How-to checklist

[amandaharlin]

this isn't finished, but i'll post the checklist. i'd like to make this into a form that people interact with (because the 'or' option doesn't translate well without the radio buttons).

• Find a need for a user group to fill
• Find interest in the community
• Join Techlahoma
• Have a Code of Conduct
  • Use the Techlahoma CoC, modify an existing CoC, or create your own
• Use a 'super user' account for everything
  • Create a 'super user' group email account
  • Use that email for everything: twitter, meetup, g+, etc
• Decide on your meeting place
  • Techlahoma provides user groups with a free meeting space at Prototek
  • Find a meeting space, agree to their insurance forms for meeting at the space, and pay to reserve it it
    • Small groups (12 people) can meet at the 404. Small, Med, Large groups can meet at the Library, the Paramount, or inside a business.
• Decide when you'll meet
  • Use the Techlahoma Date/Time Availability Page to see what's open
• Recruit Organizers and Volunteers
  • Have at least three volunteers to help out the group
  • Decide on primary focuses for individual volunteers
• Have a group website
  • Host it in a maintainable space
  • Train your volunteers on how to update the website
  • Use Hexo (Techlahoma provides groups with training on an easy to setup and maintainable blogging platform, Hexo)
    • Pick a theme that Techlahoma created, create your own, or use an existing theme
  • Add your group's info to the site
    • About
    • Date & Time
    • Location
    • Social Media
    • Contact
• Pick an email provider
  • Use MailChimp
    • View Techlahoma's MailChimp training if needed
  • Use Meetup as a mailing option
• Ask your community what they want to learn about
  • Ask potential speakers if they'd talk at your group
  • Consider preparing talks to give in case of necessity
  • Agree to never skip your regularly scheduled meeting. Have a 'town tall' meeting at your group if a speaker is unavailable. Just don't lose that momentum.
• Decide if you'll record the event or live stream
  • Use Techlahoma's recording gear by meeting at Prototek. (Techlahoma provides user groups with a dedicated computer, software, and video cameras for recording speakers and events)
  • Buy a computer, computer screen, software, video cameras

[the-simian]

This is a good checklist. Its a markdown hoedown jamboree. 🐷 🐐 🐮 🐄 🐔 🐴

[amandaharlin]

lol

[amandaharlin]

i want to make this into a decision tree for people to click through.

• we are an existing group or
• want to start a new group
• our group meets/will meet about {TECH}
• we meet/will meet in {CITY}
• we need/will need support for {mentoring, location, food, streaming, etc}
• our group meets on {DAY/TIME} or
• potential days & times our group will meet on are {DAY/TIME}

since i've got that meeting date data (or a portion of it now) just thought i'd store it in this comment until the decision tree gets made.

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okc tech user group schedules:

1st week
Lunch - T?, W, Th, F
Dinner - M
Not available:
1st M - okcsharp (Lunch)
1st T - cocoaheadsokc (Night) & oklahomaphp (Varies day & city)
1st W - Irregulars (Night)
1st Th - okcdata (Night)
1st F - okc2600 (Night)

2nd week
Lunch - M, F
Dinner - T, W, Th, F
Not available:
2nd M - okcsql (Night)
2nd T - okcjug (Lunch)
2nd W - okcpy (Lunch)
2nd T - okcrb (Lunch)

3rd week
Lunch - M, F
Dinner - M, T
Not available:
3rd T - okcjs (Lunch)
3rd W - issa (Lunch) & irregulars (Night)
3rd Th - tableau (lunch), nerd beers (Night), Drupal (Night)
3rd F - dc405 (Night)

4th week
Lunch - M, T, W, Th, F
Dinner - M, T, F
Not available:
4th W - okcmysql (Night)
Last Th - okgd (Night) (Typically falls on the 4th week, but varies)

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tulsa tech user group schedules:

1st week
Lunch -
Dinner -
Not available:

2nd week
Lunch -
Dinner -
Not available:

3rd week
Lunch -
Dinner -
Not available:

4th week
Lunch -
Dinner -
Not available:

[amandaharlin]

Update

Tech Community Schedule

1st week 

M - okcsharp (Lunch)

T - cocoaheadsokc (Night) & oklahomaphp (Varies day & city, typically T though)

W - Irregulars (Night)

T - OKData (night)

F - okc2600 (Night)

2nd week 

M - okcsql (Night)

T - okcjug (Lunch)

W - okcpy (Lunch) 

T - okcrb (Lunch)

F - okclugnuts (Dinner) 

3rd week 

T - okcjs (Lunch)

W - issa (Lunch) & Irregulars (Night)

Th - nerd beers (Night), Drupal (Night)

4th week 

M - codeforokc (Night)
W - okcmysql (Night)

Last week

Last Th - okgd (Night) (falls on the last thurs of the month)

Dates not set: OKCSS (ux/ui/design), Open Hardware, Nerdy Girls Code Club (different Saturdays), Tulsa JS

[amandaharlin]

This checklist can be in the usergroup generator (and also in an online format for non-yeoman users).