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 You can participate from anywhere. Just sign in to MDN and [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:MDN/Contributing/Getting_started get started].
-But part of what makes a doc sprint fun is collaborating with other people. Even if you're working on something solo, it's more fun to chat with people who are doing similar things.
+But part of what makes a doc sprint fun is collaborating with other people. Even if you're working on something solo, it's more fun to chat with people who are doing similar things. We use the [irc://irc.mozilla.org/devmo #devmo channel on irc.mozilla.org] for live chat during the sprint. [https://wiki.mozilla.org/IRC Learn about IRC] if you're not familiar with it.
-We use the [irc://irc.mozilla.org/devmo #devmo channel on irc.mozilla.org] for live chat during the sprint. [https://wiki.mozilla.org/IRC Learn about IRC] if you're not familiar with it.
 There are also in-person meetups in two locations for this sprint: San Francisco and Paris.
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 [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/contact.html#map-europe-paris Mozilla's Paris office]
 * Saturday: conference room?
+=Topics=
+The main topical focus for this sprint is [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI Web devices APIs]. We  especially need helpful code examples for these APIs.
+However, you are welcome to work on any topic that fits on MDN, including Web standards (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG, MathML, etc.),  Mozilla technology (apps, Persona, Firefox OS, etc.) or the Mozilla project itself (building, testing, localizing).
+Here are some ideas for things to do:
+* [https://developer.mozilla.org/Project:en/Documentation_Wishlist MDN documentation wishlist]
+* [http://beta.elchi3.de/doctracker/#list=fx&version= Firefox issues with doc impacts]
+* Add [https://developer.mozilla.org/Project:en/Compatibility_tables browser compatibility tables] to CSS, DOM, and JavaScript reference pages.
+* Fill out browser compatibility tables on reference pages where they exist, based on info from caniuse.com and quirksmode.org.
+* Pages that [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/needs-review/technical need technical review].
+* Pages that [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/needs-review/editorial need editorial review]
+* David Bruant's [https://developer.mozilla.org/User:dbruant/TODO TODO list] (mostly JS-related stuffs)
+* Add [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:MDC_editor_guide#Using_live_sample_code live samples] to existing articles on CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.
+* Make videos showing how to [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/11/mdn-virtual-doc-sprint-nov-30-to-dec-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1867441 get and build Firefox code].
+Suggest a topic, either that you want to work on, or that you'd like to see done by someone.
+== Helpful information ==
+* Our list of [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Subject-matter_experts subject-matter experts].
+* Our list of [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:Topic_drivers topic drivers]. These are people that organize specific areas of our documentation.
+* How to [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Project:MDC_editor_guide#Using_live_sample_code add live samples] to articles.
+=Sign up to help=
+If you're planning to participate, please add your name, IRC nickname and/or MDN user name, and what you'd like to work on, below (you need to create an account on this (spam-free) wiki in order to edit it):
+{|border="1" cellspacing="0"
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+! Name !! IRC nick !! MDN ID !! !! When !! Where !! Topic(s)
+|-
+|Janet || jms || jswisher || Friday only || Online || copyediting, cleanup
+|}