We mean literal birds this time, because the Beeminder meetup is going to be at Chapman school on the evening of Saturday, September 22 from 6pm to 8pm, when a massive swarm of swifts fly into the enormous chimney of a school building. It’s a weird Portland thing, ok? Also it’s walking distance (sort of — a 29 minute walk) from the Quantified Self conference. Also there will be picnicking.
(To be clear, we mean literal birds and figurative bees — well, one literal Bee aka Bethany — and definitely not metaphorical birds-and-bees.)
Backing up, let us tell you about our excuse for doing this, namely the global Quantified Self conference which happens to be in Portland this year. See also our recent post about the Beeminder scholarship program or all our old posts tagged QS.
But the meetup isn’t part of the conference. If you’re into Beeminder you should come even if you don’t care about Quantified Self (if that’s possible). And vice versa, if you’re attending Quantified Self and have the merest curiosity about Beeminder, by all means come hang out with us!
For anyone who is attending the QS conference, or still on the fence somehow, here’s what’s most Beminder-relevant or just what we’re most excited about (see the full program for details):
And, finally, the details on the Beeminder meetup…
Food will be provided! If you’re coming from the conference you’ll be a bit late, which is fine. Just make sure to arrive a bit before sunset at 7:08pm when the swifts will do their thing.
Thanks to everyone who replied to the straw poll in the forum and thanks especially to Kim Harrison for organizing!