I did a write-up of my advice on the topic here: http://www.doorkeeperhq.com/event-planning/organizing-an-international-event http://www.doorkeeperhq.com/event-

I did a write-up of my advice on the topic here: http://www.doorkeeperhq.com/event-planning/organizing-an-international-event http://www.doorkeeperhq.com/event-planning/organizing-an-int... For a good overview of tech events going on in Japan, see https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=fvijvohm91uifvd9hratehf65k%40group.calendar.google.com https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=fvijvohm91uifvd9hr... One thing you could do is try to support some local events. Some ideas: * Give a presentation at a local event (English is fine; I can introduce you to event organizers in the design / Ruby community) * Serve as a mentor for a startup weekend - http://startupweekend.jp/ http://startupweekend.jp/ * Participate in this event for event organizers: http://devlove-kansai.doorkeeper.jp/events/2338 http://devlove-kansai.doorkeeper.jp/events/2338 (I'll be presenting in [broken] Japanese) Feel free to follow up with me if you have any more specific questions.