WHIR Networking Event Recap - Jan 29, Toronto
Well, Thursday night saw the first of our WHIR Networking Events, held at home base here in Toronto.
I had a great time, and by the sounds of it (based on the feedback we’ve received so far) so did most of the folks who attended. I got to meet some people I hadn’t before, including a few of the sponsors, whom I’ll be interested in finding out a bit more in the next few weeks.
I think it’s fair to say, with some modesty, that it was a success, and I think there’s a lot of opportunity for them to grow into something even more excellent.
It wasn’t really my project, but since I’m the one with the soapbox here, I’d like to thank everyone for coming. In particular, I’d like to thank the sponsors for making a really fun and productive night possible for a lot of people. Those being: GigaPark, CacheFly, OpenSRS and SevenL Networks.
I just finished posting a few photos up on Flickr, but we should have a bunch more photos up by the end of the weekend. So you can check back there later if you want to see more. I should also add that you can view them right here on the WHIR website in our WHIR photos section.
Our San Francisco event is just around the corner (it’s on February 11), and space is limited so if you’re in the area, you’ll want to RSVP ASAP, to put it in the most abbreviated way possible.
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