Once a month PADNUG sponsors a "nerd" dinner, where we meet in a food court (alternates between Llyod Center or Washington Square Mall), eat, and discuss what is happening in the world of technology, local business, family-friends, whatever. Last Thursday night I attended the nerd dinner at Washington Square Mall along with about 12 other "nerds". I spent a little bit of time talking with Rich, Nick, Stuart, Jason, and everyone else about the MIX Conference, SharePoint, WPF (Avalon), Ruby on Rails, and how Pop Art can get more involved in promoting usability in SharePoint Apps. Wow! These are the local discussions about how we can start building and implementing Web 2.0. I need to get some of my co-workers to start attending these dinners.