Marketing/Events
Mozilla is backed by an amazing and passionate community who not only contribute to and translate Mozilla software, but communicate the ways to get involved and share Mozilla's mission and values at local events. Each day there are many ways to celebrate our community and evangelize Mozilla all over the world, but there are simply not enough people to go around. That's where you come in! There are many opportunities to (for example) host a booth at an event, organize a local Mozilla meet-up, host an install day and teach people how to use Mozilla products everyday. Let's take advantage of all these occasions to build the Mozilla voice and spread the word.
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How To Get Started
The thought of public speaking or organizing your first event might sound daunting, but there are many ways to get started and a wealth of ideas and experiences to draw from. Some ideas:
- Speaking about Mozilla topic at an event near you
- Helping other community members at an event
- Organizing your very own Mozilla event, such as a Mozilla Developer meet-up, a "How to use Firefox" session, a hackathon or a MozCamp
- Representing Mozilla at an already established event, such as a FOSS conference
The first place to visit is the Events Hub on Spread Firefox for ideas and tips. The only requirement for being a speaker or event participant is a little passion and next step is to just make yourself known by dropping a line to the Events Director or posting in the Spread Firefox Events forum.
If you are going to speak about Mozilla at an event, do have a look at our information about Public Speaking.
Events Calendar
Be sure to check out the Mozilla worldwide events calendar to see if there are events that you can join or help out at. If you're planning on hosting your own event or don't see the event that you want to represent Mozilla at, please add it to the calendar.
Handouts
We've created a clear introduction to the Mozilla project that provides an overview of what Mozilla is and what our great community is doing. Feel free to print and share it at local events. Please let us know if you'd like to translate into your local language as well.
Speaker Biographies
Some established Mozilla speakers have their biographies on Spread Firefox. If you are writing an events program, this information can be useful!
Getting Support
Mozilla regularly supports community-driven events or projects that aim to promote Mozilla’s products and mission through financial assistance or with logistical support. If you are organizing a Mozilla community event and would like to request sponsorship, please contact the community marketing team - they will be pleased to hear from you!
Slides & recording from "Events" workshop of May 1st 2009
Download the slides of the workshop here
Contact Us
What other materials might you find useful for running your own event? Please let us know.
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