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Was asked this question a couple of times recently, so adding
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@ -144,3 +144,31 @@ This is an example planning schedule from the SFBay OpenStack User Group.
8. Post Meetup: After the meeting, you can prepare a summary blog post with 8. Post Meetup: After the meeting, you can prepare a summary blog post with
images, links to video, marketing updates for the OpenStack blog. images, links to video, marketing updates for the OpenStack blog.
User Groups covering larger geographical areas
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The exact spread of a user group, in terms of the area it covers and how it is
managed, depends on the needs of the area and its cultural norms. Some regions
value independence and autonomy (eg a city taking care of its own needs),
whereas others prefer more coordination and sharing (a nationally coordinated
group with meetings in multiple cities). This section aims to provide some
examples of the latter:
- Australia - Due to the sparse population, the group is centrally coordinated
at a national level, with one group entry and meetup.com page. Local
organisers in each city arrange events to post on the central page, and
national coordinators help share speakers and organisational practices
between cities.
- China - There are leaders in several cities who organise the local meetup
group there, and each city has their own group entry/meetup.com page.
However, for national events such as China Day, and to help start and mentor
new groups, leaders based in various locations come together to collaborate
nation-wide. Some highly respected leaders are granted administrative rights
over the meetup.com pages of the local city groups, in addition to the local
organisers.
- India - A strong national-level group helps mentor leaders in many cities,
and organises nation-wide events like India Day. Local groups organise
events and post them on single group entry/meetup.com page.
- USA - no national coordination, each city has a completely separate
meetup.com group and organising team. Coordinated loosely by ambassadors,
using the Official User Group Process to avoid overlapping claims.