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Everything you wanted to know about speaking at Go Oslo User Group

Everything you wanted to know about speaking at Go Oslo User Group

A lightning talk encouraging Oslo Gophers to share their Go knowledge.

Marta Paciorkowska

October 09, 2019
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  1. Everything you
    wanted to know
    about speaking
    at Go Oslo User
    Group…
    …but were too afraid to ask

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  2. Who organizes
    this user group?
    ~5 people
    Can the organizers stand up now?

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  3. Where we meet?
    Different place each month
    Maybe you want to host us?

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  4. When we meet?
    Every first Wednesday of the
    month
    (unless holidays)

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  5. Do we have a
    Code of
    Conduct?
    Yes
    We want everyone to feel safe and
    included.
    We use the Go Community Code of
    Conduct that can be found at
    https://golang.org/conduct

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  6. Can you present?
    Yes!
    We are looking for people of all
    experience levels.
    We’re happy to give feedback on
    your slides, or help with topics.

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  7. Do you have to
    be an
    experienced
    programmer?
    No, you don’t. ☺

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  8. You’re not sure
    what to talk
    about?
    We’ve got some ideas!
    ● a demo of something you built
    ● a presentation of your project
    ● how you use Go at work
    ● an intro to a language concept
    ● how you solved a problem
    ● tips and tricks
    ● a rant
    ● a workshop
    ● a Go package
    ● a comparison of Go and another
    language
    ● any non-technical topic that you
    think we’d benefit from

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  9. Do we only do
    “normal”
    meetups?
    No.
    ● Regular talks
    ● Lightning talks
    ● Workshops
    ● Hack days
    ● We’re open to ideas!

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  10. Do you need your
    own laptop to
    present?
    No, but…
    If you have a suitable one, please
    bring it.
    But not everyone has one, so ask us
    beforehand and we’ll provide one.

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  11. Do we have
    previous talks
    somewhere?
    Yes, sort of!
    We’re currently collecting links to
    slides from previous meetups on our
    Github repository:
    https://github.com/Oslo-Gophers/pr
    esentations

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  12. How do you
    contact us?
    Slack: https://gophers.slack.com,
    look for us on channels: #norway
    and #oslo-meetup
    Twitter: @GoOslo1 (we’re just
    starting out), @a_meba (Marta’s
    private)

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  13. Anything else?

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  14. 10% discount to
    Devopsdays Oslo
    (October 22-23, Sentralen)
    Visit https://ti.to/devopsdaysoslo/2019/discount/GoMeetup
    ...or use the GoMeetup code during checkout to apply.

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