On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 8:06 AM Ewa Jodlowska <ewa@python.org> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 7:22 AM Anna Ossowski <annabell.ossowski@gmail.com> wrote:...Trey and I also discussed some potential ideas for Open Spaces improvements, which we would like to propose.It is still a concern that people don’t know that the Open Spaces are happening. Also having to physically walk by the Open Spaces board in order to find out about which ones are going on at which time can be a hassle. We therefore came up with the following ideas:* Could we create a website to which we will upload a picture of the Open Spaces boards every 1-2 hours so people have a better idea of the schedule without having to walk by the boards?If it is for uploading a picture, I think creating a page on us.pycon.org is best. Could be https://us.pycon.org/2019/events/open-spaces/board or something along those lines.
We were thinking a URL that could easily be remembered/typed quickly after seeing it in the program, on the slide roll, or on a poster.
We can use a URL shortener if needed, but it'd be nice to have a pycon.org URL if possible. Like pycon.org/os, pycon.org/open, pycon.org/open-spaces. Would it be possible to use a URL like that temporarily (during the duration of the conference)?
I'm not sure about the logistics of updating the picture. It'd be nice if there was a way someone could do it from their phone (maybe via email, tweet, or similar). I can imagine some ways to do that but I don't know what API(s) the pycon.org website allows and what the mobile interface looks like.
If the short URL and an easy upload setup might be possible, who should I talk to to work that out? Would that be Ernest?
* Could we add this website link to the printed program?If I have the link by March 15th, yes it can be included.* Could we show a slide with this website link in between the talks at each room to make people aware that the talks are not the only thing going on at this time?+1. In between the talks we have sponsored ads as part of the sponsor benefits. We could add into the rotation a slide about open spaces. I would like to get it designed to match our 2019 design. If you send me the content for this slide, I can work with our designer to match.
Great! I can work on conveying what we were hoping for copy/design-wise for the printed program and the slides.
Would it be possible to have that URL on the open spaces board as well? So as folks walk by they'll see the board and "You can see the open spaces board on your phone! See this board at pycon.org/os"
Trey Hunner
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