There was a news.yc NYC meetup, which I couldn't make it to, but I imagine was neat :) If you want it to be serious, I think the trick is to get people to sign

There was a news.yc NYC meetup, which I couldn't make it to, but I imagine was neat :) If you want it to be serious, I think the trick is to get people to sign up to show cool stuff ahead of time, and advertise what people will be presenting. If you'd like, I can help you organize (not that I have experience with that kind of things). I'd imagine we can find a place, issue a call for presentations, see how many responses there are, then make a site with the list of speakers.