Beer and Blog Huntsville, Alabama

Ok, I’m not really sure why but this post just kind of came to me today.

Almost every time I talk about Beer & Blog to someone, I inevitably have to find an answer to “What is it?” Over time I think I’ve come up with some pretty good answers (no, I don’t have a prepared answer for that question!), but today I’m taking it to the crowd!

So for all of you who have been to Beer & Blog, what is it? Why do you like it? Why would someone who hasn’t been enjoy coming?

Let’s here it now!

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There is a high probability that it will be raining again this week, we’re in the big dining room instead of the nice quiet (quasi-private) room… there are tons of strikes against Beer & Blogs this week, so I thought I’d give you the top three reason TO make it out to Beer & Blog on the 17th!

Number One… Its fun! Even when we’re out in the big dining room, we still have a great time catching up with each other and talking all things blogging, social media, and tech! (BTW, I even called early this week… but they have a standing reservation each month that we ran into this time. Sorry)

Number Two… The food isn’t bad at all! In fact, I’m really diggin the Bratwurst and/or Currywurst dinner every Tuesday night. Reminds me of Germany!

and finally… Continue reading ‘Top 3 Reasons to Make Beer & Blog Nov 17th’

Hey gang. For those of you that made the meeting last Tuesday, I apologize. This post should have been made middle of last week. Ya know, sometimes life just gets in the way of our hobbies… so, sorry!

For those of you that were not at last weeks meeting, you missed a good one. We were one person short (and if you weren’t there… this means YOU) of doubling our attendance again! Its awesome!

One of the topics I brought up had to do with meeting structure (ik… business). Should we have a program, no program just talking, etc. After a little discussion and thanks to a great suggestion by Raymond (@strages) we’re gonna take a stab at it this week.

Following the Ignite model, we’re looking at two to three (or more, more the merrier) presentations, each limited to 5 minutes. The presenter can (should) use slides, maximum of 20, and they must auto advance ever 15 seconds. Lots more info is available on the Ignite web site (see link above).

The idea is to have a few presentations starting at 6:00. Between switching and what not, we probably have time for a max of 4 preso per meeting (about 30 minutes total). Then after they are done, if we want to chat about any of them, even several of them, we can.

If you have a topic you’d like to present, come prepared! I’ll have the laptop, projector and screen and should be able to handle any PowerPoint, Google Doc, Open Office, or Prezi type presentation. Don’t feel constrained by these, they’re just what I have easy access to.

Ok, so I have no idea as of right now what I’ll present on, but I’ll do one. Who else is up for it!!??

UPDATE: We have the room to the right as you come in the front door!