The biggest surprise of the SDTweetUp was the turnout. Expecting about 30-35 attendees, organizer Jenn Van Grove welcome nearly double the amount of people she was expecting at one of the best social events of the year to hit San Diego.

Approximately 75 people attended the event at Oggi’s in Mission Valley. Food and refreshments were sponsored by ATenSyndicate.

There was an abundance of networking opportunities for those who showed up. From Qualcomm to funded startups, agencies to freelances, there were many opportunities for people to connect.

The Twitterati was also in attendance. @NateRitter and @RyanKuder lent their celebrity status to the event.

Jenn Van Grove (@jbruin) sees the event as so much more than people talking about “What are you doing?”. The growth of the event is proving how important Twitter is for networking. Jenn says, “These are the people you need to get to know if you want to get an innovative web or marketing project off the ground.”

To follow more news about future events, please checkout #SDTweetUp, MeetUp page, or Jenn’s Blog.

Jenn is focused on having a similar if not greater turnout for the next TweetUp. Contact her if you’d like to sponsor or know of a venue that would be perfect for about 75-100 people. Jenn is working behind the scenes on some really exciting and powerful things to come for the TweetUp. I get the feeling, this is only the beginning!

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