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Can You Livestream the Event?

July 17, 2021October 24, 2018 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

seated attendees at World Usability Day Detroit 2017 with videographer in back of room.

As you may know, I’m an event planner and leader for several local meetup groups.

I organize events for Refresh Detroit, West Metro Detroit WordPress, and Metro Detroit WordPress meetup groups.

Since the mid 2000’s, I estimate I’ve organized 350+ monthly meetup events, workshops, in-person conferences, and group viewing events for online conferences.

And there’s one question I get asked every month from a member who’s not able to attend an event in person. Continue reading Can You Livestream the Event?

Can Your Event Attendees Opt-Out of Photos?

July 19, 2021November 4, 2017 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

photographer taking shots of event attendees

In these days of taking smartphone photos and quickly publishing them on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and other online sites, it’s a good time to remember not everyone wants their photo to be shared.

I was reminded of that earlier today when I read Morten Rand-Hendriksen’s tweet from this weekend’s WordCamp Seattle 2017 event.Continue reading Can Your Event Attendees Opt-Out of Photos?

Why I Organize Meetups

July 23, 2021January 11, 2016 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Molly Holzschlag at Refresh Detroit in 2012

At a recent Detroit User Experience meetup event, I was surprised when my contact person for our sponsor publicly thanked me for organizing the event.

It was at the beginning of our event, when our sponsors have an opportunity to talk about their organization, share news, and any job opportunities. Continue reading Why I Organize Meetups

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