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== Sep 10, 2010 Meeting Agenda  ==
== Sep 13, 2010 Meeting Agenda  ==


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*'''Call for agenda items'''
*'''Call for agenda items'''


*'''Drumbeat Festival update '''(Nathan & Mark)
[http://planet.drumbeat.org/ '''PLANET&nbsp;DRUMBEAT'''] news:<br>


*'''P2PU School of Webcraft''' (Pippa)
*[http://www.openvideoconference.org/2010/09/webmademovies-html5-is-changing-storytelling-at-ovc/ WebMadeMovies: HTML5 is changing storytelling at OVC] (Ben)<br>  
**Registration for Fall Semester is now closed -- classes start Wed, Sep 15!
*[http://brettgaylor.tumblr.com/post/1097367924/kuleshov-effect-we-feel-fine-levs-all-right Kuleshov Effect + We Feel Fine = Lev’s all right?] (Brett)<br>  
***How many people registered?
*[http://yoyodyne.cc/heaps-of-gml-action/ Heaps of GML action] (Henrik)<br>  
***Can we get testimonials?
*[http://openmatt.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/venues-for-drumbeat-festival-announced-fad-and-macba/ Venues for Drumbeat Festival announced]: FAD and MACBA (Nathan / Matt)<br>
***What have we learned so far?
***Where could you use help?
 
*'''WebMadeMovies'''
**RFC on Hack Day at OVC (Brett)'''<br>'''
***Trying to create a low-maintenance organic event. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Drumbeat/webmademovies/hackday <br>  
***Please take a look at the wiki page and if you have questions or suggestions anything to add please be bold.&nbsp;
 
*'''CrisisCamp''' (Heather)
**Silicon Valley event. Great posts from [http://bit.ly/aqnFLu Atul Varma] and [http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2010/08/29/civil-society-crisiscamp/ Mitchell Baker].
**What's next?
 
*'''New project introduction '''(Ekua)  
**BISA Bringing Innovation Source Coding Africa<br>  
**[http://www.drumbeat.org/project/bisa-bringing-innovation-source-coding-africa Drumbeat project page]. Web site.<br>  
**Questions / looking for help with:
***Mentorship opportunities / contacts? (Who else is already working in this space?)
****http://www.opensourceafrica.org/ http://www.fossfa.net/<br>
***Potential partners / collaborators?<br>
***Feedback on project focus &amp;&nbsp;goals / roadmap?<br>  
*'''Project Fundraising''' (Chelsea)
**upcoming fundraising plans for Universal Subs, P2PU SoW, and WMM
**new idea / proposal for WMM fundraising
 
*'''Other items? '''Add here!


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<br>  


== Notes  ==
'''PROJECTS'''<br>


'''Drumbeat Festival'''<br>  
*'''P2PU School of Webcraft''' (Pippa)
**Registration for Fall Semester is now closed -- classes start Wed, Sep 15!
***How many people registered? Can we get testimonials?
***What have we learned so far?
***Calls for help?<br>


*&nbsp;go to Get Involved page for ways to help
*'''New project introduction '''
**[http://www.seeks-project.info/site/ Seeks Project] (Emmanuel)


*&nbsp;Also a student rate
*[http://p2pu.org/general/open-journalism-open-web '''Open Journalism &amp; the Open Web'''] (Phillip Smith)'''<br>'''


*&nbsp;two new pieces coming online: new tab / page on logistics
<br>


*plus will also add "media" tab / page
'''EVENTS'''<br>


*almost ready to announce venue(s): art and design space called FAD, plus Macba design museum [NOT YET&nbsp;FINAL]
*'''Local events update '''(Gunner)<br>
*'''Drumbeat Festival update '''(Nathan &amp; Mark)
*'''Open Video Conference—status update and request for help '''(Ben)
*'''CrisisCamps Day of Learning '''(Sep 25) (Brian)<br>


*Mash-up reception keynote
<br>


*&nbsp;Also finalizing relationship with hotels and hostels
*'''Other items? '''


FAD English site: http://www.fad.cat/contents/view/home/lang:eng<br>MACBA English site: http://www.macba.cat/controller.php'''<br>'''
Add here!
<br>


'''P2PU&nbsp;School of webcraft'''<br>
<br>  


*&nbsp;12 courses total<br>
== Notes  ==
 
*&nbsp;Pippa's class already has 97 applicants<br>
 
*&nbsp;ways to help: blog and tweet about courses that still need participants<br>
 
*&nbsp;P2PU: Tech Sprint in Barcelona: software that anyone can download and submit a patch to. enable community development.<br>
 
<br>
 
'''WebMadeMovies'''<br>
 
*&nbsp;Goal: hack day OVC: idea for using popcorn on their own project<br>
 
<br>


'''CrisisCamp'''<br>
'''P2PU&nbsp;Webcraft'''


*Friday night 6pm CrisisCamp starts at U of T.<br>
** P2PU webcraft: 250+ applicants<br>  
*Wide variety of skills needed. Don't have to be a hardcore developer.<br>
** learning: big gap between beginner and advanced courses
*Toronto event: http://crisiscamptoronto4sydney.eventbrite.com/<br>
**&nbsp;more specific calls for courses and skill levels
**&nbsp;e.g., no one offered a wordpress course, for example
**&nbsp;need help with Drupal


<br>


'''BISA'''


*&nbsp;localization / translation. translate.org in Johannesburg: leading organization<br>
'''Seeks'''


* Philipp: FOSFA: happy to have Ekua come on board and animate that community
*locked up: proprietary black boxes
*locked up in terms of individual isolation. no way to give feedback to the machines
*users who perform similar queries can collaborate on the result
*how does it fit w. web search: starting unlock keyword economy. open up web search.
*large community of people working on open future. feels they are part of this movement.
*understand drumbeat is like a ladder system. "strive or die."


*&nbsp;Heather Leson: also had recommendation for Ekua (follow-up off list)




'''CrisisCommons:'''


*presented to Sloan Foundation on funding. potential for major funding coming in.
*Day of Learning: be a little more proactive. instead of waiting for disaster to happen, trying to get volunteers up to speed before crisis strikes.
*get people up to speed: "crisis camp in a box" (aiming to launch by January)
*Sep 25: in a participating city, in-person meet-ups
<br>
<br>

Latest revision as of 15:52, 13 September 2010

Sep 13, 2010 Meeting Agenda

   * Weekly dial-in meeting, Monday, 8 a.m. PST
   * Canada +1 416 848 3114 Ext. 92 Conference number 7600
   * US or Intl. +1 650 903 0800 Ext. 92 Conference number 7600
   * US Toll-Free +1 800 707 2533 Conference number 7600
   * Mozilla Drumbeat -> #drumbeat | IRC channel

When you call in, you'll be unmuted by default, please mute yourself to keep phone noise down. Use "*1" (including the star) to mute yourself until you want to say something.

Agenda

  • Call for agenda items

PLANET DRUMBEAT news:


PROJECTS

  • P2PU School of Webcraft (Pippa)
    • Registration for Fall Semester is now closed -- classes start Wed, Sep 15!
      • How many people registered? Can we get testimonials?
      • What have we learned so far?
      • Calls for help?


EVENTS

  • Local events update (Gunner)
  • Drumbeat Festival update (Nathan & Mark)
  • Open Video Conference—status update and request for help (Ben)
  • CrisisCamps Day of Learning (Sep 25) (Brian)


  • Other items?

Add here!


Notes

P2PU Webcraft

    • P2PU webcraft: 250+ applicants
    • learning: big gap between beginner and advanced courses
    •  more specific calls for courses and skill levels
    •  e.g., no one offered a wordpress course, for example
    •  need help with Drupal


Seeks

  • locked up: proprietary black boxes
  • locked up in terms of individual isolation. no way to give feedback to the machines
  • users who perform similar queries can collaborate on the result
  • how does it fit w. web search: starting unlock keyword economy. open up web search.
  • large community of people working on open future. feels they are part of this movement.
  • understand drumbeat is like a ladder system. "strive or die."


CrisisCommons:

  • presented to Sloan Foundation on funding. potential for major funding coming in.
  • Day of Learning: be a little more proactive. instead of waiting for disaster to happen, trying to get volunteers up to speed before crisis strikes.
  • get people up to speed: "crisis camp in a box" (aiming to launch by January)
  • Sep 25: in a participating city, in-person meet-ups