growing a community - leveraging meetups to educate, grow and facilitate
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BOF: Growing a Community Leveraging Meetups to Educate, Grow, and Facilitate
Lee Calcote
Nov. 9th, 2016
http://calcotestudios.com/kubecon-bof
Lee Calcoteclouds, containers, infrastructure, applications
and their management
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@lcalcote
blog.gingergeek.com
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Meetups and LocalConferences
Show of Hands
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Who frequents meetups as a participant?
Who is looking to organize a community?
How many are community organizers already?
Blueprint for aSuccessful Meetup
Group
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FormatsTalk & DemoHands-on TutorialMultiple speakersMulti-part seriesPanel
Date/TimeLength of meetup
sweet spot?
Weekday vs weekend
Does consistency growcommunity? trust?
VenueFreedom from benefactor?Location / traffic / ease of access
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Co-organizingSharing the load and play to strengthsExpanded network / broader reach
Joint MeetupsPartnering with other communities
MarketingSeparate site?Twitter account or hashtag?
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Finding SpeakersHow to find?How to incentivize?Recording and posting talks
https://cloud-native.slack.com
https://community.docker.com
CNCF Ambassadors
Docker Captains
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Vetting SpeakersLove your tech.No selling.
Review of presentation
Avoid repeat speakers?Prior attendance?
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SponsorsHow to find themFood puts butts in seats
Other types of Events?Meetups vs other types of communities
(e.g. company-specific User Groups)
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Best Practices
(or where you're having trouble)
Lee Calcoteclouds, containers, infrastructure, applications
and their management
linkedin.com/in/leecalcote
@lcalcote
blog.gingergeek.com