Douglas Karr of DK New Media addresses the crowd in the Boiler Room at Golden Technologies during the Blog Indiana Valparaiso / NWITweetup event in February 2010

Hey, NWITweeps,

We do apologize for not scheduling a full #NWITweetup for February 2010. Truth told we had one scheduled at Uptown Cafe but the owners weren’t going to be in town. Blame, Tia (JUST KIDDING, TIA. And guys, DON’T BLAME HER).

We do hope you enjoyed our evening with Blog Indiana. The consensus seemed to be that people enjoyed listening to Douglas Karr and learned quite a bit from him. Not only is it quite a tasty delight to see an Indiana internet marketing professional shine on a national stage, but then to turn around and see the same individual brave the elements just to be able to share some of that knowledge with us in an open forum is a treasure I hope we all appreciate.

To quote Finn at the end of the night – Gumballhead in hand:

“And that’s why I wanted Douglas Karr to speak up here.”

And then he clinked bottles with whomever was around.

A joyous, “thank you,” goes out to Douglas Karr who not only braved the lake-effect foot of snow and the adjustment to the central time zone to hang out with us (he got in town at 4:15pm CDT), but also having to deal with the fact that Finn forgot to roll out the rolling white board for him to use (Doug didn’t complain. Finn just feels guilty).

An appreciative “Thank You” also goes out to Noah Coffey and Shawn Plew – co-founders of Blog Indiana – for taking the time and travel to share their grass roots movement with us.

If y’all liked them, we’ll see about teaming up with them again.

And we’d be remiss if we didn’t give a shoutout to the Lafayette Tweetup and Indianapolis Tweetup for their support. Duke, Nelu, Rock, Ryan, Amy and company…the state continues to feel like one big city thanks to y’alls efforts. Hope the simulcast was worth the planning.

What about the Boiler Room? Where else would Rahsaan Taylor get to hang out with NWITweeps AND play ping pong. Thank you so much to Golden Technologies of Valparaiso for use of the coveted Boiler Room, again. Pass Times, we’d like to thank you for filling our bellies with great grub. And, Cartronix, Finn failed you, too. Those delightful Samsung Bluetooth headsets will be the door prizes at first March 2010 NWITweetup

March 2010 NWITweetups

Uptown Cafe in Valparaiso, IN

The upside of Doug Karr forgetting the time change and getting to The Region early was that he got to frequent the location of the first of our two March 2010 NWITweetups:  Uptown Cafe in Valparaiso. As mentioned earlier, Uptown was going to to be location for the February NWITweetup and we’re grateful that they’re willing to reschedule and open their doors to us this month.

Event: March 2010 #NWITweetup #1
Date: March 11, 2010
Location: Uptown Cafe in downtown Valparaiso, IN
Time: 7pm-9pm+ (also, plan for Dave Woodson’s pretweetup and the famous aftertweetup)

For the record, Doug had the Chai

Brickworks Brewery in Hobart, IN

Lake County, we’re finally coming out to you. Long overdue, but hopefully worth the wait.

To sweeten the pot, we’re having our first Lake County NWITweetup in The Region’s best kept Brewery secret:  Brickworks Brewery in Hobart, IN. Finn and Woodson stumbled across the place a couple weeks ago after a business networking event. They instantly fell in love with the food, ambiance, and beer – which is brewed on site. They decided not enough people know of it – YET and hope to make the change.

Thus the power of Social Media.

Event: March 2010 #NWITweetup #2
Date: March 23rd, 2010
Location: Brickworks Brewery in Hobart, IN
Time: 7pm-9pm+ (pretweetup and aftertweetup likely to be at this location as well)

And don’t be freaked out if you get there and the signage on the awning says “Hobart Furniture.” They’ll get there. Beer first, appearance second. Below is a video of the Brewery during construction in Summer 2009.

Where Would You Like to See a #NWITweetup Held?

Keep letting us know.

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Hey, guys,

In addition to the Official January 2010 NWI Tweetup being held at BW3s in Portage, IN on Wednesday, the 20th, NWITweetup.com has learned that a 2nd Tweetup has been scheduled to take place at Golden Tech‘s famous Boiler Room on the 27th.

The theme of this NWI Tweetup:  Blog Indiana!

What is Blog Indiana?

Blog Indiana is the state’s definitive inbound / internet marketing event, held every August in Indianapolis. Many of Indiana’s premier internet and social media companies, thought leaders, as well as anybody or company who has even has a passing interest in the craft gather together for a few days of seminars, classes, free form discussions, and afterparties.

Keynote speakers at Blog Indiana have included Chris Brogan and Jason Falls. Indiana’s own Douglas Karr (DK New Media), Chris Baggott (Compendium Blogware)  and The Region’s own Steve Dalton and Jonathan Thomas have also spoken at the event.

NWI Tweetup’s January 2010 Blog Indiana Viewing Party

This year, Blog Indiana is taking their act on the road in the months leading up to the much-anticipated convention. The first event will take place on January 27th at SproutBox in Bloomington, IN with keynote speaker Erik Deckers of both Pro Blog Service and the Indiana Department of Tourism’s “Visit Indiana” blog.

The Blog Indiana event will be aired via streaming video at the aforementioned Golden Tech Boiler Room. Since the event is starting earlier than normal (5:15pm) due to the time difference, arrangements are being made for refreshments. At worst, someone will be ordering pizza (UPDATE 2010/01/25:  food will now be sponsored by Bistro 1-5-7, Pikk’s Tavern, and Wagner’s Ribs)

“We sincerely appreciate being asked to host such a unique tweetup and eagerly look forward to watching the Blog Indiana event with members of The Region’s Social Media community,” said Scott Dujmovich, Partner at Golden Tech. “Events such as this only helps strengthen the bonds of the state’s Internet Marketing community.”

Special Announcements

At the end of the Blog Indiana event, there will be time for questions, discussions, and a special announcement regarding NWI Tweetup and Blog Indiana. You’ll want to make sure you’re there to hear it.

Then After the NWI Tweetup

Given those who’ve already shown interest in attending this special NWI Tweetup, rumor has it another #aftertweetup will break out. That’s probably a pretty sound rumor.

Event: 2nd January 2010 NWI Tweetup – Blog Indiana Viewing Party
Place: Golden Tech of Valparaiso, IN
Time: 5:15pm – 7:15pm+ (with probable #aftertweetup to follow UPDATE: 2010/01/25: to start at Golden Tech)
Host: Golden Technologies
Contact: Nat Finn

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For more information on Blog Indiana, please visit their website or contact them via twitter.

A Tweetup in a Boiler Room?

For those concerned that we’re holding a Tweetup in an actual Boiler Room, Golden Tech’s famed “Boiler Room” is a recreational room (presumably) named for their allegiance to Purdue University.

(photo credit: Noah Coffey via Flickr)

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