{"id":3870,"date":"2025-06-24T17:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=3870"},"modified":"2025-06-24T17:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:30:50","slug":"neighborhood-day-2025-wrap-up-dwelling-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=3870","title":{"rendered":"Neighborhood Day 2025 Wrap-up – Dwelling Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Our first Dwelling Assistant Neighborhood Day was a humbling success \u2014 we knew that the group had a need to have one thing coordinated like this, however we actually didn’t count on simply how broadly this could unfold. \ud83d\udc96<\/p>\n

A lot occurred in such a brief window of time, so let\u2019s speak about how this 12 months\u2019s occasion went and what the long run seems like for Dwelling Assistant meetups.<\/p>\n

It began with a query\u2026
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Dwelling Assistant Neighborhood Day was born from a dialog final 12 months the place we requested, \u201cWould the group even need<\/em> this?\u201d We dropped hints right here and there to check how y\u2019all would react to a worldwide occasion, and after weeks of planning, the response to the occasion announcement was overwhelmingly optimistic. \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n

First, THANK YOU<\/strong> \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb to all the hosts<\/strong> for his or her native coordination, group members<\/strong> who confirmed up, and the venues<\/strong> that made all this potential. I discovered a lot together with your assist, and it’ll make subsequent 12 months\u2019s Neighborhood Day one to recollect.<\/p>\n

\u2026that become a motion\u2026
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After I introduced Dwelling Assistant Neighborhood Day, I didn\u2019t give hosts quite a bit to work with. I didn\u2019t need the group to suppose they needed to match into a selected format, and wished it to be distinctive to their area. It turned clear fairly rapidly what info was lacking and what individuals wished steerage on. For instance, some requested for solutions on what kinds of venues to ebook or which actions might make the occasion extra interactive, similar to quizzes or displays. Your questions helped us make it simpler for hosts to construct cool occasions, thanks for these!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

All around the globe, everybody got here collectively to speak about Dwelling Assistant (and its associated initiatives). You swapped {hardware}, you confirmed off your automations or dashboards, you participated in quizzes, and also you shaped new bonds with individuals in your space who share your ardour for Dwelling Assistant. Some individuals had customized swag printed, others obtained {hardware} from a few our Works With Dwelling Assistant<\/a> companions, and one group had a Hackathon occasion the day earlier than! So many nice images have been shared from the occasions that we are able to\u2019t probably embody all of them right here! You could find lots extra by looking out #HADay2025 on social media or by checking the Discord meetup thread<\/a> for this occasion. It was severely one of the uplifting issues I\u2019ve had the pleasure to not solely facilitate, but in addition witness. \ud83e\udd70<\/p>\n

\u2026however not with out problems
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Swag was an surprising complication. After I first introduced the day, we deliberate to have me order the merch after which ship it off to the hosts. This could require amassing addresses and sending packages to individuals around the globe, and we realized rapidly that the logistics of that may find yourself a multitude.\u00a0 As a substitute, we made the sticker designs (together with the Luma calendar invite graphic) publicly accessible for the hosts to print one thing regionally.<\/p>\n

Once we did this, we (because the Open Dwelling Basis) dedicated to reimbursing the hosts for these swag purchases, together with venue charges or different affordable bills they could have on the day. The thought being that no host needs to be out of pocket for supporting their native Dwelling Assistant group. You help us (by contributing time or by being Dwelling Assistant Cloud<\/a> subscribers), and we need to give again to the group in any manner we are able to.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m excited to share that we plan on utilizing those self same tips for any group meetup, not simply those that occur on Neighborhood Day! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb We\u2019re constructing a brand new group web page the place all of those particulars can be accessible, so keep tuned for extra info.<\/p>\n

Some stats for the nerds
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We had 82 occasions<\/a> with over 1,600 registered visitors, spanning practically each nook of the globe. The occasions began in New Zealand and ended on the West Coast of North America. This meant we had meetups held from\u00a010 pm Might 23 to midnight Might 25 (UTC time), that\u2019s over 26 hours of fixed partying! \ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n

We had occasions in each main area besides Australia! Most meetups have been in Europe and North America \u2014 in all probability not too shocking for many. The smallest occasions had 2 registered visitors, and the occasion that had the biggest variety of registered visitors was Utrecht, with 200!<\/p>\n

With a median of 20 individuals attending a meetup, we all know that we are able to advise a decrease capability restrict for future occasions. This can be included as a part of the rules we\u2019ll have on that new group web page I discussed above.<\/p>\n

Preserve the enjoyable going!
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Many hosts informed me that they\u2019ve created a brand new area for the attendees to speak or that they have been going to start out performing some common meetups (some have performed each!). Since Luma labored so nicely for us for Neighborhood Day, I\u2019ve created a common calendar for meetups<\/a>! I even have graphic property<\/a> publicly accessible in your Luma occasion and any social media you\u2019d prefer to submit your occasion on \u2014 use the 1:1 ratio picture for the invite picture on Luma. There are two occasions reside there now, strategy to go Chile (Santiago) and Belgium (Hasselt)! \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n

Whereas we don\u2019t have a strong date for subsequent 12 months\u2019s Dwelling Assistant Neighborhood Day, I can at the least let you recognize that it’s going to not be in Might and as a substitute later within the 12 months. I\u2019m aiming to provide you at the least a two-month heads-up for when it is going to be this time. We\u2019re planning on doing one thing greater and I can\u2019t wait to do all of it once more with y\u2019all subsequent 12 months. \ud83d\ude0c<\/p>\n

P.S. – Did you notice our refreshed Creator Community<\/a> web page but? \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our first Dwelling Assistant Neighborhood Day was a humbling success \u2014 we knew that the group had a need to have one thing coordinated like this, however we actually didn’t count on simply how broadly this could unfold. \ud83d\udc96 A lot occurred in such a brief window of time, so let\u2019s speak about how this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[122,1582,697,85,3565],"class_list":["post-3870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smart-home-iot","tag-assistant","tag-community","tag-day","tag-home","tag-wrapup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3871,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3870\/revisions\/3871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}