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<NAME>
2015-01-01
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== Tips on Starting a Clojure User Group


Starting a user group is a great way to improve your Clojure skills and find others interested in Clojure in your area. If you've never run a user group before, that's ok! Anyone can do it.

A user group needs the following elements:


. *A meeting place.* Finding a regular meeting place is sometimes the biggest hurdle a group faces when getting off the ground. Often the ideal option is finding a company that can host a group after-hours. If that's not an option, some other choices include libraries, churches, or coffee shops.
. *A meeting time.* It's important to establish a rhythm to keep a group going. Pick a night (like the 2nd Tuesday of the month) and try as much as possible to have your meeting on that same night every month.
. *A home on the web.* It's important to have an address on the web that can be found by a search engine. There are lots of ways to put together a web page for free or cheap - see below for some tools you can use.
. *People!* You can't have a meeting without people. Ask around at other mailing lists or user groups in your area for people that might be interested.

== Tools

* Google Calendar - http://www.google.com/calendar[http://www.google.com/calendar]
* Wordpress - http://wordpress.com[http://wordpress.com] - free blog and web site
* Meetup - http://meetup.com/[http://meetup.com] - meeting discovery, calendar, user network (75% discount available)
* Google Groups - http://groups.google.com[http://groups.google.com] - free mailing list
* Yahoo Groups - http://groups.yahoo.com[http://groups.yahoo.com] - free mailing list
* Wikispaces - http://wikispaces.com/[http://wikispaces.com] - free wiki
* YouTube - http://youtube.com[http://youtube.com] - video hosting

== Common problems

_"We have a group but it's hard to find enough speakers."_ or _"The same people always give talks."_

Not every meeting has to have a speaker that gives a prepared talk. Think creatively about other ways to have a meeting that gives value. Some ideas:
<commit_msg>Remove wikispaces from the tools section<commit_after>= Start Group
<NAME>
2015-01-01
:type: community
:toc: macro
:icons: font

ifdef::env-github,env-browser[:outfilesuffix: .adoc]

== Tips on Starting a Clojure User Group


Starting a user group is a great way to improve your Clojure skills and find others interested in Clojure in your area. If you've never run a user group before, that's ok! Anyone can do it.

A user group needs the following elements:


. *A meeting place.* Finding a regular meeting place is sometimes the biggest hurdle a group faces when getting off the ground. Often the ideal option is finding a company that can host a group after-hours. If that's not an option, some other choices include libraries, churches, or coffee shops.
. *A meeting time.* It's important to establish a rhythm to keep a group going. Pick a night (like the 2nd Tuesday of the month) and try as much as possible to have your meeting on that same night every month.
. *A home on the web.* It's important to have an address on the web that can be found by a search engine. There are lots of ways to put together a web page for free or cheap - see below for some tools you can use.
. *People!* You can't have a meeting without people. Ask around at other mailing lists or user groups in your area for people that might be interested.

== Tools

* Google Calendar - http://www.google.com/calendar[http://www.google.com/calendar]
* Wordpress - http://wordpress.com[http://wordpress.com] - free blog and web site
* Meetup - http://meetup.com/[http://meetup.com] - meeting discovery, calendar, user network (75% discount available)
* Google Groups - http://groups.google.com[http://groups.google.com] - free mailing list
* Yahoo Groups - http://groups.yahoo.com[http://groups.yahoo.com] - free mailing list
* YouTube - http://youtube.com[http://youtube.com] - video hosting

== Common problems

_"We have a group but it's hard to find enough speakers."_ or _"The same people always give talks."_

Not every meeting has to have a speaker that gives a prepared talk. Think creatively about other ways to have a meeting that gives value. Some ideas:

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