Dear Google NYC,

All of us from nextNY who attended the Open House really appreciate the time and effort you made to engage our group. We're also glad that the event inspired a number of Googlers to signup for nextNY and we're glad to have them in our ranks. We look forward to working together in the future to build a strong tech community in NYC!

Notes from nextNYers:

Thanks so much for your help, especially Soo Young who brought it all together! - Charlie O'Donnell

This was a great program - we really appreciate the hard work that went into setting it up! - Keshava Dasarathy

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to listen to Googlers directly. - Naveen Selvadurai

I never cease to be amazed by the bright-eyed and energetic nextNY members and the ever-growing Silicon Alley community. It seems quite fitting that Google would be the first corporation to present to our group and needless to say, they impressed. Though it may be elusive to where exactly the "Alley" resides, it was clear last night that there is quite a future for technology in New York. - Justin Kulla (justin.kulla@sloan.mit.edu)

Thanks google! It was a pleasure to oogle and meet you all in yr secret lair. Looking fwd to working together in the future. Thanks as well to Soo Young, Charlie, all the speakers, and everyone else who helped put a great evening together. Perhaps NextNY and GOOG will meet again...on the dodgeball court? ([mailto:le.stockholm.syndrome@gmail.com)|jonathan berger]

I want to thanks all the presentors and other Googlers for taking their time to participate in this event. Great presentations, good food, nice Google keychain...thank you, Soo Young, for putting it all together. -- David Chen

Thanks for hosting us over there, Christian Busch

Thank you, it was interesting to get a glimpse into what Google is up to, & how Googlers live & work & eat :)

[http://www.artbrush.net,"DecisionCraft":http://www.decisioncraft.com|Anjali Arora,FoundIt]

Thanks so much for hosting us-low key, candid discussions are rare in the pr-paranoid era.

Benjamin Bloom

Speakers were informative, space was comfortable, food was superb, hosting was delightful! Thanks much for a great evening!

Limor Garcia

We all appreciate the opportunity to get to know Google a little bit more and the enthusiasm of the organizers. Thanks to everyone involved! Laura

Thanks to all the wonderful folks at Google for making the event informative and welcoming. Maritza Lie

Thanks a lot to Google for presenting us with a thorough overview and a key insiders look at what Google NYC is doing. We got to hear about Google from Google. Great evening! Karon Greene

Thanks for giving us a glimpse into the goings-on and people at Google. It was really great getting all the different perspectives.

Mark Rothbaum