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Andrew Nesbitt
June 01, 2013
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The Meetup Organiser's Field Guide
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Transcript
The Meetup Organiser’s Field Guide
Andrew Nesbitt @teabass
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Starting and Running a Meetup
✓Support and Grow a community ✓Meet new people ✓Build a
reputation ✓Fun! Why start a meetup?
✓Location and Transport links ✓Costs and Requirements ✓Facilites - Projector,
Audio etc ✓Pubs, Offices, Co-working spaces Finding a Venue
✓Presentations and Demos ✓Social, Meal or Quiz ✓Ignite or Lightning
talks ✓Roundtable Discussion ✓Workshops or Hack sessions What type of event?
✓Experienced Speakers ✓Online communities ✓Mailing lists ✓Twitter ✓Relevant Companies Finding
speakers
✓Consider attendees schedules ✓What day of the week ✓Check for
clashes Scheduling the event
✓Charging ✓Sponsorship ✓Community Funding Show me the money
✓Have a Website ✓Mailing lists ✓Twitter ✓Meetup.com ✓Lanyrd Getting the
word out
✓Be Friendly ✓Keep a tight ship ✓Have fun ✓Record the
talks ✓Shut down the trolls Running the event
After the Event ✓Get feedback ✓Change what doesn’t work ✓Share
slides and video ✓Plan the next event
Great Artists Steal ✓Attend other meetups ✓Try out what works
for them ✓Pick and choose the best practises ✓It’s ok to change things
Organise the event that you want to attend!
Have a great day!