RECAP: Accessibility Meet Up Pune Hosted by Tushar Suradkar

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Hello LG friends,

I had the honor of attending the accessibility meetup that Tushar Suradkar hosted on December 17, 2023, at 11:30 AM at the Green Signal Veg restaurant in Pune. I could not have been happier to spend wonderful time with 14 passionate local guides.

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In addition to accessibility, we also had a brief discussion on:

  1. Google Maps’ latest features
  2. Any problems and their fixes while participating
  3. The Green Signal Veg restaurant’s food review.
  4. Making regular contributions on the Connect platform and resolving any problems that arise
  5. Organizing potential future meetings and the topics to be covered

We looked at the new Captions feature and how to add it to a Google Map. The majority of them immediately gave it a try and benefited from earning a good number of points.

We also looked at the recently added option to use emojis when liking other local guides on Google Maps. We were all fascinated by this feature. Both of these features are restricted to the mobile version only. (Google Maps version 11.109.0101)

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Photo 01: Photo by @Rohan10 . You can see the LGs engaged in looking at the new features and trying them out.

Tushar gave the attendees some mementos, including stickers and an India Local Guide badge.

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Photo 02: Photo by @nilesh17 displaying the swags received from Tushar, along with the logo designed by me!

Photo 03: Local Guides proudly show the swags for the photo.

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Photo 04: All were engaged in the sharing thier thoughts and experiences.

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Photo 05: The food was excellent, and respected reviews were posted by LGs. These are the photos by Abhishek Patki, Omkar Jadhav and Vaibhav Pawar respectively.

Accessibility features were evident at the restaurant, as Tushar had indicated in his recap post, and staff members were available to provide manual assistance upon request.

Since this was my second visit, I used the opportunity to write a brief updated review and add some photos to get bonus points! :sunglasses:

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Photo 06: It was a great feeling for me to meet Tushar personally. Rohan and I had met early this year in Mumbai.

Overall, it was a satisfactory meetup with fellow LGs, and I enjoyed every moment of it.

I am anticipating a series of meetups in Pune in the near future, since the majority of them seemed upbeat and enthusiastic about it.

Thanks, and it was my pleasure meeting you all:

@HinalLad @Onkarjadhav @abhishekpatk @Rohan10 @NGUDAPE @VaibhavPawar007 @Shrikar @ofsanjay @NERKARAMIT

We missed you, @ameysun , next time we will catch up!

Cheers!

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@AjitThite Dada Thank yo

Excellent recap. Very nicely written.

All photos included are telling story of the mertup. Banner is also too good.

Also thank to @TusharSuradkar and Ajit dada for organising this meetup.

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Wonderful recap @AjitThite dada. It was really very nice to meet you all. And importantly it was a interactive meet up. Knowledge sharing was awesome in this meet up. Many new features I got to know and tried too. Your management for this meet up was very nice. Thanks dada for this wonderful recap.

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What a fabulous meetup and meetup recap.

Thank you for the all the guidance and mentorship dear @AjitThite

I never realized that local guides took so many amazing photos :+1:

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@abhishekpatk it was certainly pleasure meeting you all personally. Wishing for more such meet ups

Cheers!

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Welcoming you to Pune was indeed a nice feeling @Rohan10 .

It’s Mumbai’s turn now.

Cheers!

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It w as your initiative and obviously you hold the title of it without any doubt. :blush: :+1:t2: @TusharSuradkar

Many congratulations for a great success and wishing many such will continue to boast the moral of the Pune LGs. I will try and support any which way possible from my side.

Cheers!

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Hello @AjitThite ji, Thank you for sharing the RECAP: Accessibility Meet Up Pune. It looks like a huge gathering with both seniors and juniors. Happy to see a lot of learning, discussions, and knowledge sharing happening during the meet-up. Everyone seemed enthusiastic and participated actively. Nice to see you, @TusharSuradkar , and @Rohan10 leading the meetup and making it a great success.

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I know I missed out on your name, @Ketan_Kangankar but yes, it was pleasure meeting you guys!

We missed you, Chandan Maheswari @chandan83 , Harsha Rai, @Harsha_rai Naval Kush, @navalkush01 Anannya Banerjee, @Anannya_19 and anyone from Pune I didn’t mention here. :grinning:

Cheers!

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Thanks for your appreciation, @PrasadVR . You have always supported us, and it means a lot to me.

Yes,we had very enthusiastic crowd and felt really good meeting them and hoping for meeting them very often now.

Cheers!

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It was such a delight to read this recap, @AjitThite sir. Thanks, @TusharSuradkar sir for organising such a wonderful and enlightening meetup.It was a tremendous pleasure to be a part of the event and to work alongside like-minded locals.

The discussions on Google Maps latest features, troubleshooting, and the Green Signal Veg restaurant’s food review added a diverse and engaging element to the meetup.

Special kudos to @HinalLad @abhishekpatk @Rohan10 @NGUDAPE @VaibhavPawar007 @Shrikar @ofsanjay @NERKARAMIT . It was great meeting everyone in person.

The visuals, including the banner design and photos, truly captured the essence of the event.The mementos distributed by Tushar sir, including stickers and the India Local Guide badge, were a thoughtful touch and added a memorable flair to the day.

Once again, thank you to everyone for making the meetup a memorable experience. It was a pleasure meeting you all.

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Next time I’ll surely meet with everyone. Hope you all had a great time :blush:

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Wow Happy to see @AjitThite you all together :heart: :blush: :blue_heart: :two_hearts: thanks for organizing @TusharSuradkar Happy to all the familiar facees live.

Regards

Anil

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It was a pleasure meeting you all, and I am hoping for more such meetups regularly. It was fun meeting you all, @Onkarjadhav !

Cheers!

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Sure @Anannya_19 , we missed you all who couldn’t make it. See you soon!

Cheers!

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Thanks @Anil6969 bhai for your appreciation. Meeting you is a long time due now! :grinning:

Cheers!

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Thanks a lot! Missed everyone too! Looking forward to catching up soon

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dear moderator @TusharSuradkar it’s a nice initiative to post recap by everyone ! & Dada @AjitThite All LG friends showing enthusiasm :sparkles: :sparkles: :sparkles:

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Yes @ShailendraOjha , we encouraged them to write their own views on the meet-up and share them here. Do connect with them and encourage them in your comments if possible.

Thanks again!

Cheers!

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Yes, @ShailendraOjha since everyone is an equal participant and as @AjitThite has rightly mentioned, each local guide is encouraged to reflect on his/her impressions and take away from the meetup.

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