hi dcbcreative, i see you're new here so this thread might seem a bit strange to you. but actually we've started a tradition of organising informal meetups in various cities where members get together to talk about the mobilereading experience (among other subjects). everyone who has a liseuse (reading device) brings it (some people have several !), so you can get the chance to try out different models, and talk about how they work, and such.
originally it was launched by a certain parisian member who was really dying to see an e-ink device in person ! now they've really taken off and we've already had meetups organised in lots of different cities in at least 4 countries (off the top of my head. i hope i'm not forgetting any) ! we even have the "meetup" thread prefix to easily find them (do a search by prefix in the lounge to see all the threads about meetups).
they are a great way to learn more about liseuses and ebooks but also a fun event with people with a shared interest (reading, don'tchaknow
).
as for taylor, once you've been around the forum a little bit you'll realize that among the regulars he needs no further introduction.
so although the catalyst for this meetup was his recent arrival in chicago, as you can see the MobileRead meetups have a large and glorious tradition, if not very long.
welcome to the forum.