April Meetup Wrap-Up

April saw 10 Dribbble meetups in 5 countries. Almost 1,000 of you attended. May is jam-packed with meetups. Go to Dribbble.com/meetups and find out if there’s an upcoming meetup in your neighborhood. If not, organize one!

Boise, Idaho @ Bodybuilding.com

The Boise Dribbblers had their second meetup at the Bodybuilding.com HQ lead by Greg Becker. Bob Irish keynoted on his brand new book “Crossing the Creative Divide.” Keep your eye on the Boise Dribbblers Facebook Page and Twitter account for updates on the June Meetup!

New Orleans, Louisiana @ Parish Ink

</ol> From organizer [Dionne Grayson](https://dribbble.com/DjPunchnTag): “We had a great first meetup of about 20+ people from all various design aspects: [visual, motion, digital](https://twitter.com/aiganeworleans/status/585976578179538946). We even got a little [creative](https://twitter.com/aiganeworleans/status/585988352706502657). Everyone was super excited about a Dribbble presence in New Orleans and I handed out six or seven Dribbble invitations.” The next New Orleans Dribbble meetup is on [June, 10th](https://nvite.com/noladribbble/edd3). ### Toronto, Canada @ Shopify

Nearly 200 designers attended the Shopify + Dribbble meetup in Toronto. Dan and Rich were special guests and made the trek up North. During the meetup, designers participated in a design challenge. Read more about it on [Shopify's blog](http://www.shopify.com/partners/blog/19170707-this-is-what-happens-when-dribbble-shopify-team-up-in-toronto). Photos by Andrew Williamson. You can see the whole set on our [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/dribbble). ### Columbus, Georgia @ Creative South

[Creative South](https://www.creativesouthga.com/) is a conference that brings designers together from across the country to share, make, and build new friendships. This year they included a Dribbble meetup as part of the festivities! You can find a ton of great recaps of the event on the [Creative South Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/CreativeSouthGA). ### Auckland, New Zealand @ Vend HQ

Auckland's first meetup was a success! Organizer, [Chris Young](https://dribbble.com/ChrisYoung) wrote "We themed the event around 'The Ingredients of Good Design', with a bagel analogy and real bagels for creatives to make and enjoy." They also had a number of great speakers including Kelly Ann McKersher, Sim Ahmed, and Jon Chapman-Smith. Watch the [Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/akldribbblemeetup) for updates on the next meetup. ### New York Dribbble Meetup @ Weebly

</ol> From [Katie Swett](https://dribbble.com/katieswett) of [Weebly](http://www.weebly.com/): "The NYC Dribbble meetup was a tremendous success! Everyone enjoyed grabbing drinks with like minded creatives and networking. Looking forward to more NYC Dribbble meetups!" ### DC Dribbble Meetup @ Canvas Co/Work

At this month's meetup, DC Dribbblers celebrated wining the Silver Bucket at SXSW 2015 for being one of the most active Dribbble Communities in the world. The also had a Creative Brief from [HZDG](http://www.hzdg.com/). They learned what makes them tick and saw some of the exciting projects they've been working on. ### Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India @ Infocity

Organizer [Basanta Moharana](https://dribbble.com/basantakumar) reported that Bhubaneswar had a great meetup. He said, "Our city is very small city and few people know about Dribbble. We had 10 attendees and discussed Infographic design and Product design principles." They're looking forward to more meetups, so keep your eye on the [meetups page](https://dribbble.com/meetups). ### Columbus, Ohio @ Wolf's Tavern

From Colombus Dribbble meetup organizer [Katie Kovalcin](https://dribbble.com/katiekovalcin): "April's meetup was at Land Grant Brewing where we had about 40 attendees hanging out in the warm weather talking design. We played a game of Drink 'n Draw and Team Teen Wolves took the big basketball crown. Big thanks to [Portfolio Creative](http://www.portfoliocreative.com/) for buying our first round of beers!" ### Manchester, UK @ Hello House

</ol> Manchester Dribbble meetup organizer, Mark Wheeler, reported “This month's Dribbble Manchester featured a competition to design your own phone case provided by [Awesome Merchandise](http://www.awesomemerchandise.com/). (See the winners [here](https://twitter.com/DribbbleMCR/status/593813676953640960).) It was a great turnout from local designers and startups. Free beer and pizza was provided courtesy of our sponsors." Stay updated on Dribbble Manchester happenings by following them on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/dribbblemcr) or checking out its [website](http://pixelcodeuk.github.io/dribbblemcr/). ### Upcoming Meetups The following Dribbble Meetups are happening soon. For the full list of upcoming meetups, visit: [dribbble.com/meetups](https://dribbble.com/meetups)

	Wuhan Dribbble Meetup May 17, 2015	Wuhan
	Los Angeles Dribbble Meetup May 20, 2015	Los Angeles
	Dublin Dribbble Meetup May 21, 2015	Dublin
	Behance Dribbble NRW Event May 22, 2015	Düsseldorf
	Moscow Dribbble Meetup @ Mail.ru Group May 23, 2015	Moscow
	Varaždin Dribbble Meetup May 23, 2015	Varaždin
	Sacramento Dribbble Meetup May 31, 2015	Sacramento
	Saint Louis Dribbble Meetup Jun 3, 2015	Saint Louis
	Drink & Dribbble Portsmouth Jun 4, 2015	Portsmouth, UK
	Pune Dribbble Meetup Jun 6, 2015	Pune, Maharastra, INDIA
	New Orleans Dribbble Meetup Jun 10, 2015	New Orleans
	Pittsburgh Dribbble Meetup Jun 11, 2015	Pittsburgh
	South Florida 2015 Dribbble Meetup Jul 10, 2015	West Palm Beach
	Minneapolis Dribbble Meetup Aug 4, 2015	Minneapolis

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