I want to first start by telling you how much Techlahoma means to me. There’s a chance that my curiosity about the technology field would have just stayed a curiosity without Techlahoma. I’m currently in the process of transitioning careers, and this is thanks to help from the Techlahoma folks. I was a barber in Oklahoma City before I moved to Denver. A client is who introduced me to the Techlahoma group & the concept of Meetup.
A quick brag on Meetup — if you’ve never been to a Meetup then you really should check it out! https://www.meetup.com It has made moving to a new city less nerve wracking. There are Meetups for EVERYTHING! It’s really cool just to see all the different things going on in your area. If there’s not a Meetup you enjoy, you should look at creating one. I’ve made friends, network connections, and happy memories thanks to Meetup.
So what is Techlahoma? They’re a group of volunteers dedicated to “Advancing Oklahoma’s grassroots technology community.” They organize and support free and accessible tech training events statewide. Techlahoma is comprised of 39 different Meetup groups with over 8200 members in the state of Oklahoma. There are some of us that have moved away, but still stay connected. If you want to read more about what Techlahoma does, here’s a link to the homepage https://www.techlahoma.org.
Some other helpful links to check out who they are and what they do:
Join them on Slack: http://slack.techlahoma.org/
Meet some crazy cool people with Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Techlahoma-Foundation/
Browse videos from home on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnLf0pfqIpSfKuPZ0e9iiNQ
