Lightning Talk: Elevating Open Source Events to Retain Contributors
Lightningat Open Source Summit North America 2023 - Diversity Empowerment Summit · 2023-05-10..05-12·
summary
Events center on a clear purpose and target audience, with measurable follow-up: define who attends, why, and what metrics track retention. Build mentorship spaces, regular meetups, webinars and persistent chat rooms, plus a clear contributor roadmap and a publicized section on the project website to showcase contributors. Enforce code of conduct distribution and train organizers to act on incidents. Recruit diverse speakers and contributors proactively, plan pre/post outreach (hashtags, publicity, free-event strategy), and give social shoutouts to sustain long-term engagement.
AI-written summary · about
related talks
21mLeading and Growing an Open Source Comunity
38mHow to bring open source to a closed community
27mHow to Grow and Mentor an Open Source Community
35mFrom Storming to Performing: Growing Your Project's Contributor Experience
06mKeynote: Supporting the Community – So Open Source Projects Can Grow and Thrive
44mBuilding On-Ramps for Non-Code Contributors in Open Source
44mTen Practical Approaches for Building Inclusive Open Source and InnerSource..
16mThe Open Source Community Playbook: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why