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TAKING CLSX EVENTS
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
ALESSIO FATTORINI
▸ Work at Nethesis (Italy)
▸ NethServer Community Leader
▸ Build Welcoming Communities
▸ Connect People
▸ Work with Open Source
▸ Community Junkie
@ale_fattorini
SCARES ME TO DEATH
FLYING
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
DESPITE MY FEAR
▸ Pay my expenses
▸ Took a Plane
▸ 20 hour trip
▸ Jet-lag
@ale_fattorini
BIG CONFERENCES
NOT EVERYONE CAN ATTEND
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
COMMUNITY LOVERS
▸ Work in a community or lead one
▸ Passion
▸ Eager to learn
▸ Meet other community leaders
▸ They’re not professional
▸ Hobby or side job
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
RAISE THE AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP CULTURE
▸ Bringing it where community
lovers are
▸ Where their communities are
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
SUSTAINABLE NETWORK OF CLS EVENTS
▸ Objectives and culture
▸ Main (but not exclusive) focus
on tech community ecosystem
▸ Started from Europe
▸ Two main paths
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
IDENTIFY, CONNECT AND EMPOWER
▸ Local groups
▸ Take ownership / run CLSx
events
▸ Hangout and meetings in
person
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
SUPPORT THE TEAMS
▸ As much effortless as possibile
▸ Teams are not put off by event
organization
▸ Focus on content and people
@ale_fattorini
BEST PRACTICES TO
ORGANIZE AN EVENT
ON THE BASIS OF OUR
EXPERIENCE
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
RESOURCES PROVIDED
▸ Gitbook
▸ Trello Board
▸ Communication templates
▸ Website template
▸ Communication platform
▸ Shared sponsorships
@ale_fattorini
WHAT WE LEARNED
SOME EXAMPLES OF
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
RIGHT AUDIENCE
▸ No famous community managers
▸ Just community lovers
▸ Keep it easy, keep it simple.
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
BRING TOGETHER A CORE GROUP
▸ Leader can set the pace
▸ First face-to-face meeting
▸ No emails/chat
▸ Make public the commitment
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
ONE DAY FORMAT
▸ Plenaria session - morning
▸ Agenda and speakers
▸ Unconference - afternoon
▸ Many breaks to facilitate
networking
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
WHY THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER
▸ Known Speakers Agenda
▸ Helps participation
▸ Increase interest
▸ Morning sessions
▸ Warm up attendees
▸ Framework for discussion
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
WHY THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER
▸ Networking breaks
▸ Get to know each other
▸ Collaborative climate
▸ Good ground for the
unconference part
▸ Open to discuss and share
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
MORNING SESSIONS
▸ Choose the speakers carefully
▸ Talks are aligned with culture
▸ No sales pitches
▸ Cross-sector topics
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
AT THE END OF THE DAY
▸ We provide a common strategy
▸ Organizers can customize
▸ Based on local context
peculiarities, organizers’ vision
and needs
▸ CLSx is their own event
@ale_fattorini
WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON
WHAT HAVE WE ACHIEVED UNTIL NOW?
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON
▸ 2016 - 5 events: Milan, Rome,
Madrid, Paris, London
▸ 2017
▸ Madrid, Rome, Paris: planned
▸ Working on Amsterdam, Berlin,
CLSxOSCON
▸ Milan, right now.
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
OUR GOALS
▸ Supporting even more CLSx events
▸ Evolving the format
▸ Finding global sponsors
▸ Sharing best practices
▸ Official CLS Europe
▸ .. much more
@ale_fattorini
TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
HELP US
▸ Promote the CLSx initiative
▸ Talk with friends, colleagues and
companies
▸ Share your connections
▸ Get us in touch with all possible
organizers/advocates
@ale_fattorini
alessio.fattorini@gmail.com
WE NEED YOU TO CRAFT
THE COMMUNITY
LEADERSHIP CULTURE ALL
AROUND THE WORLD,
BRINGING IT WHERE
COMMUNITY LOVERS ARE
AND WHERE THEIR
COMMUNITIES ARE.
@ale_fattorini
THANK YOU
@ale_fattorini
nethserver.org
nethesis.it

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