http://simonwillison.net/2013-08-08T17:20:00+00:00Simon Willison2013-08-08T17:20:00+00:002013-08-08T17:20:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2013/Aug/8/events-leisure-what-are/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/Events-leisure-What-are-the-best-places-in-San-Francisco-for-organizing-a-small-meetup/answer/Simon-Willison">Events (leisure): What are the best places in San Francisco for organizing a small meetup?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>If it's a technical event, there are dozens of tech companies with excellent facilities who might be convinced to host the event for free.</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/events">events</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/san-francisco">san-francisco</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/meetup">meetup</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sanfranciscobayarea">sanfranciscobayarea</a></p>

2011-07-15T11:12:00+00:002011-07-15T11:12:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2011/Jul/15/what-are-some-technology/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-technology-events-to-attend-in-San-Francisco-Bay-Area-in-Fall-2011/answer/Simon-Willison">What are some technology events to attend in San Francisco Bay Area in Fall 2011?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>From browsing through our list here: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/places/san-francisco/">http://lanyrd.com/places/san-fra...</a></span> here are the ones that stand out:</p> <p>The Golden Gate Ruby Conference: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/2011/gogaruco/">http://lanyrd.com/2011/gogaruco/</a></span> - 16th-17th September</p> <p>JavaOne and Oracle OpenWorld: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/2011/javaone/">http://lanyrd.com/2011/javaone/</a></span> and <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/2011/oow11/">http://lanyrd.com/2011/oow11/</a></span> both on 2nd-6th October</p> <p>O'Reilly Android Open Conference: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/2011/androidopen/">http://lanyrd.com/2011/androidopen/</a></span> - 9th-11th October</p> <p>Stack Overflow DevDays: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/2011/stack-overflow-devdays-san-francisco/">http://lanyrd.com/2011/stack-ove...</a></span> - 12th-13th October</p> <p>Web 2.0 Summit: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/2011/web-20-summit/">http://lanyrd.com/2011/web-20-su...</a></span> - 17th-19th October</p> <p>QCon San Francisco: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/2011/qcon-san-francisco/">http://lanyrd.com/2011/qcon-san-...</a></span> - 14th-18th November</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/conferences">conferences</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/events">events</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sanfranciscobayarea">sanfranciscobayarea</a></p>

2011-06-19T18:16:00+00:002011-06-19T18:16:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2011/Jun/19/are-any-major-tech/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/Are-any-major-tech-conferences-held-in-San-Francisco-in-August-or-early-September/answer/Simon-Willison">Are any major tech conferences held in San Francisco in August or early September?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>Dreamforce (the Salesforce/Cloud computing conference) is pretty huge - 30th August to 2nd September: <span><a href="http://www.salesforce.com/dreamforce/DF11/">http://www.salesforce.com/dreamf...</a></span></p> <p>We have a full list of (mostly tech) events here: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/places/san-francisco/">http://lanyrd.com/places/san-fra...</a></span></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/conferences">conferences</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/san-francisco">san-francisco</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/technology">technology</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sanfranciscobayarea">sanfranciscobayarea</a></p>

2011-02-19T12:45:00+00:002011-02-19T12:45:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2011/Feb/19/which-bay-area-startups/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/Which-Bay-Area-startups-are-going-to-SXSW-2011/answer/Simon-Willison">Which Bay Area startups are going to SXSW 2011?</a> on Quora</em></p> <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/">http://lanyrd.com/</a></span> will be there - both myself and Nat. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/san-francisco">san-francisco</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/startups">startups</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sxsw">sxsw</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sanfranciscobayarea">sanfranciscobayarea</a></p>

2011-01-01T13:36:00+00:002011-01-01T13:36:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2011/Jan/1/are-there-any-summer/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-summer-conferences-in-the-Bay-Area-for-web-development-(or-any-other-technology-Internet-related-topics)/answer/Simon-Willison">Are there any summer conferences in the Bay Area for web development (or any other technology/Internet related topics)?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>Have a browse through the list here: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/places/california/">http://lanyrd.com/places/califor...</a></span> - or filter by web development only: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/topics/web-development/in/california/">http://lanyrd.com/topics/web-dev...</a></span></p> <p>I'd suggest checking out these in particular:</p> <p>* Google I/O (10th-11th May, San Francisco)<br />* Velocity (14th-16th June, Santa Clara)<br />* SES San Francisco (15th-19th August, San Francisco)</p> <p>As always, keep an eye out for BarCamps and other unconferences - they tend to be free, inclusive and cover a wide range of interesting topics. We have a page (with an Atom feed you can subscribe to) listing unconferences in California here - to my surprise, there aren't any listed at the moment, but that will hopefully change: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/topics/unconference/in/california/">http://lanyrd.com/topics/unconfe...</a></span></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/conferences">conferences</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/events">events</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/web-development">web-development</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sanfranciscobayarea">sanfranciscobayarea</a></p>

2010-12-29T11:29:00+00:002010-12-29T11:29:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/Dec/29/where-can-i-find/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-a-calendar-of-upcoming-tech-events-in-the-San-Francisco-Bay-area/answer/Simon-Willison">Where can I find a calendar of upcoming tech events in the San Francisco / Bay area?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>Take a look at <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/places/san-francisco/">http://lanyrd.com/places/san-fra...</a></span></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/calendars">calendars</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/networking">networking</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/san-francisco">san-francisco</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/startups">startups</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sanfranciscobayarea">sanfranciscobayarea</a></p>

2010-12-29T09:25:00+00:002010-12-29T09:25:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/Dec/29/where-is-a-good/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/Where-is-a-good-list-of-social-media-events-in-the-San-Francisco-Bay-Area-for-2011/answer/Simon-Willison">Where is a good list of social media events in the San Francisco Bay Area for 2011?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>Take a look at <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/places/san-francisco/">http://lanyrd.com/places/san-fra...</a></span></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/events">events</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/san-francisco">san-francisco</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/social-media">social-media</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sanfranciscobayarea">sanfranciscobayarea</a></p>

2010-11-20T17:18:00+00:002010-11-20T17:18:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/Nov/20/what-uxui-conferences-in/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-UX-UI-conferences-in-the-SF-Bay-area-are-worth-attending/answer/Simon-Willison">What UX/UI conferences in the SF Bay area are worth attending?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>BayCHI is excellent from what I've heard: <span><a href="http://www.baychi.org/">http://www.baychi.org/</a></span></p> <p>We have a list of upcoming UX events in California here, with an iCal and RSS feed that you can subscribe to: <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/topics/user-experience/in/california/">http://lanyrd.com/topics/user-ex...</a></span></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/conferences">conferences</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/san-francisco">san-francisco</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ui">ui</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ux">ux</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sanfranciscobayarea">sanfranciscobayarea</a></p>

2010-10-14T18:45:00+00:002010-10-14T18:45:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/Oct/14/what-are-the-best/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-websites-for-finding-out-about-events-in-San-Francisco-in-advance-i-e-before-they-take-place/answer/Simon-Willison">What are the best websites for finding out about events in San Francisco in advance, i.e., before they take place?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>PlanCast is your best bet for general events, but if you're interested in conferences we have a growing list on <span><a href="http://lanyrd.com/places/san-francisco/">http://lanyrd.com/places/san-fra...</a></span></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/events">events</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/san-francisco">san-francisco</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/sanfranciscobayarea">sanfranciscobayarea</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/meetups">meetups</a></p>