[Hidden-tech] Gauging interest in out-of-Valley events

[A - Z International]

Hi all,

I recognize this may be a bad time to try to get a wide-swathe response 
given vacations, etc . . . but I am curious about how many of you are 
interested in meeting counterparts in neighboring regions such as the 
Berkshires, Connecticut and central Massachusetts? Efforts to build 
membership in the Berkshires are already underway, as are efforts to move 
into Worcester County.

How much effort to put into making these connections is the question? And 
what sorts of events would interest you to attend, plus days of week and 
times is another?

The fact that only a handful of members came to Pittsfield on a Tuesday 
night in April, for example, indicated to us that this was a bad time for a 
networking event that involved over an hour drive for some of you.

The next Berkshire effort, as you can see from the Web site, is to try to 
create programming on weekends attached to the sort of event many of you 
might attend. So you can see the posting for the Aug. 14 Tanglewood event 
(with rain date on Aug. 21). We picked the place because many folks around 
here do go to Tanglewood and that it's a lovely place to network, even for 
those of you who don't like classical music.

So could you post your thoughts and interests to the list?

best,

Amy Zuckerman
Hidden-Tech founder, co-chair