Is the hackathon run all the days of the event? -- Kevin A. McGrail Member, Apache Software Foundation Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171
On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 9:44 AM Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > 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. > > (Note: If you're on the other side of the pond, I expect that Myrle will > also be looking for someone to do this for ACEU, too.) > > -- > Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com > http://rcbowen.com/ > @rbowen > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > >
