# Proposal: Replace Meetups Pro with Ansible Forum & Pretix

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-replace-meetups-pro-with-ansible-forum-pretix/46485>\
**Category:** Project Discussions\
**Tags:** event-slides, meetup, fedora\
**Created:** [October 16, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-replace-meetups-pro-with-ansible-forum-pretix/46485 "2026-10-16T09:51:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-replace-meetups-pro-with-ansible-forum-pretix/46485/7 "2026-10-22T05:53:59Z")

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I’ve done some more testing and we can allow event RSVP _ **without** _ any account.

So Pretix accounts (which are SSO backed form Ansible Forum, with enforced 2FA validation) are _ **only needed for event organisers** _. This protects attendees names and email addresses.

- `rsvp.ansible.com` will be the new Pretix instance

# Attendee workflow

The proposed workflow for an attended will be:

1. All social media promotion will direct you to the [event page (Meetup example)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-minneapolis-patching-at-machine-speed-2026-10-22/46470), all of which will be found under the Forum’s [event calendar](https://forum.ansible.com/c/events/8).
2. Rather than RSVP link pointing to ~~`meetup.com`~~ , there will be a link to `rsvp.ansible.com`, such as `https://rsvp.ansible.com/ansible-meetups/london-nov-2026/`
3. On `https://rsvp.ansible.com/ansible-meetups/london-nov-2026/` (pretix) you will get your ticket WITHOUT and sign-in needed. You will be asked for:
  - Name (required)
  - Email address (required)
  - Quantity (required): Read-only and set to 1.
  - Forum account name (optional): Ansible Forum account name

4. Registration email will include `.ics` (so event will be added to your personal calendar), Apple/Google Wallet compatable ticket, PDF, etc

Why collect “Forum account name (optional)”, I’d like to award forum badges for attendees. This is partly for recognition. Though it also helps me demonstrate the positive effect events are having on the community, ie do people return, after attending an event, are attendees more active in the Forum, etc.

# Event organiser workflow

These are the only people who have Pretix accounts (SSO to Ansible Forum) enforced. This protects attendees names and email addresses.

For event organisers we have extra requirements, those organisers will:

- Be in private forum group `meetup-organisers-${CITY}`
- Be able to create Forum posts for events under their Cities sub category
- Have a “log into [rsvp.ansible.com](http://rsvp.ansible.com) using Ansible Forum” option which will redirect to `https://forum.ansible.com/session/sso_provider?sso=foo`, which will re-direct them to Forum 2FA (ie one time pass).

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