Hello all,
We have successfully launched our new meetup group for Plan "C" Emergency Preparedness Alberta. Please refer to the link below to join and RSVP to events. Currently the next meeting is listed on the front page or simply click the following link http://www.meetup.com/Plan-C/events/162592822/ . Please RSVP if you are going to attend out next meeting in Deer Run.
Furthermore, if anyone needs assistance with creating a Meetup.com account please contact me or post here.
Here are a few Q & A I encountered.
Q1: Does meetup cost anything to join?
Q2: What does Meetup enable us to do, in comparison to PreppersNetwork.
A1: To join meetup.com is free. Once you join the site, there are countless "groups" like ours. Some groups charge to either join or are free but charge for events, but 95% or more are completely free like ours. Once you join a group with your account you are basically subscribing to their channel or feed. This allows you to receive automatic email feeds for scheduled meetups, events, updates, new members, etc. The best way to look at it is like the PreppersNetwork blog. All it does is generate a creative hub to bring people of the same interest to one location, then enhances your abilities to communicate and schedule with those people. Meetup is PreppersNetwork/a blog on roids with its own group calendar.
With that said, to create the "groups" (not your personal account, but the actual groups or hubs that you can join) does cost. The founders of the groups are charged about $70 for six months. I discovered a nice 50% off coupon so I only paid $35 for the first six months.
A2: Decisions as a group - Like I said, the meetup group allows us to have a preppersnetwork on roids. This enables us to take donations online prior to any actual events, network with other like minded groups and scout for members, advertise sponsors or perks for the group (example: 10% off at shooting range for members, 5% off Bob's Solar etc). It is also an excelent hub to offer various blogs from our members. For example, I already uploaded tons of official documents from the Govnt of Alberta in regards to disaster preparedness. So when anyone joins, they have easy access to these files that are actually kinda difficult to find, in turn creating our own knowledgebase. There are tons of other features too, including an event calendar shared by all members. In general, it allows the group to be efficient at startup level, and easily expand as far as possible without any limitations. Unlike the PreppersNetwork, which lacks certain features that would enhance our ability to organize events, etc.
Hey Tucker, thanks for setting this up for us in Meet up. It will make booking space easier as the meetup tool allows people to rsvp and include number of guests.
We'll have to get some casual events set up to get people out and meeting others of similar persuasion.
Sooo, what's going on with this page. According to the meet up group this "blog" is transitioning to the meet up group?? Please clarify...
Sooo, what's going on with this page. According to the meet up group this "blog" is transitioning to the meet up group?? Please clarify...
He must be referring to another blog that he had set up.
This blog (forum) ain't goin' nowheres!
Sorry, I worded that incorrectly. I changed it now. I meant to say that the members of the forum are creating account on a daily basis, so our member count should increase daily. It was to let people know, outside of IPC, that there are more than 3 or 4 people going to the meetup in March, etc. In the end, IPC Alberta will probably get even more busy as new people on Meetup discover the forum. Thank you for pointing that out. We created the page only a few days ago, so we are editing as we go.
And no, IPC Alberta is here to stay. Like I mentioned. The Meetup is ONLY for the large groups of people from IPC and to expand to people outside of IPC. In other words, if you want to go to the meetups in Calgary, or Alberta in general, we request that you join Meetup and RSVP. The benefit is it allows us to easily manage the headcount and make choices accordingly (avoid firecode issues, update people instantly, etc). We are ran by donations so if we rent a space for 60, but 10 show up, we are not setting ourselves up for success. Furthermore, if the space of 60 is exceeded because we didnt realize how many people were coming, the meeting will be a disaster considering firecods issues, etc.
Haha, I just realized I was using "blog" instead of "forum". Sorry, my wife and I have been working on our "blog" that we made, detailing our adventures backpacking and then eventually getting married. I am in a "blog" mindset. Changed the wording to "forum".
Please let me know if you spot anything else.
and what if you don't want to join meet up? can you just add a person to the RSVP just for the numbers?
and what if you don't want to join meet up? can you just add a person to the RSVP just for the numbers?
I dont think you can but thats ok , if you dont want to join meet up, you can just put your r.s.v.p. here, hope to see you there...
Better to have it and not need it; then to need it and not have it...
Pls Understand that you don't have to join meet up, it's just something we are trying to get the word out about " Emergency Preparedness" to more people......
We are just trying another way to get people educated, and maybe some of them will find there way here....Yes we do promote the I.P.N./C.P.N and other sites at our meetings...we figure the more ways we can promote Emergency Preparedness the better off the world will be....
Better to have it and not need it; then to need it and not have it...
Ok , put me down for attendance, see you all there!