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Another meeting of the Cleveland Web Standards Association has come and gone, and my what a busy night it was. The night was filled with wonderful presentations, good food and great discussions. As always, the real fun begins when the presentations end and the socializing begins. For those not able to attend here is a brief run down of the night’s activities.

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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:

• David Meade’s video of Eric Meyer’s Microformats presentation.
• Liz Hunt’s Flickr photos of the meetup.
• My Flickr photoset of this and past meetups.
• Our Association’s home on Virb.

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