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 11:00 AM, Andy anditosan wrote:

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bryen M Yunashko wrote:

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On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 09:34 -0800, DuBois, Scott L. wrote:

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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.

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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

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:

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On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Andy anditosan

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On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bryen M Yunashko wrote:

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On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 09:34 -0800, DuBois, Scott L. wrote:

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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 -- Agustin Benito Bethencourt openSUSE Team Lead at SUSE abebe@suse.com

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