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Here is a quick reminder:

BlogCamp Delhi is happening on Saturday May 24, 2008. And so is a LinkedIn F2F meet in Hyderabad. Make sure you attend the one closest to you. You may click on the links to know more.

For those attending the LinkedIn meet, here is some good news: Mr. C. Sasikanth of the Habits Lounge, where the event is being held, has offered to host the complete evening and offer complimentary food and beverages. A big thanks to him - sounds like the evening will be fun. Did we hear a burp somewhere?

Any LinkedIn members in Hyderabad on May 24, 2008 can be a part of a planned LinkedIn F2F meet. The idea is to meet one another and share ideas and thoughts for bigger meets in the coming months. Here is the info on the same: Continue reading »

If you are keen on participating in LinkedIn F2F meets, or are interested in taking the lead in organizing one, here are the various ways you can keep yourself informed or contact others automatically: Continue reading »

An important discussion at the LinkedIn F2F meet in Delhi on February 23 was how to structure future events to ensure sustained interest amongst members. These were some of the suggestions that came up:

* Why have an agenda? It was natural for many people to ask what specific benefits can be derived from such meets? It was felt by many that having an agenda may just take the fun and surprise elements away; it is when you meet new people will new ideas come up.
* Discover more about each other: Again, why do we need to meet someone only to check out professional benefits? Discover more about each other and build relationships in an informal setting. Other things will follow. Continue reading for some useful tips on structuring F2F events

Here is an opportunity for all of us to put together some really innovative events. Here are some ideas, including those proposed by attendees at the F2F Delhi meet on February 23. You could also read this post on structuring F2F events for some more ideas. Cotinue reading for some interesting ideas

A few pointers onF2F event logistics may be helpful to those planning any. Covered here are the same under the headers of Volunteers, Financials and Communications. Continue reading »

This post first appeared on LinkedInF2F.com, a blog set up to initiate and coordinate LinkedIn Face2Face Meets. But we might run into trademark issues with LinkedIn at some stage, so have moved it to techgazing.com/category/linkedin-face-to-face-meets. Please bookmark this site for information on F2F meets.

The LinkedIn community in India finally had its first (probably) F2F meet in Delhi on February 23, 2008. And was it a success? It rocked, and this is an understatement.

[Click here if you want to view event photos taken by Naina Redhu and Ajay Jain]

For one, the response was overwhelming. We had 54 attendees - and this was more than the number who confirmed. How often does this happen? Continue reading about the learnings from the event

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LinkedIn members in India, the biggest market for LinkedIn in the APAC region, are all set to meet face to face in cities across the country.

Hundreds of users have already expressed interest in putting faces to names, and the first such event is expected to take place in New Delhi in February 2008.

Those interested in being informed may join the Yahoo group set up for the purpose as follows:

Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linkedinf2f
To join group, send a blank mail to linkedinf2f-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Send mails to group at: linkedinf2f@yahoogroups.com