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A curated list of awesome "how to run events" resources
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A curated list of awesome "how to run events" resources
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/fromthefront/awesome-how-to-run-events
- Owner: fromthefront
- Created: 2018-04-16T10:27:28.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-07-23T17:34:30.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-05-22T14:07:17.724Z (6 months ago)
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- Open Issues: 1
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- Readme: readme.md
- Contributing: contributing.md
- Code of conduct: code-of-conduct.md
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README
# Awesome How to Run Events [](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
> A curated list of articles and resources to run tech events
Feel free to join us on our [Spectrum Group](https://spectrum.chat/events-organisers)
## Contents
- [Articles](#articles)
- [Setting up an Event](#setting-up-an-event)
- [Inclusivity](#inclusivity)
- [Marketing and Advertisement](#marketing-and-advertisement)
- [Case studies](#case-studies)
- [Resources](#resources)
- [Guides](#guides)
- [Services](#services)
- [Good practices](#good-practices)
## Articles
### Setting up an Event
- [Putting on a Conference](https://adactio.com/journal/12595) by [Jeremy Keith](https://twitter.com/adactio)
- [How to Plan and Run a Great Conference Experience](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/plan-and-run-a-great-conference/) by [Zach Inglis](https://twitter.com/zachinglis)
- [How to Organize a Conference: 18 Amazingly Useful Tips](https://medium.com/tedx-experience/how-to-organize-a-conference-567fb50ccdbd) by [Louis Rosenfeld](https://twitter.com/louisrosenfeld)
- [Organising Front-end Meetings or Conferences in Your Own Town](https://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2010/10/organising_fron.html) by [Peter-Paul Koch](https://twitter.com/ppk)
- [Creating the Schedule](https://beyondtellerrand.com/blog/creating-the-schedule) by [Marc Thiele](https://twitter.com/marcthiele)
- [How to Run a Meetup](https://hackernoon.com/how-to-run-a-meetup-297ef448d157) by [Nik Graf](https://twitter.com/nikgraf)
### Inclusivity
- [Conferences I Won't Be Speaking At](https://medium.com/@fox/conferences-i-wont-be-speaking-at-a60b9beed97b) by [Karolina Szczur](https://twitter.com/fox)
- [Alcohol and Inclusivity: Planning Tech Events with Non-Alcoholic Options](https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/alcohol-and-inclusivity-planning-tech-events-with-non-alcoholic-options) by [Kara Sowles](https://twitter.com/FeyNudibranch)
- ["Help! Someone Has Pointed Out My Conference Has Diversity Issues!"](https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/help-someone-has-pointed-out-my-conference-has-diversity-issues-c1162a1e8d4c) by [Ada Rose Cannon](https://twitter.com/Lady_Ada_King)
- [Conference Speaking, Transparency and Fairness](https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2014/05/02/conference-speaking-transparency-and-fairness/) by [Rachel Andrew](https://twitter.com/rachelandrew)
- [Unlocking the Invisible Elevator: Accessibility at Tech Conferences](https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/unlocking-the-invisible-elevator-accessibility-at-tech-conferences) by [Liz Henry](https://twitter.com/lizhenry)
### Marketing and Advertisement
- [Marketing Without a Marketing Budget](https://beyondtellerrand.com/blog/marketing-without-a-marketing-budget) by [Marc Thiele](https://twitter.com/marcthiele)
### Case Studies
- [What I’ve Learned Hosting Meetups in 2017 — and Why I’m Looking Forward to 2018](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/reflecting-on-hosting-meetups-in-2017-5d28d1db074d) by [Daniel Deutsch](https://www.linkedin.com/in/createdd/)
## Resources
### Guides
- [Conference Organiser's Handbook](https://www.quirksmode.org/coh/) - _So you want to organise a conference. Great; do it. It’s a lot of work, but it’s also very rewarding, and it will put your city on the map for your topic_ by [Peter-Paul Koch](https://twitter.com/ppk)
- [Diversity Charter](https://diversitycharter.org) - _We care about diversity at conferences and events because we want them to be better for everyone._
- [Finding the Right Swag for Your Event](https://beyondtellerrand.com/blog/finding-the-right-swag) - _A short article about how to find the right swag for your event and about how to teach your sponsors to also add someting memorable of value for the attendees and something that does not just add to the massive landfill_ by [Marc Thiele](https://twitter.com/marcthiele)
### Services
- [Diversity Tickets](https://diversitytickets.org/) - _We help events reach a more diverse audience. And we help you to find these events._
- [Papercall.io](https://www.papercall.io/) - _The easy way to manage your call for papers_
- [Ti.to](https://ti.to/) - _Simple, powerful, event software—just add people._
- [Colloq](https://colloq.io/) - _Event service for organizers (with call for papers support and more) and for people to find and manage events._
### Good Practices
- [Awesome Conference Practices](https://github.com/kitze/awesome-conference-practices) - _Did you like anything in particular about a conference? Did you hate anything? Let's make organizing conferences an easier task_ by [Kristijan Ristovski](https://twitter.com/thekitze)
- [The Less Obvious Conference Checklist](https://github.com/mxsasha/lessobviouschecklist) - _This is a checklist for conference organisers of less obvious things. It’s easy will remember to book a venue, look for speakers and sell the tickets, but you could overlook many small things that can help your conference stand out._ by [Sasha Romijn](https://twitter.com/mxsash)
- [Best Practices for Call for Papers](https://colloq.io/blog/best-practices-for-call-for-papers) - _Best practices and some tips to improve your call for papers._ by [Anselm Hannemann](https://twitter.com/helloanselm)
- [Better Feedback for Talk Proposals](https://colloq.io/blog/better-feedback-for-talk-proposals) - _Thoughts and suggestions on how to provide better feedback for speakers’ call for proposal submissions._ by [Holger Bartel](https://twitter.com/foobartel)
## Contribute
Contributions welcome! Read the [contribution guidelines](contributing.md) first.
## License
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