Truman Leung (of Ascribe Data Systems) has scheduled the next couple of Jelly/Coworking Groups on TechHui. Next week, on Aug. 13, the venue will be Tropical Smoothie Cafe on Piikoi St. near Ala Moana. The cafe has successfully hosted the Jelly/Coworking Group before. On Aug. 20, they’ll meet up at Jupiter Cyber Cafe, located on Kapiolani Blvd. (across from Shokudo). [Lumihana]

Local geeks (and long-time Manoa Geeks) Sid Savara and Shawn Drost are hoping to organize a startup weekend — “You and your geekiest friends, making something for the internet in one weekend,” they explain. An example of this is described in detail here.

They’re still feeling out the level of interest among local geeks, so if you’re interested, spread the word, and join the conversation at TechHui. In addition to participants, they’re looking for suggestions for a date (possibly early September) and a venue.

You may have met some of the Chimps at the last Manoa Geeks. But next week brings an extraordinary opportunity to meet most of the core Chi.mp team. They’re hosting a “Meet the Chimps!” gathering at P.F. Chang’s (1288 Ala Moana Blvd.) next week, Aug. 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. In attendance will be:

• Josh Porter Author of “Designing for the Social Web” http://josh.mp
• Brian Oberkirch Author of “Like it Matters” the blog of social media
• Anthony Eden (CTO for chi.mp) Ruby Rails God Father http://anthony.mp
• Tony Haile (CSO for chi.mp) http://tony.mp
• Rob Farrow (VP of Marketing) Brand Evangelist for chi.mp
• and a few other team members with newly-formed opposable thumbs.

“Please join us on the lanai for cocktails, heavy pupus, and great conversation with the Chimps … and Honolulu’s brightest technology and social media stars. We look forward to seeing — and evolving with — you.” Please RSVP here.

Manoa Geeks was hosted by HMSA for its July 2008 meetup. Special thanks to Fred Fortin, Tiffany Coke, and Burt Lum for providing the largest meeting space yet for the largest turnout yet! (So large, we ran out of pizza… apologies to any geeks left hungry.) Among the presenters and announcements were:

• Ken Berkun with Labels That Talk
• Shawn Drost with New View Hawaii
• Seth Ladd with Errorlytics
• Roxanne Darling with Podcamp Hawaii
• Eric Nakagawa with I Can Has Cheezburger: The Book
• Burt Lum with Bytemarks Cafe on Hawaii Public Radio

To read and see more of what happened, check out:

• Geekery in Hawaii by Arlan “ZuruZuru” Koizumi.
• Last Night’s Manoa Geeks meeting by Bill “Billso” Soderman.
• Burt Lum’s QIK video interview and Flickr photos.
• Keith “Pineapplejuice” Higa’s Flickr photos.
• Archive of the live video stream provided by L.P. “Neenz” Faleafine.

Have links or notes to add? Drop me a line.

Thanks to all for another fantastic, frankly epic, Manoa Geeks! Stay tuned for news of our next gathering, hopefully in early September. If you represent or know of a local company with a strong interest in technology (and with a big office!) that might want to host Manoa Geeks, please get in touch!