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Cleveland Web Standards Association

September 13, 2007

This past Tuesday I attended the most recent meetup of the Cleveland Web Standards Association. I have to say that it was without a doubt our best ever. Apparently I am not the only one who feels this way. Chris Miller gave the meetup a great review on Refresh Cleveland. Brad Colbow discussed how the meetup has grown these past few months, from a simple meeting with five web geeks to an association made up of web professionals from all over the area.

I have always had a great time at these events. Meeting others in area who share a love for working on the internets. Learning new things. Socializing over a pint of Guinness.

Tuesday's meetup, however, really moved everything to the next level. Starting off with a great microformats presentation by none other than the esteemed Eric Meyer. The evening then moved on to socializing and networking with friends both old and new.

In addition to setting a standard for the format of future meetups (pun intended), we also have some new digs. Through the efforts of James Golden and Al Wasco, we now have a home at Cuyahoga Community College's West Campus (Tri-C West for you locals). This space lends itself to the kind of format we are looking for which will include presentations, workshops and round table discussions. Oh, I can't forget the free coffee (thanks, Al).

Like I said, it really was a great time and I'm looking forward to many more. For those in the area who were not able to make it on Tuesday, here are a few links for you:

Immediately after posting this, I found that Brendan Cullen had written an article about Tuesday's meetup as well.

Comments on this Post

  1. Brad Dielman

    September 13, 2007

    @Eric - I here you! ;)

    @Brendan -
    We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.
    I could have sworn they said Eurasia on the telly last night!
    I too will miss the interpretive dance as well as the groovy basslines that enhanced the discussions.

  2. Brendan Cullen

    September 13, 2007

    You didn’t have to give me a bright yellow box, you could have just quietly editted your post like the link was always there.

    Like I did with yours :) We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.

    And you’re right on the room at Tri-C, it’s much more conducive to both presentations and the discussions that follow. It was much more pleasant than the hotel bar.

    Except now without the live band it will be much more difficult to display the benefits of web standards through interpretive dance. Win some, lose some I guess…

  3. Eric Wiley

    September 13, 2007

    here here.

  4. Eric Wiley

    September 13, 2007

    Pardon me.  What I meant to say was “Hear hear!”
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