[opensuse-project] Board meeting minutes
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. - 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 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
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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-- God bless ! Scott DuBois www.ROGUEHORSE.com openSUSE -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 09:34 -0800, DuBois, Scott L. wrote:
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".
Typically, a wiki page with a list of suggested tasks are created prior to a hackathon. Were you not given a link to that page? You're right, if all we're doing is being invited to view a hackathon, then we might as well just visit the local zoo. :-) Bryen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bryen M Yunashko <suserocks@bryen.com> wrote:
On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 09:34 -0800, DuBois, Scott L. wrote:
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".
Typically, a wiki page with a list of suggested tasks are created prior to a hackathon. Were you not given a link to that page?
You're right, if all we're doing is being invited to view a hackathon, then we might as well just visit the local zoo. :-)
Bryen
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As Bryen points out, the list of work to be done was posted on the wiki. The hackathon meeting based its work on what had been posted earlier. However, while this is a good idea and works well, I think many would also like having a more "live" update of what is happening. The idea of an assigned greeter sounds really good to me. You do not have to go out of your way to get a person like that, simply chose someone out of the hackathon group to route people attending over the internet. -- Andy (anditosan) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Andy anditosan <anditosan1000@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bryen M Yunashko <suserocks@bryen.com> wrote:
On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 09:34 -0800, DuBois, Scott L. wrote:
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".
Typically, a wiki page with a list of suggested tasks are created prior to a hackathon. Were you not given a link to that page?
You're right, if all we're doing is being invited to view a hackathon, then we might as well just visit the local zoo. :-)
Bryen
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As Bryen points out, the list of work to be done was posted on the wiki. The hackathon meeting based its work on what had been posted earlier. However, while this is a good idea and works well, I think many would also like having a more "live" update of what is happening. The idea of an assigned greeter sounds really good to me. You do not have to go out of your way to get a person like that, simply chose someone out of the hackathon group to route people attending over the internet.
-- Andy (anditosan) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
I guess I didn't know what the Hackathon was about or that I should have the wiki "To-Do" list open when I attended. I was invited, so I showed up. It was my first time attending and (as always) eager to be involved, but sometimes not fully informed of what to do once I get there. Would anyone object to me creating a wiki page of "openSUSE:Hackathons"? Then we could go from there. -- God bless ! Scott DuBois www.ROGUEHORSE.com openSUSE -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
On 02/28/2013 04:32 PM, DuBois, Scott L. wrote:
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Andy anditosan <anditosan1000@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bryen M Yunashko <suserocks@bryen.com> wrote:
On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 09:34 -0800, DuBois, Scott L. wrote:
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".
Typically, a wiki page with a list of suggested tasks are created prior to a hackathon. Were you not given a link to that page?
You're right, if all we're doing is being invited to view a hackathon, then we might as well just visit the local zoo. :-)
Bryen
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As Bryen points out, the list of work to be done was posted on the wiki. The hackathon meeting based its work on what had been posted earlier. However, while this is a good idea and works well, I think many would also like having a more "live" update of what is happening. The idea of an assigned greeter sounds really good to me. You do not have to go out of your way to get a person like that, simply chose someone out of the hackathon group to route people attending over the internet.
-- Andy (anditosan) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
I guess I didn't know what the Hackathon was about or that I should have the wiki "To-Do" list open when I attended. I was invited, so I showed up. It was my first time attending and (as always) eager to be involved, but sometimes not fully informed of what to do once I get there. Would anyone object to me creating a wiki page of "openSUSE:Hackathons"? Then we could go from there.
Go for it. Robert -- Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU SUSE-IBM Software Integration Center LINUX Tech Lead rjschwei@suse.com rschweik@ca.ibm.com 781-464-8147 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
Hi, as we will report to the Board soon, we are happy with the Hackathon results overall. There are room for improvements though. Being productive in "local and remote" meetings will require time and effort but is worth trying. At SUSE we will do our best to support every Hackathon organizer to achieve this goal. Using big touchscreen, the room set up, the material needed.....there are a few small things we can do to help. On Thursday, February 28, 2013 06:36:08 PM Robert Schweikert wrote:
On 02/28/2013 04:32 PM, DuBois, Scott L. wrote:
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Andy anditosan
<anditosan1000@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bryen M Yunashko <suserocks@bryen.com> wrote:
On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 09:34 -0800, DuBois, Scott L. wrote:
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".
Typically, a wiki page with a list of suggested tasks are created prior to a hackathon. Were you not given a link to that page?
You're right, if all we're doing is being invited to view a hackathon, then we might as well just visit the local zoo. :-)
Bryen
-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
As Bryen points out, the list of work to be done was posted on the wiki. The hackathon meeting based its work on what had been posted earlier. However, while this is a good idea and works well, I think many would also like having a more "live" update of what is happening. The idea of an assigned greeter sounds really good to me. You do not have to go out of your way to get a person like that, simply chose someone out of the hackathon group to route people attending over the internet.
-- Andy (anditosan) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
I guess I didn't know what the Hackathon was about or that I should have the wiki "To-Do" list open when I attended. I was invited, so I showed up. It was my first time attending and (as always) eager to be involved, but sometimes not fully informed of what to do once I get there. Would anyone object to me creating a wiki page of "openSUSE:Hackathons"? Then we could go from there.
Go for it.
Robert -- Agustin Benito Bethencourt openSUSE Team Lead at SUSE abebe@suse.com
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Robert Schweikert