Technology Resources for Meetup Organizers for Virtual Events
The WordPress chapter meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. program has always emphasized the importance of in-person events over online events, but if there is any evidence of community transmission of COVID-19 in your area, we encourage organizing online events for the next few months.
This page lists a few resources to hold online meetings in an attempt to prevent or at least delay further COVID-19 infections in local communities. See also New recommendations for event organizers in light of COVID-19 (March 11, 2020)
Big “Thank you” to Hugh Lashbrooke and other community members for sharing their thoughts earlier. Check out the post for more details.
Equipment for hosting a virtual event
- Camera(s): Usually your computer’s built-in camera will work just fine.
- Headphones, microphone: Your computer’s built-in speakers and microphone will suffice, but an external headset will help with clarity.
- Meeting/webinar/streaming software. More on that below!
Meetup.com Online Events
Meetup.com has made changes to their event interface in light of their recommendations to take meetupsMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. online. Under the location box, you can now designate a meetup as an online event and provide a video URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org for your attendees to connect with your video.