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==What is a meetup?== | ==What is a meetup?== | ||
The term "meetup" was popularized by the website [http://www.meetup.com/ Meetup.com]. It refers to an informal gathering of people who share a particular interest, typically on a regular interval. In the context of developer-oriented meetups, the key factors are "shared interest" and "regular interval". The shared interest should be broad enough to admit a wide range of topics, but not so broad as to lose cohesion. The interval should be frequent enough that members remember it, but not so frequent that | The term "meetup" was popularized by the website [http://www.meetup.com/ Meetup.com]. It refers to an informal gathering of people who share a particular interest, typically on a regular interval. In the context of developer-oriented meetups, the key factors are "shared interest" and "regular interval". The shared interest should be broad enough to admit a wide range of topics, but not so broad as to lose cohesion. The interval should be frequent enough that members remember it, but not so frequent that organizers burn out. (More on this below.) | ||
==Types of meetups == | ==Types of meetups == | ||