We talked about these things at the 6/22 meeting, and it was a point of discussion years ago.

1. What is the history about this discussion?
2. What do we have in the way of lists | ways to direct the inquirer to the right person or group?

Source: Where does MTF end and #memtech begin?

Is there enough in-house organization to help all the groups do consistent planning & scheduling and getting big talks organized?
Suggest demonstrating that process and how it helps you build a network and grow your skills. “We should write this up”
We need to tell the story (on the blog) about how meet ups help people level up.
“getting started” pages for all groups, and an event where all groups do something in unison.

This item is more of a grab bag :allthethings: to help us identify:

• Pooling and sharing resources to help the smaller groups get what they want done
• Organizing what those resources are in an easy to create|read|update format
• Understanding the Meta and harnessing it

It does overlap with #65, but focuses more on larger organizational issue (internal & outreach).

@gpspake brought up the idea of coming up with metrics to help us have a firmer grasp of what our attendance numbers are for our meetups and other associated events.

• For formality's sake, what kind of metrics would we want to track/record?
• For past big events, are those numbers available ( e.g. tickets sold, actual attendees ) for marketing/reference purposes?
• For meetups, do we just want a simple head count, or would it be helpful to tie numbers to actual people ( i.e. for outreach purposes )?

1. What is the history with this MTF item?
2. Were we able to execute on this item?
3. Have other organizations in the area risen up to fill this need in the area?

Source: Report from Bryan and Brad about Adopt-A-School meet and greet

Should remove asap. Hamburger menu is useless on mobile.

Should we publish meeting minutes on the site?

http://www.geekmemphis.com/meetups--orgs.html

Spitballed ideas

• A FAQ page
• A suggestions forum
• A this-is-how-MTF-operates-and-here-is-how-you-can-help guide

Blog post talking about who / what CC is and what the MTF / CC relationship is, etc

Add FIT
Remove Rocketfuel

Files to be changed:

• https://github.com/memtech/memphistechnology.org/blob/master/source/about/sponsors.html.twig#L26-L30
• Create a FIT logo file in this folder: https://github.com/memtech/memphistechnology.org/tree/master/source/components/img
  • Logo Attached, Maybe rename to fit-logo.png?
• Link to http://www.memphis.edu/fedex
• Description text: The FedEx Institute of Technology is an advanced research institution dedicated to connecting and building up the Memphis tech community

How to get involved / contribute / where to find #memtech

@bradmontgomery brought up a good point at the 6/22 meeting about foreseeable issues regarding public|private funding concerns mixed with increasing number of parties requesting a share of those funds. I would like to open up a discussion and document possible [O]pportunities and [T]hreats in which we should be mindful and our collective [S]trengths and [W]eaknesses to respond to those opportunities and threats.

Need an avenue of contact, set expectations on what that looks like.

Like #101 but for MidsouthMakers

Per conversations in Slack, I'm looking to prove out the basic "write something in Markdown, submit a PR, get it merged and deployed" workflow and then write it up as a blog post page for this site.

Anyone who wants to help write it or at least prod me into getting it done is welcome to chime in :)

1. Are we keeping up with any trends or changing expectations in this area?
2. Are other city's tech scenes doing more or different things to help them build and keep relationships with local business|non-profit interests?

Source: What to offer businesses for sponsorships

Make it easy on people to share via social media.

What would you like to contribute? Drop us an email or join our discussion list. We are an open organization and would love to hear your feedback on what we are doing right, and what we could do better.

Should we remove discussion list and add link to Slack? Can we provide a list of suggestions for possible ways to contribute? Do we even have a formalized list of such ways?

( In light of recent discussions, it seems to be a good time to revisit this particular question? )

Not to say that you should actually be accepting surprise blog posts submitted by randos on PRs.

But! I go to the site and I don't immediately grok that it's driven by a github repo that I could conceivably add code to.

@brob - UX ideas here? I wouldn't mind a FORK THIS ON GITHUB ribbon but maybe you have classier ideas.

1. What is the history with this MTF item?
2. Are we still open to do it? Are we still doing it in some capacity outside of Slack and/or meetups?

Source: Recap Mentoring Office Hours

Is the MemTech "newsletter" a thing?

Both the form at https://memphistechnology.org/newsletter-signup/ and the form in the footer to subscribe return 404ish errors for me.

If the newsletter is not an active thing, maybe we should remove that page and footer widget.

Need a page with all the board members, a bio, and their mugshots.

1. What is|was a 'B-side'?
2. Why was avoiding scheduling conflicts a concern?

Source: B-Sides

Essentially :allthethings:

• Can we get people in the community talking to people outside the community
• Find one person in corporations we want
• CIO of Memphis talked with Joe and Brian
• Bryan will work on some collateral

Do we know that "one person" or know the person who does?
How did the City of Memphis talk(s) go? What did they cover?
Do we have that "collateral"? Media | Press kits, etc?

We need a page on MemphisTechnology.org that helps local tech people find MTF and memtech. It should have a couple of CTA's:

1. Join Memphis Technology User Groups Meetup Group
2. Join #memtech Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/memtech

should be added to the board members page.

++ Tilley
++ Lawrence
++ Ken

-- Claudio (awww<3)