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Any meetups in Cali any time soon?

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Doesn't Santa Monica qualify as "near OC"? :)
There is going to be a meetup there tomorrow, or rather later on today:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=235937.msg3249137#msg3249137

Why the confusion? I'm probably going to start organizing meet ups in Orange County. We need to get something crackin' here.

Agreed

Make sure to cross-post to the San Diego meetups (there are two groups, the weekly Talk N' Trade group, and the monthly San Diego Bitcoin meetup group).   Each of those have members who take the run south from OC.

What might be a way to get something started is simply a BitMob ..., where you agree to meet up for a meal and/or drinks at some place with the aim to help convince them to begin accepting bitcoin.    The San Diego group just did this at the Hillcrest farmers market with some success.

Another resource available might be BitPay, since their VP Sales is based out of L.A., perhaps she would attend a meetup and perhaps help by getting BitPay to sponsor it.  It's worth a try.

There is one coming up in Hollywood.
http://www.meetup.com/Hollywood-Bitcoin/events/145084432/

Great idea!

Thanks for this new NewLiberty!

I'll start gathering some Bitcoin enthusiasts here. If there aren't many I'll create some.

I too would like a meetup in Orange County, I'm on the north end near Disney Land.

Nice! I don't live to far from around there. You too should start searching for other Bitcoin users in your area so that we gather a good portion of
people for the OC meet-ups.

i think there are 2 meetup groups in OC.. i RSVP'd for one of them, which will be on the 21st of this month at UCI. i'm looking forward to meeting like-minded people.

i'd be interested in joining your guys' group as well.

there is this one:
Bitcoiners Welcome!
When   Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:30pm – 10pm (PST)
Where   Bootlegger's Brewery (130 South Highland Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92832)

http://www.meetup.com/OC-Bitcoiners/events/147604512 (http://www.meetup.com/OC-Bitcoiners/events/147604512)

i RSVP'd for that one.. will be attending. i would guess that irvine would be the place where there are the most bitcoiners. it seems to like OC isn't really all that happening with bitcoins though.

Where can I RSVP for that one?

I'll be there. Look forward to meeting some of you peeps.

it's actually the one that mogrith posted.. i thought i read it was at UCI. there are a few other ones in LA that i will be going to as well.

Might I recommend moving it to the 29th to be on Bitcoin Friday? :)

I'm pretty sure that a lot of people will be with there family's on that day, Black Friday.

I'll look into it. I'm still interested in forming another group myself though.

I'm RSVP on that one also as Paul.

1st time for me.

I am close enough to OC. Should we set up something?

I'm up for it.  ;D

It can be late just for a little bit. I'll be in Vegas with family, but anyone in the area might be able to still meet.

looks like i'll be meeting some of you guys at the november 21st meet.. be sure to mention this forum  :-X

i wonder if that bar on the 21st will accept bitcoins?

ugh, i might be occupied with something on the 21st.. guess i might have to wait until the next time.

http://www.meetup.com/OC-Bitcoiners/

6:30pm

Bootlegger's Brewery
130 South Highland Avenue, Fullerton, CA (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=130+South+Highland+Avenue,+Fullerton,+CA)

You're invited to a Liberty on the Rocks - Orange County event!

See you there!

I have class that hour :-\
Maybe next time.

Come by after class, its more than an hour drive for me so am expecting to stick around for a while at least.

i don't think i can make it.. i have to drive someone to LAX at 6. probably won't be able to make it until 8. i wonder how long the meetup will last?

I left a little after 10:00PM but Liberty and others were still there.

so who was who? i left a little after 10 myself.. i didn't talk to a whole lot of people, maybe 6 or 7. i ended up meeting libertarians/anarchists more than i did bitcoin enthusiasts. i felt it was more of a liberty on the rocks meetup than bitcoin.

Was there until closing.  Good times, and good people.
All the conversations were about bitcoin and other cryptocurrency with a few exceptions.  Not much politics or philosophy.

lol, i guess i got entangled in the wrong crowd then.. because the whole time it was anarchists going back and forth with me.

i came more for the discussion about bitcoin and less about philosophy and civic government. one of the guys i spoke to wasn't as "into" bitcoin since he bought at $30ish right when the bubble hit.. and then he sold off at $15. the other guys i spoke to were late comers and were in school.

Much brainpower is lost to discussions of politics, so sad.
But life is long and there will be another in a month, or so I hear.

is this meetup held once per month at the bootlegger's brewery? i don't feel like i got what i came for. maybe i'll have better luck next time.

We had wide ranging conversations from mining tricks, to new alt coins, to hard currency basics and bitcoin history going.  I don't remember anything political at all, but must have just missed that subgroup.

were you guys sitting on the bench in the open area, or by the jenga blocks? i was standing by the cooler.

I don't remember the cooler, and not near the Jenga.
Closer to where the pizzas made their appearance...

a new meetup in LBC this coming thursday at 7:00 PM for anyone that can come out.

Link?  Details?

This?
http://www.meetup.com/OC-Bitcoiners/events/153542032/