/events beta

Above the fold on /events:

Headline: Drumbeat: Local Engagement for Global Impact

For Drumbeat to be successful, we need to engage teachers, artists and designers, bloggers, lawyers and even enlightened people in government. We can only do that from the local level up, through face-to-face interactions.

• query "even enlightened people in government?" not sure if that's the right message?
  
• are we not going to mention the tech community at all? What if I'm a web developer?
  
• Suggest: "For Drumbeat to be successful, we need to engage not only inspired geeks and tech people, but makers and doers everywhere -- teachers, artists and designers, bloggers, lawyers and community leaders from across the spectrum."
  
• Not sure what "across the spectrum" communicates. Also, I think it's very important to prioritize non-geeks.  How about "For Drumbeat to be successful, we need to engage people with diverse talents and passions: teachers, artists and designers, bloggers, lawyers, and of course inspired geeks and tech people. We can only do that from the local level up, through face-to-face interactions."
  

3 text boxes across the top of the page:

Box #1: Participate in a Local Drumbeat Event

Through Drumbeat, Mozilla will support thousands of people who care about freedom and openness on the web. We need passionate people with diverse talents. Come to a local Drumbeat event to learn more.

(link to /events/participate)

Box #2: Organize a Local Drumbeat Event

Drumbeat needs local event organizers

We're calling for community leaders to help organize local events. People with a strong commitment to Mozilla’s vision of the open web to take a lead in reaching out to diverse communities in their own cities and towns. If that sounds like you, get ready to pull together a local Drumbeat event!

(link to /events/organize)

Box #3: Drumbeat Project Leads – Engage Local Communities

Are you initiating, leading or supporting a Drumbeat Project? Looking for people to help make your vision a reality? Get involved in local events to build up your own team of project volunteers.

(link to /events/events_for_project_leads)

Below the fold on /events:

Events sidebar block:

Want to learn more about Drumbeat’s local engagement strategy? Check out our FAQ (link to /events/faq), a great place to start for journalists, bloggers, organizers of other technology events, and the generally curious.

• Where's the copy for /events/faq?  Forthcoming - hadn't fully decided if we need it for beta - NJ.

New Page: /events/participate

Headline: Participate in a Local Drumbeat Event

For Drumbeat to be successful, we need to engage teachers, artists and designers, bloggers, lawyers and even enlightened people in government. We can only do that from the local level up, through face-to-face interactions.

• Why are we repeating this copy verbatim? They just read it.

Already, we have organized powerful and participatory events in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Toronto, Berlin, and Sofia. As we ramp up, we plan to organize dozens of events all over their world. Check out our calendar and map below to find an upcoming event near you.

• Map is out of scope for May 14. We can add it late May / early June.
  

Can’t find an event? Contact us [mailto: drumbeat-events@mozilla.org] or consider organizing your own Drumbeat event. [link to /events/organize]

Photo, right:http://www.flickr.com/photos/17391596@N00/4599014679/

Move from /events: calendar, upcoming events box currently above the fold in /events

Add map of upcoming events.

• Map is out of scope for May 14.
  
• Let's keep upcoming events block on /events as well. We don't want to hide those under an extra drill-down.
  

New Page: /events/organize

For Drumbeat to be successful, we need to engage teachers, artists and designers, bloggers, lawyers and even enlightened people in government. We can only do that from the local level up, through face-to-face interactions.

Would you like to organize a local Drumbeat event in your city? We’re looking for people who can organize events that are:

• Active and participatory. We’re going to be making and building the open web. Less talk, more action!
• Inviting to people who love the web, but may not be geeks. As part of Drumbeat, people can make more than software. Videos, universal subtitling, design projects, training courses, books, and more!
• Weaving together local networks. Bringing together creative, web-loving folks to share their exciting local work with the global community.

If you'd like to organize a local event and want to learn more, please contact us [mailto: drumbeat-events@mozilla.org] and we'll be in touch shortly.

GUNNER - YOU DECIDE WHETHER TO LEAVE THIS SECTION OUT:

We're currently building a kit [link to: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Drumbeat/events/kit] to help you organize your events on our wiki. Currently in the kit, you will find:

Photo, right: http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrikmoltke/4595057324/in/faves-mozilladrumbeat/

List of contents?

New Page: /events/events_for_project_leads

Headline: Drumbeat Events Can Take Your Project to the Next Level

Need help developing your project? Attend or organize a local Drumbeat event to build a community of project volunteers.

At Drumbeat events, project leads can:

• Quickly present their project to dozens of participants and potential contributors through our Open Web Project Fest format (aka “speedgeeking”).
• Dig deeper, receive feedback, and get support for projects through the open space sessions.
• Keep the energy flowing! After participating in a large format local Drumbeat event, Mozilla will help you manage local and virtual project sprints.

Contact us [mailto] to learn more.

Photo or video, right: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gladstonehotel/4551221600/

• "Open Web Project Test format." Sounds kinda over-complicated?
  

New Page: /events/contact beta

• Suggest axing this page and just using "mailto" link to events-drumbeat@mozilla.org

Headline: Thinking about Drumbeat events? Get in touch!

Would you like to organize or attend a local Drumbeat event? Still have unanswered questions? Fill out this form or email us at drumbeat-events [at] Mozilla [dot] org

Form should include (all optional, except email):

Name
Location
Email
Text box: with the heading “We appreciate as much detailed information as you can provide. Thanks!”
GUNNER – what else?