QtCS2015 LocalQtMeetups

Local Qt meetups

• Existing meetups:
  • Tokyo meets up often
  • Oslo once a month
  • Boston once every other month
  • California somewhat frequently
  • other unknown
• Broadening the scope:
  • Barcelona Free Software: Idea started as Qt Meetup, but decided not to restrict to Qt - open up for all FOSS
  • Why limit it to Qt? Preaching to the choir
  • Experience from PDXCPP is also that there's a lot of variance of knowledge level
  • Conclusion: broadening the scope is a good idea for cross-pollination
• Narrow scope experiences:
  • In Tokyo, 10-20 people every month come
  • Boston has a good experience for networking
    • One session about "what's new in Qt"
    • Topic of the day - a prepared session
  • You can find companies using Qt in job sites and see who's hiring
• What's the sweet spot?
  • Not too big that people can't sit or can't get enough pizza
  • 50 is getting big
• What to use to communicate?
  • Meetup.com
  • Whenever the meeting is announced, get your friends to sign up immediately
  • English content mostly - difficult to guarantee that everyone speaks the native language
    • Except in Japan
• Sessions:
  • We could share presentations, content
  • Recycle content from other conferences too
    • Don't underestimate the power of a good topic (Intro to Qt Creator, etc.)
  • Typical length: 30 min
• How can Tero help?
  • Calendar on the website/forums
  • Swag (stickers, pens, t-shirts)
  • Let organisers known when he's coming
  • Talk to Jens
  • Topic list with content for meetups
  • Provide Social Media visibility