If you are in the Kansas City area and a user, fan, or just interested in social media please join us...its free to everyone, casual and very laid back.

Introductions at breakfast

Upcoming Events
Dec 5th - Our next breakfast meetup (time and location TBA)
Dec 18th - Social Media KC Christmas party (time and location TBA)
Jan  22nd - Next evening event with a speaker (time and location TBA)

As you can see we have some events coming up in the next few months but they are still in the early stages of planning.  We have a few groups getting together to iron out the plans for each of the events.

Sponsor/Hosts?
Are you a local company that would like to host/sponser the group or a meetup?  please feel free to contact me and I can get you together with the right people to speak with.....any help or venues that we can get are always appreciated.

We are also currently working on getting a new website/blog setup but for now you can visit us at socialmediakc.com

I am happy to say so far I have been pretty successful and wanted to share will all my local readers.  If you have any other meetups you know of please feel free to contact me or leave a comment for myself and others with a link or any information on meetup places and times.

SocialMediaClub - KC Edition
So far we have had 2 meetings and right now it is in the early/planning stages but I have already met some new people and we have begun to start talking about future events with speakers and demonstrations.  If you have any interest in social media from user to content provider to developer make sure you check it out.

For more information on upcoming meetings, events, and links check out the wiki at socialmediakc.com

Kansas City Podcasters
This meetup is for podcasters as well as fans of podcasting or those wanting to get into podcasting.  I have been toying with the idea of doing one and have dabbled in it a bit but again just a fun group to get togather with and talk about whatever be it podcasting or something tech based.

Meetings usually take place on the 2nd Saturday of the month at Johnny's Tavern on 119th street.

[Meetup Page]

Geek Out Friday
Geek Out is the newest meetup I have been going to and it is pretty much just geeks getting togather and talking about whatever geek topic we want...could be web related, tech related, gaming, ect.  Pretty much just a place for geeks to hang out.

Takes place at Daily Dose at 135th and Quivera on Friday nights from 11ish to 2am (closing time).

Do you go to any of these?  What are your thoughts on them?  Have another meetup you would like to share with those in the kc area?  Feel free to add a comment to the discussion and let us know any details.

My main reason behind this post is to let those in the community know about different ways they can meet others with similar interests.

This morning we had the 2nd meetup for SocialMediaKC which is a meetup for anyone in the Kansas City area who are interested in any aspect of the social media scene which as you get to look into it has a wide range of subjects/topics/areas.

Right now the group is growing and contacts are being made. This month we talked about possible locations for future events so that others maybe not close to the Overland Park area can attend as well as thoughts on special guests and subjects that could be presented at future events.

If you are someone who is the social media arena, has a product related to social media and would love to come speak with the group please feel free to contact ed roberts or zena weist and they can speak with you on getting something setup.

Interested in the format of the meetups or the environment? Here is a little video I took to kinda give you an idea:

Attendees this month
edroberts
zenaweist
duckman1221
thewebdawg
seanbot2000
techguytom
banky (not binky)
wrytir
(jeff)isgeek
silverzippo
ruthi (who is not on twitter...can you believe that!!!)

Next Meetup
Friday August 29th at 7:30am
Broadway Cafe in Westport
4106 broadway
kansas city, missouri 64111
(816) 531 2432
[map]

SocialMediaKC Wiki
socialmediakc.com

Sorry couldnt resist the Fight Club reference for a subject but the first rule of Social Media Club is to spread the word about Social Media Club.

This morning I met with some local (kansas city metro area) bloggers, tweeters, developers, and overall geeks to discuss getting a Social Media Club started in the Kansas City area to help promote everything from the social side of the web, the tech industry in the area, developers, and the list goes on and on.

Just from the small group we had for the first meeting to discuss just ideas and thoughts I have to say I am really excited to see the idea grow and of course meet all the geeks who would attend the events.

If you are in the KC area make sure you keep checking out socialmediakc.com for news of events and links to resources for the area.