The Meetup Organiser's Field Guide

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1. The Meetup Organiser’s Field Guide

2. Andrew Nesbitt @teabass

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4. Nodecopter

5. Bath Ruby Group

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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!