What does an organizer do?

Not every organizer needs to do everything, but here's what needs to happen to have a meetup.

All the time

Outreach!
Find speakers
Plan non-speaker-focused events

Scheduling a meetup

Secure a venue (currently, we are hosted by Social Tables; todo: link to a list of spaces with contact information)
Secure a way to pay for food and beverages (currently, we have some sponsorship money 🎉)
Announce the meetup on meetup.com
Schedule @NodeDC tweets

Before a meetup

Order food and beverages (currently, we have pizza delivered by Domino's and beverages delivered by Drizly)
Submit attendee list to venue no later than Noon (this is a specific requirement of Building Security at Social Tables)
Receive food and beverage delivery at the venue

At a meetup

Welcome attendees
Before the talk:
- Announcements
- Thank the venue and any sponsors and ask attendees to tweet, mentioning any sponsors
- Introduce the speaker
During the talk:
- Take a few photos of the speaker and attendees and tweet them, thanking any sponsors
After the talk:
- Thank the speaker
- Ask attendees to help clean up and put away chairs
- Invite everyone to convene at a nearby watering hole

After a meetup

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