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Fixme is an excellent place to organise all your awesome events. We welcome everything relating to technology, electronics, hacking, making, meetups, cryptocurrencies, competitions, talks, conferences, (relevant) politics, and much more! We already hold numerous events every month - at least one event a week, with one large event a month at a minimum. Check out our [https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/sruulkb8vh28dim9bcth8emdm4%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics calendar]!
 
Fixme is an excellent place to organise all your awesome events. We welcome everything relating to technology, electronics, hacking, making, meetups, cryptocurrencies, competitions, talks, conferences, (relevant) politics, and much more! We already hold numerous events every month - at least one event a week, with one large event a month at a minimum. Check out our [https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/sruulkb8vh28dim9bcth8emdm4%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics calendar]!
 
== Location ==
 
=== Fixme ===
 
'''Capacity''': 20 people
 
 
You are encouraged to organise events here at any time! (Wednesday evenings may be a bit cramped though)
 
 
=== Makerspace ===
 
'''Capacity''': however many you can fit in 250m^2
 
 
You can organise events here for anything to do with electronics, making, woodworking, laser cutting, plasma cutting, cnc machining, or other projects that wouldn't fit into fixme. Usage of machines requires a belt, and if your belt color isn't blue or higher, someone with that has to be present. The exact protocol for organising events here hasn't been clarified yet, please come and talk with us first.
 
 
=== Meetup space ===
 
'''Capacity''': 60+ people
 
 
Great for larger events, generally unavailable on Wednesday evenings. Requires being added to UC calendar to avoid clashes.
 
 
=== Rooms ===
 
'''Capacity''': 10 people for big one, 5 people for small one
 
 
Priority is given to co-workers (but they're rarely used)
 
  
 
== Questions to answer first ==
 
== Questions to answer first ==
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* What is the target? (i.e. Fixme members, extern people, adults, children, ...)
 
* What is the target? (i.e. Fixme members, extern people, adults, children, ...)
 
* What resources are required? (i.e. the hackerspace, electronics tools, electronics parts, ...)
 
* What resources are required? (i.e. the hackerspace, electronics tools, electronics parts, ...)
* Who can help me to organise? (i.e. things can be done faster/easier if you not try to do it alone)
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* Who can help me to organize? (i.e. things can be done faster/easier if you do not try to do it alone)
 
* Is the date available ?
 
* Is the date available ?
  
 
== Plan the event ==
 
== Plan the event ==
The person responsible for events is [[User:Sasha|Sasha]], feel free to contact him (''sasha at fixme dot ch'') at any time to organise events. If you want to organise events in the Univercité space, please cc Shalf and Carmelo (''yh at shalf dot me ''and'' carmelo dot bisognano at inartis dot ch'') as well.
 
 
* Create a wiki page using the [[Project_template|project template]].
 
* Create a wiki page using the [[Project_template|project template]].
 
* Get/Order the resources to be sure to get it on time.
 
* Get/Order the resources to be sure to get it on time.
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* Open a [http://framadate.org/ Framadate] and spread the word (Mailing-List, IRC, weekmail, twitter, facebook, ...).
 
* Open a [http://framadate.org/ Framadate] and spread the word (Mailing-List, IRC, weekmail, twitter, facebook, ...).
 
* Select the most popular date (yes, it's obvious, I know...)
 
* Select the most popular date (yes, it's obvious, I know...)
* Plan the event early, 1 month is good
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* Plan the event early: 1 month is good most of the times, the earlier the better
  
 
== Communicate about the event ==
 
== Communicate about the event ==
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** post the event and date on Twitter,
 
** post the event and date on Twitter,
 
** prepare a short description for the weekmail.
 
** prepare a short description for the weekmail.
** You may use https://events.fixme.ch
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** <s>You may use events script to create event https://github.com/fixme-lausanne/events (FIXME it's broken)</s>
 
* Communicate 1 week and the day before the event (people tend to forget)
 
* Communicate 1 week and the day before the event (people tend to forget)
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== During the event ==
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* Share the video
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** appear.in
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** terminal: https://tmate.io/

Latest revision as of 17:52, 16 September 2020

Fixme is an excellent place to organise all your awesome events. We welcome everything relating to technology, electronics, hacking, making, meetups, cryptocurrencies, competitions, talks, conferences, (relevant) politics, and much more! We already hold numerous events every month - at least one event a week, with one large event a month at a minimum. Check out our calendar!

Questions to answer first

  • What is the topic? (i.e. Coding Night, Cryptoparty, Talk, Workshop, ...)
  • What is the target? (i.e. Fixme members, extern people, adults, children, ...)
  • What resources are required? (i.e. the hackerspace, electronics tools, electronics parts, ...)
  • Who can help me to organize? (i.e. things can be done faster/easier if you do not try to do it alone)
  • Is the date available ?

Plan the event

  • Create a wiki page using the project template.
  • Get/Order the resources to be sure to get it on time.
  • Check the Fixme Event calendar to find possible dates for the event.
  • Open a Framadate and spread the word (Mailing-List, IRC, weekmail, twitter, facebook, ...).
  • Select the most popular date (yes, it's obvious, I know...)
  • Plan the event early: 1 month is good most of the times, the earlier the better

Communicate about the event

  • Think about a poster to promote your event (There is a poster template for Fixme events). File:Poster.tgz
  • Once the date is known, promote!
    • spread the info on the mailing list,
    • update the wiki page with this date,
    • update the topic on #Fixme IRC chan,
    • create an event on the Fixme Facebook page,
    • post the event and date on Twitter,
    • prepare a short description for the weekmail.
    • You may use events script to create event https://github.com/fixme-lausanne/events (FIXME it's broken)
  • Communicate 1 week and the day before the event (people tend to forget)

During the event