I'm organizing Columbia, MO's first Twitter meet-up. It's silly we haven't had one yet. So I stumbled into a worldwide event called Twestival. I thought it was a wonderful push for me to launch a gathering here in the middle of Missouri. Not only are we going to finally meet face-to-face... We're going to be able to raise money for charity:water.

The important details:

Who: Twitter users from Columbia, MO or other nearby communities What: A Twestival! (Tweetup Fundraiser for charity:water) When: February 12, 6-9 PM Where: Fay Street Lofts, 505 Fay Street Why: CoMO needed a Tweetup!

Here are the needs for this event... I hope to gather as much as possible:

Music - I have an iPod and small speakers - but it would be cool to do more

Projector/Projector Screen - So we can all follow tweets live from the event

Tables - I have one foldable poker table, but obviously we'll need more for food, drink, auction items

Chairs - The loft area has this covered. Food - Probably easy to eat stuff since I can't gather up enough tables for actually sitting and eating

Drink - I could make it BYOB but I should probably try to get drink donations (especially if we go the alcohol route)

Auction items - I'm going to work on a silent auction. I'm hoping the auction can be web-based so the donated money can go straight to the organization. The Twestival organizers are working on a solution for that. WiFi - The building for this event has it covered! Wii and a Monitor - That would be fun.

I'm going to try to keep information and little thoughts as I try to put this together on the Twitter I created for this event.