October 31st, 2011

Update: TechCrunch Ad Hoc Meet-Up In Hong Kong And Shenzhen

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I’ve been able to finalize the TechCrunch Shenzhen and Hong Kong meet-ups and thought I’d post here for folks who RSVPed and didn’t get an email response.

The Hong Kong Event (Facebook Link) will be held at 7pm on November 2 at Pier 7 Cafe in Central Hong Kong. I may be slightly late – I’m landing at 6:30 and will take the train straight there, but I look forward to seeing you all. → Read More

September 16th, 2011

Wrap It Up: Photos From Our First TC Gadgets/Mobile Meet-Up

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It’s been a long while since we had a formal Gadgets/Mobile meet-up and I’m proud to say that this even, sponsored by Samsung, was a roaring success. We had people who drank far too much, people who ate far too many Cheez-Its (there were, sadly, no hors d’oeuvres so we made do with Hackathon grub), and people who won excellent prizes including Samsung Galaxy S II phones, Samsung tablets, and other goodies.

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September 14th, 2011

Reminder: The TC Gadgets/Mobile Meet-Up Is Tomorrow In San Francisco

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To recap: on September 15 at 6:30pm TechCrunch Mobile and Gadgets will host our first meet-up at Roe @ 651 Howard St. in sunny SF. Sponsored by Samsung, this meet-up will be the first chance for our readers to get ahold of some of Samsung’s latest products including the just-announced Galaxy S II. It is an event not to be missed.

We’ll have some finger food, a little dancing, maybe some networking and an open bar (It’s 21 and over, obviously). We invite you to meet the entire TCG/M team and chill with some of Samsung’s newest gear and the chance to win a new Samsung Infuse 4G – we’re giving one out ever half hour! → Read More

September 13th, 2011

One More Chance To Grab Tickets To Our TC Gadgets/Mobile Meet-Up In SF

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Didn’t grab a TC G/M meet-up ticket last week? Here are 150 more. To recap: on September 15 at 6:30pm TechCrunch Mobile and Gadgets will host our first meet-up at Roe @ 651 Howard St. in sunny SF. Sponsored by Samsung, this meet-up will be the first chance for our readers to get ahold of some of Samsung’s latest products including the just-announced Galaxy S II. It is an event not to be missed.

We’ll have some finger food, a little dancing, maybe some networking and an open bar (It’s 21 and over, obviously). We invite you to meet the entire TCG/M team and chill with some of Samsung’s newest gear and the chance to win a new Samsung Infuse 4G. → Read More

July 25th, 2011

TechCrunch Ad Hoc Meet-Up In Warsaw This Friday

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I’ve been Warsaw for a few weeks now (we come here every year, long story) and I thought it might be nice to explore the Polish/Central European start-up scene. To that end, we’ll be holding an ad hoc meet-up in Warsaw on Friday the 29th at 6pm. Space is limited so reply early.
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November 8th, 2010

CrunchGear Columbus Meet-Up: Meet the Galaxy Tab

I’m in Columbus, Ohio this week (I know! Glamorous!) and I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab in tow so I thought it might be fun to have another Columbus meet-up. We’re thinking of having it at Old 40 Tavern at 2882 East Main Street. If you’d like to talk gadgets or start-ups, we’ll be there starting at 7pm and ending at whenever. → Read More

September 16th, 2010

CrunchGear Meet-up In Jerusalem Tonight

Once again I’m teaming up with Yael at the Tel Aviv Beer Tweetup to join you guys in some merriment on Thursday, September 16 (TONIGHT) from 7:30pm – 11:30pm at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem. You can RSVP here on Facebook or email rsvp at crunchgear dot com with the subject line “TWEETUP.” → Read More

April 14th, 2010

Spanish readers: Interested in an iPad meet-up in Toledo and Madrid?

I’m going to be in Spain next week and I’d like to plan a few meet-ups. I’ll be in Toledo and Madrid, and I thought we could meet at a bar, have a little Cava, and talk about the iPad. If you’re interested in meeting up, the estimated schedule will be: Toledo – April 25 Madrid – April 27 → Read More

December 2nd, 2009

Hong Kong Meet-up is Friday at 6pm

We’ll have a nice, old timey meet-up in Hong Kong this Friday, December 4 at 6pm at the California Bar 30 D’Aguilar Street Hong Kong. I’ve set up a Plancast event for us so watch that for any changes. If anything changes at the last minute, check my Twitter feed. → Read More

November 28th, 2009

Hong Kong Crunch: What's up in China?

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November 18th, 2009

Last Minute New York Meet-Up: A bit of Holiday Cheer with Cali Lewis and CrunchGear

Sorry for the short notice but I thought it might be fun to toast to Turkey Day and the launch of our our Gift Guide.

I’m teaming up with Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV for an impromptu CG meet-up in New York. We’ll be meeting at 7pm Friday at Heartland Brewery, 35 Union Square West, in Manhattan. We should be able to commandeer the back of the pub for our purposes. → Read More

June 9th, 2009

CrunchGear San Fran meet-up is on like Donkey Kong

We the people of CrunchGear would like confirm a quick, informal meet-up today at 7pm at the View Lounge at the San Francisco Marriott. The meet-up will include drinking, talking about the iPhone 3G S, and the fondling of the Palm Pre, allowing you, the reading public, to try the cellphone of the moment before the next cellphone of the moment comes out. Special thanks to BrightKite and PageOnce for sponsoring the event. → Read More

June 8th, 2009

CrunchGear San Francisco Meet-Up tomorrow at 7pm

We the people of CrunchGear would like to propose a quick, informal meet-up tomorrow at the View Lounge at the San Francisco Marriott. The meet-up will include drinking, talking about the iPhone 3G S, and the fondling of the Palm Pre, allowing you, the reading public, to try the cellphone of the moment before the next cellphone of the moment comes out. Companies: if you’d like to sponsor the festivities, even for an hour, please let us know. If you intend to come or would like to sponsor the fun, send an RSVP to RSVP. Otherwise, see you tomorrow in San Francisco. The bar is at the top of the Marriott and has great views of San Francisco. We’ll just congregate in the bar and if something changes we’ll post an update tomorrow. → Read More

April 29th, 2009

The Helsinki Meet-up: The Aftermath

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April 27th, 2009

TC/CG Meet-up: Important Helsinki Update

I’ll be in Helsinki next week and I’d like to plan a very informal meet-up on Tuesday, April 28 at 8pm. All those attending, please email me at john@crunchgear.com with the subject line “RSVP HELSINKI.” NOTE – The new start time is now 8pm. We’ve decided to have the meet-up at A21 on Annankatu 21 [Google Map]. PLEASE RSVP ASAP so I can offer them a head count. N.B. If you have a start-up to discuss, please have some information handy, preferably in electronic form. It will probably be hard to do demos unless they’re on a mobile phone, but if you contact me beforehand we can probably sit down to look at your product on a laptop. Best of all, F-Secure, the anti-virus people, will be sponsoring an hour of drinks from about 7pm-8pm. Anyone wishing sponsor another few hours should email me. UPDATE – Nokia is chipping in from 8pm-9pm! For last minute changes follow me on Twitter. See you in Helsinki! → Read More

April 24th, 2009

TC/CG Meet-up: Helsinki Update

I’ll be in Helsinki next week and I’d like to plan a very informal meet-up on Tuesday, April 28 at about 7pm. All those Finns in favor, please email me at john@crunchgear.com with the subject line “RSVP HELSINKI.” We’ve decided to have the meet-up at A21 on Annankatu 21 [Google Map]. PLEASE RSVP ASAP so I can offer them a head count. N.B. If you have a start-up to discuss, please have some information handy, preferably in electronic form. It will probably be hard to do demos unless they’re on a mobile phone, but if you contact me beforehand we can probably sit down to look at your product on a laptop. Best of all, F-Secure, the anti-virus people, will be sponsoring an hour of drinks from about 7pm-8pm. Anyone wishing sponsor another few hours should email me. UPDATE – Nokia is chipping in from 8pm-9pm! For last minute changes follow me on Twitter. See you in Helsinki! → Read More

April 23rd, 2009

TC/CG Meet-up: Helsinki on April 28?

I’ll be in Helsinki next week and I’d like to plan a very informal meet-up on Tuesday, April 28 at about 7pm. All those Finns in favor, please email me at john@crunchgear.com with the subject line “RSVP HELSINKI.” I don’t have any idea where we could meet – suggestions are welcome – but this would be dinner, drinks, and, potentially, a big, pasty brodeo sauna session at about 2am when everyone is sloshed. I will post an update when we figure out the venue. Your thoughts? UPDATE – How about Korjaamo? Does anyone know anyone there? See you in Helsinki! → Read More

April 11th, 2009

Live from the PragueCrunch II Meet-up

http://share.ovi.com/tools/twidgets/ticker.swf?feed=crunchgear.PrageCrunchII Welcome to PragueCrunch II, Prague’s foremost party to held in Prague every year around the time TechCrunch writers feel like going to Prague to drink great beer and talk start-ups, tech, and gadgets. We’ll be streaming live through Qik and posting images throughout the day. If you’re still vacillating and you’re in Prague, come on down! We’ll be at Hergetova Cihelna from 2pm until late in the evening. Confounded as to whether to come at like 11pm? Check my Twitter Updates to see if we’re still at the event or if we’ve moved on. Otherwise, expect to see us there. Special thanks to the venue and all the great sponsors. Click through for live video feeds throughout the evening. → Read More

April 9th, 2009

PragueCrunch 2: The Final Countdown

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April 6th, 2009

PragueCrunch II is GO!

This Saturday marks our second annual PragueCrunch to be held at the magnificent Hergetova Cihelna (try the veal!) on April 11 at 2pm. The program will be fairly off-the-cuff this weekend and I encourage those who’d like to speak for about 5 minutes during the event to drop me a line ASAP (john@crunchgear.com). We’ll also have a job hunt portion to the event with colored name tags for networkers, job seekers, and employers. Robin Wauters will dance. If last year is any indication, you’re going to meet the cream of the Prague tech community at this even so if you’re out of work or looking for a crack COBOL programmer, you’ll be in the right place. Finally, special thanks to our amazing sponsors: Wirenode Geewa Ataxo Learn10 Kerio Dial Telecom We’ll be breaking out a post for them as we get closer to the even. Until then, if you would like to RSVP, drop us a line at john@crunchgear.com with the subject line “RSVP PRAGUE” or just hit up the Facebook Event. → Read More

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