This summer, Raven Bar & Lounge prepared for 200 San Francisco techies to walk through their doors with the goal of connecting with the community. The dark lounges were lined with Tech in Motion flyers and photos, the bartenders sported meetup name tags and as the first guests trickled in, Raven’s signature cocktails began to flow.
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The goal of the night was to create an environment of pure and organic networking. Guests were encouraged to connect not only in person but also online. A large screen displayed a stream of live tweets from guests at the event. As an extra incentive to bring the event to the Internet, Tech in Motion offered free drink tickets to the first 50 tweets of the evening. This got the social media bug flying among the guests. As members met new friends in real life, photos of the new found connections slid on and off the screen. Excitement ensued when members noticed their faces on the big screen for the entire bar to see. The tweets were in - and the experience was positive!
The venue was perfect for the night in more ways than one. Raven offered multiple levels for members to mingle and even an outdoor patio. This gave guests the opportunity to move freely throughout a variety of spaces and connect with as many people as possible. Additionally, Raven’s owner, Dave, could be found mingling with guests the night of the event. Dave stressed that one of the contributing factors in opening a bar in SF was that he wanted to engage the strong presence of tech in the area. He was more than interested in finding out what each member did and how they were involved in the booming Bay Area tech world.
As the official event hours came to a close it was clear that the membership was not ready to leave. The drink tickets were long gone but the cocktails were still flowing. Members flocked to the three bars and continued to network passed the end of the event. The connections were flowing in the best way possible and guests were content with staying for one more drink in Raven’s comfortable setup.
Around 9:30PM guests started meandering out of Raven’s large, dark doors. With business cards in their pockets and opportunity ahead, they left satisfied of a night well spent.
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