[Inpycon] Open spaces & Lightning Talks

Sat Jun 21 20:06:17 CEST 2014

@Krace:

Yes I agree it wasn't publicised well. We really need to do that this time.
A blog post about it would be great! I'll try to write something this
weekend. We can add on as necessary.

I really like the idea about "rejected talk proposers". That makes a lot of
sense. Some people might have been looking forward to listening but they
just don't get that opportunity since the talk wasn't selected.

I can take up announcing during the breaks and all.

Actually speaking, the place really doesn't matter. If we have a room that
is cool else I think that the first floor makes sense. We could just get
some tables and then people can discuss around them. Personally I feel that
if we get the idea across and people bite, they will FIND a way to get
stuff done.

Here is a different take on hackathons/bug smashes: Think about it this
way: I as the maintainer of an Open source solution will announce saying
i'm doing a bug bust from so and so time on so and so date and I will do
it. The others can join if they want to. The idea is still the same from my
last point, if they want to do something, they will find a way to do it.

@RAJ:

I like the idea of addressing questions like "How do i get started with
open source" and "How do I document/test". I think for people just getting
started with python, these things would be really helpful. If we have
enough people doing their own open source projects, they can share their
learnings.

@All:

How shall we proceed with this? Are there any other ideas?

On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 8:15 PM, RAJ Rohit Jalem <rajrohit at iitj.ac.in>
wrote:

> Yes, totally agree with you sir.
>
> A good, healthy discussion on getting started on open source, and some
> good projects (or even open source organizations) to discuss or glance upon
> wouldn't need much logistics.
>
> But yeah, if we are into organizing a hackathon, or a hands-on on bug
> squashing, then we need a good amount of logistics to take care. So, this
> has to be an on-the sot decision (whether to have one, or not), depending
> upon the rooms availability and some more criterion.
>
> But, I guess a good discussion can be possible, with experienced people
> giving out their views and opinions on some FAQs like:
>
> "How do I get started at open source?"
> "How to identify bugs? and what pre-requisite should I possess for
> bug-squashing".,  et cetera.
>
> I guess there is a proposal in the full about "Document your code",
> which'd be very helpful in this aspect.
>
> SO, we need people who can actually publicize well on social media, and
> yeah, if we decide quickly on this, somebody can as well send a PR to the
> website, too.
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 7:21 PM, me kracekumar <me at kracekumar.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>>  Last year I managed open sessions for one day. It was quite well
>> received. We had good decisions but we didn't publicise well. Following are
>> my thoughts to improve open sessions
>>
>> 1. Publicise in web site, schedule and mailing list.
>> 2. Announce in social media and send open session notes to all
>> participants and rejected talk proposers.
>> 3. Make announcement about open sessions during breaks and have sign
>> board for open session.
>>
>> Last year we decided to have two tracks. This year it is not clear about
>> number of tracks, it will depend on selected talks. If it is dual track I
>> think we will get that last room else we may end up in first floor.
>> Talks for open session & flash talks should be decided on that day only.
>> If we decide early in mailing list, people who are not in mailing list
>> don't get enough chance.
>>
>> Conducting Hackathon or Bug smash during event days leads to lot of
>> logistics work and needs lot of volunteer. Having sprints,  hackathon et
>> all should be on different day from main conference.
>>
>> I am all up for helping new people to getting started with open source,
>> have diverse talks given there are enough volunteers and logistics are
>> planned ahead.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:48 PM, RAJ Rohit Jalem <rajrohit at iitj.ac.in>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Shrayas,
>>>
>>> Yes, we can surely help people get started at Open source and bug
>>> squashing, with help from other Mozilla contributors and other experienced
>>> people.
>>>
>>> These kind of getting-started sessions would be really helpful for
>>> people who have some programming experience, and want to gear up for the
>>> open source experience.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <shrayasr at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Raj,
>>>>
>>>> Will surely contact you if anything comes up from my side.
>>>>
>>>> Do you have any points on how to make open spaces more interesting?
>>>>
>>>> I see that you're a Mozillian.. Can we do something with that? Have
>>>> some kind of an activity where people can contribute to Mozilla during the
>>>> conference? Thoughts?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:17 PM, RAJ Rohit Jalem <rajrohit at iitj.ac.in>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Shrayas,
>>>>>
>>>>> I would love to volunteer.  But, as I stay at Jodhpur, I think I can't
>>>>> be of any physical help.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, please let me know, if I could be of any help.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <shrayasr at gmail.com
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Anand,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I Agree. I think that people should be self motivated. Let us have a
>>>>>> discussion, based on that I would be able to commit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /Shrayas
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Anand Chitipothu <
>>>>>> anandology at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Shrayas,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It would be awesome to make open spaces more attractive. But problem
>>>>>>> is we are always short of people to take lead and make things happen. Would
>>>>>>> you like to volunteer to make openspaces more exciting this time?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anand
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <
>>>>>>> shrayasr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I was watching talks from 2014 Pycon and there is a lightning
>>>>>>>> talk[1] where Greg of the aosabook fame talks about how they want people to
>>>>>>>> come together in an open space and work on something. I feel that we should
>>>>>>>> make way from great discussions like those.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Last year, I do remember that we had open spaces but they were
>>>>>>>> tucked away in some corner of the place and it didn't attract too much
>>>>>>>> attention (correct me if I am wrong)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What I feel is this time, we should bring more (way more) focus to
>>>>>>>> Open spaces and Lighting Talks. It is a great way for people to connect, do
>>>>>>>> things together and learn SO much more.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What do y'all feel ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> /Shrayas
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [1]
>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSLvERZQSok&list=PLLj6w0Thbv02lEXIDVO46kotA_tv_8_us#t=1311
>>>>>>>>
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