We had our first live-feed footage of an event on Saturday. The Musicians Assembly brought several local acts together to congregate, share industry knowledge, and make some music. The event attracted a wide spectrum of styles ranging from rap to folk to death metal. The live interviews are available on both twitch.tv/gangplankhq and youtube.com/gangplank .
Join us next time on Gangplank Chandler’s facebook. Also: Check out our upcoming Marketing Mindset Mastermind event.
Branding, merchandise costs, budgeting, helping bring musicians together to build their craft and improving growth.
Talking about performing new material, Terantino-style film making, making contacts, headlining shows, airplane graveyards, and more.
Got hands? Got feet? Got Chuck’s? (Or other stiff-soled shoes) Got beat? Join us for an hour of improvisational ChuckDancing (basic tap rhythm-making in your Chuck’s) and Found-Object Percussion. No musical experience needed, but if you have it feel free to bring it on. you can bring an object you think might provide an interesting sound, but otherwise we will just pick up something in the space and jam with it. Bringing FUNday to Monday, we will meet EVERY OTHER Monday 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Join us to discuss whatever comes up living the Gangplank Manifesto and co-working together. Interested in desk space at Gangplank Chandler? Drop in and find out what it’s all about.
Day job keeping you away from co-working out of Gangplank during the day? Our weekly Hacknights are project time, an open house, jam space and brainstorming session all rolled into one. Hacknight is an opportunity to connect, share ideas and launch new ventures in the community. It’s a great time to come work on a side project or pursue a hobby.
Retirement options are accessible to freelancers, and it’s never too late to start saving. We’re looking forward to discussing budgeting and retirement options and creating a plan to invest in our futures. At this Spark, we’ll discuss how to: Keep track of monthly or annual cash flow; Select a retirement option that fits your current situation and future saving goals; Ensure budgeting isn’t a burden but a blessing! (AKA let’s plan our next vacation).
Networking & refreshments.
Basic C# introduction: introduction to the language syntax, history; and a few questions you as a newbie should ask yourself before you begin this journey. For this meetup, please have the following installed on the laptop that you’ll be bringing to the sessions: Visual Studio 2015 (any flavor); Telerik’s Fiddler.
Study group open to women working with or learning HTML/CSS. Beginners always welcome.
Join other podcasters for networking and a tour of Gangplank in Chandler’s podcasting studio. Try out the equipment and trade tips with the Phoenix podcasting community. Every first Friday of the month.
For more information, contact: LuisWongCampos@cox.net.
Trish Gillam demonstrates Learning Emboss Resist Stamping. Feel free to bring your own project to work on. The event is scheduled for crafts people to show off their own projects, work on their crafts, learn a new skill or get tips and network with other craft entrepreneurs. CraftHack’s goal is to encourage East Valley residents to launch their own craft-based businesses.
Looking to tell your story online? Whether you are a filmmaker or a video blogger or building your business, it all begins with the story. Learn new techniques and best practices for creating your story and using tools like YouTube to share with the world.
We believe there’s more to programming than punching a clock and keeping status quo. We put thought and craft into our work and treat constant learning as a first principle. If you care about the code you write and love to learn with others, join us. Our group is focused on professional development for software engineers and developers in the Phoenix area. We’re not set up for recruiters or job networking. Current book: Release It! (started Nov. 16, 2016)
We will discuss Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance. Guilt-free because you don’t have to read the book to Join the discussion.
Gather and discuss the best ways to work with WordPress and find out the advantages of using WordPress for your Business and Personal website.
Study group open to women working with or learning JavaScript. Beginners always welcome.
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
Looking to tell your story online? Whether you are a filmmaker or a video blogger or building your business, it all begins with the story.
Desert Blockchain is a community of bitcoin & blockchain technology enthusiasts interested in creating what is next for decentralized trust and agreement.
Introduction to .Net Regular Expressions by Chandra Lingam. Regular Expression is a powerful text processing tool for data parsing, cleanup and preparation. Its power and flexibility allows you to accomplish a lot with very few lines of code. This talk will give you insight into how the regex capability works and practical tips to use it.
SouthEast Valley .NET Newbies Group, 6 – 9pm, Main Space
Newbie Stuff and continued Project Management
Women Who Code Show Your Stuff – HTML/CSS, 6 – 7:30pm
Study group open to women working with or learning HTML/CSS. Beginners always welcome.
Podcasting Playhouse: Podcasters Meetup, 4 – 5:30pm
Join other podcasters for networking and a tour of Gangplank in Chandler’s podcasting studio. Try out the equipment and trade tips with the Phoenix podcasting community. Every first Friday of the month.
East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room
For more information, contact: LuisWongCampos@cox.net.
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Join us to discuss whatever comes up living the Gangplank Manifesto and co-working together. Interested in desk space at Gangplank Chandler? Drop in and find out what it’s all about.
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
Day job keeping you away from co-working out of Gangplank during the day? Our weekly Hacknights are project time, an open house, jam space and brainstorming session all rolled into one. Hacknight is an opportunity to connect, share ideas and launch new ventures in the community. It’s a great time to come work on a side project or pursue a hobby.
Phoenix Freelancers Meetup: Planning for the New Year, 5:30 – 7pm
Worried about having to put your business on hold for the holidays? Worried there’s too much to do and you’ve got no time for yourself?? There are so many ways we can utilize this time to grow and improve! At this Spark, we’ll discuss how to: Take the time to cultivate deep relationships with our clients; Make a plan for improvement and set goals for the new year; Share strategies for saving money while spending on gifts; Actually take time off.
Networking & refreshments.
Arizona WordPress Group, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Gather and discuss the best ways to work with WordPress and find out the advantages of using WordPress for your Business and Personal website.
East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room
Craft Hack: Cards & Wrapping Paper, 6 – 8pm, Conference Room
Bring in your paper crafting and we’ll demo some paper project. Feel free to bring your own project to work on. The event is scheduled for crafts people to show off their own projects, work on their crafts, learn a new skill or get tips and network with other craft entrepreneurs. CraftHack’s goal is to encourage East Valley residents to launch their own craft-based businesses.
Digital Storytellers Meetup, 6 – 8pm, Conference Room
Looking to tell your story online? Whether you are a filmmaker or a video blogger or building your business, it all begins with the story. Learn new techniques and best practices for creating your story and using tools like YouTube to share with the world.
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
GP Software Engineering Reading Group, 8 – 10pm
Guilt Free Book Club, 6 – 7pm
We will discuss Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The book is available for free from Project Gutenberg and its free on Amazon Kindle. Instead of our typical location, we will meet at the Hayden Library at ASU at 6 PM to experience the Frankenstein Bicentennial Project. Guilt-free because you don’t have to read the book to join the discussion.
Southeast Valley .NET User Group, 6 – 8pm
Programming with Minecraft Command Blocks by Mark Richardson.
Monthly Momentum Meetup, 1 – 4pm
Formerly “Bookkeeping and Beers,” this is a monthly productivity session with other Gangplankers. Get stuff done you would normally put off. (It doesn’t have to be bookkeeping.) You’re welcome to bring beverages and/or snacks.
East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room
Monday, December 19
Women Who Code Show Your Stuff – JavaScript, 6 – 7:30pm
Study group open to women working with or learning JavaScript. Beginners always welcome.
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
Digital Storytellers Meetup, 6 – 8pm, Conference Room
Looking to tell your story online? Whether you are a filmmaker or a video blogger or building your business, it all begins with the story.
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
Desert Blockchain Meetup, 6 – 9pm
Desert Blockchain is a community of bitcoin & blockchain technology enthusiasts interested in creating what is next for decentralized trust and agreement.
GP Software Engineering Reading Group, 8 – 10pm
Recent Monday night panel on Podcasting at Gangplank in Chandler
Join other podcasters for networking and a tour of Gangplank in Chandler’s podcasting studio. Try out the equipment and trade tips with the Phoenix podcasting community. Every first Friday of the month at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, November 1
Modfit continues their free pilot clinic through the end of the month, open to the entire Gangplank community as well as your business associates, friends, or family. Modfit is a Chandler based startup building personalized clinics for today’s desk-bound workforce, and are equipped with the latest fitness technology to help you lose weight, alleviate stress, reduce pain, and power through you workday. Download the Modfit app from the iTunes or Google Play app stores to schedule your first session.
Wednesday, November 2
Freelancers Meetup: Setting Boundaries with Demanding Clients, Spark Phoenix, 5:30pm, Main Space
This month, we’ll swap invaluable insight around questions like: How do you decide who to work with? How you set up parameters from the start of the relationship? How do you project manage yourself and your clients? Regardless of industry, we all share similar experiences as independent business owners! We try to ensure everyone leaves with insights and connections that will help their business thrive. Networking & refreshments. RSVP
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Join us to discuss whatever comes up living the Gangplank Manifesto and co-working together. Interested in desk space at Gangplank Chandler? Drop in and find out what it’s all about.
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
Day job keeping you away from co-working out of Gangplank during the day? Our weekly Hacknights are project time, an open house, jam space and brainstorming session all rolled into one. Hacknight is an opportunity to connect, share ideas and launch new ventures in the community. It’s a great time to come work on a side project or pursue a hobby.
GP Software Engineering Reading Group, 7 – 9pm
Selecting the next book to read: Before the meeting: 1. Pick a book you want to read. 2. At the meeting: Present your book to the group. 3. At the meeting: Once all books are presented, we vote. Book presentations may be simple or fancy. Your choice. Voting will likely be approval-style. That is, each member may approve (vote for) any number of books. The winner is the most-approved book.
Thursday, November 3
SouthEast Valley .NET Newbies Group, 6 – 9pm, Main Space
We will be continuing our review of the internal project selected for development via the full SDLC, focusing on finalizing the requirements, making final selections for the team members and formalizing the development process. For the MVC portion, a review of routes is next on the agenda. There will be a brief review session for those new members that are new to C#, continuing with the basics of declarations, classes, SOLID and dependency injection.
Women Who Code Show Your Stuff – HTML/CSS, 6 – 7:30pm
Study group open to women working with or learning HTML/CSS. Beginners always welcome.
Saturday, November 5
East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room
For more information, contact: LuisWongCampos@cox.net.
AZLOCO Install-fest/Linux Workshop, 10am – 5pm
Anyone interested in Linux is welcome. We can just chat or we can install on almost any version of Linux on your computer, router, server, or Raspberry PI. Fix or learn open source programs in a one on one training class.
Wednesday, November 9
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
Guilt Free Book Club, 6 – 7pm
We will discuss The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture by Glen Weldon. Amazon summarizes: “A witty, intelligent cultural history from NPR book critic Glen Weldon explains Batman’s rises and falls throughout the ages—and what his story tells us about ourselves.” Also, at our next meetup we will pick books to read for the next six months. Please bring your ideas. Guilt-free because you don’t have to read the book to join the discussion.
Thursday, November 10
Arizona WordPress Group, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Gather and discuss the best ways to work with WordPress and find out the advantages of using WordPress for your Business and Personal website.
Saturday, November 12
East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room
2017 Goal Setting Lab, 1 – 5pm, Main Space
Join local facilitator, Trish Gillam for fun filled afternoon of exploring and designing a more meaningful 2017! Where do you want to be in December 2017? We will spend time reflecting and designing a year that fits the life you want to live. This will include a variety of games and activities to clarify goals and accelerate decision making. We will then spend some time creating action plans to help you follow through on your new goals. These hands on, group oriented activities are also a great way to build new connections with fellow Goal Setting Lab participants. You will leave this event with a personal action plan to help make the most of 2017 and hopefully new friends to support you with your plan.
There is no cost to this event. However, seats are limited so make sure to claim your ticket via Eventbrite.
Monday, November 14
Craft Hack: Sewing 101 & Teddy Bear Cosplay, 6 – 8pm
Our November Craft Hack features costuming teddy bears (we’ll re-stuff cleaned recycled bears at the demo) which will involve learning some fundamentals about sewing so if you need some tutoring or to brush up on your technique, bring your machine or use one of ours. Bring extra fabric scraps and stuffed animals to attire (or re-stuff one of our bears). As always, you are free to bring your own project to work on instead of or in addition to our demo.
Digital Storytellers Meetup, 6 – 8pm, Conference Room
Looking to tell your story online? Whether you are a filmmaker or a video blogger or building your business, it all begins with the story. Learn new techniques and best practices for creating your story and using tools like YouTube to share with the world. Discover, Define and Refine you stories and work with others to find the best way to share your stories with your audience. Open to all levels of experience.
Wednesday, November 16
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
GP Software Engineering Reading Group, 8 – 10pm
Thursday, November 17
Southeast Valley .NET User Group, 6 – 8pm
Southeast Valley .NET User Group (SEVDNUG) was established in December 2007 as a hub for .NET developers in Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, and surrounding areas who want to learn and share knowledge about .NET technologies. Come join us on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Friday, November 18
Monthly Momentum Meetup, 1 – 4pm
Formerly “Bookkeeping and Beers,” this is a monthly productivity session with other Gangplankers. Get stuff done you would normally put off. (It doesn’t have to be bookkeeping.) You’re welcome to bring beverages and/or snacks.
Saturday, November 19
East Valley Job Seekers, 10am – 12pm, Conference Room
For more information, contact: LuisWongCampos@cox.net.
Rock the Block, 12 – 10pm
Rock the Block! is an annual, free, family-friendly block party that celebrates the fun, dynamic lifestyle that Chandler offers while promoting Chandler-based businesses. The event has garnered more than 18,000 attendees in the past and is expecting to attract even more in 2016.
Monday, November 21
Women Who Code Show Your Stuff – JavaScript, 6 – 7:30pm
Study group open to women working with or learning JavaScript. Beginners always welcome.
Wednesday, November 23
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
Thursday, November 24, Thanksgiving
Gangplank closed.
Monday, November 28
Digital Storytellers Meetup, 6 – 8pm, Conference Room
Looking to tell your story online? Whether you are a filmmaker or a video blogger or building your business, it all begins with the story.
Wednesday, November 30
Community Meeting, 12pm, Main Space
Hacknight, 6pm until last keyholder leaves (late-ish), Main Space
GP Software Engineering Reading Group, 8 – 10pm
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a business who heard the distress calls of a community in need of a solution. Donning their suits of armor, they put their helmets together to develop a solution to save the day.
Fighting dragons and evil witches, pressing forward for months of sleepless nights and endless cups of coffee, they climbed mountains and forged rivers to bring forth a product that would change the world… if only the world would listen then we would all live happily ever after.
What strategic story should you tell to reach happily ever after for your business?
Join us @4 p.m. Monday October 24 at Gangplank Chandler for an interactive business storytelling workshop with Amber Pechin from Amplitude Media.
Simply publishing content isn’t enough to reach your business goals. Crafting the right story and telling in the right tone of voice and in the right places is key. In this interactive workshop participants will join Amber from Amplitude Media for a crash course in strategic storytelling for business.
The workshop is part of Gangplank Mondays @4, as series of business talks for startups, entrepreneurs, makers and freelancers.
Amplitude Media is a strategic business communications agency, partnering with businesses to share strategic stories that make a difference.
Can games bring in more customers and boost sales? Can augmented reality lead users to patronize small, local businesses they otherwise might not visit?
Join Carol Stambaugh & Kameron Williams Monday, October 17, 2016, 4PM at Gangplank Chandler for a talk about the phenomenal success of Pokemon Go and how startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses can capitalize on this and other trends in the gamification of business.
Carol Stambaugh, Principal and Owner of FreeUp Web Studio, is the current Arizona WordPress Meetup Organizer with a membership of 1400+ around the Phoenix metro area. FreeUp Web Studio handles website design needs from concept to full implementation, hosting and ongoing management.
Kameron Williams is the Creative Director and originator of Lillimedia. His passion is to tell the stories of the businesses that Lillimedia works with, and to provide web based solutions to help businesses grow.
Refreshments, Q&A and networking follow the talk.
Join our panel discussion with local podcasters: How do I get started podcasting? How can I use podcasting to highlight my business or passion project?
Join us Monday, October 3, 2016, 4PM at Gangplank Chandler for a panel discussion with local podcasters, part of our Gangplank Mondays@4 series of business talks for startups, entrepreneurs, makers and freelancers.
Our panelists will include:
Jason Gunn of Gangplank anchor company, Attribytes. Jason produces the Talking the Plank podcast;
Garret Godfrey of the Crowdfunding Christian Music Podcast, “On this video and audio podcast, I cover active crowdfunding campaigns and pre-orders for bands & artists worth backing & believing in so you can find and fund the music you love. Great music doesn’t ‘just happen’. I help you get involved;”
Robert Tabb of ConAirRadio, a podcast for friends of conventions. “If you’re into ComicCons, SciFi Cons or Media Cons, this is the podcast for you. “
Gangplank Chandler provides a podcasting studio and equipment for public use as part of the Gangplank Studios Initiative. The Studios Initiative strives to build culture and vibrancy in cities, creating cities where people desire to live, work and play.
Refreshments, Q&A and networking follow the panel discussion.
Upcoming Gangplank Mondays@4:
Machine Learning with Christopher Murray of HiringSolved, October 10, 2016.
Pokemon Go, Augmented Reality & the Gamification of Business with Carol Stambaugh of FreeUp WebStudio, October 17, 2016.
How do you divide the startup sweat equity pie? What’s fair and how do you keep your decisions transparent?
Join us Monday, September 26, 2016, 4PM at Gangplank for “Dynamic Equity” with ProFile Sports Founder Diana Wilson, part of our Gangplank Mondays@4 series of business talks for startups, entrepreneurs, makers and freelancers. ProFile Sports develops technology tools designed to showcase athletic achievement and promote continuing education.
Diana draws from Mike Michalowicz’s Profit First and Mike Moyer’s Slicing Pie to power Dynamic Equity, a concept for startup and other businesses to use when deciding how to value sweat equity, cash investments and profit sharing. Diana will discuss how she uses time trackers with remote teams as well as banking products to organize an early stage startup.
Diana has worked with several Fortune 500 companies including Adidas America, Hewlett Packard, Disney and Intel. Over 25 years at the helm of Media, Design firms and Live Corporate Events. She is passionate about helping families afford higher education and athletic opportunities for their children.
After the presentation, we’ll have Q&A, discussion, light refreshments and networking.
Upcoming Gangplank Mondays@4:
Podcasting for Business with Jason Gunn of Attribytes, October 3, 2016.
Machine Learning with Christopher Murray of HiringSolved, October 10, 2016.
Pokemon Go, Augmented Reality & the Gamification of Business with Carol Stambaugh of FreeUp WebStudio, October 17, 2016.