitcoin.

Would an evening work better for more people?

What about next Wednesday, June 12th, at 7 PM?

howbout next month?

Couldn't make the last one..  If another is planned soon, I'll make sure to go!!

Well, how about trying something this month _and_ next month?

Will anyone come to June 12th (tomorrow) at 7 PM?

Alternately, would Friday June 14th at 9:30 AM be better?

For July, what about Wed July 3rd or Friday July 5th?

Also, it looks like Extreme Bean in Tempe has internet filtering that considers Mt. Gox to be a game site, so I would suggest instead Solo Cafe on the SE corner of Mill and Baseline.

Looks like this week won't work. We'll try for next week. Anyone interested, please post best dates/times.

I'm interested, hopefully it will take place sometime that I can make it.  Friday July 5th would work.  Also Cartel Coffee Lab (university & mill) would be another good meeting spot, perhaps we can convince them to accept bitcoin if we show up in force.

I'm on for July 5th. Does the afternoon work at 3 PM? Cartel Coffee Lab sounds good.

I'm out of the state this week, so I hope to attend the next one

Works for me, I'll be wearing a bitcoin T-shirt for ease of recognition.

OK, I'll be there. 3 PM on Friday at Cartel Coffee Labs in Tempe (225 W University Dr, Tempe AZ 85281).

I'll wear a purple shirt. Hope to see lots of other Bitcoiners from Phoenix metro there!

I've got a meetup group started for this http://www.meetup.com/Arizona-Bitcoin-Meetup/events/127901812/

I saw this listed as a upcoming meeting/Meetup "Bitcoin 101"

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
7:00 PM

No location set yet

Peter is supposed to be finding the location.  We really need to set one up soon so I can get the meetup advertised properly in advance.  We had 6 at the last meetup, hopefully the next one will be bigger and better.

Next meeting will be at Boulders on Broadway (http://bouldersonbroadway.com) on Wednesday August 7th at 7 PM, upstairs in their meeting room.

Please see details about presentations at http://www.meetup.com/Arizona-Bitcoin-Meetup/

Hope to see you all there.

Awesome!  I'll be able to make this one.

I just wanna bump this and make sure this is going on tomorrow

Yeah its on tonight. I will be giving a presentation on how the blockchain works (and not too technical, I made sure my wife could understand it).

Aww... just saw this meetup info. :(  How'd the presentation go?! :)

Presentation went very well and was quite informative. Next meetup on September 4th, Bitcoin Wednesday. Location yet to be determined.

I will post here again for next month, but please sign up for notices at meetup.com, that is where most of the information will be posted in the future. http://www.meetup.com/Arizona-Bitcoin-Meetup/

Also there will be a Satoshi market square on 8/24. It is being call TFMOX - Tempe Farmers Market Offline eXchange at Tempe Farmer's Market, about 4-7 PM.

Just received email from bitcoin foundation and found out that the General Counsel, Patrick Murck is giving a presentation in Scottsdale on October 16 for the Electronic Transactions Associations Strategic Leadership Forum at the Montelucia Resort and Spa.


http://electran.org/events/slf13/

I don't see Mr. Murck on the list of speakers, but maybe something to look out for.

Interesting. I wonder how much that would be to attend? Looks like it could be spendy.

Yeah, the convention itself probably is.  I remember one conference was held last year at another ritzy Scottsdale hotel with BitInstant guys, and we just used that occasion to meet up and hang out.  Perhaps we can meetup in the lobby, have some drinks and talk with Patrick if he's willing to stay into the night?  Not sure what his schedule would be.  I wouldn't mind seeing if I can email him and ask if he'd be open to that if there is enough interest.

Please let us know if it sounds like it may work out. I'd be game for coming up then.

Okey doke.  I couldn't find an email, so I shot him a tweet.  Will respond back with info.

I'm Ryan. I attended the July (?) monthly meeting at Boulders on Broadway. I am new to this bitcoin thing. I'm the guy who's trying to mine using an Nvidia GTX 560. Since then, I've ordered one USB Block Eruptor and it's being shipped now. Full time student at MCC.

Hopefully that jogged some people's memory. Now on to why I'm posting:

I would like some of you to at least entertain the idea of coming to MCC and giving a small talk/presentation on bitcoin. Just start off with the basics and talk for maybe 45 minutes or so. I would love to see a Raspberry Pi or something similar hooked up to a couple of the block eruptors and have them mining for the talk. I know that there is at least one person on here selling a set up like that. I just can't remember who. Anyways, if someone would be interested in doing it, please get back to me. I am thinking sometime in September or October. Maybe we could work something out where you (the presenter) would divy out the BTC mined during the talk (it would increase interest in BTC) in exchange for food at the school. We might be able to get our hands on some petty cash to have some food delivered.

Anyways, I hope that this interests some of you. Get in touch with me and let me know. Thanks.

Ryan

I'd be happy to come out and speak to your group at MCC, I was the one that was gave the blockchain presentation at the last meetup. I can certainly bring a small mining setup as well. Let me know what date so I can block it out on my calendar. Nice to see that you have found your way here to bitcointalk.

Heard back from Patrick Murck, and he said the idea of holding a meet-n-greet sounds like a blast.  Will work out a specific time when the event gets closer. Wahoo! =)

Would we actually want to hold an extra meetup that month at that hotel?

First (and hopefully monthly) Tempe Farmer's Market Offline Exchange will be held this Saturday, August 24th, 4-7 PM at the Tempe Farmer's Market on University in Tempe. This will be a Satoshi Square style exchange event.

Also see http://www.meetup.com/Arizona-Bitcoin-Meetup/events/134558602/

Think it would be cool to have someone there to chat with and learn more about what new developments are in progress, state of affairs with impending regulation and financial news.  I'll be there at least for a couple hours that night if he does have extra time.

Yes satoshi square!  Can't wait.  I am developing a new product that I can hopefully have a sample of.

Hope to see everyone tomorrow, i hope we don't get any rain.

Awesome turnout!  Good to meet all you guys.  Can't wait till next one. :)

Next Phoenix Bitcoin meetup will be the meetup at Cafe Altura (in the food court of the Fiesta Mall, near US 60 and Alma School) on September 4th, 7-9 PM. Our speaker with be Drew Phillips who will will discuss BitcoinNotBombs.

Cafe Altura is accepting BTC for payments generally, and during this event a 20% discount to all members, as well as free brewed coffee. Please join us.

Just giving this thread a bump....

The chances I make it today is going down by the minutes as I wait for the AC repair guy to get here....( Gotta have AC )

I wanted to make it tonight too! :(.  Hw RL in the way again.  How'd it go?

First off thanks to everyone who came to this meetup, very interesting to meet people locally interested in bitcoin.  I didn't organize it but I do own the coffee shop.  I was initially told 5-8 people but instead it looked like 20+ showed up.

Quick note about accepting bitcoin at Altura Cafe.  We officially don't offer it yet.  Last night was a trial run and I don't have all my employees trained on how to accept it or any marketing displayed that shows we accept it.  It is coming soon but I didn't want anyone showing up to pay in bitcoin and not being able to.  When we officially accept it I'll respond back here and maybe post something in it's own thread.  Until then if you will be in the area and want to drop by and buy coffee with bitcoin feel free to PM me and if the timing works I can probably be there to facilitate the trade.

Thanks!

The next event will be the Tempe Farmer's Market Offline Exchange on Sept. 21, 4-7 PM, at the Tempe Farmers Market.

Please join us to buy/sell bitcoin and trade for other valuable items like precious metals.

See ya guys there!  =)  Anybody interested in a Kitco silver oz piece, or some jewels? XD.

I would bring the silver, because I bought and sold around 7 Oz last time with a couple of people.

I also Posted info about the next meet on the Facebook Page.

The next meetup (not the exchange event) will be on Bitcoin Wednesday, October 2, 7-9 PM.

It will be held at Ultimate Consignment in Mesa. http://www.ultimateconsignment.com/mesa.htm

Our speaker will Mark Thompson who will speak on "A merchant's view of bitcoin".

Additionally, there will be a 25% discount on all items in the store purchased with bitcoin by the attendees!

Great time. Glad to meetup with some like minded people.

Just giving this a bump...See everyone there

Do we have a date for the next meeting yet?

TFMOX - Tempe Farmers Market Offline Exchange

Saturday, October 26, 2013

4:00pm until 6:00pm

Tempe Farmers Market
805 South Farmer Avenue, Tempe, AZ (map)

I'm in Phoenix but I'm not sure if I could make it to a meetup - parents a bit skeptical hehe. But, that's to be expected I guess.

Make sure you check http://www.meetup.com/arizona-bitcoin-meetup for the latest Arizona meetup dates.

We currently have 2 events planned:
Sat Oct 26 TFMOX - Satoshi Square style offline Bitcoin exchange at Tempe Farmers Market 4-7pm
Silver, Gold, Cash, Bitcoin and more available for trade.

Wed Nov 06 Tacos, Cervezas & Bitcoin
7:00 PM @ Habaneros Mexican Grill
Come join us for an evening filled with delicious Mexican food, cold beers, and a stimulating discussion on the privacy aspects of crypto-currencies.

See everyone today/tonight...I'm sure everyone is going to have a few bitcoin related stories from the past couple of weeks

Very informal Meetup Every Wednesday around 8:00 PM at Star Bucks in Queen Creek

1757 West Hunt Hwy, Bldg D
Queen Creek, AZ 85143

I'm here right now :-)

Please attend our next meetup on November 6th 7-9 PM.

Topic for discussion this month will be privacy of bitcoin, and we will also have the beginners breakout session to help new users get started.

The meetup will be held at Habaneros Mexican Grill
10392 North Scottsdale Road, Paradise Valley, AZ
and you can purchase with BTC.

Just giving this a little bump for today

Weekly meetup at QC Starbucks. I'm here now between 7:30PM to 9:30PM

Here again. Right now. Every Wednesday. Come on over.

Here again. Right now. Every Wednesday. Come on over. Sorry, a little late today.

Please join us for our Satoshi Square trade event, today from 4pm-7pm at Tempe Farmers Market.

That day and time again. Come on over..... :-)

Arizona Bitcoin Meetup

This month a bit of delay for the meetup which will be held on Dec 11, 7-9 PM at Boulders On Broadway in Tempe:

http://bouldersonbroadway.com

Topic will be bitcoin market pricing analysis. Why price is what it is and what future prices will likely be in a year, 5 years, and 10 years. Discussion focused on trading/speculation/market aspects of Bitcoin.

As usual, we will also have the trading board.

I"m down to meet at Boulders!  How will we know what table you are at?

I didn't even know there were meet ups in the valley!

We'll be upstairs in the meeting area.

Had a great time meeting up with you guys tonight! Great group and lots of fun, look forward to catching you guys at the next meetup!

The next TFMOX - Tempe Farmer's Market Offline Exchange is December 21, 7-9 PM.

Trade Bitcoins for cash, precious metals, and other valuables. The market also accepts Bitcoin for groceries during this event.

http://tempefarmersmarket.com at 805 S Farmer Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281.

Anything in the west valley ever?

Got a location in mind?  I'd love to get a west valley group going too. Our next meetup is tentative for Jan. 8th, but we are still looking for a venue.  We tend to bring a good crowd, yet it is still difficult to find local bar/restaurants that will accept BTC.

I hear ya!  West valley would be very nice, often difficult to make the trips and usually at work when they happen. ><... I wouldn't mind having it at my place.  I'm right off the 101 and Bell.  Not sure of too many places accepting BTC out here... Will look around.

The next Bitcoin Meetup will be on January 8, 2014, 7-9 PM.

Location Change! The meetup will be held at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe, 530 W. Broadway Rd. http://bouldersonbroadway.com/contact

Our talk will be "Bitcoin Basics - Learn the fundamentals of Crypto Currency" by Alex. We will also have our usual BTC exchange at this time.

Tucson, AZ Bitcoin Marketplace Meetup Group

There are currently 25 members and we will be holding a new meet up soon.

http://www.meetup.com/Tucson-Bitcoin-Marketplace/ (http://www.meetup.com/Tucson-Bitcoin-Marketplace/)

Next meeting in Tucson is

Thu Jan 16
6:00 PM

Specific Location:  TBD

Neato, didn't know there was a local group.

I'll be there tomorrow!  Haven't been able to recently since school and work time conflicts, but this looks like it's gonna be great!  I'll go ahead and print off some original white papers to pass around if anyone is interested in reading it there.

I am in the NW valley.

Ok, Sorry, I was out the last two weeks on vacation, but I'm here again (right now) and every Wednesday around 8:00PM.
Come on over if close to Queen Creek Arizona.

Here again! Someday this meetup will grow. I know it. If you live near the area, please come on over.

 ;D

Phoenix Bitcoin Meetup on Wednesday February 5th, 7-8 PM, at Ultimate Consignment in Mesa, AZ.

http://www.ultimateconsignment.com/mesa.htm

This is the monthly lecture series on Bitcoin. Subject this month will be Bitcoin wallet software, backups, and best practices, including demonstrations. We will also have the usual exchange.

Please note that we will be starting the talk on time at 7 PM because of the venue closing at 8. Also note that UC accepts bitcoin for purchases of all merchandise in the store!

Will we be going over how to make paper wallets at all?

Please join us Saturday Feb 15th, 2014 at Tempe Farmers Market for our monthly Satoshi Square trade event.  Bring your gold, silver, cash, bitcoin, guns and other valuables ~ there's always plenty of excitement at our in-person barter/exchange events.

Thanks guys , helpful info

Phoenix Bitcoin Meetup - March 5th, 7-9 PM.

This month the meetup will be sponsored by Altura Cafe, in the food court of the Fiesta Mall. (http://www.shopfiesta.com/store-directory/altura-cafe)

Altura Cafe accepts Bitcoin and will be providing a 15% discount to purchases made using Bitcoin. They will also be providing free regular coffee.

Please see the sign at Altura Cafe in the food court for directions to the location of the meetup at another location in the mall. A server will be available to take orders at the meetup and payment in bitcoin, for delivery to the meeting room.

What do you guys go over?

I'm mainly an Alt coin miner.

Am I the only one on the west side of town?  :(

Nope, I am too :(.  Makes it tough sometimes.

Our next meetup is a Satoshi Square Exchange event at Tempe Farmers Market on University, this Saturday from 2pm-5pm.

I'm also a westsider, we're trying to find a locally owned restaurant/bar to open a coinbase account and accept bitcoin payments, particularly on the west side...if you know anyone that owns a business with a suitable business space I would love to try to convince them to work with us.

This is the first lecture in an upcoming series on the details of bitcoin and how it works. This lecture will cover the basics of public key cryptography, how it is used in bitcoin, as well as other uses for protecting privacy. The presenter will be Peter N. Steinmetz.

Event will be at Ultimate Consignment, 1919 West Main Street, Mesa, AZ. 6 PM - 8 PM.

Please note the earlier 6 PM start time. Refreshments will be provided. This series will alternate with lectures on other topics.

Join us for the monthly meetup at a new location. The talk this month will be on Bitcoin Scams and how to avoid them when trading. The Cortez Coffee Company will be accepting Bitcoin for payment for beverages or coffee beans at this event.

Location: Cortez Coffee Company, 1030 E Vista Del Cerro Dr, Tempe, AZ

Date: 5/7/14 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

This is the second lecture in the series on the details of bitcoin and how it works. This lecture will cover the blockchain and how digital signatures are used to transfer bitcoin. The presenter will be Peter N. Steinmetz.

Event will be at Ultimate Consignment, 1919 West Main Street, Mesa, AZ. 6 PM - 8 PM on Wednesday June 4th.

Refreshments will be provided. This series will alternate with lectures on other topics.

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I would be interested in hearing more info, should a westside event become a reality.

For the future, I will be announcing the bitcoin meetup events for the Phoenix area meetup group on meetup.com at http://www.meetup.com/Arizona-Bitcoin-Meetup/ and in the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/537229306293344/ .

Please join us on one of those groups if you would like to receive up-to-date announcements.

Last announcement here is for the Satoshi Square trading event this coming Saturday, June 21, 2-5 PM. It will be held at Hyperion Works, 4450 S Rural Rd Ste C100, Tempe, AZ.

Hope to see you all there.

Miner's Anonymous Meeting - N. Phoenix - Monday July 7th @ 6:30PM

"My name is Ninja and I am a Bitcoin miner, it's been 3 days since I found my last block."

Our office park has graciously offered up the conference room in the tenant center next to our new office to use for a monthly meetup.  We're centrally located in N. Phoenix near Metrocenter Mall, so this will be the spot for the Westsiders until we find a restaurant/bar that accepts bitcoin.  This group will meet once a month on the 2nd Monday evening of the Month. This group is a Miner's support and recovery group, using a similar format to A.A., basically an open round table/forum to share experiences, knowledge, expertise and support. More details to follow here and on Meetup.com.