There's a new local group in Manchester, UK, and the first event is this month!  If you're in or around Manchester, be sure to come check out the first event on 26 January - or, learn how you can start a group in your local community.

Welcome, Manchester!

Every month, the NetSquared Community comes together offline at Net Tuesday events around the world to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate to help the local community. Our local organizers are volunteers dedicated to helping create local opportunities for learning, sharing and using technology to make a difference.  In this Organizer Spotlight series we bring you interviews with organizers from around the world.

We're happy to introduce: Olivier Kumedjro!

At lunch today, during the NetSquared Conference, 17 Net Tuesday organizers from 12 of the 16 Net Tuesdays met face-to-face for the first time.

Net Tuesdays are local monthly meetups for folks to get together, share resources, network, and have fun! You can look and see if there is a Net Tuesday near you on the NetSquared Meetup Alliance. If you'd like to start a Net Tuesday, check out the blog post, How to Start a Net Tuesday in Your Town, and email me at bbravo@techsoup.org.

Photo of Net Tuesday Organizers at N2Y3 Lunch: Organizers in top row from left to right: (Jennifer Sly (Twin Cities), Fresh! White (San Francisco), Katie Laird (Houston), Ivan Boothe, (Philadelphia), Jean Russell (Chicago), Seth Horwitz (Philadelphia), Sarah Schacht (Seattle), Lewis Hoffman (Chicago), Michael Maranda (Chicago), Lela Prashad (Phoenix), Hatef Yamini (Washington, D.C.), Me! (San Francisco). Organizers in bottom row from left to right: Jane Zhang (Toronto), Justin Massa (Chicago), Blair Golson (Los Angeles), Eduardo Bejar (Guayaquil), Jason McElweenie (Houston).