Ruby Community: Awesome; Could be Awesomer

Given at Ruby Midwest on Nov 4, 2011. This is about how to improve your local community through event organizing.

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1. RUBY COMMUNITY: AWESOME; COULD BE AWESOMER Marty Haught @mghaught http://martyhaught.com Friday, November 4, 2011
2. We’re awesome Friday, November 4, 2011
3. Friday, November 4, 2011
4. Can be awesomer Friday, November 4, 2011
5. Community Safari Friday, November 4, 2011
6. 1. Moar programmers Friday, November 4, 2011
7. 2. Leveling up Friday, November 4, 2011
8. 3. Community raising cindy47452 Friday, November 4, 2011
9. david.evenson Friday, November 4, 2011
10. Boulder Ruby Friday, November 4, 2011
11. Serial Event Organizer Friday, November 4, 2011
12. Anyone can help Friday, November 4, 2011
13. Local matters m-i-k-e Friday, November 4, 2011
14. Intentional communities ideath Friday, November 4, 2011
15. minaswan Friday, November 4, 2011
16. Community template wscullin Friday, November 4, 2011
17. Planning your plot kidmissile Friday, November 4, 2011
18. Plant for your zone boutmuet Friday, November 4, 2011
19. Event styles 1. Lecture 2. Social 3. Interactive Friday, November 4, 2011
20. Lecture Friday, November 4, 2011
21. Social Friday, November 4, 2011
22. Interactive Friday, November 4, 2011
23. Event Organizing 101 http://bit.ly/event-organizing-101 Friday, November 4, 2011
24. Ease into it start small, grow organically try to keep your event free and low cost free/sponsored space borrow AV delay expenses such as marketing, food, etc. Friday, November 4, 2011
25. Growing programmers Friday, November 4, 2011
26. Inviting to newbies nutmegdesigns Friday, November 4, 2011
27. Diversity Friday, November 4, 2011
28. Reach beyond Friday, November 4, 2011
29. Next generation http://ruby4kids.com http://kidsruby.com/ Friday, November 4, 2011
30. Ideas new programmer outreach (meet ruby) charity training workshops meeting mashups volunteering at schools Friday, November 4, 2011
31. Leveling up Friday, November 4, 2011
32. Are you making people better? http://headrush.typepad.com/ deneyterrio Friday, November 4, 2011
33. Toastmasters model jcphotos Friday, November 4, 2011
34. Scouting https://github.com/mghaught/Ruby-Handbook Friday, November 4, 2011
35. Code retreats http://coderetreat.com/ Friday, November 4, 2011
36. Ideas cooperative programming challenges bug mashes Friday, November 4, 2011
37. Community raising cindy47452 Friday, November 4, 2011
38. Ideas • seed a new event or group in a community without • add a new event that covers new ground in existing community • doing larger regional event intended for broader area • doing one-time event in a new locale Friday, November 4, 2011
39. Be creative Friday, November 4, 2011
40. Have fun Friday, November 4, 2011
41. Rewarding 85934826@N00 Friday, November 4, 2011
42. Takeaway get involved have a goal, be intentional start small, have fun make your community better Friday, November 4, 2011
43. Thank you! Questions? Photo/Image credits Josh Mishell, Peggy Dyer, Ron Evans, Prakash Murthy, Mike Moore, The Oatmeal, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Marvel Comics Various Flickr: cindy47452, david.evenson, m-i-k-e, ideath, wscullin, kidmissile, boutmuet, nutmegdesigns, deneyterrio, jcphotos, Baha'i Views/Flitzy Phoebie Marty Haught @mghaught http://martyhaught.com http://bit.ly/rate-rmw-community Friday, November 4, 2011