Launch Your Own Tweetup

Step 1: Brainstorm ideas for your event

Where will you host it? Your house? The local library? A nursing home? Will you have other activities? (Like using solar cookers to make hot dogs! Yummm!) How many people do you want to attend? 5? 30? 200?!? (Ambitious aren't we?)

Step 2: Register your event and request a starter kit

In the starter kit you'll get posters, SDO swag, and ideas for hosting your event. If you don't "Tweet" now's the time to start! Register for a twitter account and follow @NASA_SDO

Step 3: Start advertising!

The more excited people are to attend the better turn out you'll get.

Step 4: Test your Technology

There are many ways to bring twitter and the launch into your event. Choose what works best for you!

Connect to Nasa's ustream site
  • Watch the event and read the twitter conversation at the same time.
  • You can project this for the whole crowd to see, or use on individual computers.
  • ustream
NASA TV website
  • If ustream doesn't suit you, watch the feed only on this site. It can also be projected for the group.
Local cable nasa channel
  • If you have a TV available, or you can project this to a larger group this will most likely be the best image quality.
Twitter (Hash tag search link)
  • Open this as a separate page to view the conversation. Everyone talking about launch will add #SDOisGO or #NASATweetup to the end of their tweet.
Twitterfall
  • Show the whole conversation in real time, scrolling down your screen using this link. This can be projected along side the live broadcast.
  • Twitterfall

Make sure your location's security settings allow you to access these sites if you choose to use them.
Sign up for a twitter account if you haven't already so you can join in the conversation on launch day.
Test out your connections and the websites. Make sure images are clear and you have good audio.

Step 5: Celebrate launch!

Put up launch posters
Wear Sun-themed clothes
Play Sun-themed songs
Serve sunny snacks and drinks
Join in the conversation on Twitter!

Make the event as much or as little as you want it to be, it's all about celebrating the beginning of many new discoveries!

Step 6: Reflect

Take a few moments to complete the post-launch survey (link will be emailed to you) and get another packet of free NASA goodies.