Near Albany, here. Wednesday nights don't work for me, but glad to see there's some more startup and technology events happening in the Capital Region.
Troy seems to be the place where a lot of the area startups are focused, with some more in Saratoga and Albany. There were also a few coworking spaces trying to open up in the area, haven't heard much news on them for a year or so.
If you get an email list setup for future events let me know! matthias [at] 2helixtech