Quim as a "local networker" you know I'm 100% in agreement here, especially your
previous comments relating back to MeeGo.
When we were developing the local groups "management" (and I hate using that
word here, maybe there's a better one) on the wiki it was a little rough at
first but we definitely refined the model and got it to working well just before
the plug was pulled. I think what we arrived at could easily work for Qt.
One con with MeeGo groups was the number of solutions people were using
(Meetup.com, Facebook, etc) BUT with the right organizer, and focus on one
master (ie, wiki) as the central info site, coordinationcan work well. With
that said, I still believe a master calendar is critical for scheduling, sharing
and discovering activities at all levels.
I also disagreed with the MeeGo philosophy that posted events had to include
MeeGo-specific content; for instance, I could see an HTML5-focused event as
useful for Qt developers even if Qt was not specifically mentioned... and
therefore worth posting to community events. But of course event content would
need to be somehow relevant.
Qt seems to be almost non-existent in Texas so my challenge is to build
something from scratch. Not impossible, but will depend highly on available
devices. So I will work on a device developer program for Qt (like I did MeeGo)
if everyone sees merit.
Randy
On December 7, 2011 at 11:26 AM Quim Gil <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 12/06/2011 09:15 PM, ext [email protected] wrote:
> > (((Better link)))
> >
> > When asking about Qt Project marketing priorities a clear feedback
> > was the articulation of local groups.
> >
> > Here we go: http://wiki.qt-project.org/Qt_local_groups
>
> Local groups are also key to prioritize and expand Qt Project activities.
>
> For instance, I just learned about http://www.opensourcedays.org/ and
> event hosted in Copenhagen. They must have an interest in Qt since their
> call for participation mentions it. However, I have really no idea about
> the relevance, style and "local karma" of this event so for me it's
> difficult to make any kind of recommendation. However, I bet for a
> Copenhagen Qt Network (or however we want to call them) it would be
> peanuts to get an opinion and, if interesting, collaborate for a better
> presence there.
>
> And we are talking about an example in Western Europe, having English as
> primary language! The need is even higher in China, Russia, Indonesia
> (long etc) where there are large developer communities organizing events
> that people like me are mostly unaware of, and won't even find in an
> online search unless managing the local language(s).
>
> Ideas? Who wants to step in?
>
> --
> Quim
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