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description: Organize a Docker Meetup
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keywords: Docker, meetup, hosting, organizing
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title: Organize a Docker meetup
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Anyone interested in Docker can become an active member of the Docker community
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by becoming co-organizer of a Docker Meetup group.
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If a Meetup group does not already exist in your area and you are willing to
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start a new one, the best way to proceed is to contact us so that we can create
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it for you. We will always agree to create a new Docker Meetup group as long as
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it makes sense geographically speaking.
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If you have already created a Docker Meetup group that is fine, we will simply
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ask you to add us as a co-organizer so that we can ensure a consistent support
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to the group in terms of community and Meetup management.
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Before contacting us to create a new Docker Meetup Group, take a look at our
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Meetup Groups page to make sure a group does not already exist in the area.
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## Get started putting on a Docker Meetup
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Now that you are co-organizer of a Docker Meetup Group, here are a few tips and
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suggestions to help you get started:
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* Attend similar DevOps or Developers Meetups to gain experience and gauge interest in Docker
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* Contact other people interested in Docker to help you organize and promote future Meetups
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* Research High-Tech companies in your area willing to host a Docker Meetup event
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* Research what would be the best date(s) to schedule the Meetups based on availabilities with regard to competing events in the area and other calendar imperative
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* Research what are the topic of interest to your audience prior to set an agenda for the meetup
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* Pay attention to the Meetup page aesthetics, add logos and pictures, invite members to leave comments and reply to these comments
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* Promote the event on social media and make sure that the list of keywords is well define if you have created the Docker Meetup Group on your own
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## How Docker can help you organize
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We can support the co-organizers of the Docker Meetup Groups based on their specific needs. For instance, we might / will be able to:
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* Send you Docker T-shirts and stickers
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* Put you in contact with other people interested in being a co-organizer of a Docker Meetup group, and which are in the same area
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* Put you in contact with companies willing to host a Docker Meetup in your area
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* Introduce you to people willing to give a lightning talk about Docker
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* Promote your Docker Group on Docker.com, Docker Weekly and Social Media
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Hackday Picture
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## Host a Docker meetup at your location
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## Want to host a Docker Meetup?
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We are always looking for new office space to host Docker Meetups. If your
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company is willing to host a Docker Meetup, please contact us by email at
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meetup@docker.com. Previous Docker Meetups have been hosted by companies such
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as Rackspace, Twitter, MongoDB, BrightCove, DigitalOcean, Viadeo and Edmodo.
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### How many attendees?
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The company hosting the event fixes the number of attendees depending on their
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office size and availability. This number usually varies between 30 and 200.
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### How long is a Docker Meetup?
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Once again, each company hosting the event decides when does the meetup start,
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and how long it lasts. Usual meetups tend to last 2 hours, and start between
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4pm and 6pm.
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