Events

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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 "Create Events" under the Community Tab at the top menu.
  • Fill out the appearing form properly
  • Press the "Save Event" 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 Events 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

See also

How to make a good event

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