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There is a meeting scheduled for Scottish based Mac developers attending WWDC. Initial plans are for meeting at the Thirsty Bear on Sunday, 8th June at 6PM. Exact timings may change.

If you are interested, please email david at macmacdev dot com. Further details and updates can be found at the MacMacDev website.

There are already 8-9 attendees, so a healthy number. More the merrier, so please let David know if you would like to come along too.

I had the great privilege to meet a number of Scottish based Mac software developers at the first Edinburgh MacMacDev meeting. The group was set up by head Cocoa cheer leader, David Masters of PyrusMalus. there have been a couple of meetings so far in Glasgow and one in Edinburgh.

Since moving to Scotland 18 months ago, I have been surprised by the number of Mac developers based here. I had heard of the Silicon Glen, the idea that there are a number of tech related companies in Scotland, but it was a great surprise to find so many Mac developers here. It makes a huge difference to have a local community, as well as a strong online one.

Glasgow meetings are planned for the 4th / last Thursday of every month, with the next one on 29th May.

Edinburgh meetings are planned for the 2nd Thursday of every month, with the next meeting planned for June 12th. Whilst this is during Apple’s developer conference, WWDC, there should still be a good attendance. Exact venue is yet to be confirmed, and the best place to keep an eye on things is the MacMacDev Website

There are also plans afoot to have a MacMacDev meet up at WWDC, details yet to be confirmed, which will be a good opportunity of East and West coasters to meet up to compare notes.