The Raspberry Jam Community

Raspberry Jam organisers' meetup at the Pi Birthday Party

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1. The Raspberry Jam Community
   Ben Nuttall
   Raspberry Pi Foundation
   

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2. Ben Nuttall (2016)
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   Education Developer
   Advocate at the Raspberry Pi
   Foundation
   – Software & project
   development
   – Learning resources & teacher
   training
   – Community outreach
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   @ben_nuttall on Twitter
   

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3. Ben Nuttall (2012)
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   Software developer in
   Manchester
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   Organiser of Manchester
   Raspberry Jam
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   STEM Ambassador
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   Community user group
   attendee
   

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4. Who's here?
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   Organisers/helpers vs. intending organisers
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   Who's new to this?
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   Who's been doing this a while?
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   Anyone from outside UK?
   

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5. 2012
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   Raspberry Pi lands and Raspberry Jams start to appear
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   Raspberry Pi community appears out of nowhere
   – Inclusive community for everyone
   – Wide demographic - mix of hardware hackers, programmers,
   teachers, parents, kids, retired ex-programmers...
   – Schools
   – Hobbyists
   – Businesses
   

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6. 2014
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   Lots of people asking “Can I run a Jam? What do I need to do?”
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   How can we help them get started?
   – Explicitly state YES YOU CAN
   – You don't need permission
   – It can take any form you like
   – Suggestions not mantra
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   Raspberry Jam section on website
   – Map & Calendar
   – Information on how to run a Jam
   

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7. raspberrypi.org/jam
   

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8. 2016 ->
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   We need to figure out
   – How we can support Jam organisers
   – How we can help create more Jams
   – How we can reach more people
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   We love our community and want to welcome more people into
   it
   

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9. Starter: About your Jam
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   Jam name / location
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   Frequency
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   Attendance
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   Format (talks / workshops / hacking / mix)
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   Venue
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   How do you organise the event? (website / eventbrite / google docs / trello)
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   How do you publicise the event?
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   What types of people attend?
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   What types of people don't attend?
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   Why do you run this Jam?
   

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10. Your local community
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    What else takes place in your community?
    – Code Clubs
    – CoderDojos
    – Hackspaces
    – Meetups
    – STEM Network
    – School events
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    How could you work together?
    – How could you help them?
    – How could they help you?
    

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11. Planning the event
    Preparation:
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    Venue
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    Promotion
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    Ticketing
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    Finance
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    What else?
    On the day:
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    Format
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    Equipment
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    Helpers & roles
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    Participation (speakers,
    workshop leaders)
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    What else?
    

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12. Resources
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    Where do you find materials for workshops or hands-on
    sessions?
    

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13. How can we help?
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    What have you learned from running a Jam?
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    What would have helped you get started?
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    What can the Raspberry Pi Foundation do to help
    – Your Jam
    – Your local community
    – Other people get started
    

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14. What do we want from you?
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    Communication
    – Speak to us, tell us what you do, share success stories
    – Feedback, tell us how we can help you
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    Get your Jam on the map!
    – Submit via raspberrypi.org/jam
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    Join in on Twitter, the forums, etc.
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    Share your ideas, help others
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    Share your resources, publish your talks if possible
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    Keep doing what you do!
    

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15. Thank you!
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    You play a huge part in the Raspberry Pi Community
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    You have extended the opportunity to get involved in digital
    making to tens / hundreds / thousands of people
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    You should be proud
    

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16. The Raspberry Jam Community
    Ben Nuttall
    Raspberry Pi Foundation
    

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