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Growing that UG

                             Mattias Karlsson
                             www.linkedin.com/in/mattiask
                             twitter: @matkar
                             mattias.karlsson@avegagroup.se




            How to grow your (Java) User Group to have 250
                 attendees show up at every meeting!

息Copyright 2012
NOTE
      Be aware that creating and maintaining a successful
      user group is hard work. This is just a very few
      points that might work or not work for your user
      group in your context.

      The slides is from a short 4 minute pitch talk at a
      leaders summit conference.

      Regards,
      Mattias Karlsson


息Copyright 2012
Disclaimer




My own experience
This might not work
for you
Announcing meeting


08:46      First mail sent
08:51      First registered
09:37      230 attendees
(full)
10:08      300 (reserve
list)
Patterns




In software engineering, a design
pattern is a general reusable
solution to a commonly occurring
problem within a given context
Anti Pattern #1




The Product Pitch
  Anti Pattern
Pattern #1




The Consistency Pattern
Pattern #2




The Chain Letter Pattern
Thanks!

                          Mattias Karlsson
                          www.linkedin.com/in/mattiask
                          twitter: @matkar
                          mattias.karlsson@avegagroup.se




                   Feedback:
                  #GrowingJUG
息Copyright 2012

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How to grow your (Java) User Group to have 250 attendees show up at every meeting

  • 1. Growing that UG Mattias Karlsson www.linkedin.com/in/mattiask twitter: @matkar mattias.karlsson@avegagroup.se How to grow your (Java) User Group to have 250 attendees show up at every meeting! 息Copyright 2012
  • 2. NOTE Be aware that creating and maintaining a successful user group is hard work. This is just a very few points that might work or not work for your user group in your context. The slides is from a short 4 minute pitch talk at a leaders summit conference. Regards, Mattias Karlsson 息Copyright 2012
  • 3. Disclaimer My own experience This might not work for you
  • 4. Announcing meeting 08:46 First mail sent 08:51 First registered 09:37 230 attendees (full) 10:08 300 (reserve list)
  • 5. Patterns In software engineering, a design pattern is a general reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem within a given context
  • 6. Anti Pattern #1 The Product Pitch Anti Pattern
  • 8. Pattern #2 The Chain Letter Pattern
  • 9. Thanks! Mattias Karlsson www.linkedin.com/in/mattiask twitter: @matkar mattias.karlsson@avegagroup.se Feedback: #GrowingJUG 息Copyright 2012

Editor's Notes

  1. Thanks (and buy the book It has a lot more tips and trix than this)