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Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings for Tue 6/18 - Mon 6/24!

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

As we enter the last week of May 2013, here are my list of Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings I track.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
Rustbelt Refresh Web Design Conference

Writing about the May 3, 2013​, Rustbelt Refresh Conference is difficult, since there was so much interesting information shared at the meeting that it is impossible to include it all. It was the first Cleveland conference dedicated to web design and front-end development.

  • The Era of Intentional Layout
  • Responsive Layouts Beyond the Sidebar
  • Making Our Users Feel Great
  • HTTP: Get to Know the Foundations of Your Career
  • Finding Your Perfect Web Type Match
  • Take Your Markup to 11
  • Your CSS is a Mess

 

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Great start to the first full week of May 2013! 

Here are my tweets announcing the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this week.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Bal Ingénieux, Ingenuity Cleveland​​

If you have seen my sos_jr Twitter bio, you know that I am interested in both technology and art, so IngenuityFest​ is an event that I really enjoy! Ingenuity Cleveland's Bal Ingénieux fundraiser is a costume party with vaudeville circus, burlesque, music, dance, and more.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this week that we enter May 2013.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this Happy Earth Day week.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this week. I hope to see you all on Saturday, April 20th, at the WebSigCleveland.org presentation on Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are the Cleveland tech, entrepreneur & social media meetings I track for this week. Plus I since I will not have time next week to post to my blog, I have added some future meetings to this blog post. 

I also want to take this opportunity to ask you to mark your calendar, and let others know that the 4/20 WebSigCleveland.org presentation will be about Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Code For America

"Code for America is a new non-profit, and a new kind of organization. Our team is made up of web geeks, city experts, and technology industry leaders. We are building a network of civic leaders and organizations who believe there is a better way of doing things and want to make a difference."

Learn more details about what Code For America is doing across our nation to to get government and nonprofit organizations to work together.

I will focus here on what happened at the Code For America: Highlight Summit County event (#cfaSumCo), the larger plan for Summit County, and how you can learn more if you want to get involved.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are the meetings I track for this week. I know that I will be having a busy week with so much going on. Let me know what meetings/events you attend, and what you enjoyed!

Also for those of you who missed it last week, please share with others the information I gather in my Blogiversary blog post

Please share this blog post with others who would be interested.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

I want to bring to your attention two meetings for those of you interested in open source content management systems, plus ask you to share with others the information I gather in my Blogiversary blog post.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings! It's a very busy week in the Greater Cleveland area. If you are on Twitter, please re-tweet those meetings that you find interesting to share with others. Thank you.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings! It's a very busy week in the Greater Cleveland area. If you are on Twitter, please re-tweet those meetings that you find interesting to share with others. Thank you.

Also, I hope you come to my WebSigCleveland.org meeting this week: Saturday, 1/19/13, Rethinking SEO – Facts, Figures & Data with Chad Pollitt (@CPollittIU)

Author(s):
Julie Smith, Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
CodeMash 2013 - Thursday

Sharing here photos and videos of our experiences - Thursday, January 10th, CodeMash 2013.

Author(s):
Julie Smith, Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
CodeMash 2013 - Wednesday

Sharing here photos and videos from our experiences - Wednesday, January 9th, CodeMash 2013.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings!

In addition to the incredible CodeMash conference happening this week, there is also a lot happening in Cleveland. 

Today, I also updated the listing for my WebSigCleveland.org meetings. 

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings! 

This is my first 2013 blog post of the Cleveland tech and social media meetings that I track. I am expecting many great things to happen in this new year, so please come back to my website each week!

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

@ClevelandArt #GalleryOne Crash Party

Tech testers attended a sneak preview at the Cleveland Museum Art. Cleveland now has the most advanced digital gallery display in the USA.

This event was the perfect combination of my interests:

  • Cutting Edge Technology
  • Art
  • Cleveland Events - our city leading the nation!
Author(s):
Julie Smith, Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

News Channel 5 Meet & Tweet

Thank you News Channel 5 (@WEWS) and Hodge's restaurant for  #MeetAndTweet5 we attended on December 17, 2012. We had a great time. 

We wanted to share with those that attended, and those that could not, the good times in Cleveland!

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech and social media meetings! For the week before Christmas still a lot happening early this week.

This looks like it will be the last Cleveland tech and social media meetings i track for 2012. I am looking forward to more great things happening in 2013!

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings!

This week, there are at least four meetings each weeknight, plus my WebSigCleveland.org on Saturday. Have fun, Cleveland!

Meeting topics for this week include: Blogging, Python, UX, Drupal, ​Security, ​Astronomy, ​Graphics, InDesign, and much more!

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Here are this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, and social media meetings! 

Also, the 19th Annual Holiday CircleFest is this week, on Sunday, December 2, 2012.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
Bootstrap: Powerful & Easy HTML/CSS Templates

At the October 20, 2012, WebSigCleveland.org meeting, attendees were given an in-depth introduction to a collection of HTML/CSS components, as well as JavaScript extensions, that make the creation of websites easier -- Bootstrap. After I saw a May 15, 2012, presentation on Bootstrap from Twitter by the Cleveland Adobe Users Group leader, Dan Vega, I asked him to do his presentation at a WebSigCleveland.org meeting. Dan did a great job sharing his knowledge of the subject, and prepared an incredible set of slides that will be a resource for WebSigCleveland.org members going forward.

Here is a summary from my notes of some of the key points learned that day, along with a list of other related resources. I hope you find these as useful as I did.
Author(s):
Julie Smith, Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
Medwish serving the world!

 

On Saturday, November 3rd, we had a fascinating time learning about MedWish International with several other Cleveland Bloggers.  For the past 20 years, MedWish has been collecting surplus medical supplies to send to developing countries who greatly need them. MedWish began as an idea of Dr. Lee Ponsky. Dr. Ponsky, who was an undergraduate college student at the time, was working with volunteers in Africa, and saw the great need for medical supplies. He learned that these supplies could literally mean the difference between life and death.
Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Enjoy this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, & social media meetings!

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

It is a very busy week in Cleveland! Many events are happening each day. I hope you enjoy this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, & social media meetings! 

Special Notice: General admission tickets for CodeMash 2013 will go on sale at 2:00 PM EST on Wednesday. There are 500 tickets in the general pool for the conference, which will take place January 8-11, 2013, at Kalahari Resort, Sandusky, Ohio. Last year, all tickets sold out in 20 minutes, so don't delay if you want to go! The CodeMash Google Group is the best place to get up-to-date information. 

Author(s):
Jim Evans - @geekclean, Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
BlueBridge Network Customer Appreciation Series: Economic Growth in Cleveland

As part of the BlueBridge Network Customer Appreciation Series, the Economic Growth in Cleveland event took place on Thursday, September 13, 2012. This annual event, hosted by BlueBridge Network's Kevin and John Goodman, was the annual get-together of tech and business people on the tarmac at Burke Lakefront Airport. While delicious hors d'oeuvres and cocktails on a pleasant September evening were the lure, the real hooks were the networking opportunities and the great speaker lineup.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Enjoy this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, & social media meetings! 

Author(s):
Julie Smith, Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
Cleveland West Side Market Centennial Festival

We had a such a great time at the June 2, 2012, Centennial Celebration kickoff for the West Side Market, that decided to visit the October 7th Cleveland West Side Market Centennial Festival before attending the play Anything Goes at Playhouse Square.

View our photos of food at the West Side Market in addition to the Centennial Festival activities and artwork creation at Cleveland's Glass Bubble Project. There are also photos of the incredible rainbow we saw while walking from the Playhouse Square Broadway Buzz to the Palace Theatre to see Anything Goes.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Enjoy this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, & social media meetings! Meeting topics this week include: Blogging, InDesign, HTML, Startup, Photography, JavaScript., and more.

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
Tweet! Tweet! Celebrating Three Years!

How did I get started promoting technology meetings and other events in Cleveland? It all started with my announcements at the beginning of my WebSigCleveland.org meetings. Over time, the number of meetings grew and grew, so that there were too many to announce. Then, Jim Evans (@GeekClean) asked, "Have you ever heard of Twitter?" And the rest is history...

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
Guitarmania 2012 has returned to the Rock Hall!
 

 

Guitarmania 2012 has returned to the Rock Hall! Yes, after having the guitars spread out through the city of Cleveland all summer, they have now returned to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. If you have not been down to the Rock Hall to see them, now is the time! 
 
The United Way of Greater Cleveland Guitarmania Gala Auction will take place on Saturday, October 20, 2012. After that, you will never see the 2012 guitars together in one place again!
Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

Enjoy this week's Cleveland tech, entrepreneur, & social media meetings! Meeting this week include: .NET, C#/VB.Net, SharePoint, R Group, Ruby, Startups and more.

Author(s):
Julie Smith, Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

IngenuityFest: Cleveland's Festival of Art & Technology

Another exciting IngenuityFest took place in Cleveland over the weekend of September 14-16!  In its great, new location at the Port of Cleveland Docks 30 & 32, attendees were treated to, and took part in, innovative examples of visual and performing arts, technology, and entrepreneurship. Throw in great food and spectacular views of our lakefront, and it all added up to a unique and very special event in Cleveland!

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.
Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival 2012

Every fall, the Cleveland Museum of Art's Fine Arts Garden's stone pathways become a colorful canvas for our community. People of all ages are invited to contribute to the creation of a tapestry of Cleveland art. This was my first visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art since they opened the new atrium. What struck me was, how after seeing artists' renditions of the atrium for the past couple of years, seeing it in the real world felt unreal. Join me in enjoying this Cleveland celebration of creativity by viewing my photos and interactive views of the festival.

 

Author(s):
Stuart O. Smith, Jr.

 

There are so many great Cleveland technology meetings happening this week! Since last week was so busy, I expected things to slow down -- they didn't! Enjoy! 

Meeting topics this week include: Bloggers, Startups, Game Development, Social Media, Drupal, Vim, Cocoa and more.