The Adventures of Running a Svelte Meetup

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This weeks episode is sponsored by... Svelte Summit! Get your tickets for the upcoming in-person event in Stockholm before it's too late! We already have some confirmed speakers: Rich Harris, 🐧 Pngwn and Amelia Wattenberger!

Description
This week we chat about what it takes to host a Svelte meetup! Interested in running one? Just go for it!

Music
Intro music by Braden Wiggins a.k.a. Fractal (braden@fractal-hq.com)

Notes

• Svelte Society Stockholm
• Svelte London
• Svelte Society NYC
• Svelte Summit
• Meetup
• Luma
• List of Meetups on the Svelte Society website (a bit out of date)
• Code of Conduct
• Minor Tips:
  • Avoid pizza, get something healthy!
  • Set the expectations to three talks: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
  • Make it fun, sometimes a hackathon is all that you need. People like to talk and get to know each other!

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