One thought that's occurred to me is to do a global event like a kind of distributed, synchronized festival. People could link up (Skype, g+, etc) over the course of a particular weekend, and collaborate, and even do sessions or presentations; but everyone (or most) could network in from where they were.
It's not the same as having everyone in the same place, but it obviously costs a fraction, and could still reinforce esprit de corps as well as knowledge building. - Heath On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Prakash Neupane <[email protected]> wrote: > This is really a good one, being the global organization, there are lot of > things/issues need to observe. Strategic planning, better networking, work > evaluation are essentials. > plus one point for Everton from myside.... > > Thanks > Prakash Neupane > Open Knowledge Foundation Nepal > > > On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Everton Zanella Alvarenga < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, Flanders and all. [answering Flanders idea of a regional event bellow] >> >> That is a good idea, actually. I have a lot of experience in >> participating of another global community, Wikimedia. After years of >> participation in several events and seeing how much resources is spent >> (money and people) in this other community for various annual events, I >> just wonder if wouldn't be better to have a more global event each two >> years and try to have regional ones in between. >> >> This can stregth local communities and regions to make things by their >> own and give more time for the organization of a global event. One thing I >> am still not sure is how to share the learnings of the process for building >> these things. For instance, I've participated of the last 4 Wikimanias >> (2009-2012), 3 as a volunteer and one as a Wikimedia Foundation contractor >> (I could go now, but I won't have time). One thing I've noticed is that >> several good aspects we could have in some of the events could NOT be >> replicated in others, such as streaming, archiving, wi-fi connection, >> logistic etc.. >> >> We need to have a more clear idea on what we want with all OKF event >> (OKCon, Open Government Data Camp, Sumits and OKFest) or, if we have, at >> least document it some where (do we have it?). >> >> As OKF network become more global, I think that is an important >> conversation we should have, if OKF central thinks important some input on >> that. :) >> >> Tom >> >> >> 2013/5/21 David F. Flanders <[email protected]> >> >>> I really think it is time we start to talk about an >>> Asia-Australasia-Pacific OKCon event... #PlantingSeeds :) /Flanders >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) >> OKFN Brasil - Rede pelo Conhecimento Livre >> http://br.okfn.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> okfn-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss >> Unsubscribe: http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > Unsubscribe: http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss > >
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