San Francisco reader meetup details, note: location has changed!

Last week in Tokyo was pretty amazing, but this Wednesday's reader event in San Francisco promises to be possibly our most amazing yet. Here's a bit about what you can expect:

• We're giving away literally tens of thousands of dollars in gear, including...
• A free Sandisk Sansa Connect (4GB with WiFi) to the first 200 people! (And free Flickr Pro accounts for the next 250 people.)
• We'll also have free food and drinks!
  
• Live Q&A session with Engadget
• The event is ALL AGES and FREE ADMISSION
• As well as giveaways from: Drobo, Motorola, Nokia, OQO, Plantronics, Samsung, SanDisk, Sling, and others!

When: Wednesday, October 10th, 7:00PM - 10:00PM [Listing on Upcoming]
Please note, however, that we have changed our event location! We are no longer holding the event at Mighty, the event is now at the Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF.

1675 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94158
866.431.UCSF

Also, a note to the local hackers in the audience! We'd like to try out the "lightning talks" round here in the US -- let us know if you have something interesting and electronic that you might want to show off!

We'd also like to thank the premium event sponsor of our San Francisco event, the Bluetooth SIG, who've been instrumental in getting this thing off the ground!

Oh, and please leave us a comment if you're thinking of attending so we can at least try to estimate how many to expect. See you there! (Map, directions, and full list of companies at the event after the break.)

Map of the area

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Directions
Free shuttles from 16th Street BART station or the 4th Street Caltrain station on the UCSF Red line (approximately every 15 minutes).

Muni trains are available every 10-minutes from the Market Street corridor. Take the T-line to 3rd and 16th streets and walk one block across the UCSF Mission Bay campus to the community center.

Paid parking is available directly behind the community center. Enter the garage behind the dark orange building from Owens Street.

Thanks Niall!

Companies demoing at the event (and giving away prizes)

• Bluetooth SIG
• Data Robotics
• DeviceVM
• Motorola
• Microsoft / Ford Sync
• Nokia
• OQO
• Plantronics
• SanDisk
• Samsung
• Sling Media
• Accessories: BlueAnt, FoneGear, SoundID
  

[Kiteless Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:39PM]

I will be there with bells on... And nothing else...


Kidding. Seriously, Love you guys and can't wait to meet you in person.

Jason aka Kiteless

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:45PM]

I'll be flying in to attend. Looking forward to meeting everyone.

Ryan Vance (NorCal Hewlett Packard)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:41PM]

What day is the event?

Cheers,
Randy

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:43PM]

why must i live in Chicago!

[ThePaul Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:38PM]

Seriously, they need to do a Midwest Reader Meetup.

I am in Cincinnati and NOTHING exciting happens here...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:51PM]

I'm so there! Looking forward to it. Oh, for those who don't know, it's on Wednesday, October 10th.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:57PM]

Ah, ok, thanks Thy. Guess we won't be going if it's during the week. Unless it's after 7pm... :(

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:45PM]

yep! i will be there~!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:43PM]

How could anyone turn down all this gadget goodness?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:43PM]

I'll be there.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:46PM]

Definitely try to make it by...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 17th 2007 11:20AM]

I WORK THERE AS A LIFEGUARD!!! i wish i could go, but i'm stuck in san jose ftl.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:47PM]

How about a UK event?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:58PM]

i was just about to reply "any chance of a London event?"

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:02PM]

Yeah I was gonna say that too. The UK being smaller, none of us are really THAT far from the capital so a london event would be great

[SimonRichards Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:04PM]

Yeah engadget, a UK event would be awesome!

[cheekky Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:24PM]

A london event at Earls Court Exhibition Centre! i live across the road from it so that would be awesome!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 8:22PM]

Seconded @ a UK event (OR Europe.)

:)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 7:27PM]

i'll be there

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:49PM]

My girlfriend and I may go, but when is it?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2007 10:53PM]

Its at 7 p.m.

[ushneb Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:50PM]

I'm so there. Since the Giants can't make it into the post-season I guess I'll be free. Hehe. Engadget rocks!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:49PM]

Awesome, I'd love to go, what ais the date and time?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:03PM]

I'll be there

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:06PM]

I'm comin thru!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 5:59PM]

I'm going.

[JeanMichel Decombe Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:00PM]

50% chance that I can make it. Just count me as 0.5 attendees!

[Jorge510 Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:02PM]

Cant wait, how do i get here from bart im coming from oakland can any one help me? IM trying to take bart what the exit?

[Lemmiwinks Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:44PM]

You'll want to get off on Powell or Civic Center, then head southeast on 4th or 7th, respectively.

If you get spooked by seedy neighborhoods, I'd recommend Powell/4th. It can get a little interesting at night on 6th and 7th street.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:02PM]

I want to be there. Anyone else want to carpool south over the Golden Gate Bridge?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:02PM]

When will this be in Europa?

[meshcount Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:05PM]

I'm going with at least 1 friend

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:05PM]

be there for sure! love this website yo!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:10PM]

I'll be there!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:10PM]

i'll be there

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:15PM]

Sweet! I live there and you guys keep me sane during the workweek!

[Ganjagadget Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:21PM]

I am really looking forward to seeing you all there!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:17PM]

i plan to show up

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:19PM]

This is stumbling distance from me, so I'm there!

[mmudassir Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:36PM]

Count me in!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:22PM]

I'll be there too!

[Anwa123 Posted Oct 8th 2007 11:23PM]

Hope you guys are still comin to ny at the end of the month, we need a meetup here and trust me we have plenty of readers.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:25PM]

I'm in...I work right by the area.

There should be ample free parking, unless this event draws in thousands of people.

[spinteews Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:24PM]

Gonna try to make it, get off work at 7...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:25PM]

I'll be there!

[snipevgtu Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:44PM]

I might go. If I'll leave work on time =\

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:27PM]

hell yea i'll be there

[bengeance Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:27PM]

I'm in!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:37PM]

me +2 others

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2007 6:45PM]

ZOMG free sansa, im so down. ME and 1 guest!