On Thursday, May 15, 2014, sankarshan <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:18 PM, Harsh Kothari > <[email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote: > > As everyone know that currently Wikimedia Hackathon 2014 is going on at > > Zurich. Tomorrow at 9:30 AM (Zurich) and (1:00 PM IST) we are going to > > discuss about Wikimedia Hackathons / Devcamps in India / Asia. So > everyone > > is welcome to join this discussion. > > > > Here is the link of Hangout : > > > https://plus.google.com/b/103470172168784626509/events/cpur8pufnpqcdecitg7bj55fuk8 > > Did anyone make a set of notes from the session? It helps to go > through those along with watching the video. > Sorry, we didn't take notes. I'm not aware of further discussion or action taken, though. The bottom line is clear: the Wikimedia technical community misses annual hackathons in Asia, and specifically in India. The (European) Wikimedia Hackathon is a successful model that could be followed: * Unconference model focused on hands-on work, training, and technical discussions. * Run in a different location every year, with different local organizers supported by the Wikimedia Foundation's Engineering Community team and other volunteers in volved in previous years' events. * Lightweight organization focused on simplicity and effectiveness, with almost no overhead. * Budget for the organization approved in advance (currently via FDC, we are discussing the possibility of a direct grant from the WMF) + support from the WMF and different chapters for travel sponsorship. * The amount of participants is secondary. A critical mass is needed (say 30-40 people?) but becoming a bug event is not a goal. The focus is productive collaboration and consolidation of the local technical community. We discussed that October-November could be a good time for this event. Pleasant weather in India and other popular Asian destinations, and good separation from EU Hackathon, Wikimania, and Architecture Summit in USA. I'm hoping to send a formal call for EU Hackathon venues later this week. I was thinking of reusing the call for Asia and other territories interested in organizing hackathons in the next 12 months. -- Quim Gil Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil
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