Have you ever attended a bitcoin meetup?

[ticoti]

There was one meetup last year,what I was in college
I will attend the next one if I can 

[Huobi-USD]

Have you guys ever attended any bitcoin meetup? What do you usually discuss about?

No, I haven't and will not.

Mind if I know why? You don't find it interesting or anything else?

[n2004al]

Have you guys ever attended any bitcoin meetup? What do you usually discuss about?

No, I haven't attended never a meetup. Or to be sincere I have attended one or two but only the few first minutes then I leave those. The reason is very simple. I am able to communicate in written English but not in spoken. So I don't understand almost nothing from someone who spike English. This is the reason of my absence in meetups of any kind in English.

[coinpr0n]

I'm surprised at how many people are against going to meetups. Not every meetup is the same so you can't really generalize and they are usually really flavoured by the region you are in. You make what you want out of it.

[Kakmakr]

Yes I was invited to one a year ago, and it took me 3 hours to get there. I walk in there and 26 pairs of eyes turn to me, looking me up and down. I looked like a typical agent with my short hair, so people checked me out from a distance. That is until Alberto, the guy who invited me walked over and asked me if I was Harry <false name>

When I was identified as a friendly, they pushed a beer into my hand, and we talked until the early morning hours. <Reminder: I had to drive back again>

I ended up, staying over at Alberto's flat and drove back the following day. It was a awesome experience and I just wish I lived closer to all of them. I now have more Bitcoin friends than normal friends. Normal, because most of us Bitcoiners are being seen as abnormal beings. ^heh^

[teemus]

nope too scared ill get murdered

[Kprawn]

No need to be scared.  You find the most incredible people at these meetups. I have met some of the most creative people I know at some of these meetups and also great contacts to buy and sell Bitcoins. {Not

a lot of them want to sell for some or other reason tho, so I might be onto something} 

I enjoy it most if they invite a speaker and we have a interactive open discussion with the guys and gals within the industry. {Some connect over Skype, but it's still good}

Nothing like sitting back with a couple of Bitcoin mates, sharing the same interests and having a beer or two... ummm or three.... Who is counting? 

[neoneros]

Not yet, but will next week. Did plan for my own little meetup in town, posted a date, time and place in the city center, but it seemed there where plans for a more organised meetup by others on the same date, so will go there and meet anyway. It is a great oppurtunity to meet likeminded people, I have attended other non bitcoin related meetings and have always been surprised by the variety of people showing up, always someone you can connect with and always good for business, might sound like a yup now, but I am an artist

Anyone care to meet in the Netherlands, Utrecht, it is tuesday september the first! Look at the dutch meetup section of this forum.

[jasonzervou17]

Haven't attended one but i like too.. Is there anything the same in Philippines?

[jasonzervou17]

Not yet, but will next week. Did plan for my own little meetup in town, posted a date, time and place in the city center, but it seemed there where plans for a more organised meetup by others on the same date, so will go there and meet anyway. It is a great oppurtunity to meet likeminded people, I have attended other non bitcoin related meetings and have always been surprised by the variety of people showing up, always someone you can connect with and always good for business, might sound like a yup now, but I am an artist

Anyone care to meet in the Netherlands, Utrecht, it is tuesday september the first! Look at the dutch meetup section of this forum.

Just wish that there is one here in philippines.. I totally would like to focus more on knowing how the BTC industry works. Hope you can help me sir.

[hasmukhrawal]

No not yet.but want to attend atleast once.
So that i can also learn something new.

[BillyBobZorton]

Not yet but I have planned into attending some of the NYC ones but never ended up going. Is the meeting about scaling Bitcoin open to public or its only for developers? it seems like its going to be one of the most crucial and interesting meetings of Bitcoin of all time. I would like to see Gavin and Greg discuss the different points of view live.

[coinpr0n]

Not yet but I have planned into attending some of the NYC ones but never ended up going. Is the meeting about scaling Bitcoin open to public or its only for developers? it seems like its going to be one of the most crucial and interesting meetings of Bitcoin of all time. I would like to see Gavin and Greg discuss the different points of view live.

ScalingBitcoin is more of a conference. You'd usually have to pay to go to one of those (unless invited). It's in Montreal. More info: https://scalingbitcoin.org/

[Yerm]

not yet. i feel like i still have a lot more to learn about bitcoin before i can go talk to people about it in public

[allthingsluxury]

Lots, I've been a very active member in my community, especially with helping other local businesses set up bitcoin as a payment option for their customers. Its been great to watch bitcoin blossom into a much more commonly accepted form of payment.

[Nas]

Have you guys ever attended any bitcoin meetup? What do you usually discuss about?

I've never attended a Bitcoin meetup unfortunately. I wish we have a community here, but there's no crowd in my area that know about Bitcoin.

[QuestionAuthority]

Yes, I've been to quite a few meet ups and at least a dozen conferences. I've met some of the Bitcoin scammer elite as well as a number of legitimate businessmen. The most interesting person I've met is Bruno (Gleb Gamow, Phineas Gage). He was wearing a pink tutu and barking like a dog when I met him. Andrew Bitcoiner was the most articulate/intelligent scammer I met. The meetups seem to be mostly a forum to pitch business ideas and brainstorm over best ways to increase Bitcoin awareness.

[Falconer]

I got a chance to attend a bitcoin meetup in my city, but I didnt come because I was very busy atm.

[BrinK]

Have you guys ever attended any bitcoin meetup? What do you usually discuss about?

I did not, its too much hastle. Bitcoin "live" in internet, we can discuss it and collaborate in internet only .

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And you can scam too

[RGBKey]

I haven't because there aren't really any near where I live and I'm not quite sure I want to meet those kind of people.