{"id":166028,"date":"2022-09-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=166028"},"modified":"2022-09-14T06:02:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T11:02:44","slug":"ictp-221-kingston-beta-and-the-importance-of-meet-ups-in-the-tech-community-with-ingrid-riley-and-jermaine-henry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2022\/09\/ictp-221-kingston-beta-and-the-importance-of-meet-ups-in-the-tech-community-with-ingrid-riley-and-jermaine-henry\/","title":{"rendered":"ICTP 221: Kingston BETA and the importance of meet-ups in the tech community, with Ingrid Riley and Jermaine Henry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Regular meet-ups and get-togethers are at the core of tech communities worldwide, but they can be a challenge to maintain and sustain over the long term. Often, they lose their momentum and their vibrant participation, and may just limp along to an inevitable end. In this podcast episode, we speak with Ingrid Riley, the Founder of Kingston BETA, a tech start-up community event that has been around since 2007, and Jermaine Henry, the current Curator of Kingston BETA, on among other things:  Kingston BETA and its impact on Jamaica\u2019s tech start-up community; why Kingston BETA events are being held in person; and the essential ingredients for a meet-up\u2019s longevity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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