A cool concept has been thrown out for those of us local to Utah: Geek Dinners.

The next one will be this Wednesday, Nov 30th, 2005.

Be there or be square.

From the website:

What is a Geek Dinner?
It’s a social gathering for techies to discuss new and upcoming technology, get to know each other, and hopefully foster new business relationships. Dinners are open to anyone interested, spouses are welcome but not guaranteed to not be bored!

Is this a new idea?
No, it’s happening in several places around the country. As far as we know, the first formalized Geek Dinner happened in San Francisco. The dinners seem to foster a growth in the tech community and that is the result we are hoping to achieve.