This was a session for group organizers to trade ideas for ace/aro meetup groups. Here were a few of those ideas:

• You don’t always have to talk about asexuality at every meeting all the time. Sometimes the meetup can just be a meetup.
• Have a variety of activities: Dinners, game nights, movies, karaoke, food court get-togethers, discussion groups, new member welcomes, book club, potluck, etc.
• Consistently have events, and plan events for the future. People are more likely to attend something if it looks like the group is active.
• Specifically advertise some events as New Member Events, or have New Member time carved out of another event. This specifically invites people who haven’t come to something before a reason to drop by.
• Occasionally have targeted, specific discussion topics, planned in advance. This will give people who are interested in that topic a reason to drop in.
• Talk about your other events. At your karaoke meetups, mention the monthly discussion group, etc.
• Encourage other people to organize events. The more events, the better, and the wider range of events and wider geographic area they cover, the better.
• Personal connections with organizers lead to more popular events and a more active group overall.
• Have events of different sizes. Sometimes a 6 person dinner is what people want. Sometimes a 30 person discussion group is what people want.
• Asking for donations is fine, but asking for dues would exclude people who can’t/won’t pay. Tie the donation requests to specific events, like “We need $300 to march in Pride” or “Our meeting space is $30 a month.
• Use on-line tools. Have a website, Facebook, Meetup, etc. You can use Rabbit for a simulated movie night or Discord for a group chat.