On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 12:09 PM, Sudhir D sdharane@redhat.com wrote:
I might be speculating but does this question arise because we don't see increase in number of contributors from APAC after an event like FUDCon APAC?
I am unaware of any specific data set which helps arrive at the conclusion that increase in number of contributors occur after a large event viz. FUDCon. It is normal that during the course of the event (run-up and actual days) new participants would arrive; demonstrate interest; exhibit eagerness to participate; make their first steps to contributions.
The driving factor of contributions is the presence of mentors. The available set of mentors (across APAC) across a set of projects and initiatives within Fedora is not a large number. The important bit here is to balance "mentor burn-out" with a way to constantly have new contributions. For example, at PyCon India 2015, I realized that Fedora Infrastructure is seeing a steady up-tick in contributions (first patches; subsequent bits). And it would not be far fetched to observe this "heat map" and extrapolate the interest/skillset into other parts of the project.
If that is the case, we might want to re-look at large event like FUDCon in this region and focus on having measurable ambassador programs and smaller local conferences which is not heavy on budget but good means to nurture and develop potential local Fedora contributors.
Smaller events eg. FADs are a good way to bring together a smaller group of folks and solve a few problems. The flip side is that even FADs can be expensive if there is a whole group of Fedora folks undertaking international travel/stay.
We should look at Flock as a global event and fly key contributors from APAC. IMO, that will be more rewarding for people who really contribute. If we see the number of key contributors increase from this region then we can re-introduce FUDCon APAC?