In late September of 2023, I received the news that I had been admitted to the Notion Campus Leaders program. Notion is a software that I have been using since I started my career; I have taken notes, tasks, and projects using it. The thing is, like many others, I started using it without a specific plan and wanted to use it like any other note-taking app, which I eventually discovered was a mistake.

When I received the news, I was very excited about what it implied because it was mentioned that I would hold this position for 2 semesters and that in each of them, I had to organize events. I remember attending the onboarding session and quickly seeing many students from different parts of the world. The presenter and leader of the Campus Leaders is Emma. In December of last year, a Notion event was held in Mexico City.

I asked for information about the event, but in the end, I couldn't go due to organization and timing issues. However, it was pleasant to be able to talk directly with Notion people. It was announced that I had received the offer for the position, and the algorithms community at Tec found out quickly. Due to processes and other matters, it wasn't until the end of October that I started planning the first event on campus. Before the event, there was a joke going around that the Notion workshop was something made up and didn't exist because of the delay. But in the end, it was fulfilled.

I saw on Instagram that other leaders had created profiles to post tips and campus events, so I decided to do the same. I created the user @notionattec_gdl, where I will be posting content related to Notion and promoting events that we will have on campus. For the user photo, I set out to draw a Notion with a mariachi hat, charro suit, and a guitar to differentiate Tec de Guadalajara from other campuses.

I sent out an invitation for the event, and my friend Omar helped me rent an auditorium on campus for the event. I had planned to give out Notion swag at the event, but due to scheduling conflicts, I had to do it in week 3 because starting from the 4th week of the last term, all students are busy, and there were fewer people willing to attend the event.

On November 15th, the event took place. That morning, I went to Dolphy's ice cream shop here on campus and bought 24 ice creams to give as a surprise at the event. I wanted to provide pizzas at the event, but the day before, I had tried to use the Domino's app to schedule the order, but I have to say, without offending, that the Domino's app needs a major update. The next day, my friend Luis Macias gave me a ride to a Domino's near campus. We arrived at the place, and I asked the cashier if they could have 22 extra-large pizzas ready before 3 PM.

The cashier mentioned that it would be difficult since that day they also had an order for 18 pizzas. My friend and I decided to go to another nearby branch. We arrived at the other branch, and as soon as I mentioned the number of pizzas to the cashier, her eyes widened. We were able to place the order, and while we waited for them to be ready, we went to Walmart to buy sodas, cups, and other things.

We filled the grocery cart with sodas, ketchup, and cups, all so that in the end, they told us that the payment method we wanted to use was not valid. Then we decided to go to a different supermarket across the street, but they also didn't accept the payment method, so I tried with another method. We went back to Domino's for the pizzas, and they were ready. It was 2:30, and the way back to campus was crowded with cars, but fortunately, we made it to the event on time.

My friend and other people helped me unload everything from the car, we set everything up, and the talk began. At first, I was a little nervous; I had given talks before, but I feel that giving talks to people you already know is harder than giving talks to people you don't. But as the talk progressed, I gained more confidence. During the talk, we saw how you could create your web portfolio using a service called SUPER. This service allows you to use a Notion page and use more advanced code and features, and the best part is that you can use it for free with some functions.

I also mentioned some mistakes I had made in the past using Notion and gave them advice on how not to make the same mistakes. In the end, we had a question and answer session where the top participants received a prize. It was the first Notion event I organized on campus. Thank you so much to everyone who attended <3. I hope to organize more events like this and better ones next semester.

I hope you liked this post. Thank you very much for reading :)