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00:34.800 +at some frequency, they meet at some frequency. + +00:34.800 --> 00:36.840 +That's what we are going to talk about today: + +00:36.840 --> 00:39.480 +attending and organizing Emacs meetups. + +00:39.480 --> 00:41.600 +In other words, enjoying your Emacs journey + +00:41.600 --> 00:43.880 +with more folks! + +00:43.880 --> 00:45.880 +I am Bhavin, I am from India, + +00:45.880 --> 00:47.280 +and I have been organizing + +00:47.280 --> 00:49.200 +Emacs Asia Pacific meetup + +00:49.200 --> 00:52.280 +since last few months [almost 2 years]. + +00:52.280 --> 00:54.600 +We will be talking about online meetups + +00:54.600 --> 00:57.440 +most of the time. + +00:57.440 --> 00:00:59.251 +The beauty of online meetups is, + +00:00:59.251 --> 00:01:01.480 +you can join any meetups + +01:01.480 --> 01:03.360 +if the time permits, + +01:03.360 --> 01:05.080 +if the time zone is same. + +01:05.080 --> 01:07.080 +And there is no barrier. + +01:07.080 --> 01:10.120 +So let's get started. + +01:10.120 --> 01:14.120 +Let's see how a meetup looks like. + +01:14.120 --> 01:18.040 +We will see one of the Emacs APAC meetup's + +01:18.040 --> 01:25.640 +snippet, basically. + +01:25.640 --> 01:29.200 +[Ihor]: There is something called org-indent-mode. + +01:29.200 --> 01:33.040 +So, it's like this org-adapt-indentation + +01:33.040 --> 01:34.720 +which is like electric indent. + +01:34.720 --> 01:37.480 +Like when you press enter, it will indent. + +01:37.480 --> 01:41.520 +There is org-indent-mode, which does not require you + +01:41.520 --> 01:44.560 +to actually make the indents physically + +01:44.560 --> 01:45.600 +in the file. + +01:45.600 --> 01:54.320 +It will make things appear indented. + +01:54.320 --> 01:55.880 +This one? + +01:55.880 --> 01:56.400 +Yeah. + +01:56.400 --> 01:57.200 +[Bhavin]: org-adapt-indentation. + +01:57.200 --> 02:03.120 +Okay. + +02:03.120 --> 02:04.800 +Looks interesting, right? + +02:04.800 --> 02:08.320 +So, let's get into more details. + +02:08.320 --> 02:09.520 +You might have a question: + +02:09.520 --> 02:11.400 +"Why I should attend meetups?" + +02:11.400 --> 02:12.240 +That's a good question. + +02:12.240 --> 02:14.640 +You should always ask "why". + +02:14.640 --> 02:19.160 +It's an opportunity to learn together. + +02:19.160 --> 02:21.640 +You basically meet like-minded people, + +02:21.640 --> 02:23.560 +like-minded Emacs users, + +02:23.560 --> 02:27.400 +and you can always have fun, right? + +02:27.400 --> 02:29.160 +You still might have a question: + +02:29.160 --> 02:31.040 +"I am a beginner." + +02:31.040 --> 02:34.080 +I would say that's a great avenue for you. + +02:34.080 --> 02:36.640 +You get to discover more things. + +02:36.640 --> 02:38.800 +You can get help if you are facing + +02:38.800 --> 02:41.120 +any issues, any errors. + +02:41.120 --> 02:42.920 +And always keep in mind that it's okay + +02:42.920 --> 02:44.280 +if you don't understand everything + +02:44.280 --> 02:45.160 +from the discussions. + +02:45.160 --> 02:49.800 +There are going to be times where everything is…, + +02:49.800 --> 02:51.960 +all the topics you are not able to understand, + +02:51.960 --> 02:56.800 +which is totally fine. + +02:56.800 --> 02:58.760 +"I am an experienced user." + +02:58.760 --> 03:00.240 +I would say that's even better + +03:00.240 --> 03:01.720 +because you can help others + +03:01.720 --> 03:03.680 +during the meetup. + +03:03.680 --> 03:06.440 +And usually, in Emacs or in general, + +03:06.440 --> 03:08.200 +there is always something new to learn. + +03:08.200 --> 03:10.160 +There are plenty of packages. + +03:10.160 --> 03:11.080 +There might be something + +03:11.080 --> 03:12.440 +you have never tried. + +03:12.440 --> 03:13.760 +And there are always going to be + +03:13.760 --> 03:16.160 +different workflows of using something. + +03:16.160 --> 03:23.520 +So now, how do I become part of a meetup, right? + +03:23.520 --> 03:26.920 +"How do I become part of a meetup group?" + +03:26.920 --> 03:29.000 +The first step you might be doing is + +03:29.000 --> 03:30.920 +finding a meetup. + +03:30.920 --> 03:32.200 +There is this page, + +03:32.200 --> 03:35.120 +EmacsWiki page called Usergroups, + +03:35.120 --> 03:37.000 +currently maintained + +03:37.000 --> 03:38.680 +by Leo and Sacha. + +03:38.680 --> 03:46.600 +So, let's see how that page looks like. + +03:46.600 --> 03:48.040 +As you can see, this page tells you + +03:48.040 --> 03:51.160 +about all the upcoming events. + +03:51.160 --> 00:04:05.485 +And it also has a list of all the meetup groups. + +00:04:05.485 --> 00:04:10.000 +So, you can find all the groups there. + +04:10.000 --> 04:11.760 +Once you find one, + +04:11.760 --> 04:13.480 +you need to join them, right? + +04:13.480 --> 04:17.880 +How to join differs from group to group + +04:17.880 --> 04:20.520 +but usually you will find a way to subscribe + +04:20.520 --> 04:23.160 +to their mailing list or RSS feed, + +04:23.160 --> 04:24.520 +join their IRC channels. + +04:24.520 --> 04:27.200 +They might have accounts on some platforms + +04:27.200 --> 04:29.960 +like Mobilizon or meetup.com. + +04:29.960 --> 04:31.400 +You can just go there and join, + +04:31.400 --> 04:32.320 +so that you get notified + +04:32.320 --> 04:36.840 +whenever there is a new event. + +04:36.840 --> 04:39.120 +Now, seeing that list, + +04:39.120 --> 04:42.080 +you might say, "There are too many events + +04:42.080 --> 04:42.920 +of my interest." + +04:42.920 --> 04:47.000 +Don't worry, there is a solution. + +04:47.000 --> 04:49.280 +There is an Emacs calendar, + +04:49.280 --> 04:51.960 +you can subscribe to this calendar. + +04:51.960 --> 04:55.120 +Let's see what all events + +04:55.120 --> 04:56.800 +are there in this particular calendar. + +04:56.800 --> 05:00.120 +This month there is Emacs Berlin to start with + +05:00.120 --> 05:02.840 +and then there is EmacsConf, + +05:02.840 --> 05:06.360 +then Emacs APAC is also there. + +05:06.360 --> 05:15.520 +Let's see…, there is a companion website + +05:15.520 --> 05:17.840 +for this calendar as well. + +05:17.840 --> 05:19.240 +Let's go to the website also. + +05:19.240 --> 05:24.600 +You will see all the options, how to import it. + +05:24.600 --> 05:26.240 +There is ICS file, + +05:26.240 --> 05:28.120 +there are different time zones, + +05:28.120 --> 05:29.200 +Org mode files. + +05:29.200 --> 05:33.200 +You can just go there and subscribe. + +05:33.200 --> 05:38.520 +"How do I make most of it? + +05:38.520 --> 05:40.640 +If I am attending a meetup, + +05:40.640 --> 05:42.120 +how do I make most of it?" + +05:42.120 --> 05:44.480 +I would say never hesitate + +05:44.480 --> 05:45.520 +from asking questions. + +05:45.520 --> 05:46.600 +If there is something new, + +05:46.600 --> 05:47.840 +something you don't understand, + +05:47.840 --> 05:49.240 +just go ahead and ask questions. + +05:49.240 --> 05:51.320 +Ask for help if you are stuck somewhere. + +05:51.320 --> 05:54.040 +There are going to be new things, + +05:54.040 --> 05:56.120 +so make sure you note them down, + +05:56.120 --> 05:58.400 +and you can try those later. + +05:58.400 --> 06:04.600 +If possible, have a microphone or webcam on, + +06:04.600 --> 06:07.120 +so that you can connect with others very easily. + +06:07.120 --> 06:10.560 +If that's not an option for some reason, + +06:10.560 --> 06:12.520 +it's fine, you can always use chat + +06:12.520 --> 06:13.720 +and interact with everyone. + +06:13.720 --> 06:18.560 +So, don't make that a reason for not attending. + +06:18.560 --> 06:20.360 +Go ahead and attend, + +06:20.360 --> 06:22.640 +even if you just have chat as an option + +06:22.640 --> 06:23.720 +to interact with others. + +06:23.720 --> 06:27.480 +"Wait, I still have questions." + +06:27.480 --> 06:28.520 +Definitely. + +06:28.520 --> 06:30.360 +If you have more questions, + +06:30.360 --> 06:31.640 +go ahead and post those. + +06:31.640 --> 06:34.440 +I will come to them at the end. + +06:34.440 --> 06:42.840 +Now we know how to attend, + +06:42.840 --> 00:06:44.651 +what are the things you need to do + +00:06:44.651 --> 00:06:45.560 +if you want to attend. + +06:45.560 --> 00:06:48.418 +"What if I want to start my own meetup group?" + +00:06:48.418 --> 00:06:51.520 +Because there is no regional group, + +06:51.520 --> 06:53.560 +or there is something very specific + +06:53.560 --> 06:55.560 +which you want to start a group about. + +06:55.560 --> 07:01.800 +Again, "Why should I start a meetup group?" + +07:01.800 --> 07:05.080 +It is a way, I would say, to give back + +07:05.080 --> 07:08.880 +to the community by creating a platform + +07:08.880 --> 07:10.560 +for people to interact. + +07:10.560 --> 00:07:15.440 +You give speakers a platform, + +07:15.440 --> 07:17.520 +you also give a platform to the attendees. + +07:17.520 --> 07:19.680 +And obviously to have fun with others. + +07:19.680 --> 07:25.640 +There are some common questions + +07:25.640 --> 07:26.880 +which might come up, + +07:26.880 --> 00:07:28.051 +something like, + +00:07:28.051 --> 00:07:29.720 +"How much effort do I need to put?" + +07:29.720 --> 07:32.600 +Personally, I don't have to put + +07:32.600 --> 07:34.520 +more than two hours a month, + +07:34.520 --> 07:36.760 +that's including the time + +07:36.760 --> 07:37.880 +I attend the meetup. + +07:37.880 --> 07:42.600 +"What if I'm new to Emacs?" + +07:42.600 --> 07:43.600 +That's totally fine. + +07:43.600 --> 07:45.920 +You don't have to know Emacs, + +07:45.920 --> 07:47.200 +you don't have to be an expert + +07:47.200 --> 07:48.400 +to start a meetup group. + +07:48.400 --> 07:49.600 +That's totally fine. + +07:49.600 --> 07:51.480 +You will have more folks joining in + +07:51.480 --> 07:54.120 +with different experiences. + +07:54.120 --> 07:57.160 +That's totally fine to be a beginner + +07:57.160 --> 07:58.480 +in Emacs to start a meetup. + +07:58.480 --> 08:02.440 +"How do I do it now?" + +08:02.440 --> 08:05.680 +So, let's look at some specifics, + +08:05.680 --> 08:08.280 +some questions you might need to answer + +08:08.280 --> 08:10.520 +in order to start your meetup group. + +08:10.520 --> 08:13.640 +Format of the meetup. + +08:13.640 --> 08:17.120 +What participants will do during the meetup? + +08:17.120 --> 08:20.920 +Let's see one of the options, + +08:20.920 --> 08:23.680 +this is one of my favorites. + +08:23.680 --> 08:26.640 +Keep it simple, a bit unstructured + +08:26.640 --> 08:28.320 +and have free flowing discussions. + +08:28.320 --> 08:30.640 +What does that mean? + +08:30.640 --> 08:32.720 +That basically means letting people + +08:32.720 --> 08:35.480 +ask questions, share new things they have found, + +08:35.480 --> 08:39.840 +let them ask doubts, let them ask for help. + +08:39.840 --> 08:44.200 +During this free flowing discussions, + +08:44.200 --> 08:46.920 +you can go through Emacs News as well, + +08:46.920 --> 08:49.760 +go through the topics, and you might find + +08:49.760 --> 08:52.600 +something interesting which you can talk about. + +08:52.600 --> 08:57.280 +Why I prefer discussions? + +08:57.280 --> 09:00.840 +Discussions basically give an opportunity + +09:00.840 --> 09:03.880 +to all the participants to participate. + +09:03.880 --> 09:06.640 +They get to talk about what they know + +09:06.640 --> 09:09.000 +rather than just having one way talk. + +09:09.000 --> 09:12.120 +They can basically participate + +09:12.120 --> 09:13.600 +by putting up their thoughts. + +09:13.600 --> 09:17.200 +Everyone gets to learn more + +09:17.200 --> 09:18.480 +as topics change. + +09:18.480 --> 09:21.120 +Usually during these free flowing discussions, + +09:21.120 --> 09:22.800 +topics keep changing + +09:22.800 --> 09:25.120 +and that's how you get to learn more. + +09:25.120 --> 09:29.000 +This also has less friction for the speakers. + +09:29.000 --> 00:09:31.651 +They won't have a burden that, + +00:09:31.651 --> 00:09:34.485 +"Okay, I have a talk in the meetup + +00:09:34.485 --> 00:09:35.600 +I need to prepare." + +09:35.600 --> 09:38.320 +That just increases friction for them + +09:38.320 --> 09:39.040 +to participate. + +09:39.040 --> 09:42.080 +If you are having a free flowing discussion, + +09:42.080 --> 00:09:44.685 +it's basically just a matter of saying, + +00:09:44.685 --> 00:09:47.200 +"Hey, maybe I would like to share my screen, + +09:47.200 --> 09:49.440 +and I'll talk about this particular thing." + +09:49.440 --> 09:53.560 +What about talks? + +09:53.560 --> 09:55.240 +Everyone loves talks, even I do. + +09:55.240 --> 09:58.880 +So, make sure you are also accommodating talks, + +09:58.880 --> 10:00.800 +allow people to submit talks, + +10:00.800 --> 10:03.960 +and have talks plus discussions. + +10:03.960 --> 10:07.560 +You can also host watch parties. + +10:07.560 --> 10:09.320 +You can pick up + +10:09.320 --> 10:11.160 +any of the talks from EmacsConf + +10:11.160 --> 10:14.240 +for anything which is out there, + +10:14.240 --> 10:15.840 +and you can watch it together, + +10:15.840 --> 10:17.240 +and you can have discussion + +10:17.240 --> 10:18.240 +about that particular talk. + +10:18.240 --> 10:23.000 +The next question + +10:23.000 --> 10:24.400 +you might need to answer + +10:24.400 --> 10:25.640 +is frequency of the meetup. + +10:25.640 --> 10:28.800 +How often the group is going to meet? + +10:28.800 --> 10:32.880 +One option is recurring meetups. + +10:32.880 --> 10:37.080 +So something like, you meet every month + +10:37.080 --> 10:39.000 +on a specific day time. + +10:39.000 --> 10:43.640 +Another option is one-off meetups. + +10:43.640 --> 10:46.240 +You can meet whenever you have + +10:46.240 --> 10:47.520 +some specific talk, + +10:47.520 --> 10:49.600 +some specific discussion topic. + +10:49.600 --> 10:52.680 +What you can do about the timing is, + +10:52.680 --> 10:54.680 +if you are targeting a specific region, + +10:54.680 --> 10:56.840 +make sure [people from] all the time zones + +10:56.840 --> 10:58.480 +from that region are able to attend. + +10:58.480 --> 11:04.480 +Now you have figured out everything + +11:04.480 --> 11:06.200 +and you are going to schedule the meetup. + +11:06.200 --> 11:08.280 +So, "Should I schedule and just wait?" + +11:08.280 --> 11:08.760 +No. + +11:08.760 --> 11:10.960 +Go ahead and spread the word about it. + +11:10.960 --> 11:12.560 +Let's see what we can do. + +11:12.560 --> 11:16.480 +You can post on social media about your event. + +11:16.480 --> 11:19.840 +Usually do it a week or two before, + +11:19.840 --> 11:24.200 +so that people can plan their other things. + +11:24.200 --> 11:27.640 +Share it on local GNU/Linux user groups. + +11:27.640 --> 11:30.360 +They might have IRC channels, mailing lists, + +11:30.360 --> 11:32.240 +so you should share your event there. + +11:32.240 --> 11:35.120 +Reddit seems to be a popular place as well. + +11:35.120 --> 11:37.520 +Many people follow and are there, + +11:37.520 --> 11:39.960 +so you can post about your event there as well. + +11:39.960 --> 11:43.640 +The next option is adding your event + +11:43.640 --> 11:45.000 +to Emacs calendar. + +11:45.000 --> 11:47.760 +You should get your event added + +11:47.760 --> 11:49.680 +to the EmacsWiki and the calendar, + +11:49.680 --> 11:51.080 +which we saw in the first part. + +11:51.080 --> 11:53.680 +And the instructions are given there. + +11:53.680 --> 11:55.640 +So, whenever you schedule a meetup, + +11:55.640 --> 11:58.000 +you should definitely add your event + +11:58.000 --> 11:58.920 +to those places. + +11:58.920 --> 12:02.800 +Next thing you should do is…, + +12:02.800 --> 12:04.240 +these are few points + +12:04.240 --> 12:07.720 +which you should do during the meetup. + +12:07.720 --> 12:10.760 +You should start with the introductions. + +12:10.760 --> 12:14.560 +Introductions serve as an icebreaker, usually. + +12:14.560 --> 12:18.240 +They make everyone speak about themselves, + +12:18.240 --> 12:20.200 +so that everyone knows each other + +12:20.200 --> 12:21.120 +a bit at least. + +12:21.120 --> 12:24.880 +Make sure it is possible for others + +12:24.880 --> 12:27.520 +to participate via chat. + +12:27.520 --> 12:30.920 +So, if there are some messages in the chat, + +12:30.920 --> 12:32.840 +make sure you relay those to others + +12:32.840 --> 12:35.680 +who are talking via audio/video. + +12:35.680 --> 12:39.440 +Share your website at the end, + +12:39.440 --> 12:41.720 +so that people know and they can follow it, + +12:41.720 --> 12:44.360 +and they can join the next event. + +12:44.360 --> 12:48.280 +The next is keeping track of time. + +12:48.280 --> 12:50.560 +Make sure you keep track of time. + +12:50.560 --> 12:52.720 +Have some time, let's say, 1 hour + +12:52.720 --> 12:54.760 +or slightly more than that + +12:54.760 --> 12:56.600 +and time-bound your event, + +12:56.600 --> 12:58.760 +so that we respect everyone's time + +12:58.760 --> 13:00.280 +and we conclude in time. + +13:00.280 --> 13:05.000 +Now your meetup was done, + +13:05.000 --> 13:06.960 +it was good, people attended. + +13:06.960 --> 13:07.800 +What's next? + +13:07.800 --> 13:10.600 +Publishing the recordings, I would say. + +13:10.600 --> 13:14.800 +You should consider publishing the talks + +13:14.800 --> 13:15.760 +or discussions both. + +13:15.760 --> 13:20.240 +The reason being people can revisit the things. + +13:20.240 --> 13:21.960 +Usually people go back + +13:21.960 --> 13:23.640 +and watch the recordings again. + +13:23.640 --> 13:26.200 +And those who were not able to attend, + +13:26.200 --> 13:27.640 +they can also participate + +13:27.640 --> 13:28.880 +by watching the recording. + +13:28.880 --> 13:32.040 +You can do even more. + +13:32.040 --> 13:34.640 +You can have captions for the videos, + +13:34.640 --> 13:37.280 +so that people can enjoy the talks + +13:37.280 --> 13:40.600 +way better than just audio video. + +13:40.600 --> 13:43.400 +And you can even have written summaries + +13:43.400 --> 00:13:44.451 +of the discussions, + +00:13:44.451 --> 00:13:45.960 +something like with links. + +13:45.960 --> 13:48.560 +Let's see some of the examples of summaries. + +13:48.560 --> 13:55.080 +This is one of the summaries + +13:55.080 --> 13:56.880 +for Austin meetup + +13:56.880 --> 13:59.200 +and this is written by someone + +13:59.200 --> 14:01.400 +who is participating during that meetup. + +14:01.400 --> 14:04.000 +You can see they have put up their thoughts, + +14:04.000 --> 14:05.520 +what they think about something + +14:05.520 --> 14:08.160 +they got to know in the event. + +14:08.160 --> 14:14.280 +Another example we can see is M-x Research. + +14:14.280 --> 14:16.800 +You can see they have put up + +14:16.800 --> 14:18.960 +all the discussion points. + +14:18.960 --> 14:21.320 +They even have action items from the meetup. + +14:21.320 --> 14:25.240 +One more example we can see is Emacs APAC. + +14:25.240 --> 14:28.280 +What I have done here is, + +14:28.280 --> 14:30.360 +I have mentioned the topic and links, + +14:30.360 --> 14:32.840 +who shared what. + +14:32.840 --> 14:36.720 +And that's about post meetup stuff. + +14:36.720 --> 14:38.280 +You can keep it simple. + +14:38.280 --> 14:40.960 +Just start with hosting your video recordings, + +14:40.960 --> 14:44.240 +and just start with basic links and details. + +14:44.240 --> 14:50.480 +So, are we ready to start a meetup? + +14:50.480 --> 14:52.880 +Definitely. + +14:52.880 --> 14:54.640 +Let's see some of the points + +14:54.640 --> 14:56.120 +or checklist, I would say, + +14:56.120 --> 14:57.640 +you should do before you start + +14:57.640 --> 14:58.200 +a meetup group. + +14:58.200 --> 14:59.800 +What are the next steps? + +14:59.800 --> 15:04.440 +Have a co-organizer. + +15:04.440 --> 15:07.960 +So, have at least one co-organizer or person + +15:07.960 --> 15:09.640 +to talk to during the meetup, + +15:09.640 --> 15:12.600 +so that even if no one shows up + +15:12.600 --> 15:14.320 +you will have someone to talk to + +15:14.320 --> 15:16.240 +and you both can discuss + +15:16.240 --> 15:20.160 +about the topic you decided to. + +15:20.160 --> 15:22.200 +If your friend or the person + +15:22.200 --> 15:23.760 +you have reached out to + +15:23.760 --> 15:26.760 +are hesitant to become a "co-organizer", + +15:26.760 --> 15:28.960 +because that feels like responsibility, + +15:28.960 --> 15:29.720 +it's fine. + +15:29.720 --> 15:32.360 +You can ask them to just come with you + +15:32.360 --> 15:36.480 +and have the discussion during the event. + +15:36.480 --> 15:38.720 +And like Andrea explained + +15:38.720 --> 15:40.200 +in his talk about 'buddy', + +15:40.200 --> 15:43.520 +buddy is someone who is helping you + +15:43.520 --> 15:45.000 +with your Emacs journey. + +15:45.000 --> 15:48.800 +Buddies and their mentees + +15:48.800 --> 15:52.280 +can make their meeting public, + +15:52.280 --> 15:56.040 +and that can be a good way to start + +15:56.040 --> 15:57.240 +or spin-off a meetup. + +15:57.240 --> 16:01.920 +Have a website for your meetup. + +16:01.920 --> 16:04.440 +You should definitely have a website + +16:04.440 --> 16:05.920 +where people can go and read + +16:05.920 --> 16:08.640 +about your event or the group. + +16:08.640 --> 16:10.280 +Keep it simple. + +16:10.280 --> 16:13.440 +Have RSS feed, so that people can subscribe. + +16:13.440 --> 16:15.520 +And whenever you have new talks, + +16:15.520 --> 16:17.680 +make sure you add those talks + +16:17.680 --> 16:18.880 +to the announcement pages. + +16:18.880 --> 16:23.960 +Let's quickly see some of the example websites. + +16:23.960 --> 16:32.480 +The first one here is again + +16:32.480 --> 16:34.160 +Emacs Asia-Pacific event. + +16:34.160 --> 16:36.880 +You can see we have details, + +16:36.880 --> 16:41.080 +what is the timing, how to submit a talk, + +16:41.080 --> 16:42.000 +how to attend. + +16:42.000 --> 16:45.720 +Next example is Emacs Berlin. + +16:45.720 --> 16:47.480 +So, you can see they have mentioned + +16:47.480 --> 16:48.680 +what is the next event, + +16:48.680 --> 16:51.440 +which were the previous events, + +16:51.440 --> 16:53.840 +how to participate, how to stay updated. + +16:53.840 --> 16:57.040 +And similarly, there is M-x Research as well. + +16:57.040 --> 16:59.080 +They have mentioned what are the events, + +16:59.080 --> 17:00.600 +what are the upcoming events and all. + +17:00.600 --> 17:09.280 +You can just get started + +17:09.280 --> 17:11.160 +by taking any of the websites, + +17:11.160 --> 17:13.040 +and just modify it to your liking. + +17:13.040 --> 17:14.200 +That's totally fine. + +17:14.200 --> 17:17.640 +The next thing you will need + +17:17.640 --> 17:19.080 +is a video conferencing tool. + +17:19.080 --> 17:23.360 +It should support video, screen share, chat. + +17:23.360 --> 17:25.120 +These are the few of + +17:25.120 --> 17:27.680 +the free software options. + +17:27.680 --> 17:29.240 +One is BigBlueButton + +17:29.240 --> 17:31.000 +and another is Jitsi Meet. + +17:31.000 --> 17:33.040 +You can request for an account + +17:33.040 --> 17:36.840 +on the given instance to EmacsConf organizers + +17:36.840 --> 17:38.280 +on this mailing list, + +17:38.280 --> 17:40.400 +or you can stick to any + +17:40.400 --> 17:42.280 +of the Jitsi Meet instances. + +17:42.280 --> 17:45.960 +Communication media. + +17:45.960 --> 17:47.280 +You should have at least some way + +17:47.280 --> 17:51.120 +for people to interact post meetup + +17:51.120 --> 17:53.000 +or before the meetup. + +17:53.000 --> 00:17:57.385 +You can use any of the existing IRC channels, #emacsconf, + +00:17:57.386 --> 00:17:59.880 +or maybe you can use the existing + +17:59.880 --> 18:01.720 +GNU/Linux user groups lists. + +18:01.720 --> 18:07.600 +I would recommend you to read or watch + +18:07.600 --> 18:11.000 +"Starting an Emacs meetup" by Harry Schwartz. + +18:11.000 --> 18:13.080 +They have mentioned details + +18:13.080 --> 18:14.840 +about in-person meetups, + +18:14.840 --> 18:17.720 +but there are many important points + +18:17.720 --> 18:20.080 +to consider in that post + +18:20.080 --> 18:21.320 +as well as in the recording. + +18:21.320 --> 18:23.200 +So, go ahead and definitely watch + +18:23.200 --> 18:24.840 +before you start your meetup. + +18:24.840 --> 18:29.560 +If you need any help with + +18:29.560 --> 18:32.520 +BigBlueButton account, hosting, + +18:32.520 --> 18:35.280 +or captioning the talk recordings + +18:35.280 --> 18:37.160 +for very specific or good talks, + +18:37.160 --> 18:38.880 +don't hesitate to reach out to + +18:38.880 --> 18:40.480 +EmacsConf organizers. + +18:40.480 --> 18:42.320 +There are many volunteers + +18:42.320 --> 18:43.560 +subscribed to that list, + +18:43.560 --> 18:45.920 +so you will definitely find + +18:45.920 --> 18:50.080 +someone to help you. + +18:50.080 --> 18:50.760 +I had one idea. + +18:50.760 --> 18:53.240 +If you are one of the organizers, + +18:53.240 --> 18:55.400 +or if you plan to start a meetup, + +18:55.400 --> 18:57.360 +I was thinking if + +18:57.360 --> 18:59.280 +we can have a common platform + +18:59.280 --> 19:00.400 +for all the organizers + +19:00.400 --> 19:01.240 +to discuss what they are doing, + +19:01.240 --> 19:04.000 +what they are experimenting. + +19:04.000 --> 19:06.920 +If you are interested, + +19:06.920 --> 19:10.400 +drop me an email at this email address. + +19:10.400 --> 19:13.200 +If I get somewhere with this idea, + +19:13.200 --> 19:15.440 +I will definitely involve everyone + +19:15.440 --> 19:16.280 +who is interested. + +19:16.280 --> 19:21.240 +With that, we come to the end of my talk. + +19:21.240 --> 19:23.440 +I would like to thank Sacha and Leo + +19:23.440 --> 19:26.560 +for their inputs while I was creating this talk, + +19:26.560 --> 19:30.040 +and thank you for joining. + +19:30.040 --> 19:35.280 +Now it is time for the questions. |