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Refresh Detroit: Creating a More Usable and Accessible Experience

January 22, 2020 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

people seated at tables in library, watching virtual presentation.
Attendees at Accessibility Summit 2016 which Refresh Detroit co-hosted

I’ve been a Meetup.com event organizer for something like 10 years.

During that time, I’ve managed events for five meetup groups. I estimate I hosted 400+ events in the past decade with the Meetup.com platform.

When Meetup.com first came out, I was ecstatic to have a unified event management tool.

It was free, over time they started charging low fees. Which I didn’t mind, because it offered what I needed for managing meetup events. Continue reading Refresh Detroit: Creating a More Usable and Accessible Experience

Filed Under: Refresh Detroit Tagged With: event management, event registration, Eventbrite, Mailchimp, mailing list, meetup, Meetup.com

Event Registration Alternatives to Meetup.com

October 16, 2019 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Meetup announcement that pricing has changed for organizers and attendees.

With this week’s announcement that Meetup.com was changing its pricing policy, many meetup organizers are looking for alternatives to using Meetup.com for their event registration.

The news of the pricing change spread quickly among meetup organizers on Twitter.

While the decrease in cost to organizers at $24/year was welcomed, the $2.00 fee for attendees was not. Continue reading Event Registration Alternatives to Meetup.com

Filed Under: Internet, WordPress Tagged With: event management, event registration, Eventbrite, Get Together, meetup, Meetup.com

Lessons Learned from 12+ Years of Organizing Meetup Events

January 16, 2019 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Attendees at Accessibility Summit 2016

Imagine you’re a project manager, invited to speak at a local meetup group.

You’ve spent six hours creating and fine-tuning your talk and presentation slides.

The day before your talk, you check the online event registration site to see over 45 people have registered to hear you speak.

Whoa!

It’s your first time speaking to a local group and you’re thrilled to see so many people interested in your presentation.

You arrive at the venue, greeted by smiling event organizers who quickly help you get set up. Continue reading Lessons Learned from 12+ Years of Organizing Meetup Events

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: event organizer, event planning, Eventbrite, local meetups, meetup, Meetup.com

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