The whole event went quite well. Walter Vannini, the lead of the chapter, turned out to be a very nice guy. The venue has been Symantec's office in Mountain View, with a large projector screen. Hooking up the laptop and a mike took a couple of minutes.
The crowd has been very technical so have been the questions and the discussion. Maybe it's a system, but the C/C++ bunch is usually more laid back and to the point.
There has also been a dude from the laptop for every child, we have had an interesting discussion on the humanitarian effect of free access to information. He has said they are about to start shipping.
All in all, it has been a nice gathering and it has been my pleasure presenting there.