Central PA New Technology Meetup
Zerion Software demoing their iPhone framework
I attended a session of the Central PA New Technology meetup group last night. They hold monthly meetings in a location that shifts among Hershey, Lancaster, and Harrisburg depending on what facilities are available. About 40 people were registered for the event although I think closer to 20 actually showed up. We got to see a demo of Zerion Software’s iPhone form builder framework and Jake Ray from Penn State’s Smeal School of Business gave a talk about the current venture capital environment. After Jake’s talk there was some discussion about the Startup Weekend idea. The official meeting then closed around 8:15 and about a dozen of us moved to a nearby bar and continued talking. There was a nice mix of people who attended: IT workers, technical hobbyists, technical marketing, an intellectual property lawyer and some small business owners. I enjoyed the experience and am definitely planning on attending additional sessions.