Coderetreat
Host Training
with Amir Barylko
BEING A HOST
Sponsors
Location
Lunch
Snacks
Notifications
Activities during
GDCR
Volunteers
Cleanup
Facilitator
LOCATION
SUPER IMPORTANT!!!
Room for rows of
chairs and tables
Plugs on the walls
Nice
Visit Before
Power bars
+
extension cords
Room layout
Washrooms
LUNCH
Nice
Allergies
Cutlery
Napkins
Plates
Serving utensils
SNACKS
Breakfast
Coffee / Tea
All day
Healthy
CLEANUP
Garbage bags
Cleaning wipes
Ask for help
PROMOTION
Twitter
User Groups
Conferences
Setting up for
GDCR
events
WHAT CAN GO
WRONG?
No laptops
No lunch
No location
2 DAYS
BEFORE GDCR DAY
Confirm
Coordinate
Facilitator
Reminder
Make a list of what
you need
THE GDCR DAY
Be there 1/2 hour
earlier
Ask help to setup
Remember sponsors
Use GDCR Google
docs materials
Don’t stress
Ask help to cleanup
Have fun!
THANK YOU!
GOOD LUCK!
amir@barylko.com
@abarylko
http://bit.ly/abarylkoslides
Resources
Photo Credit
• Under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/
• Jeremy Keith, Roast beef, http://flic.kr/p/TKUz
• Rob Campbell, Field of daisies, http://flic.kr/p/6QJjU4