Nottingham Robotime Meetup 03 Recap

The preparations for the event felt much easier this time around, maybe because it was my second time running the meetup, or because it was held in a familiar location

When discussing the event with my tutor, he thought the idea was amazing and was very supportive in helping arrange the room, time, and overall setup :raising_hands: He even offered to print the posters and distribute them around the university, which I really appreciated :orange_heart:

On the day of the event, I bought snacks and drinks​:cup_with_straw: and started setting everything up. I wasn’t as nervous as last time because @abdussalam (my co-host) and I arrived well ahead of time to organize the room and properly plan the flow of the event :hammer_and_wrench:

We displayed the Robotime banner outside the room before the meetup started and arranged all the kits, Nanci blind bags, and snack station. I also brought along some examples of previous builds to showcase what people could create :gear:

Most people arrived on time and were genuinely excited when they saw the setup and the different kits they would be building :eyes: After a quick introduction to Robotime and myself, we began distributing the kits randomly so people could swap, interact, and start conversations with each other :handshake: The overall building environment felt very calm, welcoming, and comforting

Some attendees arrived halfway through the event or couldn’t stay for the full session because it was exam and submission season, even though many of them wanted to stay longer and continue building with everyone, they had to return to their university work​:books:.

Halfway through the meetup, we gave out the Nanci blind bags using a “spin the wheel” game to keep the giveaway fair and engaging for everyone :wrapped_gift:

I was also inspired by another ambassador’s event idea where everyone described their experience in one word and most people were really happy to take part in it :blush:

At the end of the event, participants also took photographs and posted short descriptions of the meetup on either Instagram or Facebook in exchange for Nanci Fruits blind boxes. One participant even managed to pull the mystery Peach Nanci figure, which has only a 1/72 chance of being found :sob::sparkles:

We concluded the meetup with a group photo :camera_with_flash: and answered questions people had about the event and Robotime. One of the most common questions people asked was:

“When is the next event taking place?” :eyes:

A huge thank you to @Robotime for all the incredible support throughout this event and for generously providing such a large quantity and variety of kits :orange_heart: Seeing so many people come together, enjoy the experience, and discover a new creative hobby genuinely would not have been possible without your support.

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Congratulations on your meetup. It looks like everyone enjoyed themselves. Nice recap.

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Congratulations! What a huge group!

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Wow! You have organized the event so well. Congratulations on such a successful meetup with a huge crowd! That’s an impressive feat :heart:

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So many Nanci dolls!

I’ve never seen the peach one!

Oh yes, a girl got the peach one! It’s divine!

You prepared everything down to the last detail, and lots of people attended!

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This is such a success story!! Love the smiles everyone has. Congratulations on a great turnout

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Congratulations to the success of the meetup. :slight_smile:

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happy meeting, Congratulation

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What a nice break for the Uni students to calm the mind and relax for a bit. Hopefully creating a new hobby for them! That looked like a wonderful turn out.

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This looks like a very fun event. Congratulations on your success

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@Abdalaziz_Radwan congratulations on your secound meet up ! Everyone seems like they had a great time ! Well done !

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Congratulations on the meetup!

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I’m glad everyone had a great time. Congratulations on your successful meet up!

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What a nice recap! You’ve created a good schedule. By dividing the activities this way, there might be a bit more interaction between the people :smiling_face:

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Many congratulations @Abdalaziz_Radwan for an amazing meetup.

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yay you had a successful meetup!! I specially loved the fact that it was held inside a university (right?) so everyone is my age :sob: because it’s usually hard to find people our age in meetups or even here in the community

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yes it was held in the university so everyone hade similar interest/schedules and age :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Oooh!! and I’m seeing a lot of diffrent ethnicities so I just know this meetup was so fun!! you did such a good job with this location :sob:

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Congratulations on your successful meet up. Very nice group

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Congratulations on your very successful meetup!! Everyone looks so happy :blush:

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