michaelsembwever commented on code in PR #251: URL: https://github.com/apache/cassandra-website/pull/251#discussion_r1381793385
########## site-content/source/modules/ROOT/pages/events/organizer-handbook.adoc: ########## @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ += Meetup Organizer Handbook +:page-layout: basic +:page-role: meetup organizer handbook +:description: Your handbook for organizing a local Apache Cassandra meetup. + +Organising events for your local Apache Cassandra® meetup is a rewarding experience and a great way of giving back to your local community while enhancing your own learning. Anyone can organise local Cassandra events so long as they are familiar with using Cassandra and follow these guidelines. + +=== The Prime Directive + +The overarching principle that informs these guidelines is simple: **Community events are all about the Cassandra community**. This is our Prime Directive. + +While that may feel obvious to say, it’s an important point that will underpin all of the decisions you will make as an organiser - keep the community at the forefront, and everything else will fall into place. + +Three key guidelines emerge from this Prime Directive: + +. All actions taken as an event organiser are with the best interest of the community in mind. +* _Example: Speaker spots are not for sale. Sponsors do not automatically get to speak - all speakers are selected based on their experience, the merit of their topic, and the value it will provide to the community._ +. Membership in the local meetup group is open to all who wish to join, regardless of ability, skill, financial status or any other criteria. +* _Example: People don’t need any prior knowledge, skills or technology to attend local Cassandra events._ +. Local meetup groups allow events to be organised by any reliable/trusted member of the community. +* _Example: If someone in the community expresses an interest in organising events, they should be encouraged and empowered to do so._ + +=== Become an Organiser + +Any community member can organise events for their local Cassandra meetup. Organisers need to have some familiarity with Apache Cassandra, and they need to agree to the guidelines and expectations outlined below. Anyone interested in starting a new local Cassandra meetup group must fill in https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFN7n6RI6Oy4CzLD7MpoHatjzeZX-8tEVVeI3ilLyNAHOp3A/viewform[the application form^]. If you are already a member of a local Cassandra meetup group and would like to get involved as an organiser, talk to the current organisers, and they will gladly accept your assistance. Organising team members cannot all be from the same company (see the _Building an Organising Team section below_). + +Once your meetup group is live, we will add your group to the Cassandra meetup directory. See the Promoting Events section below for more information about promoting individual events. + +=== Organising Cassandra Events in an External Group + +If you are an organiser for another meetup group that isn’t exclusively about Cassandra but you are facilitating Cassandra-focused topics, then we would still love to promote your events to the Cassandra community. You can submit event details via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKY6FG27OlcF2jsUxs0-JyxtWWpYOTZnq7-78ZCTzgw-sVgg/viewform[this form^], and we will add them to the central events calendar. + +=== Building an Organising Team + +A diverse organising team is important for building a diverse and inclusive community; it also helps distribute the work of organising amongst more people. Remember the Prime Directive - Cassandra events are organised for the benefit of the community and not a single person or organisation. + +You can find additional organisers for your team in the Planet Cassandra Discord, by posting on social media, or by asking people you know who are interested in Apache Cassandra. Review Comment: ```suggestion You can find additional organisers for your team in the ASF #cassandra, #cassandra-events and #cassandra-dev slack channels, in Planet Cassandra Discord, by posting on social media, or by asking people you know who are interested in Apache Cassandra. ``` -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
