#DCTweetup was finally hosted inside the District at Cleveland Park Bar & Grill. What a great venue for our first DC-based Tweetup. The owners gave us incredible deals on drinks, extended their happy hour to 8 including $3 beers, $4 glasses of wine and $13 bottles of wine along with giving our group 50% off all appetizers. The waitress and bartender were always getting more drinks and bringing out food without needing to be searched for showing us what great staff truly are. We felt very welcome taking over the front half of their bar and enjoyed an evening of fantastic networking and building new friendships.

The crowd was 80% new and 20% regulars as this was the first time we entertained the DC folks in their own territory. Tweeters from DC, Maryland and Virginia attended representing businesses of all types including executive recruiters, wine importers, web developers, hairstylists, Public Relations firms, and so much more.

Those who came together quickly realized that their hostess, Melanie, would not allow them to only speak to each other and were introduced to everyone attending. Introverts and extroverts alike were able to network and make friends with their neighbors throughout the evening.

The tweeting that followed told Sisarina that the event was a big success while everyone was asking about upcoming dates for future #DCTweetups. Although a #BagelTweetup is now set for the last Wednesday morning of every month at Georgetown Bagelry, a schedule of future #DCTweetups is being pulled together with local restaurants and will be announced soon.

Don’t forget to follow those you met at the event and if you were unable to make it, follow those you will meet in the future below. We look forward to your future attendance at #DCTweetup, #DCTwirlies and the new #BagelTweetup.

#DCTweetup 5 Pictures

ATTENDEES:

Melanie   @sisarina
Jason        @JasonHueMan
Nick           @nbarron
Will            @willcaggiano
Henry       @FireRunner
Jim            @jimcollins
Cristina   @CristinaMariaSE
Jeremy    @jerduff
Ann           @trendy_golf
Lisa           @helfphoto
Phabiola  @Phabi
Bill             @dcb23
Scott         @sjohnson123
Suzie         @suzielin
Guy           @zentaratea
Dave         @groovysoup
Margie     @margienewman
Michaela @noblelawyer
Tod           @greenbuzzagency
Raelinn   @raelinn_wine
Daria        @dariasteigman
Line          @storgaardconley
Methee   @zentaratea
Teresa    @themamateresa
Robyn    @robynwebb
Joseph   @webconsigliere
Heather @Boones6433

What is #DCTweetup?
#DCTweetup is a ‘non’-networking event for locals to put a face to a Twitter handle. It’s a relaxing evening of networking with your neighbors, local business owners and meeting new friends. This is not your typical ’state what you do & hand over your business card’ event. #DCTweetup is for the introverted & extroverted alike to share in great conversation, relationship-building and fun.