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title = "Sponsoring a Meetup"
date = "2017-06-24"
slug = "sponsor-a-meetup"
description = "How and why to be a sponsor of one of the meetup's I run."
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keywords = ["meetup"]
tags = ["meetup"]
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# Sponsoring a Meetup #
I run 4 meetups in DC Tech community with the purpose of creating a community
where attendees learn from each other, share experiences and motivate each
other to sharpen their technical skills finding time for that side project.

As these events are not run for profit we need a venue to meet and some food
and drinks for our members. So we look to sponsors to provide these in exchange
for the sponsor being able to promote their brand or offering at the start of
the meetup.

# Meetup Agenda #

- 5.30pm - Set up venue, Speakers arrive and get setup
- 5.45pm - Food Arrives
- 6.00pm - Event starts - open networking
- 6.30pm - Event host will introduce the event and announcements
- 6.40pm - Food and Drink Sponsor Talk
- 6.50pm - Venue Sponsor Talk
- 7.00pm - Main Presentation / Talk
- 8.30pm - More networking
- 9.00pm - Event ends.

# Do you want to sponsor an event #

Please fill in this form: [I want to sponsor a meetup](https://docs.google.com/a/softinio.com/forms/d/1PMGNTHf8l-gzrZhW1sOi_LE0cTcwh9VQR1hY2g-XgVY/viewform?edit_requested=true)

# Notes for our sponsors #

- For food Pizza is the standard but feel free to order anything else you want 
    just please make sure there is a vegetarian option. 
    Even better if there is low carb and/or gluten free option 
- For drinks the standard is beer and some variety of soda
- To know how much food and drinks to order please look at the meetup page for
    the event the day before and make sure there is enough for around 50% to
    60% of the RSVP to the event as a guideline.

# Venue Sponsor #
Our current venue sponsor is [Snagajob Engineering](https://engineering.snagajob.com) big thanks to them.