Ok, are you talking about a Bay Area get-together or a NorCal get-together as stated in the subject line? I still think gauging interest and basing it off of that is the way to go. What if 2 people from the South Bay wanted to participate and there were 4 from San Francisco and 5 in the Petaluma/Santa Rosa area. Would it make sense for everyone to drive to San Jose or would it make more sense to choose a more centralized location?