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= Qt Local Groups =
= Qt Local Groups =


This is a stub discussed at the "marketing list":http://lists.qt.io/mailman/listinfo/marketing in the context of the [[Marketing]] priorities.
Known local active groups are at least in:
* Silicon Valley [http://www.meetup.com/QtChapterSiliconValley/ Qt Chapter Silicon Valley]
* Boston
* Japan
* Oslo
* Italy


== Meet everywhere ==
Also at least these groups have Qt community members in them and have Qt sessions, even though their scope is much larger.
* [https://www.meetup.com/Berlin-Qt-Meetup/ Berlin]
* Spain
* Portland


Face to face meetings and collaboration are unique and make a community stronger. There are Qt contributors, developers and users and other stakeholders in many locations worldwide. Let's meet!
Groups meet on a regular schedule from once a week to once a year.


== What we have ==
== Benefits of meetups ==


* Hundreds of people having expressed an intention to meet around the "Qt meetups":http://www.meetup.com/QtEverywhere/. The level of consolidation of those meetups differs strongly and there are other initiatives that for some reason grew apart like i.e. the "Qt Chapter Silicon Valley":http://www.meetup.com/QtChapterSiliconValley/.
* Employers are looking for Qt developers, meeting face to face is good for everyone.
* Dozens of national level "groups at Qt DevNet":http://developer.qt.nokia.com/groups.
* Getting to know the local community is fun.
* There is probably a lot more out there, disperse, in companies with professional Qt developers, KDE developers specializing in Qt…
* Groups where the topic is larger than Qt, you can learn new things and tell new people about Qt, everyone learns something.
* For what is worth, there is also what is left from the "Local MeeGo Networks":http://wiki.meego.com/Local_MeeGo_Networks. Many of them with a clear interest in Qt related activities and a significant overlap with Qt groups.
* Anything else?


== What we could have ==
== How to find a meetup? ==


The concept of the "Local MeeGo Networks":http://wiki.meego.com/Local_MeeGo_Networks worked out quite well even in the complex context of the MeeGo project. Several groups were created and they actually met, mixing people from different fields with different interests. Countries with a certain density of local groups started seeing a structure at a regional level (e.g. "Finland":http://wiki.meego.com/Local_MeeGo_Networks/MeeGo_Network_Finland).
[http://www.meetup.com/QtEverywhere/ Qt meetups] (This was discontinued)


One idea would be to take that inspiration and start with a similar procedure, checking the current Qt meetups and MeeGo networks to build up a global structure. The Qt community has a long history and is in fact well articulated with developers, companies, non-profit organizations… There is a possibility of receiving a great response under the umbrella of the Qt Project and the possibilities of local empowerment and community organization that the open governance provides.
Meetup.com has a category for [https://www.meetup.com/topics/qt-development/all/ qt-development], with more than 30 groups listed around the world, as of December 2019.
 
== Want to start a meetup? ==
 
== Help in practicalities ==
 
At The Qt Company we can help with practical hints and visibility. We are also thinking of a starter pack for Qt meetups (or an intro pack to your existing meetup).
 
Also providing some ready made topics is in the works, if you need to think of a topic in a hurry.
 
Also don't hesitate to ask us if there are locals who could visit your meetup we know of.

Latest revision as of 18:40, 11 December 2019


Qt Local Groups

Known local active groups are at least in:

Also at least these groups have Qt community members in them and have Qt sessions, even though their scope is much larger.

Groups meet on a regular schedule from once a week to once a year.

Benefits of meetups

  • Employers are looking for Qt developers, meeting face to face is good for everyone.
  • Getting to know the local community is fun.
  • Groups where the topic is larger than Qt, you can learn new things and tell new people about Qt, everyone learns something.

How to find a meetup?

Qt meetups (This was discontinued)

Meetup.com has a category for qt-development, with more than 30 groups listed around the world, as of December 2019.

Want to start a meetup?

Help in practicalities

At The Qt Company we can help with practical hints and visibility. We are also thinking of a starter pack for Qt meetups (or an intro pack to your existing meetup).

Also providing some ready made topics is in the works, if you need to think of a topic in a hurry.

Also don't hesitate to ask us if there are locals who could visit your meetup we know of.

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