> On May 27, 2019, at 7:50 AM, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
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>> On 5/27/19 9:45 AM, Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
>> Is the hackathon run all the days of the event?
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> Yes. All day, every day, in Laughlin 3. Round tables. Power and network.
> Nothing else provided.
>
Happy to help on this one. As I haven’t owned anything like this, I’ll need
guidance.
-Rob
>> --
>> 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.)
>>>
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>>> Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com
>>> http://rcbowen.com/
>>> @rbowen
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