[group-organizers] RSVPs

[Deb Nicholson]

Hi,
Boston's meet-up uses timely reminders to get people to RSVP and un- RSVP
if their plans change. That strategy produces an acceptable and predictable
flake rate. Ned has the exact figures.

A local technical women's networking group asks for a small amount ($5-8)
to RSVP via Eventbrite and then donates it to a non-profit like Science
Club for Girls.
Cheers,
Deb
Cheers,
Deb
On Jun 9, 2015 4:09 AM, "M.-A. Lemburg" <mal at egenix.com> wrote:

> On 09.06.2015 09:46, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote:
> > On 08/06/15 21:00, Don Sheu wrote:
> >> Hey folks, wondering what approaches folks have to encouraging accurate
> >> RSVPs for events.
> >>
> >> Some of PuPPy's organizers want to charge a fee of $5 over Eventbrite.
> >> Amount would be refunded on check-in.
> >>
> >> Welcome everybody's thoughts and experience on this one.
> >>
> >
> > We don't charge for the @ldnpydojo - although we send an email the day
> > before to all attendees reminding them that the event is on and asking
> > them to tell us if they can't make it so we can release tickets. People
> > are pretty respectful of this and most people who say they'll come
> > along, do.
> >
> > Basically, it's a question of timely polite communication on our part.
>
> For our Python Meeting Düsseldorf (http://pyddf.de/) we do ask people
> to register via email, but most simply attend the meeting without
> registration.
>
> Our meeting charges a small fee to cover the venue costs, but this
> is paid at the meeting, not upfront.
>
> So far, we have not had problems with this, so we're no longer
> insisting on registration.
>
> Another user group meeting in Cologne uses Doodle for the RSVPs.
>
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