Those of you in NYC, come down to Slainte tomorrow night for a meetup. We’re going to be talking about the tech scene in NY and how we are shaping it. Plus, I’m bringing my iPod full of PAN episodes to show on the big screens around the bar. Then later there’s some olde-time bluegrassy music.

Charlie says:

Tuesday night, nextNY will be gathering after work at Slainte at 304 Bowery between Houston and Bleeker.

You should come… In fact, if you come to any of our events, I’ll put it out there that this is the single most important event to be at in the short history of this burgeoning group.

Why?

Because, now, we’re over the hump of trying to come into existance. We exist. We’re 140 on our listserv. We have a real website. Now its not about, “Will this work?” as it is about “Now that this works, what do you want to do with it?”

So some of us will be meeting at 6PM on the dot to go over some ideas we have for public discussions, like a Startup 101 with some of the most successful area entrepreneurs. But really, everybody there should be talking about “what next” because the larger this group gets, the less its about nextNY and the more its about the up and coming members of the NYC digitial community. What do we want to be as a whole? What’s the message we want to broadcast?

One selfish reason I want this group to succeed: If New York is seen as a power in the digital tech and new media arena, those of us that are based here get extra streed cred!

I’m excited about the possibilities that this nextNY group brings. I have a feeling that no matter what we’re looking for while building The PAN, we’ll be able to find someone in the group to help us with it. Tons of talent.

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