Dear Steemians or those interested in Steemit in the Pacific Northwest corner of the United States,
We are doing the first meet-up in the area and would love for you to come! Tell your friends in the area.
It will be in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, Feb. 24th 3pm at Hopworks Urban Brewery on N. Williams, http://hopworksbeer.com/eat/bikebar/ (thank you HUB for the header photo)
Life is full and busy and I know that it can feel hard to find time to add in another thing but I'll just say a few things that I hope will encourage you to do it anyway.
It's worth the time to get to know your Steemit community, we're all a part of something very ground-breaking and the more bonded we are, the more power we have.
The first time I put together a meet-up was exactly a year ago on a trip to NYC. I had been connecting, commenting and such with several steemit friends who lived there and was curious to meet them in person so 6 of us got together at a coffee shop. I remember the exciting crackling energy I felt meeting face to face these people who I had already gotten to know to some degree but not in the way that we often do in life. Somehow all of us being on this cutting edge decentralized platform that we barely understood yet it had pulled us in anyway gave us a kinship and common purpose.
The fact that communications on Steemit seem to cut through the masks that often get in the way of connection gave us a bond so our conversations were easy and exciting and this experience made the platform come alive. And when I discovered that not only did I like these people digitally, but that I really liked and respected them face to face, the power of Steemit made a quantum expansion in my life.
And then again last week while I was in New York again I met up with a few of these same Steemians plus a few more friends and it was again so great and at the very least a very worthwhile experience. I consider these people close friends for real, not just within some other unrelated category of my life.
.JPG)
last week in the @sndbox workspace in Brooklyn me, @ericvancewalton, @voronoi, @hansikhouse, @dougkaar
It's worth the time to get to know your Steemit community, we're all a part of something very ground-breaking and the more bonded we are, the more power we have.
I hope to see you there and can't wait to meet those of you already coming: @nick725, @doctorcrypto, @greyhawk, @emilyrose, @haphazard-hstead, @crystalize, @fronttowardenemy, @skunkybum
And @alexbeyman? @reddragonfly? @bmillz? @joeyarnoldvn? can any of you come?
Please RSVP in the comments so I know how large a table to get for us. Looking forward to it, see you there....
First post about this a few weeks ago:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@natureofbeing/calling-all-pacific-northwest-u-s-steemians-for-a-meet-up
Have fun! Real life- meet up's are so cool.
thank you, I completely agree :-))
Man this is awesome. I hope to one day be able to attend a steem meetup. Would need it to be on the east coast. Hopefully a US Steem Fest happens and I can make it to that.
Yes there are lots of meetups on the east coast... where are you specifically?
Aw. Have a wonderful time. I used to live in Seattle and if I was still there I'd definitely make the trip to Portland.
I went to my first meetup in London a couple of weeks ago and it's so much fun meeting people in person. If you can make it, make sure you go! 😊
So glad you were able to go to a meet-up in London!! You have lots of great content creators in the UK, I'm jealous and would have loved to be there!
Well never say never. Maybe you'll make it to the UK and I'll make to the Pacific Northwest. Wouldn't that be fun?! 😍
Yes, I like that idea very much :-))
I actually have family in the UK so it's not all that far fetched. If only they didn't have the quarantine for animals since I always bring my tiny dog traveling.
actually I just looked up current rules for entering the UK with a dog and it look like it's do-able providing I follow the rules which aren't too rigorous. One less obstacle :-))
Is this open to all Portland Steemians? Because I'm in Portland and would love to stop by and meet you guys!
Also, by the way, you are talking about the Hopworks Bike Bar, no the brewery. The brewery is down in Southeast Portland right next to my house.
Yes please come!! All Portland Steemians and even those who are just interested. The Hopworks bar on N Williams. I really hope you can make it!!
Howdy. Last minute note, it looks like I will be able to make it. Looking forward to meeting everyone. See you soon.
Cool! See you there! :)
Maybe I can only dream, but I want to be there in a meet-up with you, and I will definitely get a lot of knowledge
where are you located?
i am from aceh
SPent last winter in Olympia... If only I had known of Steemit then!
I'll need to find a meet-up in my new stomping grounds...
Have fun!
thanks @stirling! the west coast is full of us steemians so I'm sure you can organize a group if there isn't already a meet-up. It's as easy as getting together for coffee, good luck and let me know if I can help.
I live in a very remote country .. for this reason I can not attend your meeting!
but I would love to be there. because you are super people. talented and good-hearted. sometimes it makes me happy to see that your goodness is not over in the world :)
good fun for you :)
how sweet, thank you @artizm!! Hope to meet you in real life one day soon! xoox
It's so cool that you arrange similar meetings of like-minded people. I would like to see many participants whose work pleases me. This is a great opportunity to discuss the news, share experiences. Great initiative @natureofbeing!
thanks @anna-mi! I hope someday to be able to meet you in person. xo
I also hope that this will happen in the future.
ohmygosh! I just joined steemit not too long ago and I'm excited to have found this in time! I'm here in PDX and would absolutely love to join... And thank for linking up some other PNW folks for me to follow in this post as well!
Great, so glad to hear it, see you in a few days!
Following you!
Are children allowed in Hopworks?
that's a good question, I know that County Cork permits them during the day....might give them a call and ask. And given your name, you MUST be in Pdx!!! :-) hope to see you!
Can't sneak past you, can I :) I'll see what i can do. Not sure my 4.5 YO will be stoked on joining, but it'd be great to meet some people and learn more. I'm only in my 2nd week on the platform!
oh wow 2nd week, welcome!!
Yes I agree that this won't be the most fun for a little one, but even if you come for 30 minutes it could be a nice thing for you. The human to human thing on this platform is really the magic and is the basis for everything good here so getting a little of this so soon is a great benefit. Wish I could have done that early on.
Yes my boys have been there.
Oh I am jealous! I have had the pleasure of real life meetups from my years on YouTube and they are always fun. I know @denmarkguy lives over there and my friend @prydefoltz lives a bit north. Have a great time!
I agree, real life meet-ups are really a good thing. @denmarkguy is in port townsend which may be just a bit far but I hope to get him and his wife to one in Seattle. maybe @prydefoltz too in seattle?! thank you!
Well she is in Vancouver but you know to us in Michigan folk, anyone on the west coast is all like in the same spot LOL.
I am not sure if I can make it as I have plans (trying to work it out), however, I shared this with other PDX folks I know on here.
Hopefully I will see you there. :)
Ok, great, I hope it works out so you can make it!
Hope you can make it!
I am not able to make it, sadly. Hopefully this happens again soonish.
It was really fun. So awesome to meet the people behind the avatars.
I hope we do another one soon as well. Perhaps an outdoorsy summertime meet-up.
It looks like a total success.
I will try and make it!
get that 'try' out of your vocab. Do or do not. Lovin' you bro.
Lol, hope to see you @alchemage!
Looks like I will be in attendence. :)
Yesss! awesome. So many people coming. Can't wait.
This is awesome! Portland is my hometown, but Im down in Southern Oregon! Hopefully I can get to one of these meet ups in the the future! I completely agree and resonate and so grateful this is all really happening!
I look forward to meeting you in the future!
Definitely look forward to it! 🤗
I will not be back in town from Anachapulco until Mar. 1st. I wish I could come! Please let me know when you plan to do this again. I want to participate and I appreciate what you are organizing. Blessings.
Sorry to miss you this time and yes let's do it again in the near future!! Anachapulco sounds like a pretty great place to be, enjoy!
oh yes it is def a great place to be, especially during Anarchapulco! See you at the next one.
Yeah let me know when your back!
Yezir
I'm down! Looking forward to hanging out together!
Also I'm meeting up with other 420 friendly people and doing smokeouts!
I'm looking forward to the meetup! See you at Hopworks! :D
me too, thanks for confirming you're coming, see you tomorrow!!
Sorry, I didn't see this until now. @doctorcrypto and I will be attending. I'm not sure if @skunkybum is going to come.
Looking forward to meeting everyone!
I will for sure be dropping by.
Lol, yes all of our lives have been drastically altered by steemit and I too sit at the computer MUCH more than ever before in my life. I totally wish you were coming to Portland and could come! However, sometime in the next year and a half we will find ourselves in the same part of the world and it will work....I'm sure of it.