First Florida Steemit Meetup on August 10, 2017 in Sarasota!

Will we celebrate the first Steemit meetup in Florida from 11 am to 3 pm on Thursday August 10, 2017 in Sarasota? Would you join us at the address below because we will have the chance to meet in person?

CoCreate
1800 N East Ave
Sarasota, Florida 34234

Here are a couple of pictures of the event space which is hosted with CoCreate where Hive account@robertgenito has his office!

I will be there and setup the event for everyone! Hive account@robertgenito will also be there along with those in his office. I have not announced this on YouTube yet and am guessing 10 or 20 people from YouTube will come also.

Who on Steemit interested in going and/or said they would be there in a previous comment?

1. Hive account@lexiconical "I'm definitely in. Already adjusting my work schedule around these dates."
2. Hive account@joeparys "I will see if I can make the trip out to meet you and to join this event." Joe lives in Chicago.
3. Hive account@alex55555 "I will be there for a fact"
4. Hive account@tbnfl4sun
5. Hive account@floridasnail Might be able to join.
6. Hive account@lenn "This isn't too far. Possibly will make it if I am free that day."
7. Hive account@kingofallcrypto "I'm in Orlando. Will try to make it if I can."
8. Hive account@johnnyray
9. Hive account@markvance
10. Hive account@livingwaters "I'd love to attend"
11. Hive account@josephmcconnell "I'm located in Orlando so I'd have to see about my work schedule and if I can make it. I'll keep you updated on my RSVP."
12. Hive account@generation

Updates and changes since I first announced the event.

1. I will just be doing the meetup for this 1 day instead of 3 because that is easier. Anyone joining is welcome to coordinate with others to extend the activities! This means no beach on Friday or Busch Gardens for me on Saturday but anyone interested in going is welcome to still go without me and organize at the event!
2. While I originally called this Florida Steemfest, I since have just called this a Florida meetup to avoid confusion with Steemfest 2 which is in Portugal in November 2017. If you are interested in that, please visit the thread by Hive account@roelandp at https://steemit.com/steemfest/@roelandp/steemfest-updates-hotel-s-booking-site-now-available.
3. I will provide all of the food which will mostly be whole plant foods that I eat on a daily or weekly basis such as fresh fruits, vegetables, humus, crackers, and Lara bars.
4. I secured the event space and am paying the $100 cost plus $200 deposit as soon as I get a reply from the organizer Sofia.

Thank you very much for reading about the first Florida Steemit meetup! If you are planning to go, would you please comment here to help connect with everyone else attending!

Love,
Jerry Banfield