taking clsx events to the next level
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TO THE NEXT LEVELTAKING CLSX EVENTS
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TAKING CLSX EVENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
ALESSIO FATTORINI
▸ Work at Nethesis (Italy)
▸ NethServer Community Leader
▸ Build Welcoming Communities
▸ Connect People
▸ Work with Open Source
▸ Community Junkie
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SCARES ME TO DEATHFLYING
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DESPITE MY FEAR
▸ Pay my expenses
▸ Took a Plane
▸ 20 hour trip
▸ Jet-lag
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BIG CONFERENCESNOT EVERYONE CAN ATTEND
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COMMUNITY LOVERS
▸ Work in a community or lead one
▸ Passion
▸ Eager to learn
▸ Meet other community leaders
▸ They’re not professional
▸ Hobby or side job
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RAISE THE AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP CULTURE
▸ Bringing it where community lovers are
▸ Where their communities are
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SUSTAINABLE NETWORK OF CLS EVENTS
▸ Objectives and culture
▸ Main (but not exclusive) focus on tech community ecosystem
▸ Started from Europe
▸ Two main paths
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IDENTIFY, CONNECT AND EMPOWER
▸ Local groups
▸ Take ownership / run CLSx events
▸ Hangout and meetings in person
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SUPPORT THE TEAMS
▸ As much effortless as possibile
▸ Teams are not put off by event organization
▸ Focus on content and people
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BEST PRACTICES TO ORGANIZE AN EVENT
ON THE BASIS OF OUR EXPERIENCE
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RESOURCES PROVIDED
▸ Gitbook
▸ Trello Board
▸ Communication templates
▸ Website template
▸ Communication platform
▸ Shared sponsorships
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WHAT WE LEARNEDSOME EXAMPLES OF
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RIGHT AUDIENCE
▸ No famous community managers
▸ Just community lovers
▸ Keep it easy, keep it simple.
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BRING TOGETHER A CORE GROUP
▸ Leader can set the pace
▸ First face-to-face meeting
▸ No emails/chat
▸ Make public the commitment
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ONE DAY FORMAT
▸ Plenaria session - morning
▸ Agenda and speakers
▸ Unconference - afternoon
▸ Many breaks to facilitate networking
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WHY THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER
▸ Known Speakers Agenda
▸ Helps participation
▸ Increase interest
▸ Morning sessions
▸ Warm up attendees
▸ Framework for discussion
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WHY THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER
▸ Networking breaks
▸ Get to know each other
▸ Collaborative climate
▸ Good ground for the unconference part
▸ Open to discuss and share
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MORNING SESSIONS
▸ Choose the speakers carefully
▸ Talks are aligned with culture
▸ No sales pitches
▸ Cross-sector topics
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AT THE END OF THE DAY
▸ We provide a common strategy
▸ Organizers can customize
▸ Based on local context peculiarities, organizers’ vision and needs
▸ CLSx is their own event
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WHAT WE’RE WORKING ONWHAT HAVE WE ACHIEVED UNTIL NOW?
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WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON
▸ 2016 - 5 events: Milan, Rome, Madrid, Paris, London
▸ 2017
▸ Madrid, Rome, Paris: planned
▸ Working on Amsterdam, Berlin, CLSxOSCON
▸ Milan, right now.
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OUR GOALS
▸ Supporting even more CLSx events
▸ Evolving the format
▸ Finding global sponsors
▸ Sharing best practices
▸ Official CLS Europe
▸ .. much more
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HELP US▸ Promote the CLSx initiative
▸ Talk with friends, colleagues and companies
▸ Share your connections
▸ Get us in touch with all possible organizers/advocates
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WE NEED YOU TO CRAFT THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP CULTURE ALL AROUND THE WORLD, BRINGING IT WHERE COMMUNITY LOVERS ARE AND WHERE THEIR COMMUNITIES ARE.
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THANK YOU
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