Justin Kistner

Announcing the Beer and Blog Advisory Board

May 11 2010, 10:07am

Very exciting developments are underway in the world of Beer and Blog! I had the proud honor of passing the stein to Kerry Finsand to manage the Portland Chapter. I will now be focusing my time on the development of our chapters. Beer and Blog has expanded to over 20 cities during the last year and a half. Those chapters have been largely left to their own devices to develop their group. To provide additional support, I am establishing a board of advisers that will be comprised of the chapter hosts from around the world and a few additional roles to be announced later this week. What this means to chapters Chapters are still free to remain independent as participation in the board will be optional. Chapters that would like to network with other chapters and take part in the group plans are invited to join us for a monthly online meeting that is to be established. Goals for the board will be established at the first meeting and will cover things like: swapping organizational tips, group efforts to secure swag, planning an international meetup, advice on securing sponsorships, and more. Get Involved Our first meeting will be established via an email that I will send to the chapter hosts. At that first meeting, we’ll discuss goals for the board and additional roles beyond the chapter hosts. I’ll publish those additional roles here once we define them. If you would like to be involved, please feel free to drop me a comment!