I am willing to lead (or to assist) hackathon coordination. I have participated over the past several years and run similar local events, so I think I have a decent idea of what needs to happen on site, and believe I can do a decent job of motivating project participation.
The more volunteers the better I suspect, as there will be a lot of threads to start and follow-up on. On May 27, 2019, 9:37 AM -0500, Rob Tompkins <chtom...@gmail.com>, wrote: > > > > On May 27, 2019, at 7:50 AM, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 5/27/19 9:45 AM, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: > > > Is the hackathon run all the days of the event? > > > > 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.) > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >
