We are definitely in Rich. We'll plan to work on the items you suggested but let's sync up again later too.
Cheers, Paul. On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM Søren Berg Glasius <[email protected]> wrote: > I am a big +1, as I have seen at the former GR8Conf in Europe how > HackerGarten added great new contributions to both Groovy and Grails. > > Den ons. 6. maj 2026 kl. 14.47 skrev <[email protected]>: > >> >> Hi Groovy community, >> >> We're organizing a hackathon at Community Over Code Glasgow 2026 (October >> 11–14) and Groovy has sessions on the schedule. We'd love for your >> community to participate. >> >> The idea is simple: dedicated time and space at the conference for >> contributors (new and existing) to work together on real tasks — fixing >> bugs, writing docs, tackling issues that need focused attention, or >> onboarding new contributors. >> >> To participate, we'd need a few things from your project: >> • A point of contact — someone we can coordinate with on logistics >> and who'll be present at the event. >> • A list of tasks — bugs, docs, features, good-first-issues, or >> whatever your project wants to focus on. This helps people show up ready to >> contribute rather than spending the first hour figuring out what to work on. >> • Promotion — a message to your dev@ and users@ lists letting people >> know this is happening and encouraging them to attend. >> >> This is the first year we're bringing the hackathon back, so we're >> treating it as a pilot — we want to gauge interest before committing to >> scale. Even if only a few contributors from your project can participate, >> that's a great start. >> >> If you're interested, please reply here or reach out to me directly. Even >> a quick "yes, we're in" or "maybe, let's talk" is helpful as we figure out >> how many projects to plan for. >> >> Also, please join us in the #hackathon channel on the ApacheCon Slack — >> that's where we'll be coordinating as things come together: >> http://s.apache.org/apachecon-slack >> >> Thanks, >> Rich, on behalf of the Community Over Code planners >> >> >> >> — >> Rich Bowen >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > > Med venlig hilsen, > Søren Berg Glasius > > Hedevej 1, Gl. Rye, 8680 Ry > Mobile: +45 40 44 91 88 > --- Press ESC once to quit - twice to save the changes. >
