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In this talk, Bhavin Gandhi shares how to participate in Emacs meetups and even how to organize your own. Afterwards, he will handle questions over BigBlueButton. Spanish captions are also available for this talk. You can find them on the talk page.

# Talk

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00:00.000 Introduction
01:10.120 Example from Emacs APAC
02:08.320 "Why should I attend meetups?"
02:27.400 "I am a beginner"
02:56.800 "I am an experienced user"
03:16.160 Finding meetups
04:10.000 How to join
04:36.840 Emacs Calendar
05:33.200 Making the most of a meetup
06:45.560 "What if I want to start my own meetup group?"
07:19.680 "How much effort do I need to put?"
07:37.880 "What if I'm new to Emacs?"
07:58.480 "How do I do it now?"
08:52.600 Why I prefer discussions
09:49.440 What about talks?
10:18.240 Frequency of the meetup
10:58.480 "Should I schedule and just wait?"
11:39.960 Adding your event to the Emacs Calendar
11:58.920 What to do during the meetup
13:00.280 After the meetup
14:44.240 Checklist
14:59.800 Co-organizers
15:57.240 Website
17:14.200 Video conferencing
17:42.280 Communication
18:01.720 Other resources
18:50.080 Connecting with other organizers

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# Q&A

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# Description
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