On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Robert Schweikert <rjschwei@suse.com> wrote:
Hi,
Please find below the meeting minutes from this weeks board call. As always if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to respond to this thread or send a message directly to the board mailing list.
The minutes are also posted on the wiki https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_meeting#Meeting_2013-02-25
Enjoy You openSUSE Board
Board meeting 2013-02-25
Present: Vincent, Raymond, Robert, Will
Andrew is participating in a seminar and could not call in
1.) Review Action items
- Board report, no progress yet. Vincent will try to get this done ASAP - Hackathon organization + openSUSE team will help with local organization + message from Robert to -project did not result in any volunteers - Summit + Andy is working on Artwork + Robert asked Bryan to manage summit.opensuse.org, waiting for response + Robert asked Peter Linnell to manage local outreach program, waiting for response + Robert will ask Chuck about running keynote speaker search and organize the keynote
2.) Board Face to Face meeting
Everyone is still OK with the dates (April 6 & 7), funds have been approved by SUSE.
Everyone should make their travel arrangements.
Meeting will be held in the SUSE Nuremberg offices.
3.) Events - oSC13 + looks as if everything is on track + CfP was announced last week - Summit + the wheels are starting to roll, see AI review above - oSC14 + we have a draft for a location search announcement everyone needs to review and chime in + should go out next Tuesday
4.) Lack of volunteers The call for volunteers to organize Hackathons has resulted in no response. The call for volunteers to help with the Summit had a low response and it appears that it is difficult to get people to step up and be more engaged with non technical issues.
I have been invited to a Hackathon or two by Andy which I attended via Google Hangouts, but when I logged in and could view what was going on there was no communication happening so I was left just sitting in front of my webcam watching people sit in front of laptops. I stayed for a little bit and then left to do something else. I am more than happy to advertise Hackathons around my university and on social media channels, but I think we should consider some documentation explaining what a Hackathon is? There may be many new people interested in getting involved, but aren't sure what to expect or what is expected. When I advertise to other students about a Hackathon they're going to have questions. From my first experience, I would suggest a designated "greeter" or "organizer" of sorts that points people in the right direction of what they can do to help get the work done. Just my "two cents".
- Should we try to broadcast searches for volunteers to a wider audience then just sending things to the -project list. It appears that we always go back to the same group and always the same people step up (or not). + Broadcasting these searches on news.o.o is definitely worth a shot. + We should reach out to Universities and advertise the organization of a Hackathon as a course project to business students.
- How can we get more people trained/enthusiastic in organizing events such as a Hackathon?
- All Ambasadors should have a list of things where the openSUSE project is looking for help and show the list at events openSUSE ambassadors participate in.
- Can we find a good place on the wiki or front page to show advertise a "Help wanted" list
Next meeting: 2013-03-11
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