We had a great meeting last night on an introduction to Grails. We continue to increase our use base from month to month, which is a great thing and will help us to get more prominent speakers.

For those interested, you can get a copy of the presentation, the sample application, and a step by step guide to building the sample app on my website.

Finally, I need help from the group with two things:

1. The group has indicated that we should work on a project. I need someone to step forward to head this up. This can be as involved or detached as you wish as long as you are able to do the leg work behind getting everything up and running.

2. I need feedback on the site, forum, mailing lists, and more. I want our communications to be as effective as possible, so please contact me with your thoughts.

Our next meeting will be June 25th, 2008 at 6pm at Benefitfocus.

Our speaker will be me, Jason McDonald, and I will be presenting on Grails. This presentation will cover the basics of Grails, what it is, why it is useful, how to use it, and a sample application.

Also on the agenda, we need to discuss a project for the group. People at the inaugural meeting indicated that they were interested in working on a group project but we never got anything moving on this. If you have ideas bring them. We will also be looking for someone to volunteer to head up the initiative.

Here is a modified version of Google maps with directions to us. The address is 100 Benefitfocus Way, Charleston SC, 29492. This link will allow you to enter the address you are coming from. Please note: If you head north on River Landing Drive and miss the turn for Fairchild Street you will find yourself on the interstate and will have to go all the way to the edge of Mt. Pleasant to turn around.

If you are planning on attending please RSVP by visiting our bulletin board and going into the RSVP forum. There will be a post for each meeting so that we can get a head count and list out any volunteers to bring refreshments. We still have some SWAG left over from the first meeting, so be sure and stop by to get yours.

Should you have questions, comments, concerns feel free to call me at 843-849-7476. You will get the receptionist - just as for Jason McDonald.