As far as I can tell, we could potentially differentiate between official SkSp events, and external events by splitting external events onto a second calendar: then they could easily be viewed either by Calendar or all at once.
However, I very much like the idea of a single "front end" accessing the multiple scheduling systems. I'd love to sit down with Kevin (and anyone else who's interested). I know I can't be much help on the programming side, but I make a great guinea pig basic "user" and can possibly help with the broad design. On Mar 5, 2014 5:10 PM, "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote: > Every sksp member has or can have access to the google calendar. It's > trivial to do, and it's not going anywhere. I'm also okay with removing > all non-sksp events from now on, and only having space events there. > I've heard that comment a lot. > > Also, investigating if we can integrate with meetup, so meetup.com > events automatically go there, would be handy. > > I really don't like the idea of having a third calendar platform, unless > it's simply aggregating. The 'submit' form can go into an email or > something to people who can create events, who can manually put them > into google calendar (or, better yet, it emails them a .ics that we can > simply 'accept'). In fact, meetup.com sends out .ics files as well, so > we can possibly solve both problems at once. > > Just random thoughts. :) > > Ron > > On 2014-03-05 13:47, Kevin wrote: > > Currently the calendar is manually updated on the site itself. > > However, I don't see it being an issue to say add iCal import/export. > > Google Calendar also supports iCal import/export. > > > > I have another calendar app running which is used to track my work > > schedule. It exports an ICS file of the entire calendar. This ICS > > file is then added to my KOrganizer(KDE PIM App), and on my Google > > Calendar account(so I can view it via my S3). > > > > So I guess the question now is, would you rather enter in events in > > this calendar, and have it exported to an ICS which Google Calendar can > > use. Or, enter all the events in Google Calendar, and have those > > synced over using ICS into this other calendar? > > > > The Meetup API is fairly simple, and they even have a Python API > > binding, so I don't see adding meet-up support being a problem. > > > > > > On Wed, 5 Mar 2014 13:19:39 -0600 > > Roswyne <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Kevin, is you app gathering data and presenting it an excellent > format... > > > Or can it push data back? > > > > > > Ron's point is good - the google calendar does integrate nicely. Our > > > biggest problems with it so far are just that few people update it, > and it > > > includes many offsite events, which can give the impression that the > space > > > is busy when it's not. > > > On Mar 5, 2014 12:40 PM, "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I was gonna say the same thing - I had the google calendar synced to > my > > > > phone and stuff. I believe there's actually integratoin between > meetup > > > > and google calendar (my personal calendar is automatically updated > with > > > > meetup.com events). That could be worth looking into. > > > > > > > > IMO, if that site grabbed events from google calendar / meetup, and > > > > didn't require a service that an individual runs, that'd be much > better > > > > (as much as I like in-house stuff, managing apps kinda sucks :) ) > > > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > On 2014-03-05 06:32, Alexander Trauzzi wrote: > > > > > What would be nice is if the app could act as a sync point > between > > > > itself, > > > > > meetup and google calendar. Some people use the google calendar > > > > because > > > > > it has nice integration with the rest of their google-ecosystem > > > > (devices, > > > > > alerts, widgets, reminders, etc...). > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Kevin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Does Meetup have a API we could use? If so, then I don't see > it > > > > being > > > > > a problem to add meetup support into this calendar. So that > you can > > > > > basically add the event once, and it will auto-create a > meet-up > > > > event > > > > > as well(if requested of course). That's the best part of DIY > > > > projects. > > > > > On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 16:57:06 -0600 > > > > > Roswyne <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > You rock! That's so much nicer than the existing google > calendar. > > > > Ron > > > > > and I > > > > > > were trying awhile back to differentiate between events > held at > > > > SkSp > > > > > and > > > > > > those offsite (often held by other groups), but had no luck. > > > > > > > > > > > > This could potentially replace the google calendar, though > I think > > > > > people > > > > > > will probably still want to use meetup, at least for some > events. > > > > > > > > > > > > As far as I know, there's no reason any member shouldn't be > > > > allowed to > > > > > > update this, as it's just spreading information, and doesn't > > > > "reserve" > > > > > the > > > > > > space for private use. :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 4, 2014 3:29 PM, "Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Brittany and everyone else! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Recall a couple weeks back when we were discussing at a > > > > general > > > > > > > meeting about making it easier to submit and manage > events for > > > > the > > > > > > > space/community? Recall that I brought up a web > application I > > > > built > > > > > > > for another website, and thought it might be a good > solution to > > > > > this? > > > > > > > Well, I just put up a demo of this software I built, > complete > > > > with > > > > > all > > > > > > > the events for March pre-entered as test data to see how > it > > > > works. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://sksp.iamkevin.ca/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Might I also add that it also has a "mobile version", > just > > > > visit > > > > > the > > > > > > > exact same URL on either an Android or iOS device to see. > :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If the space/community would like to utilize this web > > > > application, > > > > > > > I'd be more than happy to open source it and allow people > to > > > > > contribute > > > > > > > to make it a better hackerspace/community calendar web > > > > application. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some of the notable features are: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * A mobile version > > > > > > > * Filtering events by customly added categories. > > > > > > > * Built using Django 1.6 :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Enjoy the demo! Currently "Submit Event" will allow > anybody to > > > > add > > > > > an > > > > > > > event, however this functionality can be changed so that > say a > > > > > member > > > > > > > of the board receives an email notification to click > either > > > > > "Approve" > > > > > > > or "Disapprove". Remember, it is extendable to whatever > the > > > > > > > space/community needs it to be. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 13:02:27 -0600 > > > > > > > Brittany Postnikoff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Membership Meeting* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *2014 - 03 - 04* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Meeting: Membership > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: 2014 - 03 -04 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Place: 2nd floor - 374 Donald Street > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Time: 18:00 hours > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *1.0 **Call to Order, Introductions, Additions to > Agenda* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *2.0 **Reading of Minutes* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *3.0 **Follow up* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *No follow up as no tasks were given* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *4.0 **Updates* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Results of the election* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Duties of the elected individuals > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Brittany Postnikoff > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Alex Weber > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Colin Childs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Courtney Lofchik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Ben Bergman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Audits* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Discussing reasons why and their progress* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Membership Audit > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Financial Audit > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Student Audit > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Calendars* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *The changes in calendar set up and what that means* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * - *SkullSpace Calendar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Community Events Calendar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Meetup* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *How to use it * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Adding events > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Deleting events > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Contacting Colin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *CODE* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * - *Some people were working on it at space > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Looking for an update > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *External Community Emails* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *What would we like to do with these emails* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *5.0 **Action Items* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *No action items declared* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *6.0 **Decisions Required* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *No decision items declared* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *7.0 **Adjournment* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Jeremy Hiebert > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can you please post agenda as email? Not everyone > likes > > > > > proprietary > > > > > > > > > formats. > > > > > > > > > On Mar 4, 2014 11:05 AM, "Kevin" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hmmm, I think I would have an interesting project > for the > > > > > classroom. > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> How about building a fake sensor bar and purchasing a > > > > WiiMote > > > > > for > > > > > > > > >> presentations. The fake sensor bar would enable the > > > > presenter > > > > > to use > > > > > > > > >> the WiiMote just like a basic mouse pointer on the > screen. > > > > The > > > > > > > WiiMote > > > > > > > > >> can also be used to switch slides in a > > > > PowerPoint/Keynote/etc > > > > > > > > >> presentation. > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> Another way to use it, would be as a cheap digital > > > > whiteboard! > > > > > We > > > > > > > > >> could say use a RasberryPi with a bluetooth dongle > and an > > > > IR > > > > > pen to > > > > > > > > >> create a super cheap digital whiteboard for the > classroom. > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> I mentioned over IRC before that I was personally > planning > > > > on > > > > > building > > > > > > > > >> myself an IR pen, and if we could get a RasberryPi > either > > > > > donoted or > > > > > > > > >> purchased for the classroom, we'd be golden. > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> On Tue, 4 Mar 2014 08:46:35 -0600 > > > > > > > > >> Alexander Trauzzi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > If it hasn't been discussed yet, I made a list of > ideas > > > > for > > > > > the > > > > > > > > >> classroom a > > > > > > > > >> > while back which is maybe worth > > > > > > > valuing/itemizing/planning/disregarding > > > > > > > > >> ;) > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > - Alex > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Alex Weber > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > Hey everyone, > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > Today is our weekly meeting. 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