Go 1.8 release party - Monthly Minneapolis Meetup

Agenda

• Thank You!

• Where are the bathrooms

• Host Announcements

• Job Openings / Hiring Announcements

• Events / Training.

• Announce next meetup.

• 6pm - 7pm - Networking, food & drink sponsored by Field Nation, Announcements

• 7pm - 8pm - Go 1.8 Release Party Talks!

• 1.8 Overview (https://talks.godoc.org/github.com/corylanou/go-1.8-release-party/presentation.slide#1) • Lighting - TDB (If you would like to speak, please contact us) • Full Length Talk (45-60 minutes) - TDB (If you would like to speak, please contact us) • 8pm - 9pm - Networking.

If anyone has any problems or questions, feel free to text or call my phone (Cory) at 715-313-0145.

Talks:

1.8 Release Talks. Here is a nice writeup on what is coming out:

https://blog.gopheracademy.com/advent-2016/go-1.8 (https://blog.gopheracademy.com/advent-2016/go-1.8/?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email)

Additional Resources

For Go specific events, announcements, training, and jobs in Minneapolis, check out this document (http://bit.ly/minneapolis-golang)!

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Join the local channel: https://gophers.slack.com/messages/minneapolis/

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How to run a Go Meetup (https://github.com/corylanou/go-meetup) - This is a great resource on how to run a Go meetup and resources to help you run your meetup.