Giuseppe stumbled over this website and recommended it to me as a potential useful service for organizing the registrations of the OpenSQL Camp: Eventbrite is a Python/MySQL-powered web site (judging from their job openings) that provides the following:
Eventbrite is the leading provider of online event management and ticketing services. Eventbrite makes it easy for anyone to hold a successful event of any type and size. Eventbrite is free if your event is free. If you sell tickets to your event, Eventbrite collects a small fee per ticket. So just like you, Eventbrite wants your event to be a big success.
The Eventbrite service includes many features and tools intended to let you perform three basic tasks really well:
- Publish: Everything you need to create and easily personalize a custom web page for your event.
- Promote: The tools you need to spread the word about your event and maximize attendance.
- Sell: The immediate power to sell tickets and collect money online.
I won't use it for the OpenSQL Camp (as we will be able to piggyback on
FrOSCon's event infrastructure), but it seems like a service worthwhile checking out, if you're looking for a way to organize your next MySQL meetup (
and you're based in the US - currently Eventbrite seems to assume USD as the only available currency). I've added a note about it to the suggestions on the
how to run a MySQL User Group page on the MySQL Forge Wiki. And if you do use it, please make sure to add your group to the
list of MySQL User Groups! Thanks.
Searching the service for "MySQL" revealed that the MySQL Dublin Meetup actually uses it for organizing their upcoming meeting (June 24, but already sold out)!