Re: Meet the Brewers (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

With this meeting event, do you expect to be leading a group at Meet
the Brewers?

Seems like hosting non-coop-specific events would be good, regardless,
especially if it's an opportunity to pass out your business cards.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 16:11:09 -0800 (PST)
 >
 >  > From: Bob Gulino <http://www.unumhumbrewing.com/~bob.gulino>
 >  > Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 15:56:53 -0800
 >  > Cc: Board of Directors <http://www.unumhumbrewing.com/~board>
 >  > 
 >  >  Hi,  Noelle,
 >  >  
 >  >  Historically, the events that we have posted on Meetup are
 >  >  usually only those events that are being hosted by our co-op
 >  >  — and not events that we are simply attending.  The
 >  >  main reason for this is that these other events typically have
 >  >  their own registration process, and many people might think
 >  >  that responding “yes” on our Meetup page
 >  >  may be enough to confirm that they are coming, even though the
 >  >  event description may state that registration is required.  (In
 >  >  the past, there have been a few of these cases.)
 >  >  
 >  >  Personally, I think that mentioning events we are attending in
 >  >  our email blasts to our members (and non-members) may be a more
 >  >  effective way of letting people know about these events.
 >  >  
 >  >  Another aspect to consider is that adding these non-hosted
 >  >  events to our Meetup calendar may create too much
 >  >  “noise” and detract from the promotion of
 >  >  the co-op’s “official" events.  In other
 >  >  words, if there are too many events, the events that we might
 >  >  wish to promote more strongly may not stand out as much.
 >  >  
 >  >  With that being said, I am not against posting non-hosted
 >  >  events on Meetup.  If we do, we will just need to be
 >  >  extra-careful about directing people to the appropriate
 >  >  registration page, and we should try to be consistent in how we
 >  >  treat these non-co-op events.
 >  > 
 >  >  Cheers,
 >  >  Bob
 >  > 
 >  >  >  On  Feb  2,  2020,  at  9:09  AM,  Noelle
 >  >   <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>  wrote:
 >  >  > 
 >  >  >  Hi--  I  created  a  draft  event  for  a  Meetup.  Those  with  Meetup  
 >  >  >  editing
 >  >   privileges  go  ahead  and  improve  upon  what  I  have  started.
 >  >  >  thanks
 >  >  >  Noelle
 >  >  > 

 >  > 
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