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Hi, 

as a meetup organiser I often have issues finding quality speakers (well known issue) and also sponsors for the meetup (also known but less spoken about).
However, each individual group organiser has already a set of company contacts/speakers.

So, how about having a shared list (with access restricted to meetup organisers) containing useful contacts.
It could have the following structure: 

	* Companies: contact person, type of sponsorship, comments.
	* Speakers: contact, affiliation, link to presentation (if available)

This will allow meetup organisers to contact companies regarding sponsorship. 
If a company is sponsoring meetup events in country X, they might be interested in doing it in country Y (or not, but it’s worth a try).

Do you see any disadvantages with this approach? Alternatively, can it be improved?

Cheers,
Nicolae