Sensible thought, Steve, I was imagining the sort of things that get setup and contributed to (by me and others I collaborated with) for Vegas to be setup in such a way to easily replicated in Berlin.
On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 8:35 AM Steve Blackmon <sblack...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi Myrle, > > I expect the process and mechanics of hackathon planning and execution of > the ACNA and ACEU hackathons will be more similar than different, cultural > differences between a Las Vegas casino and Kulterbrauerei aside. > > It makes sense to set up a different accountable event leadership group, > but we should try to coordinate our efforts closely. To that end I invite > everyone on this thread to dial into any ACNA hackathon weekly planning > meeting (Sundays at 11AM CST) and contribute, and I will be happy to > participate in the planning effort for Berlin as well. > > Event details, notes, and links regarding ACNA hackathon here: > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QyOryFSFifORXrm_EgLuimH6t4t98FnvcKEctcdDg2Y > > sblack...@apache.org > On Jun 26, 2019, 9:38 AM -0500, Myrle Krantz <my...@apache.org>, wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > > > Much like for Las Vegas, I'm hoping we can find a volunteer or two who is > > interested in helping to make the hackathon in Berlin awesome. > > > > Is anyone interested in assisting here? > > > > To quote Rich: > > > > "I need 1 to 3 volunteers to own the Hackathon for ACNA. > > > > The Hackathon has long been a central part of ApacheCon. However, the > > success of the hackathon waxes and wanes over the years, due largely to > > whether someone steps up to drive it. > > > > The hackathon has multiple intertwined purposes: > > > > * Attract and mentor new committers > > * Strengthen personal bonds within project community > > * Foster cross-project cooperation > > * Knock out difficult bugs/features/documentation projects > > > > For this to be successful, the following things need to happen > > > > * Projects need to know about it > > * They need to prepare ahead of time. In particular, they need to think > > about what they will be working on > > * The plan (ie, what we'll be working on) must be promoted both within > > the project (so that core project members show up prepared) and outside > > (so that curious people show up and play along) > > * There needs to be great signage on-site, and we need to mention it at > > every plenary > > > > To this end, I need someone(s) to step up to own this. I do not have > > time to be the point person on this. > > > > I need someone who cares about building project communities, is > > enthusiastic about working directly with projects to build their > > hackathon plans, and who plans to attend ACNA to do the on-site stuff > > necessary to support the above. I need someone who is willing to take > > the reins on this and drive it without much direction from me or anyone > > else, and just report back periodically on progress. > > > > Please let me know if you are willing to lead this effort. Thank you." > > > > Thanks, > > Myrle Krantz > > Conference Chair, ApacheCon Berlin 2019 > > The Apache Software Foundation >
