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Throughout the month of May, '''Mozilla is inviting [http://hackshackers.com/ Hacks/Hackers chapters] to run news innovation meetups to brainstorm for our first News Innovation Challenge.''' You organize. Mozilla buys the beer.

''Contact Nathaniel James <njames at mozillafoundation dot org> for details.''

===Calendar===
* Boston, May 2
* Managua, May 8
* San Salvador, May 11
* Guatemala City, May 13
* London, May 28 (tentative)
* [http://meetupbirmingham.hackshackers.com/events/17464742/?eventId=17464742&action=detail Birmingham, UK], May 31
* Seattle, TBA
* Berlin, TBA

===How to organize a meetup===

Our aim: make a link between Hacks/Hackers chapters and the [https://www.drumbeat.org/en-US/journalism/ Knight/Mozilla News Innovation Challenge] program. 

How? Organize a meetup of your Hacks/Hackers group that meets this minimum spec:

* Start with a '''go-round''' where folks say:
** Name
** "From"
** Why they came, in 1 sentence

* Include a '''5 minute talk''' describing the Knight/Mozilla News Innovation Challenge (a sample slide deck: [[Media:MoJo_Event_Slides_Draft_One.pdf|PDF]], [[Media:MoJo_Event_Slides_Draft_Two.odp|ODP]]). Also, hand out flyers (template: [[Media:5_reasons_MoJo_flyer.pdf|5 Reasons to Enter]] and [[Media:MoJo_video_flyer.pdf|Design Challenge #1]]).

* Invite people to '''brainstorm''' ideas in response to one or more of the challenge statements Mozilla has released. Eg. 'How can we use open video to tell stories on the web in new ways?' Best to work in small groups, for example a techie paired up with a journo.

* Ask people to '''submit the ideas''' they brainstorm to the challenge website at [https://www.drumbeat.org/en-US/journalism/ www.drumbeat.org/journalism]. Bring markers and papers so they can sketch and photograph their concepts.

* Have participants '''share back''' good submissions with the group. Say a word of thanks and discuss "what's next" (upcoming MoJo challenges, next Hacks/Hackers meetup, etc).

* Buy at least '''one beer''' for everyone who attends. Mozilla is paying. 

* Ensure your venue has '''wifi''' so people can submit their challenge entries. 

* Do the meetup '''between April 25 and May 31'''.

If you are interested in organizing a meetup, contact Nathaniel James <njames at mozillafoundation dot org> for details.

We're also considering meetup proposals from groups other than Hacks/Hackers chapters, as long as you think you can bring out a techie news audience. For example, we'd love to work with Barcamps and others on the general template above.

===Sample event write up===
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'''Knight-Mozilla News Innovation Meetup'''<br>
''May 2, 7pm, MIT MediaLab''

Are you a web developer with ideas about how news should work on the web? Or a news junkie with a hankering to hack? If so, join Mozilla, Hacks/Hackers and the MIT Center for Future Civic Media on May 2 for beer, pizza and brainstorming about the future of news online. 

'''Especially for students and young hackers:''' enter the Knight Mozilla News Innovation Challenge at the meetup, gives you a chance at a paid app development fellowship at the Boston Globe, the BBC and other major news outlets. 

''For more info on the challenge, check out:<br>''
''https://wiki.mozilla.org/Drumbeat/MoJo''

'''Agenda:'''

''700pm - Beer, pizza and brainstorming kick off''

Brainstorm around Mozilla's first news challenge topic: 'How can we use open video to tell stories on the web in new ways?'

''730pm - News innovation talks and demos''

Your host, Hacks/Hackers (City) Chapter will talk about the Knight Mozilla News Innovation Challenge. Guest Speaker (Name) will demo an open video tool and Guest Speaker (Name) will present about common obstacles facing journalists using video. 

''800pm - Napkin-sketch-athaon (plus more beer)''

Sketch out your brainstorm ideas. Enter them in the Knight Mozilla News Innovation Challenge on the spot. We'll have paper and markers on hand. 

'''Location:'''

MIT Media Lab<br>
6th Floor<br>
Building E14<br>
75 Amherst Street <br>
Cambridge, Massachusetts <br>

'''Organized by:''' 

Hacks/Hackers Boston<br>
MIT Media Lab Center for Future Civic Media<br>
Mozilla<br>