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== Local Qt meetups == | == 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 | |||
Revision as of 11:19, 11 June 2015
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