BoF: How to Build a Tech Community: The Fine Art of Organizing Meetups
Talkat Open Source Summit Europe 2023 · on Thursday, 2023-09-21· at 12:50· Room 3A (Floor 3), Abandoibarra Etorb., 4, 48011 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain·
summary
Organizing local meetups scales quickly: set a narrow identity, secure a sponsor or venue, and recruit two speakers; practical rules here include 10 hours of prep per event, keeping the event page live about two weeks, and sending heavy marketing the final seven days. Real metrics: a first funnel that converts to 40 attendees proves value, analytics-engineering Meetups grew from one 2020 initiative to about eight chapters. Use meetup.com (~€70/year for organizer features), limit team size to three, and assign host, tech, greeter and drinks roles.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Organizing tech meetups
- 4:42Reasons to host meetups
- 8:40First meetup identity
- 10:51Sponsors venues speakers
- 13:19Securing engaging speakers
- 16:08Marketing strategies
- 18:17Final prep seven days before
- 21:03Day-of host roles
- 23:31Post-talk networking
- 24:37Call to action resources
- 25:18Q&A attendance strategies
- 28:07Timing invitations
- 29:52Alternatives to meetup.com
- 32:00Co-organizing meetups
- 34:10Closing remarks
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