The Meetup Organiser's Field Guide

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1. The Meetup
   Organiser’s Field
   Guide
   

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2. Andrew Nesbitt
   @teabass
   

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4. Nodecopter
   

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5. Bath Ruby Group
   

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7. Starting and
   Running a Meetup
   

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8. ✓Support and Grow a community
   ✓Meet new people
   ✓Build a reputation
   ✓Fun!
   Why start a meetup?
   

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9. ✓Location and Transport links
   ✓Costs and Requirements
   ✓Facilites - Projector, Audio etc
   ✓Pubs, Offices, Co-working spaces
   Finding a Venue
   

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10. ✓Presentations and Demos
    ✓Social, Meal or Quiz
    ✓Ignite or Lightning talks
    ✓Roundtable Discussion
    ✓Workshops or Hack sessions
    What type of event?
    

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11. ✓Experienced Speakers
    ✓Online communities
    ✓Mailing lists
    ✓Twitter
    ✓Relevant Companies
    Finding speakers
    

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12. ✓Consider attendees schedules
    ✓What day of the week
    ✓Check for clashes
    Scheduling the event
    

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13. ✓Charging
    ✓Sponsorship
    ✓Community Funding
    Show me the money
    

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14. ✓Have a Website
    ✓Mailing lists
    ✓Twitter
    ✓Meetup.com
    ✓Lanyrd
    Getting the word out
    

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15. ✓Be Friendly
    ✓Keep a tight ship
    ✓Have fun
    ✓Record the talks
    ✓Shut down the trolls
    Running the event
    

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16. After the Event
    ✓Get feedback
    ✓Change what doesn’t work
    ✓Share slides and video
    ✓Plan the next event
    

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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
    

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18. Organise the event
    that you want to
    attend!
    

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19. Have a great day!
    

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