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Coconut Valley - Building a Tech Community on the Beach

Event Interactive 2010
Format Panel
Organizer Brian Breslin Infinimedia
Description Starting from a mere handful of people and growing into the thousands, come learn how we grew our tech community out of the sand in South Florida. Learn tips and tricks for growing your own tech community even in the most unfriendly/untechy areas of the world.
Questions
Answered
  1. How do I get the ball rolling with my offline community?
  2. How do I bridge the online/offline gap for my community?
  3. What are the best practices for engaging new members?
  4. Who should I look to when building my community?
  5. What tools can I use to foster the community?
  6. What goals or objectives should I set out before starting?
  7. What can I reasonably expect from my efforts?
  8. What pitfalls are there in starting a tech community?
  9. What are some lessons we've learned?
  10. Where do we see our community going?
Level Beginner
Category Community / Online Community, Locations -- US