Los Angeles (SoCal) Bitcoiners Meetup?

[maco]

Who is in to start-up a Los Angeles (SoCal) Bitcoiners Meetup?

We will be arranging a date and time soon.
Whoever else wants to be apart of it, say it now, so we can do an online meetup before hand.

[maco]

**RESERVED FOR OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS** of the LA Bitcoiners Meetups.

[knybe]

+1

Count me in.

[maco]

Awesome!  Welcome aboard. I'll arrange some plans ahead of time .

Have you seen any local events for Bitcoiners yet in the LA area?

I did see a meetup.com listing, but it didn't seem very active.

+1

Count me in.

[gmannn]

there was recently a bar meetup and open air exchange with 30 people

[maco]

That's great. Anyone from Bitcointalk there? or was it outside the means of people from this forum?
How was the meetup organized?

there was recently a bar meetup and open air exchange with 30 people

[gmannn]

I heard about it through reddit here:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1fp68b/satoshi_square_la_the_first_openair_bitcoin/

but the site that it's linked to http://spelunk.in/ organized the events.  I didn't see any advertisements for the event on this forum, but I'm sure there were BTCtalk members there.

[EndTheFed321]

If you make the meetup on a Saturday or Sunday count me in unless it is on a Friday I don`t work I could make it to the meetup 

[maco]

Yeah ill keep you informed of what day and time a meetup will be .. ahead of time. Glad to see more locals around looking to get together.

If you make the meetup on a Saturday or Sunday count me in unless it is on a Friday I don`t work I could make it to the meetup 

[BitPappa]

We had a VERY successful MeetUp a couple of weeks ago in downtown LA. I'd say close to 50 people were there. Many (not me) also attended the Satoshi Square the following week, and apparently there were about 30 people. I think at least half the people who came to the meetup are on BitcoinTalk, some who attended are legends here. People came from all over, some from pretty far away. And I was surprised that many people there attended Bitcoin 2013.

On the MeetUp site there are 2-3 Bitcoin LA groups last I looked (I joined every one I saw). You may have checked out the less active group. And even the bigger group may not look as active as it is, because most posts have been on the event pages (past and future), rather than the general pages.

Here's the MeetUp page for our next event: http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Bitcoin/events/123784402

I think we will be more effective as one large local group, rather than splintered smaller local groups.

[sunnankar]

For those interested:

San Diego Bitcoin Meetup in North County:

25 JUNE 2013
Brett's BBQ
1505 Encinitas Boulevard
Encinitas, CA 92024

[Huesos]

I'm always in for a Los Angeles Meetup even though I'm not that active here on the forum

[legitnick]

Count me in

[BitOmni]

Bitcointalk members only meetup, is there enough to get it going?
LA meetup participants, let us know in this thread!

[EndTheFed321]

Is the meetup going to be today or Sunday? if so count me in 

[Huesos]

Waiting for a date. Please make it 17 year old friendly

[Stephen Gornick]

While a bit of a drive from LA, there is a Trade and Talk meetup in Encinitas, CA this evening (Tuesday, Jun 25th 2013):

 - http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Traders-of-San-Diego/events/125715742/

[Huesos]

Too far for me

[P239]

I'm in, depending on how far the drive is (i'm in The Inland Empire)

[maco]

Which part of the IE?

I'm in, depending on how far the drive is (i'm in The Inland Empire)