<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Hi,</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Just a reminder, some I've pitched this idea directly to you during Shellcon.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">We can organize an event(s) during Connect Week to help promote SCALE 17x.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">There are some nice venues available.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Connect week(+) Oct 20-28, 2018 in Pasadena:</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Innovate Pasadena ( a non-profit to promote innovation, tech, arts, and science in Pasadena ) is helping community events do events / meetups during that period by assisting with connecting us with venues. Many of the venues are donating their spaces. ( Connect Week will also assist with marketing )</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">So, that makes it very easy for us in the community to organize events! We would still need to find food / coffee sponsors.<br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">I highly encourage anyone interested to do something. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">There are spaces available for weeknights, weekdays, and weekends.<br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://connectpasadena.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://connectpasadena.com/</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">This is an annual event, and thus we should be able to utilize the opportunity to build partner community run events which Innovate Pasadena will assist us with.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">We can use this opportunity to do something in Pasadena to support our regular user groups and larger conferences / events.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">If you need an introduction to the IP folks who can assist you, please let me know.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Thank You</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Matti</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">ps - I have RSVP'ed a venue for a "product" day on Sat 10/27 and now will need to secure a food and a coffee sponsor and a couple more presentations / content. There appeared to be a number of larger venues available to handle 30-100+ people, and I see a lot of great opportunities for us to build a stronger community.</div></div><br></div>