The Meetup Organiser's Field Guide

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1. The Meetup Organiser’s Field Guide
2. Andrew Nesbitt @teabass
4. Nodecopter
5. Bath Ruby Group
7. Starting and Running a Meetup
8. ✓Support and Grow a community ✓Meet new people ✓Build a reputation ✓Fun! Why start a meetup?
9. ✓Location and Transport links ✓Costs and Requirements ✓Facilites - Projector, Audio etc ✓Pubs, Offices, Co-working spaces Finding a Venue
10. ✓Presentations and Demos ✓Social, Meal or Quiz ✓Ignite or Lightning talks ✓Roundtable Discussion ✓Workshops or Hack sessions What type of event?
11. ✓Experienced Speakers ✓Online communities ✓Mailing lists ✓Twitter ✓Relevant Companies Finding speakers
12. ✓Consider attendees schedules ✓What day of the week ✓Check for clashes Scheduling the event
13. ✓Charging ✓Sponsorship ✓Community Funding Show me the money
14. ✓Have a Website ✓Mailing lists ✓Twitter ✓Meetup.com ✓Lanyrd Getting the word out
15. ✓Be Friendly ✓Keep a tight ship ✓Have fun ✓Record the talks ✓Shut down the trolls Running the event
16. After the Event ✓Get feedback ✓Change what doesn’t work ✓Share slides and video ✓Plan the next event
17. Great Artists Steal ✓Attend other meetups ✓Try out what works for them ✓Pick and choose the best practises ✓It’s ok to change things
18. Organise the event that you want to attend!
19. Have a great day!