8:54 a.m.
It's easy for me to say I like this idea set because I helped germinate it. I really
would like to hear what others think the value of our conference is and how to make it a
success.
regards,
bex
On Thu, Mar 15, 2018, at 4:53 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
> Location is still being worked on. But let's talk about the content!
> I think last Flock was... fine... but didn't have the positive energy
> I've gotten from it in years past. I think we should change it up a
> little bit this time around.
>
> Brian and I talked about this quite a bit after the recent Mindshare
> and Documentation FADs. Those were both incredible, successful events.
> Specifically, I think they were more generally succesful than the
> "do-con" we've pushing Flock towards. Flock is vitally important, but
> instead of focusing all of the get-together-and-do energy in one place
> and time, we should plan on having more hackfests throughout the year.¹
>
>
> For Flock, I think we should focus on three things:
>
> 1. Communicating the Fedora Strategy.
>
> Everyone in Fedora should understand and feel well-aligned with the
> project's goals, both long-term and tactical. We should all
> understand the messaging we're using to attract new users and
> contributors.
>
> 2. Planning the Next Strategy.
>
> That strategy doesn't come from the top down, or from thin air, or
> from, y'know, corporate puppeteers. It comes from the community.
> Because we're so big and distributed, Flock can't be the only place
> where we get new ideas, but it *should* be a summit where we
> present, learn about, and discuss them.
>
> 3. Building Community Connections and Engagement.
>
> We do amazing work as a global project, but there's no substitute
> for direct human interaction. Flock helps tie us together and the
> in-person interactions help us function better on IRC and mailing
> lists throughout the year. To me, it's always been very energizing,
> and we should emphasize that.
>
> So, based on this, Brian and I came up with a draft idea of how
> sessions should work. Not broken down into exact days or anything yet,
> but basically in this order:
>
> 1. Plenary (one big room with everyone)
>
> - A "sales kick-off"² session highlighting the overall messaging plan
> for the year.
> - The metrics runthrough
> - Updates on Fedora Editions and current Objectives (20 minutes each)
> focused on what's exciting for the next year
>
> 2. New Ideas Talks
>
> Have the next Fedora Rings, or Fedora Editions plan, or rpm-ostree,
> or something entirely new? Have something that bugs you and a plan
> to fix it? Think we should grow our userbase in a particular area
> by doing something we aren't? Pitch it!
>
> These sessions would be preselected presentations with a CFP.
> Additionally, presenters should tell us who they need to be in the
> room to discuss / convince / get involved.
>
> 3. Topic-Focused Discussions
>
> - SIG and Team meetings
> - Regional planning for the next year
> - Basically, mini-strategic-hackfests for various groups
>
>
> 4. A Wrap Up / Readout session (Plenary, again)
>
> - could include a leadership panel dicussion
> - five-minute summaries from the various breakouts
>
>
> What do you all think?
>
> ----
>
> 1. More on the separately, since it's not Flock related, but if we had
> _continuous_ hackfests as productive as these last two (and as many
> others have been), we'd have astounding amounts of overall project
> progress. Budget realistically does not actually allow _constant_
> hackfests, but it's a nice aspiration.
>
> 2. But without actual _sales_, salespeople, or bad jokes.
>
>
> --
> Matthew Miller
> <mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org>
> Fedora Project Leader
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