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That sounds like a good idea. I'd love to see more meetup posts here, but the problem is, they have only local appeal and so usually don't get voted up.

I'm also in Boston, or rather one of the Boston suburbs. I'm pretty sure there are other Boston folks around. So if somebody could propose a time and a space...

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I emailed Jessica from YC and was told that YC is unwilling to sponsor any event they don't organize. Given that we couldn't really make this a "YC Thing" and wouldn't be able to use their space, does anyone still think this is a good idea?

I'm afraid that without official support any attempt to organize a meet-up would yield similar results compared to past attempts. PG -- chime in!!

I don't think it has to be organized by YC at all - this is more about Boston/other city based networking than it is about. Jessica/Paul/YCombinator are busy enough as it is - but that's no reason why there shouldn't be a Boston meetup.

I currently live in Boston close to the Mass Ave bridge, but spend a decent amount of time roaming coffeeshops in both Boston and Cambridge.

I'd propose a meetup this Thursday (the 3rd) evening or Sunday (the 6th) evening either at Diesal Cafe in Sommerville (my favorite coffeeshop to hack in http://www.diesel-cafe.com/ accessible via the T), or the Espresso Royale on comm ave.

I'll bring my cofounder, and maybe 1 or 2 friends if anyone's around and interested.

I think this sounds great. I'll start a new thread and propose the location. I think it'd be a good idea to tentatively set the date for Sunday the 6th to give people a little more time to plan.

Here we go!

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