Meetups & PR

Python Ireland meetups are held on the 2nd Wednesday monthly regardless if there are talks or not. If it’s the latter, then a pub meetup is organised instead.

A few things need to be done:

• Post details to

  • Twitter @PythonIreland with the hashtag #PythonIE

  • Facebook Python Ireland Facebook Group

    • We have a Python Ireland Facebook Page as well, but not used because of lack of time to update.

  • LinkedIn Python Ireland LinkedIn group

  • Lanyrd Lanyrd

    • Add to Tech events around Ireland and Python events around Ireland Guides
    • Tag topics with Python, Ireland, Dublin
    • Add location, organisers details and details of the meetup (talk or pub)
    • Claim the event so you have addiuutional admin privileges.

  • Meetup Meetup.com

    • Create a new event. [1]
    • Remember to thank Intercom, our meetup.com sponsor.

  • Mailing list Python Announce mailing list

    • python-announce-list@python.org
    • Do make sure you have all the details required for the announcement, see emails from archives as a reference.

  • Other usergroups:

    • dublinaltnet@googlegroups.com
    • dublin-game-craft@googlegroups.com
    • dublinjs@googlegroups.com
    • gdg-dublin@googlegroups.com
    • ruby_ireland@googlegroups.com

Locations

Following are locations we have had our social meetups and talks.

Cork

Social

• Camden Palace Hotel
• Clarion Hotel
• Franciscan Well

Dublin

Talks

• BAML
• Amazon
• DogPatch Labs
• Central Hotel
• DIT
• Jury’s Inn, Parnell Street
• Science Gallery (studio upstairs)

Social

• Agains the Grain (upstairs and downstairs)
• Bull and Castle (Beer Hall) (upstaris are big and provides free chickern wings)
• Karma Stone
• Longstone
• Lord Edward’s Bar and Lounge
• Market Bar
• Neary’s
• O’Neill’s, Pearse Street
• Slattery’s Bar & Early House
• The Black Sheep Downstairs are good!
• The Grand Central
• The Schoolhouse Pub
• Trinity Capital Hotel
• Harbar Masters
• Lincon’s Inn

Galway

• 091Labs
• DERI
• Forster Court pub
• McSwiggans Bar and Restaurant
• The Galway Arms
• The Westwood bar

Checklist

• Organiser(s) contact number / Twitter name / email
• Sponsors
• Talkers
• Projector (if required)
• Confirmation of location (if reserved)
• If paying on the night, contact directors. [2]
• Receipt from venue/service, if expensing.
• Confirmation with talkers 2 days before

Post-Meetup

• Get slides off presenter (from past experience, speakers tend to only have slides ready right before the talks starts.)

  • Upload them to Python Ireland’s Google Drive.
  • Send email, tweet, post on Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. that the slides are up.

Other events

Aside from meetups (talks and social), Python Ireland also organises other events, e.g. sprints, unconferences, co-org with other user groups.

Types of Events

TODO: More info

Funding

If funding is required, please see Funding page for more information.

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[1]	Email contact@python.ie to ask meetup.com orgraniser to add you as co-organiser of an event in meetup.com.

[2]	Ask current directors. If unsure, email contact@python.ie.