Southside Tweetup at Panera Bread for Mar 2009 with possible trip to Bean There

Mar '09 26 Thu 7:15 PM
Location

1412 Greenbrier Pkwy
Chesapeake, VA 23320
424-2600

How to find us
"Red meetup T-shirt, OBVIOUS BEANIE HAT"

Estimated attendance
 6  people attended.
4.00 4.002 (2 ratings)

Who organized?
Tom

This date was picked thanks to Meet-O-Matic. The information was e-mailed out a few times and tweeted a bit so that more people could respond, and this date is good for Adam, T Campbell, and Jennie_Z. I really hope more people use the service for our next meetup as just 5 responses aren't very much.

I did a lot of thinking as to the location. Panera in Norfolk wasn't too friendly, and the parking wasn't super easy. However this one in Greenbrier should have lots of parking, and if we want to move to Bean There Cafe (another place Twitterers liked) after eating, that's very easy to do as it's very close by. I'll probably be at the Panera around 7:05 or so, but I'm putting 7:15.

As always, I really suggest you follow @tweetup757_ and set it up so you WILL get device alerts sent for that account. I have to approve followers (a way to avoid the strange spammers on Twitter getting sensitive information), and I'll get that done before the meetup. If we do end up moving to Bean There, I'll tweet so on @tweetup757 and @tweetup757_.

Both Panera and Bean There have WiFi. You don't have to bring your laptop, but if you want to I can't really stop you. You don't have to live tweet the event, and most people don't (they're busy talking to other people), but if you like to that's cool.

Hi.

I'm not setting an RSVP limit. Bean There can hold about 30 people (some without chairs, I think) and Panera can probably hold more. It probably will have more. I find that since 1 out of 3 Yes RSVPs don't show, and 1 out of 6 Maybe RSVPs do show, it's silly to really worry about it. If you're really super sure you're coming, you might want to make a nametag for yourself with your name and twitter ID on it. Like:

Tom
@Tom

or

Scott
@dharmabox

We have indeed passed out nametags before, but since many went to waste, we have realized it's silly to waste ink and paper on it.

Thanks! And if you want to bring a non-twitterer, that's ok, just mention them in your msg when you RSVP. We'll surely try to convince them to sign up.

Photos of this Meetup

No photos yet.

Talk about this Meetup

  • Tom
    Posted Mar 26, 2009 8:22 PM
    Tom
    Peninsula Organizer
    @youngck, @falcon_, @jx, @tom, @djweso, and @bzibee
  • Southside Tweetup at Panera Bread for Mar 2009 with possible trip to Bean There happened on March 26, 2009 7:15 PM
  • Daniel Curran
    Posted Mar 26, 2009 11:21 AM
    My daughter has a school play tonight. I will plan for the next one, though.
  • Karen Miner Hurd
    Posted Mar 12, 2009 2:55 PM
    I'm one of the guilty ones on the RSVP....It's on my calendar as a priority! See ya'll there! @LongevityCoach

Who attended?

  • 6 attendees
    •  Great time. Got to meet several new people. But only 6 ?? Come out and join us! We don't bite. 
    •  Outstanding discussion and comraderie. The location was very good as well, all though the early closing time was a limit. I would have stayed longer with this fine group. 
    • Tom (+1 guest)
      Peninsula Organizer