What kinds of things do we need to attract different kinds of people to Drumbeat?

• Using your personal relationships to bring new people in: Bring a friend
• Create a sense of belonging, funding, status
• Recognize new people in the space when they bring their allies
• Position it a as party with 100 of the coolest people you've ever met and you're going to change the world together
• Once they're in this space they can make new friends and allies

General Notes

Expectations from the group

• How to hold a specific event that appeals to a lot of different people - D
• How do we connect with people who are less comfortable participating in the event - P
• How do I make that diversity we're striving at the events is represented online - C
• How do we get more geographical and gender diversity into drumbeat - M

From the stickies

• How do we take local culture into account in terms of the drumbeat event itself?
• How can diverse practices from communities be brought together to reveal the open web?
• How will diverse sectors use open web ideas?

Celina's best practices from here events

• 1) Sharing stories
• 2) Bring lots of voices to the issue
• 3) Simple Communication
• 4) What is the value
• 5) Windows into resources that people want
• 6) Hooked into other networks using allies

• When planning an event or doing outreach, cast a wide next, building on trust that's already there
• What does outreach for an event actually look like: What does it mean to cast a wide net?
• Do we have to answer the "what in it for me" question? For example, explaining the value propositions around using open source tools and programs because it's lower cost. Or providing a QA document to help people navigate getting technical help with open source software (what answers should set off alarm bells)
• Create a friendly space and helps connect people