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RUBY COMMUNITY: AWESOME; COULD BE AWESOMER Marty Haught @mghaught http://martyhaught.com Friday, November 4, 2011

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We’re awesome Friday, November 4, 2011

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Friday, November 4, 2011

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Can be awesomer Friday, November 4, 2011

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Community Safari Friday, November 4, 2011

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1. Moar programmers Friday, November 4, 2011

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2. Leveling up Friday, November 4, 2011

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3. Community raising cindy47452 Friday, November 4, 2011

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david.evenson Friday, November 4, 2011

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Boulder Ruby Friday, November 4, 2011

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Serial Event Organizer Friday, November 4, 2011

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Anyone can help Friday, November 4, 2011

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Local matters m-i-k-e Friday, November 4, 2011

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Intentional communities ideath Friday, November 4, 2011

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minaswan Friday, November 4, 2011

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Community template wscullin Friday, November 4, 2011

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Planning your plot kidmissile Friday, November 4, 2011

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Plant for your zone boutmuet Friday, November 4, 2011

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Event styles 1. Lecture 2. Social 3. Interactive Friday, November 4, 2011

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Lecture Friday, November 4, 2011

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Social Friday, November 4, 2011

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Interactive Friday, November 4, 2011

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Event Organizing 101 http://bit.ly/event-organizing-101 Friday, November 4, 2011

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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

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Growing programmers Friday, November 4, 2011

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Inviting to newbies nutmegdesigns Friday, November 4, 2011

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Diversity Friday, November 4, 2011

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Reach beyond Friday, November 4, 2011

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Next generation http://ruby4kids.com http://kidsruby.com/ Friday, November 4, 2011

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Ideas new programmer outreach (meet ruby) charity training workshops meeting mashups volunteering at schools Friday, November 4, 2011

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Leveling up Friday, November 4, 2011

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Are you making people better? http://headrush.typepad.com/ deneyterrio Friday, November 4, 2011

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Toastmasters model jcphotos Friday, November 4, 2011

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Scouting https://github.com/mghaught/Ruby-Handbook Friday, November 4, 2011

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Code retreats http://coderetreat.com/ Friday, November 4, 2011

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Ideas cooperative programming challenges bug mashes Friday, November 4, 2011

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Community raising cindy47452 Friday, November 4, 2011

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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

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Be creative Friday, November 4, 2011

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Have fun Friday, November 4, 2011

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Rewarding 85934826@N00 Friday, November 4, 2011

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Takeaway get involved have a goal, be intentional start small, have fun make your community better Friday, November 4, 2011

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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