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HubPages Social Meetups can be found at Meetup.com/HubPages
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Introducing HubPages Social Meetups!
The HubPages Team is excited to announce a platform to help Hubbers arrange face to face social meetings in their community.
Meetup is a great way to organize these meetings with other Hubbers in your area. Via the Meetup Everywhere website, you can start a Meetup in your community or join an already created Meetup. If you haven’t already read our blog post on the subject, check it out to get more info!
Here are a few upcoming Hubber Meetups in February.
Yorba Linda, CA
Where: Library - 18181 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda, CA
When: Friday, February 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Seattle, WA
Where: Cupcake Royale - 1111 E Pike St., Seattle, WA
When: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Melbourne, Australia
Where: Stolberg Beer Cafe - 197 Plenty Road, Melbourne, Australia
When: Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 7:00 PM
O Fallon, MO
Where: Cracker Barrel - O Fallon, MO
When: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Oakley, CA
Where: Schooner’s Grille and Brewery - Oakley, CA
When: Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 1:00 PM
San Ramon, CA
Where: Borders - 120 Sunset Dr., San Ramon CA 94583
When: Monday, February 28, 2011 at 7:00 PM
If you’d like to join in on the fun, click the name of the city and add your name to the list!
You can also be the first to start a social HubPages Meetup in your area. When you visit meetup.com/hubcamp, the system detects where you're located via IP address and displays the community closest to you. If you want to create a custom community, you can click on "Start a new community in _____" The default location is wherever you are currently located.
If you want to create a custom community in a different city other than the one provided as the default, you must first search for the city you want to create the community in and then click "Start a new community."
We hope you enjoy meeting local Hubbers in your area!
Robin Edmondson
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