Learnings of a meetup organiser
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In this talk, delivered at the Scede.io off-site in August 2017, I talk about some of the things I have done over the last 4 years that can help you to improve your meetup event.
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- 1. Learnings of a meetup organiser. Adam Bolton Scede.io offsite 15/08/2017
- 2. About me • Studied Computing & Psychology at University • After leaving Uni I was approached to work in recruitment • Spent 10yrs hiring tech staff • Started ABrecruit in 2013 • Started organising events in around March 2013 • Meetups evolved from individual (Spanish, Italian etc) to joint.
- 3. About IDinLondon Grew to 1,100 members across 6 groups. Italian / Portuguese / Polish, South African / French / Spanish. Decided to join the groups together; currently 240 members. Average attendance approx 50. Record attendance 72.
- 4. Some pics!
- 5. What to do! What to do to get the most from your events.
- 6. What to do! Have a reason for your meetup. Is there a gap somewhere?
- 7. What to do! Have co-hosts who are technical.
- 8. What to do! Clearly defined event including timings
- 9. What to do! Check the slides before the event
- 10. What to do! Have a couple of helpers
- 11. What to do! Use Eventbrite for ticketing / MailChimp for emails
- 12. What to do! Have a couple of slides about you
- 13. What to do! Check for dietary requirements
- 14. What to do! Get feedback from attendees
- 15. What not to do! What not to do at your events!
- 16. What not to do! Let people talk and talk when they have an allotted time
- 17. What not to do! Have events in hard to get to locations
- 18. What not to do! Run out of food & drink
- 19. What not to do! Accept a talk topic without making sure they are knowledgeable
- 20. What not to do! Expect that everyone will turn up; 50% rule.
- 21. What not to do! Get drunk!
- 22. What not to do! Take responsibility for belongings
- 23. What not to do! Push Recruitment too heavily
- 24. Thank you for your time – any questions?? •Adam Bolton •@adam__bolton (2 underscores) •@IDinLondon
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