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"How to Sign Up to Host a Local Event on BarackObama.com" +
  2:39 web video from May 7, 2012.

[Music] Betsy Hoover, Online Organizing Director: Welcome to BarackObama.com.  My name's Betsy Hoover and I'm the director of online organizing for Obama for America.  Today we're going to walk through how to sign up to host a local campaign event in your community.  Local events are a key part of this movement.  As a host, your role as a leader is incredibly important.  It's fun, it's easy and it's a great way to meet other volunteers.  So, let's get started.

Start by heading to our home page at www.BarackObama.com.  There you should first log in to your account or create a log in if you don't already have one. 

Under volunteer at the top of the navigation bar, select "Host an Event."  First type in the zip code for where your event will take place.  Then select the type of event you are creating by clicking on the "Type of Event" drop-down.  The event type should describe the event you're planning on hosting.  This could be a phone bank, a house meeting or a Women for Obama event. 

If you need more help deciding which event type to select, below is a description of each event category.

Once you have entered your zip code and selected your event type click on the red button "Continue to Step 2."  On this page, you'll need to fill out more details about the event that you'll be hosting.  Fields with an asterisk are required to successfully submit the form.

When you've filled out the required fields and as many details as possible, click "Create Event."  Now you can send invitations to your friends by email, facebook or twitter.  Click on "Load Contacts From Your Email Account" to add people from your personal email address book.  You can customize the invite, and have the option of writing a personal message. 

If you click on "Manage Your Events" you can view details about upcoming events you've created.  You can also see upcoming events you've signed up for and check back on past events you've hosted.

That's it.  You just successfully created and sent out your event.  Now other volunteers witll be able to sign up for your event and join you.  Thanks for taking such an active role in helping get the president re-elected and good luck hosting your event.

Here you really shape your event by writing a title, a description of what will happen at the event, the date, time and approximate length of the event, also the location name, city and state.  These will all be public pieces of information so make sure you think carefully about what you write.

Your title should clearly let people know what your event is, and your event description should get people excited to attend while answering some of their questions about the event.

You can also decide if you want your attendees to receive an email when they sign up, and if you want to send an event reminder before the event.  You may also want to include directions to get to your event.


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