• Pre-meeting:
  • Facilitate main presentation (if possible, set up the equipment beforehand - try to remember to bring extension cords, cell phone, extra cables, ...)
• Welcome & Introductions
  • Announce and thank the host
  • Attendees introduce themselves (Who they are, where they work or go to school, what they are doing with Linux)
• Administrivia & Facilities News
  • Announce future meetings
  • Pointers to restrooms and refreshments
  • When do we have to leave
• Explain meeting format and agenda
• Questions ( not answers )
  • Questions should be recorded in a publicly visible place, so everyone (including latecomers) can see them.
• Presentation
  • Introduce presenter
  • Facilitate presentation
  • Presentation Q&A
  • Make sure to thank the presenter!
• Answers
  • By waiting to answer the questions, you should get higher quality answers, since people have had more time to consider the questions.
• Awards - Awards of recognition to our membership and their contributions to the Linux "cause".
• DoorPrizes - give them out fairly.
• Help presenter with packing their equipment (if appropriate)
• Interpersonal networking at the meeting site
• Put back the room and facilities the way you found them
• (optional) Post-meeting refreshments at a local restaurant/watering hole

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