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If there are no existing meetups for developers in your area, you can start a meetup with a very broad scope, such as "web development". If there are many meetups already, it might not make sense to create another one, but rather invite some existing meetups that are aligned with Mozilla to meet at your space. If there are some existing meetups, try to fill gaps in the content that they cover. | If there are no existing meetups for developers in your area, you can start a meetup with a very broad scope, such as "web development". If there are many meetups already, it might not make sense to create another one, but rather invite some existing meetups that are aligned with Mozilla to meet at your space. If there are some existing meetups, try to fill gaps in the content that they cover. | ||
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There are a couple of | A specific meetup group can be led by a single person, or by a group, depending on the situation, and the interests of the people involved. | ||
There are a couple of necessary roles for developer meetups, described in the following sections. You can create additional roles by dividing responsibilities. For example, the responsibilities of the meetup host role could be divided so that one person takes care of promotion, while another handles the on-site details. | |||
A best practice for meetup groups is to set an explicit goal of recruiting members to become part of the leadership team. Turnover of leaders is a natural part of the life of a group, so plan to replenish the team. | |||
====Meetup host==== | ====Meetup host==== | ||