REEF virtual meetups?

[Markus Weimer <ma...@weimo.de>]

Hi,

given that we are quite geographically distributed, many of us haven't
met each other. Still, I think spending some synchronous time together
every now and then would be awesome.

Hence, I propose a virtual meetup via the internet:

  * Meet monthly.
  * The agenda would be a presentation on a specific topic by one of
    us, followed by discussions of current issues.
  * The meetup would be open to the public.

What do you think? Is this something we should try? If so, we can figure
out the details (tech, time, ...).

Markus

Re: REEF virtual meetups?

[Markus Weimer <ma...@weimo.de>]

>> I agree, monthly might be a bit much. Maybe we do it after every 
>> release?
>> 
> I like your suggestion. Brian also suggested me the same. I forgot
> to mention it. :)

OK. If there is no disagreement on this, let's use this schedule.

>>> A half-day meetup covering three-to-five topics (from multiple 
>>> organizations)
>> 
>> That sounds too long to me.
> 
> I understand your concern. 2~3 hours is fine to me.

We also have to consider the time zone differences. It might be hard to
find a common time any longer than that anyhow .

>>> The meetup is open to the public
>> 
>> What do you think of also having meeting spaces in Redmond, Seoul 
>> and maybe LA?
>> 
>> 
> Are you talking about physical local meetups? I hope to have one once
> we have more diverse community members in Seoul.

The idea would be to gave rooms in Redmond and Seoul we gather in for
the virtual meetup, and to make those rooms open to the public as well.

Markus

Re: REEF virtual meetups?

[Byung-Gon Chun <bg...@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 1:04 AM, Markus Weimer <ma...@weimo.de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > Monthly meetups may be too frequent. I'd like to propose the
> > following. Meet once every six months
>
> I agree, monthly might be a bit much. Maybe we do it after every
> release? That way, we can have presentations on what's new in that
> release as well as a discussion of where we want to go next. Also, we
> have two de-facto speakers that way: The outgoing and incoming release
> managers :-)
>
>
I like your suggestion. Brian also suggested me the same. I forgot to
mention it. :)



> > A half-day meetup covering three-to-five topics (from multiple
> > organizations)
>
> That sounds too long to me. It is hard enough to really listen to 2h of
> talks, but half a day puts the speakers in the second half at the risk
> of not being heard anymore. If we have that much content, I'd favor
> splitting the meeting into two.
>

I just came back from a workshop. Each day we had talks for 9 or 10 hours.
This is doable. :)

I understand your concern. 2~3 hours is fine to me.


>
> > Dedicate two or three people as an organizing committee to run a
> > meetup
>
> Agreed.
>
> > The meetup is open to the public
>
> Of course. We'd have to figure out how to organize that, though.
> Technology wise, we can host this on Skype or Hangouts. What do you
> think of also having meeting spaces in Redmond, Seoul and maybe LA?
>
>
Are you talking about physical local meetups?
I hope to have one once we have more diverse community members in Seoul.

Thanks.
-Gon



> Thanks,
>
> Markus
>



-- 
Byung-Gon Chun

Re: REEF virtual meetups?

[Markus Weimer <ma...@weimo.de>]

Hi,

> Monthly meetups may be too frequent. I'd like to propose the 
> following. Meet once every six months

I agree, monthly might be a bit much. Maybe we do it after every
release? That way, we can have presentations on what's new in that
release as well as a discussion of where we want to go next. Also, we
have two de-facto speakers that way: The outgoing and incoming release
managers :-)

> A half-day meetup covering three-to-five topics (from multiple 
> organizations)

That sounds too long to me. It is hard enough to really listen to 2h of
talks, but half a day puts the speakers in the second half at the risk
of not being heard anymore. If we have that much content, I'd favor
splitting the meeting into two.

> Dedicate two or three people as an organizing committee to run a 
> meetup

Agreed.

> The meetup is open to the public

Of course. We'd have to figure out how to organize that, though.
Technology wise, we can host this on Skype or Hangouts. What do you
think of also having meeting spaces in Redmond, Seoul and maybe LA?

Thanks,

Markus

Re: REEF virtual meetups?

[Byung-Gon Chun <bg...@gmail.com>]

Hi Markus,

Thanks for the suggestion. It's a great idea to have virtual meetups.

Monthly meetups may be too frequent. I'd like to propose the following.
* Meet once every six months (if the community members want to meet more
often (like once every four months)
* A half-day meetup covering three-to-five topics (from multiple
organizations)
* Dedicate two or three people as an organizing committee to run a meetup
* The meetup is open to the public

How does this sound?

Thanks!
- Gon





On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 3:03 AM, Markus Weimer <ma...@weimo.de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> given that we are quite geographically distributed, many of us haven't
> met each other. Still, I think spending some synchronous time together
> every now and then would be awesome.
>
> Hence, I propose a virtual meetup via the internet:
>
>   * Meet monthly.
>   * The agenda would be a presentation on a specific topic by one of
>     us, followed by discussions of current issues.
>   * The meetup would be open to the public.
>
> What do you think? Is this something we should try? If so, we can figure
> out the details (tech, time, ...).
>
> Markus
>



-- 
Byung-Gon Chun