The atmosphere was a bit geekier than usual yesterday evening at the Abbey Road in Shanghai. As our fellas in Vancouver are getting ready for the upcoming SXSW and Drupalcon, we held in China an event at least as important; beer, finger food and a Wifi connection, we were sure that the ones that answered Raincity Studios' invitation to our geek meetup would be satisfied.

Its crunch time folks, if you haven’t booked your room in Boston, its time to get on it ! Raincity + Now public will be staying at the:

Courtyard Boston-South Boston
63 R BOSTON ST
Boston, MA 02125
$129
Phone: 1-617-436-8200

About 10 minutes from the BCEC center, traffic permitting, and a short cab ride downtown.

The hotel sales coordinator has put a side 10 rooms for Drupalcon at 129 a night but will increase room numbers if there is a demand. Also, if you are trying to book a large group ask for sales directly and you might wrangle a better rate.

These rooms will be held till Feb. 15 after that the price goes up.

There will be arranged shuttle service to the Drupalcon.

So practice your Boston accents and have fun.

say it frenchie, say “chowder!”

Raincity Studios' Dave O and Roland Tanglao at New Town Bakery in Chinatown discussing upcoming Vancouver social media and open technology conferences, Northern Voice (including Moose Camp and Internet boot camp) and Open Web Conference - both in Vancouver in the coming months.

They talk about some presentation ideas, advantages of attending and handy tips for transport and sustenance while enjoying bowls of tasty food and strong tea.