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== Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]] ==
== Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]] ==
Satdav - for doing all of the SuMo mobile meeting agendas and arranging the monthly air Mozilla meeting
* Satdav - for doing all of the SuMo mobile meeting agendas and arranging the monthly air Mozilla meeting
* North American Reps for showing leadership in setting up the Devderby contest
 
== Upcoming Events ==
== Upcoming Events ==


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*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> West Haven, US: [https://webmaker.org/events/63 Print to Pixel Unconference]. The Education Department at UNH, in cooperation with Wallingford Public Schools, is hosting an unconference on August 20th. The Print to Pixel Unconference is a free educational event that will focus on instructional opportunities in teaching literacy and technology. It is a facilitated event where the attendees create the agenda and lead discussions around a theme.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> West Haven, US: [https://webmaker.org/events/63 Print to Pixel Unconference]. The Education Department at UNH, in cooperation with Wallingford Public Schools, is hosting an unconference on August 20th. The Print to Pixel Unconference is a free educational event that will focus on instructional opportunities in teaching literacy and technology. It is a facilitated event where the attendees create the agenda and lead discussions around a theme.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Andhra Pradesh, India: [https://webmaker.org/events/785 Bay parties webmaker 3 Event]. VIZAG is an effort to build a Mozilla and FOSS community in the city. With the global maker party, VIZAG community takes its first steps in contribution to spread Open Web ideologies and create Mozilla presence. Through this event we are planning to mark the start of a series of Webmaker parties in VIZAG, India. The event would include a sessions on Mozilla Webmaker, hands-on with awesome Webmaker tools like Thimble, Popcorn and X-Ray Goggles.. FOSS , Mozilla Initiatives and Contributions and a FOSS quiz.


=== Wednesday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +2 days}} ===
=== Wednesday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +2 days}} ===
*Intern presentations in TOR conference room High Park at 2-3:30pm EDT (11am-12:30pm PDT): Dhaval Giani, Guillaume Abadie and Max Li.
*Intern presentations in TOR conference room High Park at 2-3:30pm EDT (11am-12:30pm PDT): Guillaume Abadie and Max Li.
 
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Salamiyah, Syria: [https://webmaker.org/events/552 Celebration of training children on ICT and digital literacy]. ICTs Training help children of Salamieh Telecentre to access world information. Participants will create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art through SCRATCH program. It is easy to create your own interactive stories, games, and animations – and share your creations with others on the web.
 
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Pittsburgh, US: [https://webmaker.org/events/744 Children Museum of Pittsburgh's Family Programming Workshop]. Design and invent together with your family using Scratch. With Scratch, particpants can program their own games, animations, and stories. Hosted by a member of the MIT Scratch team, this is a workshop for parents and children to learn together and is open to all beginners. Most suitable for families of children ages 6 and up, free with museum admission.
 
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Manila, Philippines: [https://webmaker.org/events/783 Maker Party 2013 Manila U-Belt]. Maker Party event of Mozilla Philippines for students around the Manila university belt.


=== Thursday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +3 days}} ===
=== Thursday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +3 days}} ===
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* Intern presentations in the 1st floor SF Commons at 1-3:30pm PDT: Shane Tully, Tim Gaweco, Hannah Quay-de la Valle, Jez Ng and Alex Wafula.
* Intern presentations in the 1st floor SF Commons at 1-3:30pm PDT: Shane Tully, Tim Gaweco, Hannah Quay-de la Valle, Jez Ng and Alex Wafula.
* Noon Pacific / 1900 UTC in Ten Forward and on Air Mozilla, a brownbag: Minimum Viable Bureaucracy. Laura Thomson will repeat the engineering management and leadership talk she recently gave at OSCON.
* Noon Pacific / 1900 UTC in Ten Forward and on Air Mozilla, a brownbag: Minimum Viable Bureaucracy. Laura Thomson will repeat the engineering management and leadership talk she recently gave at OSCON.
* 2 p.m. Pacific in Ten Forward and Air Mozilla: Using the crash-stats API. Crash-stats.mozilla.com provides public statistics and engineering details about every Firefox crash. The site now exposes an API so that QA, engineers, release managers, and researchers can extract this data in a machine-queryable and machine-readable formats. In the talk, Peter Bengtsson demonstrates the crash-stats API. He answers questions about current capabilities and future plans for the API.


=== Friday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +4 days}} ===
=== Friday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +4 days}} ===
* [http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4+PM+UTC+August+23+2013 9:00 AM Pacific / 16:00 UTC]: Community IT Kick Off Call
** [[IT/Community#Weekly_Call|Agenda and dial-in information]] (feel free to add items to the agenda)
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Uttar Pradesh, India: Three-Day [https://webmaker.org/events/566 Web Design: HTML5 and CSS3 all the way workshop]. A small event where developers of all ages can come, relax, and do what they do best; CODE and DESIGN. Organized by a 14 year old web developer, all are welcome to the venue.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Brooklyn, US:  [https://webmaker.org/events/360 Brooklyn Storymakers Event]. Brooklyn Public Library and Hive NYC Learning Network are teaming up to host an event for youth ages 10-18, featuring hands-on activities that celebrate the fact that stories are as much fun to read as they are to make! Create an online comic strip, design and playtest video games, make a stop-motion animated short, or retell/remix your favorite story using digital media and the web. The goal is to make something awesome and share it with others! This event is part of the Mozilla Maker Party campaign - it's one of hundreds of events around the world where people realize their creative potential and become active makers of the world around them.


=== Saturday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +5 days}} ===
=== Saturday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +5 days}} ===
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Albuquerque, US: Two-Day [https://webmaker.org/events/173 NM Maker Jam @ Maker Faire]. ABQ Maker Faire we will hold the first NM Maker Jam to celebrate Mozilla world wide Maker Party. Kids will learn and build several websites live at the ABQ Maker Faire.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Huntsville, US: [https://webmaker.org/events/523 CoderDojo Huntsville Session]. The second CoderDojo session will be part of a 3-part series on how to create your own Scratch webgames. In this first lesson we will be working on creating your first animation, some of the basic components, and how to add user input to your animation. In this second installment we will work on creating a new game while adding sound and a global high scores list. For more advanced children we offer HTML and CSS animation activities that should be a lot of fun and challenging as well.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Toronto, CA: [https://webmaker.org/events/230 Girls Learning Code: Produce Your Own Audio Podcast]. This full day experience features an in depth look at podcasting, journalism and how information can be told through digital form. Using Audacity, an application used to record, edit and piece together a number of assorted sounds, girls will be able to use their creativity to produce their very own information based audio podcast. This workshop will highlight voice techniques through various forms of microphones, and offer an opportunity for girls to record themselves broadcasting their very own fictional event (anything from an alien invasion to a weather report that is expecting falling cats!). Girls will also be introduced to freesound.org, an online database for thousands of downloadable audio tracks, where they'll be able to add in a background song, and/or multiple sound effects to accompany their story.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Chicago, US: [https://webmaker.org/events/907 Design Like Wright: Summer Saturdays: Family Designing Spaces]. Parents and budding architects will try their skill at designing an interior space with Frank Lloyd Wright’s philosophy in mind. After an exploration of the innovative spaces of Wright’s Frederick C. Robie House, families will work together to design and draw a scaled floor plan of a 2-bedroom apartment.
*<b>[https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/07/firefox-os-workshop-august-24th-in-porto-alegre-brazil-sign-up-now/ FIREFOX OS APP WORKSHOP:]</b> Porto Alegre, BR. Tech evangelism team hands-on workshop for pre-qualified app developers/app porters.


=== Sunday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +6 days}} ===
=== Sunday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +6 days}} ===
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Yangon Region, Myanmar: [https://webmaker.org/events/352 Web Maker Party Myanmar]. The web is used for media, entertainment, business, education, communication, social and to keep in touch with others. The web is also another way to make journalism free and open. This event will help participants understand how they can make things on web, using tools provided by Web Maker Organization. Participants will be teamed with various professionals to make projects on fly. This event will be a hack jam event.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Jaipur, India: [https://webmaker.org/events/364 WebMaker Kitchen Party]. A web maker party with a bunch of cool people to learn and create thimble and popcorn makes.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Andhra Pradesh, India: [https://webmaker.org/events/944 Moz. Beginners Event]. An Event for people who want to begin their journey in contributing to Mozilla and are interested in Mozilla Applications. This includes demonstration on X-Ray Goggles, Thimble.


=== Next Week ===
=== Next Week ===
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=== Firefox Desktop ===
=== Firefox Desktop ===
''Speaker Location:''
''Speaker Location: toronto (johnath)''
* 23.0.1
** Drivers {{bug|901527}} and {{bug|902349}}
* Press excitement about metro
** [http://www.businessinsider.com/windows-8-firefox-coming-in-december-2013-8?op=1 Windows 8 Users That Hate Internet Explorer Will Soon Be Saved By Firefox]
** [http://www.zdnet.com/mozilla-schedules-metro-firefox-for-december-release-7000019532/ "If you’re waiting for a touch-friendly alternative to Internet Explorer on Windows 8, you’ve now got some milestones to look forward to..."]


=== Firefox Mobile ===
=== Firefox Mobile ===
''Speaker Location:''  
''Speaker Location: toronto (johnath)''
* New about:home redesign tablet optimization landed on fig \o/ {{bug|888905}}
* Chromecast support for Firefox goodness is in progress {{Bug|901803}}
* Landed in Fx25 {{Bug|722902}} - Make AMO more discoverable in the browser
* SkiaGL backed canvas turned on for all Android platforms


=== Thunderbird ===
=== Thunderbird ===
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=== Webmaker ===
=== Webmaker ===
''Speaker Location:''
''Speaker Location: OpenMatt in Toronto''
* [https://webmaker.org/events Maker Party] continues til Sep 15!  [https://blog.webmaker.org/london-ivory-coast-pittsburgh-and-more-a-maker-party-event-roundup Last week's highlights]: Ivory Coast, London, Pittsburgh.
* <b>New features shipping for Webmaker.org</b>.
** <b>Work week full of win</b>. Check out [http://webmakerv2.tumblr.com/post/58462140423/a-work-week-full-of-win Brett Gaylor's blog post recap on what's coming].
** Includes profile pages, new teaching kits, localization, media synch, bringing the X-Ray Goggles back + more
* <b>Make your own movie out of animated GIFs.</b> [https://jake.makes.org/popcorn/1bd8 A brand new test project for Popcorn]. Try it!
[[File:Popcorn_maker_--_screen_shot_gif_movie_with_tutorial.png|400px]]


=== Identity ===
=== Identity ===
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=== Firefox OS ===
=== Firefox OS ===
''Speaker Location:''
''Speaker Location: NoAudioYo.''
 
* Workweeks!
** Aug 26 - 30, Performance team in Toronto
** Aug 26 - 30, NFC team in San Francisco
** Sept 9 - 13, Firefox OS (and Friends) in Oslo
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOQVuAfCDHc&feature=youtu.be Video tutorial for building Firefox OS apps with Yeoman and GruntJS, by @ladybenko]
* Welcome new Dialer peers Antony Ricaud and Fernando Jimenez
* [https://github.com/mozilla-b2g Our Github repo finally has a proper avatar]


=== Grow Mozilla ===
=== Grow Mozilla ===
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[[File:2011 b2g logo.png|300px]]
[[File:2011 b2g logo.png|300px]]
=== 60 Seconds with Mozilla IT ===
''Speaker Location: San Francisco''
*DB Engineering helped securely backup Marketplace DB.
*Relops now has OS X 10.9 automation in place, so Engineering can start testing stuff.
*Intern presentation plug! Shawn Nguyen is present tomorrow at 1300 about how he helped improve our OS X imaging process.


== Speakers ==
== Speakers ==
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| Link to where audience can find out more information
| Link to where audience can find out more information
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|-
| Kate Naszradi
| Mardi Douglass
| Summit Communications Director
| Summit Planning Team
| Summit Weekly Updates
| Summit Weekly Updates
| Mountain View
| Seattle
| No
| No
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| No
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| Lawrence Mandel
| Program Manager
| Web compat update
| MV
| No
| [http://lmandel.github.io/webcompatupdate0813/ Slides]
| <ul><li>[[Compatibility/Guide|Getting Started Guide]]</li>
<li>[[Compatibility/StdLetters|Standard Outreach Letters]]</li>
<li>[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/form.mobile.compat Bugzilla issue submission form]</li>
<li>Community pages: [[Compatibility/Mobile/Spain|Spain]], [[Compatibility/Mobile/Poland|Poland]]</li>
<li>[https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/compatibility compatibility@ list]</li></ul>
|-
| Kensie (Majken)
| Mozilla Rep Mentor
| North America Reps Meetup
| San Fransisco
| No
|
| <ul><li>[https://remo.etherpad.mozilla.org/na-reps-meetup-2013/ Notes]</li>
<li>[https://remo.etherpad.mozilla.org/na-reps-meetup-community-building/ Community Building Session]</li>
<li>[https://remo.etherpad.mozilla.org/na-swot-2013/ SWOT and Action Steps]</li></ul>
|}
|}


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| Supporting and helping grow the Mozilla volunteer base across Latin America
| Supporting and helping grow the Mozilla volunteer base across Latin America
|-
|-
<!-- Insert new rows here -->
| Patrick Brosset
| Joe Walker
| Mountain View Office
| France
| Developer Tools Engineer
|-
| Lars August Bergstrom
| Azita Rashed
| Mountain View Office
| Remote - IL
| Compiler Engineer
|-
| David Major
| Benjamin Smedberg
| MV Office
| MV Office
| Stability Engineer
|-
| Jacob Ryan Stinnett
| Alex Poirot
| Paris Office
| Remote - TX
| Firefox OS Simulator
|-
| Stephany Wilkes
| Jaime Chen
| Mountain View Office
| San Francisco Office
| Program Manager
|-
|-
| Shannon Clayton
| Lori Jashinsky
| Mountain View Office
| London Office
| Office Services Coordinator - WPR
|}
|}


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==== WebQA ====
==== WebQA ====
* Please see the meeting notes from last [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/StaffMeetings/QA-Staff-08-14-2013 Wednesday's QA meeting]


==== QA Community ====
==== QA Community ====
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==== PR ====
==== PR ====
"For now, however, Heilmann emphasized that Firefox OS was intended to bring a taste of democracy into the global market, where phones are often the only way to access the web." – VentureBeat
[http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/13/the-first-firefox-phone-is-cheap-simple-totally-democratic-hands-on/ The first Firefox phone is cheap, simple, & totally democratic, VentureBeat]
[http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a507940/zte-open-firefox-os-phone-on-sale-in-uk-us.html/ ZTE Open Firefox OS phone on sale in UK, US, Digital Spy]
[http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2423253,00.asp/ Mozilla to Launch Metro-Friendly Version of Firefox on Dec. 10, PCMag.com]
[http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Windows-8-Users-That-Hate-Internet-Explorer-Will-4742028.php/ Windows 8 Users That Hate Internet Explorer Will Soon Be Saved By Firefox (MSFT), SFGate]


==== Events ====
==== Events ====
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