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Andrew Nesbitt
February 08, 2012
How-to & DIY
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Hacking Events Management
An internal talk I did at Forward about organising awesome meetups.
Andrew Nesbitt
February 08, 2012
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Transcript
Hacking Events Management
Why? • Recruitment • Building your Brand • Fun
Find Topics • New and growing communities • Host existing
events • Mix it up
Get a great venue • Easy transport • Lots of
space • Good wifi
It’s all about the speakers
Finding speakers • Experts • Online communities • Mailing lists
• Twitter • Companies
Timing is everything • Err on the short side •
Famous doesn’t always mean good • Don’t be afraid to cut them short
Promotion • Mailing lists • Twitter • Lanyrd • Other
events
Tools • Eventbrite • Big.first.name • Mailchimp
• They own your data • Not free • Butt
ugly
Have a website
Provide food and drinks
Video the talks
Get feedback
Experiment
Great Artists Steal • Attend other meetups • Try out
what works for them • Pick and choose the best practises
Focus on what you love
Help others with passion
Organise the event that you want to attend!