# Foojay Podcast #13: Denver and Boulder JUG

> Last month we were in Dubai... and now we are on the other side of the world in the US to meet the people behind the Denver and Boulder JUG.

- URL: https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-13/
- Published: 2023-02-06
- Authors: Frank Delporte
- Categories: JUGs, Podcast


We started the Foojay Podcast JUG World Tour [in Manchester](https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-8/) last December.

Last month [we were in Dubai](https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-10/)... and now we are on the other side of the world in the US to meet the people behind the Denver and Boulder JUG.

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## Podcast Apps

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* [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/6CpTfgn9LirzJGAtc4ICdQ)
* [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/foojay-io-the-friends-of-openjdk/id1652281304)
* And most others...

## Guests

* Greg Ostravich
  * <https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregostravich/>
  * <https://twitter.com/GregOstravich>
* Zettie Chin-Fong
  * <https://www.linkedin.com/in/zettiechinfong/>
* Kris Woyna
* Matt Raible
  * <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mraible/>
  * <https://twitter.com/mraible>
  * <https://raibledesigns.com>

## Podcast host

* Frank Delporte ([@frankdelporte@foojay.social](https://foojay.social/@frankdelporte), [@frankdelporte](https://twitter.com/frankdelporte))

## Links

* Denver JUG
  * <https://www.meetup.com/DenverJavaUsersGroup/>
  * <http://www.djug.org/>
  * <https://twitter.com/denverjug>
  * <https://www.youtube.com/@DenverJUG>
* Boulder JUG
  * <https://www.rule4.com/>
  * <https://www.meetup.com/colorado-kubernetes-cloud-native>
  * <https://www.meetup.com/boulderjavausersgroup/>

## Content

* 00'00 Intro and music
* 00'14 About the topic of this podcast
* 00'27 Introduction of the guests
* 03'20 The start of the Boulder and Denver JUGs
* 05'48 The impact of Covid and going virtual
* 08'12 Both JUGs are 45' drive apart, and work together
* 10'14 The format of the JUGs with one or two speakers
* 11'17 How to find new speakers
* 16'36 How many attendees and the challenge of finding a venue
* 19'51 Restarting after Covid
* 21'58 More of the most remarkable sessions
* 25'39 Tips for speakers
* 31'19 Plans for the future
* 33'30 Mix of visitors
* 36'57 Tips to organize a JUG in different cities
* 39'11 The most crucial goals of a JUG
* 42'47 Outro