TechOahu

Shawn and I (Sid) started TechOahu to become the resource we wanted to see in Hawaii - a single place that listed all the various tech events going on. When we first started it, there were 2 events a month, then one event a week, and now it seems there are 1-2 events a week. Some weeks, there are events every day - it’s a bit overwhelming.

We have reached the point where we have a vibrant tech community in Hawaii that has organized itself into a group on Ning - TechHui, and feel that their community created calendar serves the same purpose. 

You may remain subscribed to TechOahu if you would like to see what we come up with going forward, but I recommend that you also subscribe to this feed: http://techhui.ning.com/events/event/feed . It will give you all the posted events at TechHui, and you can also find featured events down the right column at http://techhui.ning.com/.  If you are organizing an event, pitch in and post it on there.

Ryan Ozawa also maintains the excellent Manoa Geeks site, which contains in depth coverage of local Tech Events, and perhaps may also be another site you can subscribe to and visit.  If you look through our sites listed in the sidebar, you can find the varioust mailing lists and resources we have always used to put this site together.

So long, and thanks for coming along for the ride.

We’ll see you at the next Freehackers Union Meetup, Manoa Geeks, Truman’s Coworking Group, Eclipse Hawaii User’s Group, Hawaii All Geek Meet, Beer and Business, Flickr Friday, Bytemarks Lunch, Tweet-Up, Honolulu Coders, E-Waste Recycling, HVCA Luncheons, Mactoberfest, Web Weavers Workshops, HMAUS Brown Bags, Unconferenz, Hawaii Oracle Day, .NET Users Group, UH Business IP Forums, Cyber Pizza, Open Source Pizza, Mac a’hiki TechFest, Podcamp Hawaii (09 planning starts today) or any of the other wonderful tech events I may have forgotten to mention.  And don’t forget, Wednesdays at 5 p.m. is Bytemarks Cafe on HPR.

(And you wondered how we could have been overwhelmed with posing tech events)

In the unlikely event you are interested in Hawaii Tech, subscribe to Tech Oahu and have not heard of Podcamp Hawaii - here’s your official Tech Oahu notice!

Visit http://2008.podcamphawaii.com/ for all the news, and you can follow the conversation on twitter with hashtag #pch08. You can also follow the official twitter account, @podcamphawaii.

Huge thank yous and congratulations due to @roxannedarling for putting it together, and @judico for her efforts on the Wordcamp track.

Not only will we have our very own Hawaii rockstars such as Roxanne Darline, Congressman Neil Abercrombie, Neenz Faleafine Ryan Ozawa and more, but they have lined up a spectacular group of speakers including Lorelle VanFossen, Holly Hagen, Matt Mullenweg and more.

Check out the Google Spreadsheet Podcamp Schedule, and be sure to register for Podcamp Hawaii 2008 as it’s free, but seats are limited (and down to something like 80 at my last check - over 500 people registered!)

Saw this posted to Bytemarks Email List - September 19 Lunch Announcement

I hope you are all having a fine September. The Bytemarks lunch is a
little early this month because the big Manoa Geeks meetup is on
Thursday Sept. 25th. I thought it might be a good idea to spread it
around. Here’s the details:

When: Friday, Sept 19, 2008
Where: Atherton Studio at Hawaii Public Radio. We can grab lunch from
Don Quijote across the street first or you can bring your own lunch.
Time: 11:30 -1:00pm

You can RSVP here: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1097374

Bring your web stories and your gadgets.

See you there,
Burt

Just got this via email from Manoa Geeks

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Aloha geeks!

Hope you’re all having a great Labor Day weekend. September is hours away, so it’s time to think ahead to the next Manoa Geeks! As before, I wanted to send you early notice so you can mark your calendars and start collecting cool links and projects to share. I’ll send another reminder a week or so before the meetup as well!

Date: Thursday, Sept. 25

Time: 5:30pm

Location: HONBLUE, 501 Sumner St.

Map: http://www.eventbrite.com/googlemap?eid=166177040

• General Overview:
  • Introductions: A quick zip around the room!
  • Presentations: Got something you’d like to show people? Something to announce? Get in touch!
  • Eat, Drink & Talk Story
  • Guided Discussion: What’s going on in the web world?
  • More Talk Story (and maybe go out for drinks)!

A big mahalo to Larry Heim and Lee Hopkins at HONBLUE for hosting and feeding us! You can find them on Twitter at @larryheim and @leehop.

Learn more about Honblue at http://www.honblue.com/ Feel free to invite a friend — we looking forward to seeing you there!

Please RSVP at Eventbrite — no account needed, see who’s coming and their links!

http://manoageeks.eventbrite.com/

You can also e-mail me at ryanozawa [at] gmail, and tell the world you’re coming via the below services:

- Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=32674973178

- Upcoming: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1060794/

- TechHui: http://www.techhui.com/events/event/show?id=1702911:Event:20985

Just got this via email from Hawaii Science & Technology Council (HISciTech)

2nd Friday Tech Download A Monthly Networking Breakfast
Dr. Peter Crouch, Dean College of Engineering, University of Hawaii

“Insights for the Future of the College of Engineering”

Friday, September 12, 2008
7:30am-9:30am
The Pacific Club
1451 Queen Emma St.
$15 HISciTech Members, $20 non-members
RSVP:  robyn@hiscitech.org or 536-4670 or
REGISTER ONLINE
*Not for publication*

Just a few reminders…We are invited guests at the Pacific Club and would appreciate your assistance in following the guidelines below:

DRESS CODE No jeans, shorts, collarless shirts, gym shoes or rubber slippers permitted.  “Aloha Attire” is acceptable for both men and women.

CELL PHONE POLICY All incoming and outgoing cell phone conversations must be held outside the clubhouse.  Please turn cell phones off or to silent mode while in common areas of the Club

Just got this via email from Patrick Kelly

You’re Invited
Oracle Day Hawaii 2008
Register now for this FREE event!

Join us for the annual Oracle Day Hawaii event featuring Oracle Database 11g, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Business Intelligence. Attendees will hear from Oracle experts while interacting with Oracle partners and industry peers. Network and exchange ideas with other users and learn how Oracle solutions are putting their IT investments to work!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm

The Westin Moana Surfrider
2365 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
808.922-3111
Area Map

The Eclipse Hawaii User’s Group, or eHug, is planning its first meeting at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at IBM’s Honolulu office (1240 Ala Moana Blvd, Map.).

eHug maintains an informational page on the Eclipsepedia wiki (including slides from the group’s organizational meetings), and a mailing list.  Thanks to Manoa Geeks for the tip.

The informational session of the meeting will cover:

Web Services Overview

• How to use Eclipse to -
  • Define web services.
  • Create a web service.
  • Create a web service client.
  • Consume the web service.

Please join us!

So, we haven’t actually announced Podcamp Hawaii on TechOahu (though it’s all over the place) since it’s so far away. Mark you calendars, it is October 24-25, though if you are subscribed here you probably already know that =)

I just came across this tweet about the Podcamp Hawaii Volunteer Meetup - August 30, 2008 from @podcamphawaii, reproduced in full:

Volunteer meetup this Sat (August 30) at 1 pm Kaka’ako Park. Everyone is invited. Please join our email list at Podcamp Hawaii

Updated:

Map and info now available - See the site for Agenda

Location: Kakaʻako Park (covered tables down by the water, main building) (Map)
Date: Saturday, August 30th
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm

All interested people are welcome to attend! This is an unconference, which means it is volunteer-driven and no one is paid. Our meetings and transactions are transparent and open to the public. We depend on the big hearts and generous support of a wide group of people and companies. This is your event to help shape and deliver!

Call me if you get lost! Roxanne 808-384-5554

See all the details and RSVP over on Tech Hui Launch a Startup in a Weekend Event September 19-21, 2008

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Location: Sid’s Apartment, 1296 Kapiolani Blvd Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 (Map)
Time: 6 pm September 19 to 6 pm September 21. (Export to Outlook or iCal as .ics)

Shawn Drost and I have been planning a weekend where we build and launch a start up.

The basic premise is just you and your geekiest friends, making something for the internet in a weekend. You can read more about the sort of event we’re thinking of here, but please note that this event is not affiliated with the official “Startup Weekend” company. This is a small scale event we’re planning, independent of them.

If you’d be interested, post here, and if you know someone else that might be, forward this to them.

The current venue is my apartment - located near Ala Moana (hopefully reasonably central), and with my roommates on board we can use the whole 3 bedroom place.

I unfortunately do lack some basic necessities (a coffee maker - someone can bring one), but we will absolutely Wifi and a water cooler!

Just saw this posted to the HMAUS Mailing List. Apologies for the late notice. Sid and Shawn only scale so far.

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Just a last minute reminder that the Aug. Brown Bag Party is tonite at 6:30 to 8:30 in the Kapahulu Safeway Store in their WIFI area. It is the front left section of the store near the Starbucks and Salad Bar and Deli sections. If you don’t like Starbucks they have a Seattle Coffee Shoppe in the parking lot.

Bring your laptop, desktop, iPod, iPhone whatever and we’ll try to answer your questions and/or fix the hardware at no cost, FREE.

It is also a great place to meet up with friends, new and old.

Ed