Open Tuesday

Ok, it’s Wednesday. Tuesday was yesterday. So, let’s pretend it’s late Open Tuesday and I’ll tell you about the inaugural event

Open Tuesday is an event that originated in Finland and is aimed at bringing together friends of open source software. A small, diverse collection of us got together at the first such event in South Africa. Future meetings are planned, and these should take place on each second Tuesday of every month. I had a bit of a time getting there: the initial location was given as the Sandton Convention Centre, but had been changed to the Kelsey grill in the Katherine Street Holiday Inn. A rather long walk, and we were there. The voucher for a free beer was certainly welcome!

A VC from Finland gave a short introduction, then the floor was open for discussion. There is a huge amount of talent in ZA – if you are into open source development, seeking venture capital for a startup or just want to share ideas with like-minded individuals, Open Tuesday may be for you. Get to the website and register. I’ll meet you there next month…on Tuesday.