Date -- June 2, 2008

Time -- 12:00 to 1:30 PM

Place -- Bull's Head Tavern in downtown Grand Rapids

We will meet the first Monday of the month (if holiday second Monday) at a different local restaurant in or near downtown Grand Rapids.

The purpose of the Grand Rapids TechLunch is to get like minded business and technology influencers from Grand Rapids and Western Michigan together to meet, exchange ideas and maybe even create some new ventures that will help the region.  There are 3 team members for the group: Joel Ross, Matt Davis and myself.  We need more motivated and passionate people to help us Build GRTechLunch.

If you wish to come share a meal and be a part of the group please RSVP in the comments of the most recent announced lunch event at the GRTechLunch website.

The official site for the Ann Arbor Give Camp is now ready for volunteers to sign up and pledge a weekend of development to local charities.  Jennifer Marsman, Patrick Steele, Bill Wagner, Todd Bohlen and John Hopkins are the organizers of the 3 day event that pairs up developers with charities to give these charities some needed technology to benefit not only the charity but the people they server on a daily basis.

"GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where software developers, designers, and database administrators donate their time to create custom software for non-profit organizations"

Want more information about what a Give Camp is?  Go right to the definition on the event site.

I will not be able to make the actual event but I will be working with the charities to gather requirements and writing specifications to hand off to the teams at the beginning of the event.  if you feel that you can give 3 days or even 1 day to the event and the great cause please register.  There will be food, drinks and event XBox 360's to play when a break is needed.