Building a Selenium Community One Meetup at a Time
summary
Selenium profiles climb from ~5,000 to ~25,000 in two years and open-source projects using Selenium top >1,000, so starting a local group is practical: register on meetup.com, pick monthly cadence, find a free venue with sponsored food and a projector, expect about 50% attendee drop off from RSVP, aim for a mix of technical talks and social time, record events, run occasional whiteboard night sessions and joint meetups to double reach — these tactics scale groups from a handful to dozens and sustain growth.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:26Why meetups
- 2:05Selenium users
- 2:20Open Source Projects
- 2:30Cities with meetups
- 2:50Where to start
- 3:51Meetupcom
- 4:30First Meetup
- 5:44Volunteer
- 6:08Find a Speaker
- 7:30Venue
- 8:52Announcement
- 9:02Tips
- 9:45Other Tips
- 13:08Blog Post
- 14:04DC Meetups
- 16:10San Jose Meetup
- 16:57Wrap Up
- 18:04Other Meetups
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