Dear all, This mail is an update of events of Hyderabad Linux Meetup-Resurrection 3
Expectations were high this time but the prevailing unrest and Group-1 exams in city had impact on attendance in the meetup.But braving all odds I could see new members attending this meetup.Thank you -all those who attended this meetup for very first time.We had a enthusiastic Lead programmer Goutham from gaming domain,gracing the meetup-Shyamal from telecommunications domain,Azmath-from IT admin domain,Senior member Pramod Reddy-open to explore new things. After a round of informal discussions,members gave their inputs on how to take this meetup further. New members were informed of the idea behind resurrecting the group and ideas which were discussed in earlier two meetups.The main idea that echoed throughout the meetup was to have a focused agenda and to bring in students to this kind of meetups. Points discussed- 1)To have a focused discussion in future. 2)What should be the outcome expected from this group? 3)What are the points to be included in to make people attend meetups regularly? 4)How to bring in more participants? 5)Linux meetup as a platform for enhancing the communication skills of participants. 6)Bring/blending elements of entertainment into Linux meetup talks. 7)Linux meetup as a platform for showcasing Programming/technical skills. 8)To attract speakers from various technical domain who will enlighten the group members 9)Time allocation to discuss emerging trends-Information sharing 10)Feedback forms-to collect and analyze feedback from members. 11)To keep technical talks as simple as possible-cutting down on too much of technical jargon. 12)To attract students to this meetup-Creating a conducive environment to showcase their skills. 13)To go and meet students in colleges-as a part of future objective. 14)Additional roles to be created to empower the group. (I request Ali to please look into this) 15)Conducting technical sessions in informal manner from next meetup. 16)Consider change in timings-Friday/Saturday-Need to do a poll on this. Members please check the points,add in case if I missed a point. *Based on inputs collected from meetups-here is the tentative plan for next(and future)meetup(s). 90 min will be divided into 3 sessions each- 10 Min introductions 20 min-Main topic of the day(Decided by poll) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 30 minutes-3 SHOWCASE(20:20)-20 slides 20 seconds each-6:20 min of talk. (10 min of questions) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 30 minutes-20 minutes Discuss emerging trends 10 MIN FEEDBACK* *What is Showcase-6:20?? The aim is to create a platform for students and professionals alike to share/showcase their work to other members.Each meetup will have 3 talks(Showcases)of 6:20 sec each-The ideas is to present your idea with in a time limit of 400 seconds(20 seconds each of 20 slides in total).* For more information on these kinds of presentations follow the links. Do you have something to say-Come and join the meetup. Showcase you skills.We are listening!!! http://www.pecha-kucha.org/ http://ignite.oreilly.com/ *Hyderabad Linux Meetup-Phoenix 1 * *Sunday, October 3/2010 Time: 10 AM - 11:30 AM* *Place Hotel Kshetra, Saifabad, Hyderabad* Please feel free to suggest any changes. I request students *( in this twincling group to spread the word in your college) *and programmers*(at ur workplace-word of mouth)-*if you are working with Linux-And want to showcase your work before an audience-(informal talk)please use our meetup as platform. *SSP*-SKILL SHOWCASING PLATFORM* -- Regards, Dr.Pavan ------------------------------------------- Q: Why is this email five sentences or less? http://five.sentenc.es @~~Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?~~@
