OSGEO Workshops and Code Sprint Community Participation
Posted by Mark Iliffe on January 15, 2013
We're planning the conference of the OSGEO community, hence it's a good idea to ask for what they want in listening exercises. No this isn't a plot device from "Thick of It"!
Within the main track and academic we have community or peer review. However, we've had a lot of interest with regard to workshops and the code sprints. For this I'm proposing (and volunteering myself - but in addition with another LoC member Ian and Matt I'm looking at you) a series of Google Hangouts where we can take feedback and ideas from the community on what they want at FOSS4G.
I want to be at the best FOSS4G possible and I feel we've got the team to make it the best conference ever. However, I'm seeing it from the inside, I think by holding a few sessions seeking feedback from the community-at-large we can get them pumped, potentially getting some new ideas as well.
Within the main track and academic we have community or peer review. However, we've had a lot of interest with regard to workshops and the code sprints. For this I'm proposing (and volunteering myself - but in addition with another LoC member Ian and Matt I'm looking at you) a series of Google Hangouts where we can take feedback and ideas from the community on what they want at FOSS4G.
I want to be at the best FOSS4G possible and I feel we've got the team to make it the best conference ever. However, I'm seeing it from the inside, I think by holding a few sessions seeking feedback from the community-at-large we can get them pumped, potentially getting some new ideas as well.
Comments
Ian Edwards on January 16, 2013:
We'll need to think about frequency and how/when we would approach different parts of the community (each Hangout is limited to 10 people?).
Mark Iliffe on January 16, 2013: