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Since starting OSS4AI, I've hosted 88 events with 10,568 signups. That means an average of nearly 120 people sign up to come to each event. This event series has been a fully grass-roots, community led motion. Our first event had barely 30 people there, and I told myself that if I could get 500 people on the email list within half a year, I'd start doing events professionally. We hit that number in 2 months, and within half a year, we hit nearly 2000 members. Now, 11 months after the first event, we've hit 6000+ members, and we're still growing quickly. Even with 0 events last week, 257 people have signed up for an upcoming event. If you want to chat about how to build community - let me know!