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Have you ever thought about hosting a local meet-up? Here is the kick-start you need to host your first local software testing meet-up!

It can be difficult to start the planning process. So here is a quick and simple, step-by-step guide to help you get started. With the help of the TeamSTAR Competition, your first meet-up is destined for complete success!

Take the 1st step by choosing the event idea. Here are some meet-up ideas:

🌟Coffee shop meet-up
🌟Storytelling session
🌟Speaker presentation
🌟Inclusion & diversity discussion
🌟Working well
🌟Pizza and beer
🌟Software testing Scrabble

Step 2 is to register your event on Meet-up.com. This is a great way of letting people in your locality know about your event and to confirm attendance.

Step 3 is to Enter the TeamSTAR Competition (Register before Sept. 13th) You will receive an awesome goodie box to share with attendees, along with the chance to win 4 tickets to #EuroSTARConf

Step 4 – Get Social! Use your own social media channels to promote the event online and spark an interest in your local area. Take pictures, videos, Instagram stories, tweets using #EuroSTARConnects, so we can see all your hard-work. We will help by re-sharing all your posts.

Final step – Do a write up, tell the world how successful your first meet-up was, what was discussed, what was done, who was there etc. Spark the interest for the next event!

There you have it, your first software testing meet-up! Best of luck with starting your first testing meet-up, we can’t wait to hear all about it.

Register a testing meeting with us before Sept 13th to be part of the TeamSTAR Competition