Dinner for the Boston Web Community (Blogger Dinner)

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Password to Edit Wiki (and add your name) is: community

Update: OK Folks - Thanks for signing up! We're looking forward to meeting each and every one of you Thursday night. The event will start at six pm. We've reserved the second floor of the Rattlesnake... When you get there, come on up! Good news - we'll be able to accomondate everyone on the list! As long as your name appears below (I've removed the folks who had conflicts), we'll have a spot waiting for you.

See you Thursday!

Len & Jeremiah

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Thanks Everyone for coming, please tag your photos "Bloggerdinnerbostonoct07"

and link to this Technorati page:

http://www.technorati.com/search/Bloggerdinnerbostonoct07

So we can keep track of all photos and blog posts for historical purposes.

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Want to meet, network, and collaborate with other web professionals? Come out and meet the passionate!

Purpose: A community event, where the focus is on the industry growing and learning from collaboration.

Who can come: Anyone interested in the Web Industry, Bloggers, Social Media folks

Sponsored by: Thank you Len Devanna and EMC for sponsoring this casual get-together. In the spirit of the community there will be no pitches, demos, or 'sales' type activity, come and just meet the community

Background info: Len has posted his thoughts on the event, as has Jeremiah

Other Incoming Links: Dave Winer, (Father of RSS, Blogging, and Podcasting)

Tags for the event: Bloggerdinnerbostonoct07

Venue Details

Date: Thursday, October 18th...

Time: 6pm until 8.

The event can spill over to the main bar or to another venue, of course, this will need to self-organize.

Location:

Rattlesnake Bar & Grill

384 Boylston St.

(bet. Arlington & Berkeley Sts.)

RattleSnake Bar

Venue, Drinks, Finger Foods and Appetizers are being provided by EMC, additional food and drinks after the alotted time will be self-paid by attendees.

Headcount Limitations

We're capping this event to 100 people, please sign up below

Update, Oct 5, 2007: Only the first 100 on the list will be allowed, if you can't make it, please strike through your name! Thanks

Sign Up by leaving name here:

1. Jeremiah Owyang (Who's in Cambridge for Forrester new Analyst training)
2. Len Devanna Our host and Director eBusiness Strategy & Operations EMC Corporation
3. John Eckman Optaros, OpenParenthesis (Interested in Open Source, Social Software and Online Communities)
4. Kyle Flaherty Engage In PR (Social Media Consultant)
5. Jeff Glasson PerkettPR (Social Media Consultant)
6. Oliver Young -Peter Kim-, Forrester Research

1. Jeff Greco, Boston University Office of New Media (Web Producer & Strategist)
2. Joshua Gee, political communications
3. Liz Polay-Wettengel, Internet Marketing Manager, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, specializing in web content, blogging and social networking
4. Dan Schawbel, EMC Marketing / Personal Branding Guru
5. Jeff Cram (ISITE Design - Web Strategist and Co-Founder)
6. Steve Garfield, Videoblogger
7. Jeni Cram (Farm Aid - Web Marketing Manager)
8. Scott Monty (crayon, the Social Media Marketing Blog)
9. Christine Perkett PerkettPR (President & Founder)
10. Brian Reich (Director of New Media, Cone LLC)
11. Lauren Moores (Compete )
12. Dan Zarrella (SMM)
13. Adam Cohen (Principal, Brulant, Inc. - Interactive Marketing consultant)
14. David Aponovich - --ISITE Design--- CMS Strategist (Sorry for late notice; a time conflict prevents me from going tonight!)
15. Todd Defren (SHIFT Communications principal & blogger) Really wish I could make it - just too much going on... have fun!

1. Alison Driscoll (blogger)
2. Michael Katz (Progress Software, Web Marketing)
3. Dave Hamilton - BackBeat Media and The Mac Observer
4. Scott Bauman - Greenough Communications
5. Chris Brogan - Community Developer
6. Stacey Stein, Communications Director, Planned Parenthood League of MA
7. Mark Doerschlag, MarksGuide Car accident the other day & still not 100% - sorry to miss out!
8. John Wall - Ronin Marketeer and Marketing Over Coffee  I have a meeting that's been extended, but I'm in for the afterparty.
9. Stephen DiMarco - Compete
10. Jay Meattle - Compete
11. Karen Hudgins - Unica Corporation
12. C.C. Chapman - Managing the Gray and Freelance New Media Maven
13. Phillip Zannini - Biography Podcast and PhillyMac Media
14. Eric Karofsky, Molecular, Strategy Consulting
15. Constantine von Hoffman, social media manager Spoke Software and blogger: CollateralDamage.biz and Business&Networking.com.
16. Jay Neely, Freelance consultant & writer. - SocialStrategist.com
17. Paul Quigley, Web Strategy, analytics & technology consultant
18. Stephen Warley, Founder, BostonKnows.com
19. Aaron Strout, VP New Media @ Shared Insights We Are Smarter (and last but not least, my aaron's facebook profile)
20. Jeremy Crane - http://compete.com">compete.com - Sorry last minute change in plans so I won't be able to make it for this round

1. Sarah Wurrey - CustomScoop
2. Michael Cook, Gexpro
3. Eric Dubiner - Service Delivery Manager, Vamosa (Content Migration)
4. Karen Leavitt, CMO, Mzinga
5. Claire Spina PerkettPR (Account Director)
6. -Cynthia Stephens - --Compete- (sorry -- I won't be able to make it tonight. Enjoy it!)
7. Bryan Maleszyk - User Experience Consultant
8. Nathan Burke- Web Community Evangelist, matchmine LLC
9. Beth Kanter, Nonprofits and Social Media Blogger
10. Luke Gedeon, Kdari, luke.gedeon.name, karmageek

1. Kevin Kempskie, EMC Corp. (PR Manager)
2. Barry Burke, aka the storage anarchist
3. Mark Twomey. Storagezilla
4. Andy Singleton, Assembla
5. Michelle Heath, Director of Marketing, matchmine LLC (and here's my Facebook profile)
6. Venkk Sastry, Web Technologist
7. Michelle Riggen-Ransom, Communications Director, BatchBlue Software
8. Adam Darowski, User Experience Designer, BatchBlue Software
9. Mike Darowski, Interactive Media Project Manager Mike Darowski Consulting, Inc.
10. Ed Zbinski, Web Designer MembersFirst
11. Rick McEachern - Client Lead, AvenueA Razorfish
12. Riccardo La Rosa, Director of Emerging Interactions, Molecular
13. Chet Geschickter, Dot Com Strategist, Open Method
14. Gina Minks, EMC
15. Kevin Murray, Manager, VistaPrint
16. Emmett Higdon, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research
17. Jennifer Kidwell, www.ON24.com
18. Kristen Fergason, Maven Networks

1. Brian Rosenthal, EMC
2. Susan Curran, Managing Web Editor, MIT
3. Sean Brown, Web Technologies Consultant, MIT
4. Susan MacPhee, CMS Web Developer MIT and CommonPlaces
5. Howard Davidson, Interactive Media Manager,CBI 
6. unable to attend!
7. Alex Fisher, Web Manager,RSA
8. Ali Taalebi, Science Center ,MIT
9. Laura Krier, Simmons GSLIS
10. Jennifer Mitchell, Analog Devices eBusiness Manager
11. Lauren Clark, MIT and drinkboston
12. Sonia Brathwaite, MIT
13. AJ Philippakis, HoopsWriters.com
14. Tracy Rolling, Director of Community and Product, Platial, the People's Atlas
15. William McCullough, VP of Sales, FreeCause
16. Chris Keenum, VP of Business Development, FreeCause
17. Cheryl Travis, Senior Manager, Lois Paul & Partners
18. Jonathan Follett, President and Chief Creative Officer, Hot Knife Design, Inc.
19. Doc Searls, Harvard Fellow, Berkman center, Blogger, Co-Author of Cluetrain Manifesto
20. Jamie Bull, Lois Paul & Partners
21. Julia Roy, Senior Agent, Undercurrent
22. Yianni Garcia, Social Media Strategist, Digital Influence Group
23. Amanda Gravel, Boston University Senior and Schneider Associates Social Media Intern
24. Amanda Mooney, Emerson Senior and Schnieder Associates Social Media Intern
25. Eric Mertzlufft, Website Developer and Entrepreneur
26. Jesse Baer, Berkman Center Intern
27. Gretchen Bender, Greenough Communications
28. Liz Laneri, Horn Group
29. Andrea Mercado, LibraryTechtonics.info & PLABlog.org (hurray for sneaking me in, thanks!)
30. Dr. John Grohol, CEO & Publisher, Psych Central
31. Steve Woit, Founding Publisher, Xconomy
32. Eli Stonberg, blogger
33. Alyssa Boehm, blogger and podcaster
34. Laura Athavale Fitton, @pistachio, Pistachio Consulting
35. Nina Braun, P.R. Specialist, eScription
36. Ted Weismann, Senior Vice President, Lois Paul & Partners
37. Selina McCusker, SM Strategist, EMC
38. Todd Van Hoosear, Social Media Practice Manager, Topaz Partners
39. Seth Aaronson, Toonamation
40. Mark Soper, Alluvial Labs
41. Michelle Wolverton, chelpixie.com
42. Oliver Young, Analyst, Forrester Research
43. Lisa Kate Radden, educator & web designer, Education@LKR design (I'll catch you at the "spill-over")
44. Ann Handley, Head of Content, MarketingProfs

This is our cap - Sorry - Next time we'll go for a bigger venue!