Events
From the CouchSurfing Wiki, an informal workspace which anyone can edit.
This page is about helping you to plan & organize events on CouchSurfing
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How to Create an Event
- Go to the Events page by clicking at the "Events"-Tab at the top menu.
(With the "latest look:" "Community"-Link at the main navigation, "Gathering"-link from the submenu.)
- Press the "Create a new Meeting" button
- Fill out the appearing form properly
- Press the "Save meeting" button
All dates are in US format (MM/DD/YY). You can input the dates as follows: Oct 23, 2006 (or whatever variation of that) but the dates will still be shown in US format on the meetings page.
Categories and Examples of Events
- Meetup (Dinner or drinks with the local surfers)
- Excursion (Group trip through the city, or to dinner and a museum - get group discounts!)
- Music (Concert)
- Film (Movie theatre)
- Dance (Salsa lessons)
- Culture (Museum or sightseeing)
- Education (Local workshop or speech)
- Flash Mobs (Mass pillow fight!)
Spread the Word (Event Promotion)
- Post in connected groups
- Mail group members (you must be member of that group, and your email must be approved by an Administrator)
- Mail via CouchSearch results, (your email must be approved by an Administrator)
- Need help? You can make other attendees to moderators of the meeting
Events shouldn't be used to...
- Find a couch or someone to show you around a new place. For this, please use CouchSearch
- Find travel mates. To find travelers to join, try posting your plans to the relevant local/global group
Events features
- To RSVP an existing meeting click on the Respond to this meeting
- After attending the meeting, go back and click on My meeting settings. Then change your status to Attended and you can share photos as well.couchsurfing:meetings.html
