We had a good mix of people who (1) had an idea and looking for people to work with, (2) had already started on something and were looking for help now or in the future, (3) wanted to get involved in something.

The reason for keeping this group small was so that everybody would have a change to talk about what they were looking for or working on and keep a large discussion going for as long as possible. Eventually we broke up into smaller conversations, but I think everybody had a chance to hear what everybody else was involved in.

Let me know what you thought about it and if you have any suggestions for next time. I’ll schedule the next one for the week after our regular NewTech meetup (Jan 19, maybe?).

Come out and celebrate 2008 at CelebrateCamp 2008 on Dec 18th with the Montreal Technology Community.

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Praized will present their API and open source code for others to build upon. Praized Media, Inc. is the company behind the first white-label local social networking platform designed specifically for enhanced community conversations around places. It’s local search adapted for the new social Web.

Logan Project is trying to install a web cam and weather station on Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada.

I also want to thank Laika and Accelerated Ventures for supporting the Montreal Tech community

For those of you who couldn’t come tonight, I have posted a few photos on our Flickr account and uploaded the demos to YouTube.

I talked to some more people tonight about starting another event for people who are either thinking about starting a project or are looking for a project to work on to get together. I’m going to create an event at Meetup.com and on Facebook to see how many people would be interested and hopefully start transforming some of those ideas into reality. This meetup will be limited to people who are looking for a co-founder or would like to join a project.

Don’t forget to get involved in the Montreal Tech community! There is a lot going on here. I’m going to try to list all the events on the left side of this page. You should also check Montreal Tech Watch and Tech Enterprise for other events. So, in the next couple of week…

• Montreal Tech Entrepreneur Breakfast: Dec 9th
• HolidayCamp: Sometime Dec 11-18

NIMONIK.ca applies collaborative technologies to environmental issues in canadian industry. We provide plain language guidance text on environmental legal obligations across Canadian Jurisdictions with continually updated content. Members can comment, rate, and build institutional memory through an intuitive website.

Praized will present their API and open source code for others to build upon. Praized Media, Inc. is the company behind the first white-label local social networking platform designed specifically for enhanced community conversations around places. It’s local search adapted for the new social Web.

Logan Project is trying to install a web cam and weather station on Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada.

Remember the location change! We’re meeting at Laika this time!

If you haven’t RSVP yet, please make sure you do at: Meetup.com, Facebook, or Upcoming.

It’s great to see an active tech community here in Montreal, so be sure to get involved in at least one of those events.

This is a reminder and a notice about our location change. Next week’s meetup will take place at Laika (on St. Laurent and Duluth) at the same time (6:30pm)

Please RSVP at one of the event pages below:

• Meetup.com
• Facebook
• Upcoming

If you’d like to demo your startup, email us at demo@mtlnewtech.com There’s still 1 spot available. We’ll send out the list of who is demo’ing on Sunday!

I hope to see you all next Tuesday!

Felipe

So, this event is for you, if you:

(1) have an idea about a project and would like to find others with similar interests and different skills set
(2) are already working on something but want to find some help
(3) are a business person, a marketing person, or a web developer who would like to get involved in a startup

The idea is to keep this group small and informal. Only for people who are seriously thinking about starting a project and are looking for people.

The format and location of the meetup is still TBD, but I was thinking about starting by everyone introducing themselves and say why they came and what they’re looking for. Feel free to bring any visuals and materials about your idea/project, or personal portfolio (if you don’t have a project but would like to join one) to share with the group.

This is not going to substitute our regular NewTech meetups. I’ll post the event soon (we will attempt the first one for Dec 15) to see what kind of interest we get. If you have any suggestions about the formatting let me know.

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Special thanks to Station-C for providing the space and supporting the Montreal Tech community, and Accelerated Ventures for sponsoring this event.

Come check out the demos and network with other tech enthusiasts. Please RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/mltnewtech/

I’m going to post and send out an email with the startup that will be demo’ing on Sunday before the event.

Are you a startup in Montreal? We might have one spot left. If you’re interested, please send me an email to demo@mtlnewtech.com as soon as possible.

Can you help out the community? We’re also looking for sponsors. If you want to get some exposure and help the Montreal Tech community, please contact me. Sponsorship starts at $100 and will be very much appreciated.

I look forward to seeing you all next week!