Valentine’s Tweetup / Love Haiti Relief Party / TEDx Afterparty at Q Bar Saturday February 13th

So our next Tweetup is scheduled for a SATURDAY this month to coincide with Bangkok’s first TED-related event, next weekend, February 13th.

The owners of Q Bar Bangkok have been kind enough to collaborate with us to make donations to Red Cross Thailand to support victims of the recent Haiti earthquakes, and they’re optimistic that we’ll raise about 100k Baht!

This promises to be one of Bangkok’s craziest parties this year.

Come mix with awesome international speakers and attendees of this exciting technology/entertainment/design conference, ring in the Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day, and help raise funds for Red Cross. Get there before 11pm for a special deal and you’ll get in for just 300 Baht (including 1 drink and 100 Baht donation ;) .

Haiti Needs your help!

On Saturday, February 13th, Q Bar Bangkok in association with the International Red Cross will be holding a benefit to help support the hundreds of thousands of Haitian citizens whose lives have been affected by the disastrous impact of a 7.0 Earthquake. The International Red Cross Association will ensure that funds raised will go directly to those in need.

As many of us now know from various news feeds, the death toll for this catastrophic event may reach into the 100,000’s. The number of lives impacted through loss of homes, lands, jobs, and ensuing disease that could potentially wipe out everyone on this small island considered one of the poorest nations in the world.

Food and water and medical supplies are running short on the island and the situation there is “increasingly horrendous” Help is needed as this is a catastrophe for the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation.

Now is the time, for those of us fortunate enough to still have homes, food, and water, to act. Much like Q Bar did back in 2004 to support victims of the tsunami, and 2008 to help the Burmese after the cyclone devastated Laos. Q Bar Bangkok would like to help raise funds and awareness for this crisis.

We will donate 200 Baht per paid entrance to help support the IRCA efforts.

In addition, guests are encouraged to make an additional personal donation into our Red Cross box and EVERY BOTTLE OF GREY GOOSE SOLD 50 Baht will be donated to the cause! Come join us and party for a cause on Saturday, Feb 13th.

800 Baht entrance includes 2 complimentary drinks (200 Baht as well as additional support goes direct to the Red Cross)

For More Info: http://www.redcross.org

Q Bar Bangkok
#34 Sukhumvit Soi 11
Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110
Tel: +(662)252-3274

Happy New Year Tweetup this Friday in Ari!

Hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas & New Year celebration!

We’re back for 2010’s first kick-back tweetup!

THIS Friday, January 8th join us at 8pm again at Moddy Restaurant & Art Gallery near Ari BTS.

Come early because we’ll have cheap Singha beer on draft for just 80 Baht, and Moddy will donate about 70% of that to charity!

Moddy Second FloorWe’re looking forward to having some REALLY cool freakin’ people from around the world this week, so it should be good. See ya there! :)

Moddy is located on Ari Soi 4 North, a 5-10min walk from the BTS. See the map below.

Tweet it! Using #bkktweetup and see you there!

Map from BTS

Directions to Moddy

December 4th Tweetup this Friday at Lub*D Hostel in Silom

Last month at Lub*D Hostel was such a huge success—the staff was tremendously accommodating, you guys helped us break the bar sales record for the second time, we raised a lot of donations for In Search of Sanuk, and everyone seemed to love the venue—so this week we’re returning again to Silom to have one more party at Lub*D before the New Year.

Come out this Friday night, December 4th, starting at 8pm and going until late-night at Bangkok’s finest hostel, Lub*D.

20% of all your drink purchases will go to In Search of Sanuk to support volunteer and charity projects across Bangkok, and Lub*D’s “yellow donut bar” will again have the 2-beers-for-120 Baht special! (and hopefully those Heineken towers again too!) :)

Lub*D hostel is in Silom area on Decho Road, closest to Chong Nonsi BTS. See the map below.

Lub D

Tweet to us (or about us) using #BKKtweetup and also download Foursquare on your smartphone and race me to being mayor of Lub*D! See you there this Friday!

November Tweetup Wrap-up

On November 6, Bangkok’s Twitterati gave us yet another fabulous meetup. Thanks to all of you, more than 50 or 60 people were in attendance and we raised a total of 4,700 Baht for charity! Special thanks go to Lub D hostel for providing us with a great venue and making a wonderful night possible.

Nutty, Shawn & Maggie

We set the bar sales record for the second time—20% of all drink purchases were contributed to In Search of Sanuk, and we collected donations from individuals throughout the night to support ISOS’s various charity projects around Bangkok. On behalf of In Search of Sanuk, I would like to thank all of you for your generosity.

Tweetup friends

December’s Tweetup will be held on the first Friday, Friday the 4th. It’s coming up fast! We will announce the location in the coming weeks. Don’t forget to mark it on your calendar!

James, Dwight & MayBangkok's TwitteratiCody, Pat, Sascha & Ning

November 6th #BKKtweetup this Friday at Lub D hostel

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Lub D's yellow donut bar

Thanks for coming out to our Tweetup at Moddy gallery last month and making it a kickass event!

Our next meetup is indeed scheduled for this coming Friday, November 6th, starting at 8pm.

Join us at 8pm at Bangkok’s finest hostel, Lub D.

20% of all drink purchases will be donated to In Search of Sanuk, and Lub D’s “yellow donut bar” usually has a 2-beers-for-120 Baht special! :)

Lub D is located in Silom on Decho Road, closest to Chong Nonsi BTS. See the map below.

Tweet it using #bkktweetup and see you there this Friday!

Lub D

Awesome Turnout for October’s Artsy Tweetup!

Our Bangkok Tweetup last Friday night was a great success at Moddy Restaurant & Gallery in Ari. Special thanks to famed local artist Chalit for hosting us in his beautiful two-story art gallery. Probably about 60 or so beautiful faces rolled through to say hello throughout the evening and we raised over 8000 Baht for In Search Of Sanuk charity projects. Thanks everyone!

Here’s just a partial list of the great Bangkok folks who came out to support our cause this month:

@ryan_lei (Thanks for helping set up!)
@codymckibb
@bkkgreg
@saksith (Safe travels back home to Germany)
@InSearchOfSanuk
@ruthmantle
@MyEggNoodles (who runs an awesome blog)
@ShawnMRill
@Chutchapol
@RobInThailand
@underexpose
@thanr
@pradt
@smurfpat (Thank you for a super-generous donation!)
@siamese_kitten
@nalincredible
@migrationology
@jbruner42
@richardescobar
@dragonredrose

Stay tuned for details on the next @BKKtweetup, tentatively scheduled for Friday, November 6th.

Tweetup Friday Oct. 9th in Ari

Thanks For Coming to TwestivalThanks for the great event last month!

You’re invited to this month’s kick-back meetup!

Friday, October 9th at 8pm

Join us at 8pm on the 2nd Floor of Moddy Restaurant & Art Gallery in Ari.

Moddy Second FloorCome early because 20% of all drink purchases from 8-10pm (and draft beer all night) will be donated to In Search of Sanuk.

Moddy is located on Ari Soi 4 North, a 5-10min walk from the BTS. See the map below.

Tweet it! Using #bkktweetup and see you there!

Map from BTS

Map from BTS

You Made BKK Twestival Happen! #lush2

Twestival Volunteers

Thanks to everyone who spread the word and came out to support this event. Check out how many people came together and gave their time to a great cause. Make sure you follow them on twitter and look for them at the next Bangkok Tweetup.

Organizers – Dwight Turner @insearchofsanuk & Julien Wallet-Houget

General Manager – Cody Mckibben @codymckibb

Logo/Graphic Design – Chiwapan Chatsuthipong @winelirious

Djs – C.L.I.mate, Sir Jul, Charly Templar

***Special thanks also go to Charly T, who had an amazing performance. For booking details and information about his music and background, please visit his website at http://www.charlytemplar.com/

Registration – Ryan Lei @ryan_lei, Maem, Dee, Natty, Danielle @dnatwood, Jennifer Ranger, Jennifer Richardson, Mark @migrationology, Karla @ladykarla45, James @underexpose, Kitty @gnarlykitty, May @siamese_kitten

Handicraft Sales – Christina Castellani, Natsuko Kii, Ruth @ruthmantle, Sivalee A., Pat @smurfpat

Tweeters At Large – James @underexpose, Kitty @gnarlykitty, & Than @thanr, Pradt @pradt

Photographers – Ghazala @ghazalairshad, Christina Luchetta, Sacha Steinoff, Greg @bkkgreg

Videographers – Mark @mbelinsky & Emily @emjacobi from Digital Democracy @digidem

Thanks to all the members of In Search of Sanuk, Green Networking Days, and Frasier Suites Sukumvit.

More pictures, videos, and twestival fund raising results to come.

The Tweet Heard Round the World #lush2

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We’re raising money for Baan Dada and Baan Unrak at our Bangkok twestival event this Friday the 11th.

Bookmark http://twestival.scribblelive.com/Bangkok to catch our tweets live!

This is also a place you can post your pictures and links to the event. All you have to do is tweet it using the hashtag #Lush2 or post it directly to the Bangkok scribblelive page.

Make sure you’re following our volunteer Tweeters-At-Large, who will be posting live from the event:

James @underexpose

Kitty @gnarlykitty

Than @thanr

Still need more bloggers there to cover the event! Write an article and post it too.

Let’s put Bangkok on the map for places with people working together to do good. The world is watching, tweet it loud!

August Impact & Sept Twestival #lush2

In September your regular tweetup is getting injected with steroids and we’re throwing a huge party on Friday the 11th. So get your thumbs working and help get people excited about Bangkok’s Twestival Celebration.

LUSH-Twestival_smallLast month’s Tweetup featured @simplyshimona harmonizing the night away.

@simplyshimona

Thanks also to @martinperry for snapping great shots.

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The  tweetup drew about 80 people and together we raised 6,400b, mostly from people’s donations.

cocobeachThe money raised helped make some special moments for underprivileged kids the following week.

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The funds you donated helped take kids from the ISOS project teaching in the slum to see the Harlem Globetrotters at Impact Arena (Details and more photos will be posted on insearchofsanuk.com soon). Be proud and see you at Twestival!