# FOSS United Chennai April Meetup 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Event\ **Created:** [26 April 2025 12:19 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/foss-united-chennai-april-meetup-2025/5629 "2025-04-26T12:19:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![grittypuffy](https://forum.fossunited.org/user_avatar/forum.fossunited.org/grittypuffy/32/2923_2.png) [@grittypuffy](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/grittypuffy)\ **Post date:** [27 April 2025 06:08 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/foss-united-chennai-april-meetup-2025/5629/2 "2025-04-27T06:08:58Z")
Post-event report for the FOSS United Chennai April 2025 Meetup Event details: [April FOSS Meetup](https://fossunited.org/c/chennai/2025/april) Event photos: [Ente Photos](https://albums.ente.io/?t=TtikTdkA#HoUpaUhrgzMieP69c7SgXEC3juCSGEzevZrFK1bUP8yR) # The good - We got 50+ diverse participants despite other community events happening on the same day. - Participation of attendees in providing feedback and attending talks was impressive, with more demand towards workshops - The venue was highly ambient and they helped in coordinating throughout the event - The volunteers were able to engage participants and were able to coordinate efficiently - The event was completed in a timely manner and stayed on track despite a 30 minute delay since the next speaker was able to cover their talk during network troubleshooting. # The bad - The talk’s order had to be altered due to technical difficulties which led to confusion in the initial phase of meetup - Some of the participants left the meetup after the networking break - The workshops seemed rushed up and clarification in the term “workshop” for “talk with demo” should have been done earlier to avoid it, this caused issues with participation. - Participants who were seated backwards had difficulties in accessing the screen due to visibility issues and was amplified by dark theme # The ugly - There were issues with networking which caused delay in starting the first talk by around 35 minutes - Though there was an organizer in the venue, the event wasn’t started - The CFPs were finalized the day before the meetup which caused confusion among the speakers, leading to miscommunication of requirements for workshop to participants - The date of the meetup clashed with 12 other meetups at the same time # Takeaways - Meetup dates must be planned by discussion with other communities to avoid clashes - Different types of events with focus on workshops must be done with clear communication of pre-requisites and isntructions for smooth participation must be planned - Delegation of proper roles for volunteers and framing agenda to avoid last minute works - Provide more time for Q & A for workshops and hands-on events * * * ![april-meetup](https://forum.fossunited.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b953a4dbbc510df9406bd476d932ef5f20a430a6.jpeg) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/foss-united-chennai-april-meetup-2025/5629)._