The Southeast meetup tour is officially a go. TechCrunch (the leading technology media property dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news) will be hitting up Savannah, Atlanta, Durham, Charlotte and Greenville on a quest to uncover hidden technological gems that may or may not get pitched with a southern drawl.

If you plan on attending, you should expect lots of food, lots of beer, lots of geeks, lots of pitches, and a "helluva good time." That’s the only way they know how to do things.

The idea is to keep it as informal as possible, with happy conversation about the state of the industry and the state of your startup. So it makes no difference if you’ve been around for six years and have X million users or if you’re just now getting into brainstorming mode. In either case you should learn something invaluable and have a good time while you’re at it.

Raleigh-Durham is happening on July 10th at the Tyler’s Taproom in the American Tobacco Historic District. TechCrunch will be taking over most of the restaurant and garden so roll on over.