Romania/Events:2012/Romanian Community Meetup

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Overview

The first Mozilla Romanian community meetup will take place in Sibiu, Romania, on May 11-13th 2012.

Active contributors of the Romanian community will be invited to participate in a 2-day workshop. This event will be self-organized by the Romanian community.

The aim of the workshop is to enable active members of the Mozilla community in Romania to share and learn from each other's experience working on the Mozilla Project, improve collaboration in the future and work on proposed topics. This meetup will also be an opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments, challenges, opportunities of the Romanian community.

When

  • Satuday May 12th from 10h to 18h
  • Sunday May 13th from 10h to 14h

Where

Sibiu city located in center of Romania.

Participants

Romanian Contributors

The following members of the Romanian community will be invited:

  • ... (add here name and contribution field)
  • ...

Mozilla Staff

  • ... (TBD)

Format and Schedule

The meetup will span over 3 days:

  • Day 1 (Friday): participants arrive and welcome dinner
  • Day 2 (Saturday): Work day and evening Firefox party
  • Day 3 (Sunday): Wrap-up and goals-setting and departure

Schedule

TBD.

Overall guiding questions and themes for discussion

Here are the topics the organizers think will guide discussions:

  • What is the status of the Mozilla community in Romania
  • How to enlarge Romanian community and how can people get and stay involved
  • How to avoid conflicts while stating your point of view
  • Promoting Mozilla and its projects in Romania
  • Why would one contribute to Mozilla projects
  • Examine Firefox market share in the Romania and work on strategies to consolidate it
  • Share experiences on how to encourage non-professionals to contribute and improve themselves
  • ... (add here)

Talk Proposals

To be updated.

Practical Info

Accommodation

TBD.

Travel

To be updated.

Transportation

To be updated.

Sightseeing

TBD.

Weather

To be updated closer to the event.

Map

TBD.

Friday dinner

TBD.

Quick lessons in Romanian

  • Salut — Hello
  • Bună — Hi
  • Bună dimineața ('neața) — Good morning
  • Bună ziua — Good day
  • Bună seara — Good evening
  • Noapte bună — Good night
  • La revedere — Good-bye
  • Ce mai faci? (informal) — How are you?
  • Ce mai faceți? (formal, and also plural form) - How are you?
  • Da - Yes
  • Nu - No
  • Poate - Maybe
  • Ce faci? (informal) — What are you doing?
  • Ce faceți? (formal, and also plural form) - What are you doing?
  • Bine — I’m fine
  • Toate cele bune (formal) — All the best
  • Salutări — Regards
  • Mersi (informal) — Thank you
  • Vă mulțumesc (formal) — Thank you
  • Te rog — Please
  • Cu plăcere — You're welcome
  • Mă scuzați! (formal) — Excuse me!
  • Scuze! (informal) — Sorry!
  • Cât e ceasul? — What’s the time?
  • Pe curând - We'll see each other soon
  • Pe mâine - We'll see each other tomorrow

Sponsorship policy

The organizers will apply for a sponsorship from Mozilla Foundation to cover accomodation, food and travel expenses for invited contributors. To be updated.

Communication

  • Hashtag #mozro12
  • Mailing list
  • IRC channel #romania (anytime)
  • IRC weekly community meetings on Wednesdays
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