WikiIndaba conference 2018/Submissions/Tactical approaches to securing free meetup venues

Submission no. 052

Title of the submission: Tactical approach to securing free meetup venues

Type of submission (lecture, panel, tutorial/workshop, roundtable discussion, lightning talk, birds of a feather discussion): Workshop

Author of the submission: Eyitayo Alimi

Language of presentation: English

E-mail address: alimieyitayo@gmail.com

Username: Eyitayo Alimi

Country of origin: Nigeria

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.): Wikipedia User Group Nigeria

Personal homepage or blog: https://eyitayoalimi.blogspot.com/

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal): The wiki project is opened sourced to empower people with knowledge however, organizing events and meetups has become challenging because of lack of venue which should welcome people to learn awesome things and expose them to the open knowledge.

This workshop discusses and explains how to get free meetup spaces from large corporation, hub, and even banks! Am going to be sharing my knowledge, experience and expertise on how to get venue for meetups to hold regularly without making payments either before or after the program.. .

What will attendees take away from this session?: attendees will learn new skills on smarter event organizer which and also how to get venue spaces for free and how to break the barrier of inability to organise meetups due to lack of spaces or venue.

Theme of presentation: WikiCulture & Community

For workshops and discussions, what level is the intended audience?: Beginning

Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long): 25 minutes

Will you attend WikiIndaba if your submission is not accepted?: Yes,Please!

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Is this Submission a Draft or Final? Draft

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Committee decision

Accepted