(sending to main tech lists, crossposted to Tech Blog[0], feel free to forward anywhere else you'd like)
Greetings MediaWiki hackers!
I am pleased to announce the upcoming MediaWiki Hack-A-Ton in Washington, DC.
As you are all aware, every year in April our good friends at Wikimedia Deutschland host the annual "MediaWiki Developers Meetup" in Berlin. At that event, the program is focused on demonstrations, workshops and small group discussions. To complement this, we're planning the DC meetup to be focused solely on hacking, bugfixing and getting down and dirty with the code.
We're scheduling this for October 22nd-24th in Washington, DC. Some of the details haven't been ironed out yet, but will be announced over the coming days as it is. So clear your calendars, and keep your eyes on MediaWiki.org[1] and the mailing lists for more information.
Some travel assistance may be available for those coming a long way. I've also been told there will be swag of some sort for attendees :)
-Chad
[0] http://techblog.wikimedia.org/2010/09/hack-a-ton-dc/ [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Hack-A-Ton_DC
On Sep 16, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Chad innocentkiller@gmail.com wrote:
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Greetings MediaWiki hackers!
I am pleased to announce the upcoming MediaWiki Hack-A-Ton in Washington, DC.
Very awesome that no travel is required! I'm not a hardcore mediawiki contributor but would like to be more involved, can work on mapping and data capabilites, or on aspects of core code (If you want help with something)
As you are all aware, every year in April our good friends at Wikimedia Deutschland host the annual "MediaWiki Developers Meetup" in Berlin. At that event, the program is focused on demonstrations, workshops and small group discussions. To complement this, we're planning the DC meetup to be focused solely on hacking, bugfixing and getting down and dirty with the code.
We're scheduling this for October 22nd-24th in Washington, DC. Some of the details haven't been ironed out yet, but will be announced over the coming days as it is. So clear your calendars, and keep your eyes on MediaWiki.org[1] and the mailing
lists for more information.
What help do you need from local DC wikipedians? Although we are not yet a chapter, we could perhaps help with getting a venue (though danese probably can handle it too) or other ways of helping organize.
Some travel assistance may be available for those coming a long way. I've also been told there will be swag of some sort for attendees :)
Cool :)
@aude
-Chad
[0] http://techblog.wikimedia.org/2010/09/hack-a-ton-dc/ [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Hack-A-Ton_DC
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On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Aude aude.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Very awesome that no travel is required! I'm not a hardcore mediawiki contributor but would like to be more involved, can work on mapping and data capabilites, or on aspects of core code (If you want help with something)
Of course all developers are welcome! We're going to be tracking bugs for that weekend using a new keyword in Bugzilla called "bugsmash."
(That's also a general invitation for people to start targeting some items for the Hack-A-Ton)
What help do you need from local DC wikipedians? Although we are not yet a chapter, we could perhaps help with getting a venue (though danese probably can handle it too) or other ways of helping organize.
I should've reached out to you guys a few weeks ago ;-) The venue is almost settled--hopefully will have an information to share about that this evening. I might need a hand the day before (I will be driving up the 21st) to help me get things organized and ready for everyone's arrival on the 22nd.
-Chad
Hi Aude,
Very awesome that no travel is required!
Yes, we did that just for you ;-). Seriously...we were hoping to attract some of the many "super-users" of MediaWiki in the greater DC area.
What help do you need from local DC wikipedians? Although we are not yet a chapter, we could perhaps help with getting a venue (though danese probably can handle it too) or other ways of helping organize.
Well, we've spoken to our CrisisCommons pals about help seeking a venue (after scrubbing out with some of our vendor friends), and we're hoping to close on that issue this week or early next. We're currently looking hard at Balfour Center and also hoping we'll get an offer from Sunlight Foundation or NPR. Either way, we should be able to open a block of hotel rooms shortly.
Cool :)
Glad you think so :-). This is a "first year" version of the Hack A Ton. I'm sure we'll learn a lot and hopefully schedule more of these around the world.
Danese
On Sep 16, 2010, at 5:46 PM, Danese Cooper dcooper@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Aude,
Very awesome that no travel is required!
Yes, we did that just for you ;-). Seriously...we were hoping to attract some of the many "super-users" of MediaWiki in the greater DC area.
I can do any amount of outreach to the broader DC tech community or ping particular folks.
We are also looking to do a DC Wikipedia meetup in October and think there is a possibility of coodinating so it's the same weekend.
What help do you need from local DC wikipedians? Although we are not yet a chapter, we could perhaps help with getting a venue (though danese probably can handle it too) or other ways of helping organize.
Well, we've spoken to our CrisisCommons pals about help seeking a venue (after scrubbing out with some of our vendor friends), and we're hoping to close on that issue this week or early next. We're currently looking hard at Balfour Center and also hoping we'll get an offer from Sunlight Foundation or NPR. Either way, we should be able to open a block of hotel rooms shortly.
If you want me to ping folks at sunlight and/or NPR, let me know. NPR & CrisisCommons are very supportive (understated) of CrisisWiki and sure they would love to get some hacking to support it.
@aude
Cool :)
Glad you think so :-). This is a "first year" version of the Hack A Ton. I'm sure we'll learn a lot and hopefully schedule more of these around the world.
Danese
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On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Chad innocentkiller@gmail.com wrote:
(sending to main tech lists, crossposted to Tech Blog[0], feel free to forward anywhere else you'd like)
Greetings MediaWiki hackers!
I am pleased to announce the upcoming MediaWiki Hack-A-Ton in Washington, DC.
As you are all aware, every year in April our good friends at Wikimedia Deutschland host the annual "MediaWiki Developers Meetup" in Berlin. At that event, the program is focused on demonstrations, workshops and small group discussions. To complement this, we're planning the DC meetup to be focused solely on hacking, bugfixing and getting down and dirty with the code.
We're scheduling this for October 22nd-24th in Washington, DC. Some of the details haven't been ironed out yet, but will be announced over the coming days as it is. So clear your calendars, and keep your eyes on MediaWiki.org[1] and the mailing lists for more information.
Some travel assistance may be available for those coming a long way. I've also been told there will be swag of some sort for attendees :)
-Chad
[0] http://techblog.wikimedia.org/2010/09/hack-a-ton-dc/ [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Hack-A-Ton_DC
Re-sending as a second invitation to those who are interested (and please feel free to pass it along to others). The page on MediaWiki.org has been updated recently with additional information.
The exact area of DC we will be in is called Tyson's Corner. We're talking with two hotels right now, so we should have an answer on which of the two we'll be staying at in the next day I hope.
Also, a few people have asked me about getting funding for travel expenses. So if you'd like to come and money is an issue for you, please talk with Danese (danese@wikimedia.org)
Thanks, and I hope to see you all there!
-Chad
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