Tokyo Meetup, May 22nd!

[apolotary]

If you're interested in attending, please fill out this form. Thanks!

We also have a facebook event page now!

Date and time: May 22nd (Sunday), 11:30 – 14:30
Location: KDDIウェブコミュニケーションズ, google map link

First (to my knowledge) mechanical keyboard meetup in Tokyo it's more like a keyboard party so let's just get together, bring our keyboards and have fun!

List of participants:

• Sheraton from originative.co
• Calder from Wooting
• (maybe) Daniel from KBParadise
• (maybe) Representative from Century
• (maybe) hasu the creator of TMK, HHKB controller and many more
• Me and my friends from local startups, meetups, etc

Please let me know if you want to participate either here or via PM. I need to know the number of participants to reserve a meetup space.

Event program

Like other meetups I've been to I think we can stay at the meetup space for a couple of hours, and then go have a lunch or hang around for the rest of the day. However if you want to have a presentation of sorts, just let me know

Things to do / in progress

• We're still waiting for a reply from Topre and Archiss. Since it's an unofficial hobbyist meetup, they might be a bit reluctant to participate.
• Need someone to help me make a short announcement in Japanese for a facebook and meetup.com event pages.
• Still looking for an office or event space to have the meetup in.
• Could always use some suggestions from other meetup organizers on things to do, topics to discuss etc.

[Vimto]

I might be able to come to Tokyo if it's on a weekend.

[CPTBadAss]

Brb, selling off my collection to make it

[HoffmanMyster]

Uhhhhhh.  Yeah. 

* HoffmanMyster looks up flights to Tokyo

[nmur]

Uhhhhhh.  Yeah. 

* HoffmanMyster looks up flights to Tokyo

shouldn't you be boarding your flight soon for the Sydney meetup?

[HoffmanMyster]

Uhhhhhh.  Yeah. 

* HoffmanMyster looks up flights to Tokyo

shouldn't you be boarding your flight soon for the Sydney meetup?

D:

No one offered to fly me out!

[nmur]

Uhhhhhh.  Yeah. 

* HoffmanMyster looks up flights to Tokyo

shouldn't you be boarding your flight soon for the Sydney meetup?

D:

No one offered to fly me out!

;~; aw

don't worry it's way too hot down here lately anyway, you wouldn't like it

[tp4tissue]

I was just in China for 5 months..  and hopped over to jpn for 2 weeks 2 months ago.

if only this was earlier..  I'm really h8n' these international flights cuz i'm not super rich yet to afford better seats.

[apolotary]

I might be able to come to Tokyo if it's on a weekend.

it would definitely be on a weekend! I don't live in Tokyo myself so it would take me a while to get there too.

Uhhhhhh.  Yeah. 

* HoffmanMyster looks up flights to Tokyo

Take LSB with you he needs to reunite with his novatouch!

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This is odd, I'm supposed to be getting email notifications for this thread, but I haven't seen any so far

[apolotary]

Bump! Somebody please sticky it

[alienman82]

removed.

[apolotary]

wish I could go that would be amazing

Please do I've got more Japanese companies on board, will post an update when I figure out the meetup place

[Sifo]

I WANNA COME

[apolotary]

Added the google doc form to count the number of participants

[CPTBadAss]

Ugh this looks awesome. Really wish I could be there. I want to go back to Japan so bad.

At least apolotary is running this so there will be plenty of pics )

[apolotary]

Ugh this looks awesome. Really wish I could be there. I want to go back to Japan so bad.

At least apolotary is running this so there will be plenty of pics )

I'll definitely try to take as much photos as possible

[apolotary]

We got a confirmed location, people

and also some incoming goodies for a giveaway!

[apolotary]

Today's meetup was a huge success! Thanks everyone for coming!

Quick update:

- If you made some photos, please send a copy to me so that we could use it for promo materials for the next meetup

- Also please don't forget to edit out the WiFi password on the whiteboard cause it's a private company network

- If you would like to keep in touch until the next meetup or if you want to participate in a GB, please fill in this google form https://goo.gl/eNP97l

Looking forward to seeing you again!

Link to imgur album

[katushkin]

Wow! Those are great pictures, you had a lot of people turn up! Some great boards there too. The legends on those IBM boards are amazing 

[CPTBadAss]

Did any industry people show up like you were hoping? I think Sherry said he was going to be there.

[apolotary]

Did any industry people show up like you were hoping? I think Sherry said he was going to be there.

Sure! Sherry, Wooting, Archiss aka the huge Japanese company that sells Topre, Duckies, Tex, etc. Maybe more people too I totes forgot. There was also chrisandreae with his new super secret keyboard project

[ander]

調子はどう？ Wow, I wish I'd know about this earlier this year. I doubt I could've actually attended (imagine having enough dough to hop on a plane and fly all the way from Canada to Tokyo just to hang out with some KB people!), but I could've had some fun thinking about it.

It looks like you had a great time. It was especially cool to see the Japanese Model M's, and Nakazato-san's excellent custom graphic caps (so many in one place!).

I played music at the opening of Tokyo Disneyland back in the '80s. It seems like a long time ago. (Oh, actually it was a long time ago.) Japan is amazing—I'd love to visit there again sometime. Cheers, A.