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1=====================================2How to start LLVM Social in your town3=====================================4 5Here are several ideas you can take into account when designing your specific6LLVM Social.7 8Before you start, it is essential to make sure that the meetup is as welcoming9as any other event related to LLVM. Therefore you shall follow LLVM's10`Code of Conduct <https://llvm.org/docs/CodeOfConduct.html>`_.11 12Other than that - your mileage may vary. Please adapt your social to what works13best for your specific situation.14 15General suggestions16-------------------17 18* We highly recommend that you join the official LLVM meetup organization. In19 addition to covering the cost of the meetup, all LLVM meetups are advertised20 together and easily found by potential attendees. Please contact21 tanyalattner@llvm.org for more details.22* Beware of cultural differences: what works well in one region may not work in23 other part of the world.24* Do not be alone to organize the meetup. Try to work with a couple other25 organizers. This is more motivating as an organizer, and this makes the26 meetup more resilient over time.27* Each event can have a different form such as a social event, or28 a hackathon/workshop, or a 'mini-conference' with one or more talks. You do29 not have to stick to one format forever.30* Whatever format you choose, `LLVM Weekly <http://llvmweekly.org/>`_ is an31 excellent topic starter: go through the 3-4 recent LLVM Weekly posts and32 prepare a list of the most interesting/notable news and discuss them with the33 group.34 35Advertisement36-------------37 38* Try to advertise via similar meetups/user groups39* Advertise your meetup on the mailing lists (llvm-dev, cfe-dev, lldb-dev,40 ...). Feel free to post to all of them, or at least to llvm-dev.41 But as these mailing lists have high traffic and some LLVM developers are not42 very active on them, you may reach more interested people using the mailing43 feature from meetup.com.44* Advertise the meetup on Twitter and mention45 `@llvmweekly <http://twitter.com/llvmweekly>`_ and46 `@llvmorg <http://twitter.com/llvmorg>`_.47* Announce the next meetup in advance, and remind in one week or so.48 49Tech talks50----------51 52* It’s a great idea to have several talks scheduled for several upcoming53 meetups to get the ball rolling.54* Keep looking for speakers far in advance, ideally you should have 2-355 speakers ready in the pipeline.56* Try to record the talks if possible. It adds visibility to the meetup and57 just a good idea in general. Any modern smartphone or tablet should work, but58 you can also get a camera. Though, it is recommended to get an external59 microphone for better sound.60 61Where to host the meetup?62-------------------------63 64* Look around for bars/café with projectors.65* Talk to tech companies in the area.66* Some co-working spaces provide their facilities for non-profit (i.e., you do67 not charge attendees any fees) meetups.68* Ask nearby universities or university departments.69 70How to pick the date?71---------------------72 73* Make sure you do not clash with the similar meetups in the city (e.g.,74 C++ user groups).75* Prefer not to have a meetup the same week when the other similar meetups76 happen (e.g., it’s not a good idea to have LLVM meetup on Thursday after77 C++ meetup on Wednesday).78* Meetups on weekends may attract people who live far away from the city,79 but the people who live in the city may not attend.80* Make a poll, but beware that not every responder will join (we had ~20 votes81 on the poll, while only ~8 people attended).82 83