[LA.pm] Geek Banquet

[Samy Kamkar]

Now what exactly defines a "geek celeb"?

James Pitts wrote:

>Robert, this is a great idea. The LA tech scene does lack cohesion,
>even if cohesion is just having a time and a place to get together and
>party. I'd definitely like to help out with something like this. 
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>I'll throw a few more ideas into the mix: 
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>- some demos of dangerous technology (although not going as far as to
>invite the Survival Research Labs)
>- invite venture capitalists who would host a private round of 5-minute
>startup pitches
>- awards ceremony for cool software projects at USC, UCLA, Cal Tech,
>etc
>- cook up an important-sounding award for a geek celeb who just might
>show up :)
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>- James
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>--- Robert Spier <rspier at pobox.com> wrote:
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>>ANYWAY-
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>>    I don't have time to organize this.
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>>    If anyone else likes the idea, please run with it.  I know there
>>    are several companies who might be interested in sponsoring it as
>>    a recruiting event... but that wasn't my primary goal.
>>
>>-R
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