diff --git a/monthly-meeting-emcee-howto b/monthly-meeting-emcee-howto index 695425a..e5e17a3 100644 --- a/monthly-meeting-emcee-howto +++ b/monthly-meeting-emcee-howto @@ -1,108 +1,89 @@ -how to run COhPy meeting +How to run the COhPy monthly meeting -before meeting: +Before Meeting: - host should add cohpy and techlifecolumbus head counts + Host + Add cohpy and techlifecolumbus head counts to figure out how much food to order https://www.meetup.com/Central-Ohio-Python-Users-Group/ https://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/events/calendar/ - show cohpy.org (http://www.cohpy.org/) on screens until presentation begins - write Brazenhead address (1027 W. Fifth Ave.) on whiteboards + MC + Download COhPy Monthly Meeting slides (https://github.com/cohpy/PreMeetingBanners). + Update and display slides. - show meeting schedule on screens: (contradicts above) +18:00: Welcome - 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm: eat, socialize - 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm: - announcements and introductions - then presentations - 8:00 pm hard stop for presentations - 8:00 pm adjourn to Brazenhead - -18:00: welcome - - let folks know to eat, socialize until 18:30 + Let folks know to eat and socialize until 18:30. + Pizza, salad, beverages on tap, wine bottles, cookies, and items in fridge. + Parking 'in front' (South) will be towed. Park in rear (North). 18:30: announcements and introductions - welcome - all are welcome - complete beginners and experts - thank hosts for pizza, salad, beverages, and cookies - free pizza and beverages on tap - anything in fridge is available - exceptions? - + Welcome + All are welcome (complete beginners and experts). + Thank hosts for pizza, salad, beverages, and cookies. Be sure to respond to meetup so host knows how much pizza to order. + When you're done eating please... + -Throw away your trash. + -Rinse off dishes in sink. + -Put dishes in dishwasher or next to sink. + Monthly Meetings + Announce date of next meeting. + Usually they occur the last monday of each month. + Dojos + Weekly informal meeting. + Group study and great place for beginners to start. + Great place to ask questions. + Library of Python books to lend. + Lunches + Occasional, but can be announced by anyone. + Feel free to post when/where to technical mailing list. + PyOhio (pyohio.org) + Free annual Python conference at the Ohio Union on OSU campus. + Last weekend in July. + Two ways to stay in touch + COhPy technical mailing list (link from cohpy.org). + Meeting Announcements (meetup.com). - when you're done eating - please throw away your trash, - put plates in sink (or beside sink) - ask host where to put glasses, forks, and knives? - monthly meetings - usually meet last monday of each month - have formal presentation(s) - one to many - dojos - meet weekly - informal - group study; no presentation - great place for beginners to start - great place to ask questions - library of Python books to lend - lunches - occasional - feel free to say where one is going to be - post when/where to technical mailing list - pyohio (pyohio.org) - free annual Python conference at Ohio Union on OSU campus - last weekend in July - two mailing lists - COhPy technical mailing list (link from cohpy.org) - meeting announcements (meetup) - - offer host to talk about their organization + Offer host to talk about their organization - who is here for first time, please raise your hand + Who is here for first time, please raise your hand - others introduce yourself to people with hands raised + Others introduce yourself to people with hands raised - who is here from out of town? + Who is here from out of town? - have three first timers and three repeat attendees introduce themselves to - group + Have three first timers and three repeat attendees introduce themselves to group - ask for folks who have announcement about events + Ask for folks who have announcement about events - announce next meeting (especially if date is not last Monday) + Announce next meeting again (especially if date is not last Monday) - work + Work - who is looking for work? - who is looking for folks to do work? + Who is looking for work? + Who is looking for folks to do work? - introduce presentations + Introduce presentations -presentations +Presentations -19:55 remind presenter to wrap it up; of hard stop at 20:00 +19:55 Remind presenter to wrap it up. - (set vibrate alarm on cell phone) + (Set vibrate alarm on cell phone.) -20:00 hard stop, adjourn to Brazenhead +20:00 Hard stop, Adjourn to Brazenhead - we do not run over our allotted time - if presenter persists, thank them for their presentation and start clapping + We do not run over our allotted time! + If presenter persists, start clapping and then thank them for their presentation. + + Announce adjournment to Brazenhead - announce adjournment to Brazenhead - - show brazenhead web page showing street address on displays + Show brazenhead web page or slide with street address. http://www.hdrestaurants.com/brazenhead/5thavenue/ - ask folks to help: - - take dishes back to kitchen area - - put tables and chairs back where they were - - clean table tops + Ask folks to help: + Take dishes back to kitchen area. + Put tables and chairs back where they were. + Clean table tops.