RefreshMiami meetup on May 28th, 2008 at DotMarketing
On May 28th, DotMarketing will host RefreshMiami and Denise Jacobs will present “Open Your Mind To Accessibility.” She’ll provide an overview of accessibility, what it is and why you should care (hint: it’s good for the bottom line!). Denise’s presentation covers the solutions, trends and project planning of accessibility. As a bonus, she’ll give tips on ways to increase the accessibility of flash files and blogs.
RefreshMiami May will be at 7:30pm in the heart of the Grove. Afterwards, we’ll continue the networking at a nearby bar.
If you’re on Facebook, please RSVP at the event page.
RefreshMiami’s Anniversary: Thank You!
On Wednesday, May 2nd, we celebrated our two-year anniversary!
Over the last two years, many people have contributed to our community. We are particularly grateful to those who have provided venues for us, those who have helped get the word out, and most of all, those of you who attend and participate regularly … you know who you are!
So last week, many of you came to celebrate! Here are some photos.
Michael Tangeman posted about RefreshMiami, comparing it to the First Tuesdays and such of the early dot.com days:
“It is so refreshingly unlike the dot.com days here in Miami. No suits, no VCs just flown in from the Valley, no investment bankers looking to take somebody public, no lawyers handing out cards and wanting to get in on the deals. The talk is about technology and apps and projects and what people are up to, not about shares and options and exit strategies.”
If you’re new to Miami and looking to meet and connect with other web entrepreneurs, developers and designers in South Florida, here’s how to participate:
1) Join our 220+ member group on Google for discussion on local tech issues, job postings and more;
2) Join our group on Facebook;
3) If you’re on LinkedIn, we just started a group there. Here’s the link to join;
4) Subscribe to the our blog;
5) Come to our next meetup! Our next event is on May 28th in Coconut Grove … see you there!
Refresh April 2 year anniversary party
So its been 2 years. Wow. In the last 2 years I have either met or interacted with hundreds of great people in the south florida tech community. Lots of people have gotten jobs, made friends, and had a great time. So with that in mind, I think its time we celebrate.
From our humble beginnings at a starbucks 2 years ago where 5 of us showed up (Rebecca Saylor took the picture).
to having over 300 people show up to barcampmiami2
it has definitely been an incredible experience. So much thanks to all the folks who are too many to list, who have helped make Refresh, Barcamp, and our little web/tech community down here a success.
So let’s party!
Ali from Brikolodge the new co-working space in Miami has graciously offered to host the party for us in their space.
So here are the details:
When: Wednesday April 30, 2008 @ 8PM
Where: 250 NW 23rd St #204
RSVP on Facebook
RSVP on Upcoming
So come join us for pizza, beer, and wine.
Upcoming Events - Winter/Spring 2008
Hey Folks,
We’ve got a lot going on in the next 2 months. So I won’t waste anyone’s time, and I’ll get right to it.
BarcampMiami
BarcampMiami 2 is coming on February 28, 2008 at 1PM-5PM at the Carnival Center in downtown Miami. We’ve been generously offered space at the carnival center by the folks from Carsonified who are hosting the Future of Web Apps Conference that same week. If you’ve never heard of barcamp, think of it as an ad-hoc informal conference. Everyone participates, the agendas aren’t set in stone ahead of time, and best of all, its free!
Future of web apps
Carsonified as previously mentioned is hosting its first conference here in Miami. FOWA is expected to be a great event with thousands of people coming in from all over the world to present and to attend. The events start the same morning as Barcamp, and run through the weekend with several parties and after hours events going on at the same time.
RefreshMiami - March
March 26, 2008 @ 7:30PM we’ll be having our regular meetup. This month we’re going to have a show-and-tell format where everyone can discuss the projects they’re working on, and gain valuable feedback from the community. Food and drinks will be served, and we’ll be heading over to Soyka immediately after to continue the conversation with more food and drinks.
We’ll be meeting at Todobebe’s offices in the design district.
Address is : 5400 N Federal Hwy, Miami, FL 2nd floor.
You can RSVP for the event on facebook, upcoming, or add it to your google calendar.
New year, new events.
Hey Folks! Happy new year!
Hope you all had a wonderful break from Refresh, and are ready to go for a new year! Our next meetup will be again at Books n Books in Coral Gables on January 30th at 7:30PM. Chris Saylor from TodoBebe will be speaking about how to localize your site/software.
Please check out more of the event details on
facebook or add it to your calendar
December refresh
Hey folks, we won’t be having a December refresh event this month, but we are trying to organize a karaoke night before the new year. Make sure to subscribe to the RSS or google group mailing list to get updates on where and when.
Additionally, we’re going to be refreshing (pardon the pun) the site here to add more functionality and improve the community features of the site. If you’d like to participate in the revamp, let me know brianbreslin [at] gmail.com and you will receive credit/linkback on the site.
happy holidays!
Brian
Upcoming Events - November 2007
We’ve got some exciting events coming up over the next four or five weeks here in Miami. First up we’ve got the first Facebook Developer Garage Miami on November 10 at UM. Then we’ve got an exciting November Refresh meetup on the 28.
Facebook Developer Garage Miami
November 10, 2007 at 10AM come join other developers and programmers for a few hours as we discuss the Facebook platform and all of its intricacies. We will cover topics ranging from building applications, to marketing them, and monetizing them. We should have a bunch of free shwag from facebook, some free pizza and drinks, and lots of interesting discussion.
Make sure to RSVP on the event page (on facebook of course) http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12092015540
RefreshMiami November
November we will be featuring Mike Gowen of Scrapblog, who will be giving a presentation entitled “Design by subtraction.” This event will be held November 28 at 7:30PM Location is to be determined, likelyhood is going to be at UM School of Communication.
Miami Geek Dinner for FOWA
Miami Geek Dinner for FOWA
Originally uploaded by alexdecarvalho.
We had a fun dinner tonight to welcome Mel Kirk from Carsonified, who is in town planning the next FOWA conference in Miami. Thank you, Carlos Garcia and Scrapblog, for drinks and dinner. I’ve posted photos from the dinner on Flickr.
Full disclosure: I work at Scrapblog.
October 2k7 Refresh
We’ll be holding the October meetup on the 24th, at Umiami’s school of communications. Tentative topics include ethical/whitehat SEO, SEM, PPC, and SMO. So if you are at all interested in learning about the latest trends in marketing your sites/products in a smart and safe manner, come on b.
When: October 24th 7:30PM
Where: UMiami School of Communications (directions available)
Who: Other web and tech enthusiasts.
Refresh September
We will be holding our monthly meetup Wednesday September 19, 2007 at 7:30PM at Books and books in coral gables. The location is 265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33146.
There is no speaker this month, but we will be having some lively conversation and there will be plenty of drinks and food for sale at the venue.
