General Interest Meeting

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The RoboJackets General Interest Meeting is the primary member onboarding event for the year. At this meeting, new recruits are invited to hear presentations from the President, each Project Manager, and the Training Coordinator. The presentation covers background information about RoboJackets, the high-level goals of each project for the year, logistics for training, and the requirements for being in RoboJackets. At the end of the presentation, the teams participate in a mini-tabling fair where new members formally express a desire to join and have their questions answered by senior members.

Pre-Event Logistics

Marketing

Marketing the General Interest Meeting is a multi-faceted effort that aims to reach every interested student.

Tabling Events

The core of marketing is at tabling events during the summer and first weeks of school. The complete list of places we table may vary from year to year, but the following events should all be considered:

  • Skiles walkway during the first week of school
  • Organization fairs during FASET
  • CoC organization fair
  • Graduate student organization fair

OrgSync & Engage

Engage, previously known as OrgSync, is an official Georgia Tech platform used to advertise events. Members may join the RoboJackets organization, and an email should be sent out to the organization roster advertising general interest. Additionally, events in Engage may be put in the Weekly Digest and Daily Digest for Georgia Tech.

Departmental Mailing Lists

Social Media

We mostly engage with followers via Facebook and Instagram. There should be a post "campaign" leading up to general interest, with the final two or three posts advertising the event itself. A sample post timeline is proposed here: 1. 1 month before general interest - post about the event and put the RSVP link in our instagram bio. 2. 3 weeks before general interest - begin a post campaign, posting 2-3 times per week. Previous campaigns include posting about each team, but member interviews or project spotlights could also be considered. 3. 1 week before general interest - wrap up the post campaign and post 2-3 more times prior to the event for last-minute RSVPs and event information.

Physical Signage

Running the Meeting

Post-Event Logistics