L10n:Meetings/India hackathon: Difference between revisions

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Basic Info

Where

Tamil Virtual Academy
Address: Anna University Campus, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kottur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600025, India.
Phone: +91 044 2220 1012
Google maps: http://tinyurl.com/nfnv346

When: 20-22 November

Local Contacts

Arky:
Arun:

Lodging

The Iris Hotel

Arriving at hotel from airport

It's less than 15km between the airport and the hotel. Take a cab which costs about INR350. We recommend either Uber or Ola. Uber has better rate, Ola has peak time charges which is costlier. But both provide reliable services in Chennai.

Wear a Mozilla gear so your fellow community member can recognize you on the plane or at the airport. Try to carpool to the hotel whenever possible.

Reimbursements: We would also like to reimburse you the transport costs between the airport and the hotel. Here is the process for being reimbursed those fees:

Email your receipt(s) and PayPal account email address to Peiying
If you do not have a PayPal account and need reimbursement, please notify Peiying as soon as possible.

Please note that transport and visa fees are all that we're able to reimburse.

Bring a hard copy of your flight itinerary. Some airports may require hard copy before allowing travelers to get into the airport.

Agenda

Friday 20 November

FUEL

Saturday 21 November

Morning - 930AM

Mozilla mission and org updates applied to your locales
- Introduction to Mozilla & the mission, for anyone unfamiliar with it.
- Organization changes introduced in Whistler.
- Virtuous participation cycle
- The role of your language localization within Mozilla's mission.
Review Prod roadmaps, schedules and priorities to better understand and plan upcoming localization work
- iOS launch
- Seasonal Firefox releases -- Firefox 42
- Communication of timelines -- what's working, what isn't, how do l10n-drivers support your locales more?
- Firefox OS
Tools, resources, and translation workflows at Mozilla
- Dashboards overview
- Pootle, hg, github & Pontoon tutorials
- Translation quality

Lunch --
Afternoon

Dashboard review & translation catchup work where localization work has not been completed
- Discussion lead by l10n teams to share common practices between your languages & how they might be relevant to other localization teams.

Dinner

Sunday 22 November

Morning -- 930AM

Sustainability & succession
- How does each l10n team prioritize their active projects?
- How does each l10n team structure locale/project leadership?
- Does the team have a plan of succession? If so, what is it, where is it strong and where is it weak?
- Does the l10n team have linguistic resources (e.g., Firefox glossary, style guide, etc.) to sustain the project?
- If yes, how did they create them? Would they be willing to mentor other teams to create their own?
Recruitment
- Does the l10n team need more localizers?
- If so, what has the team done to recruit and mentor new localizers?
- What can be improved?
- What has been successful in other l10n teams?
Localizer recognition
- Does the l10n team feel like they receive enough recognition from Mozilla for their efforts?
  - What form of recognition is most appreciated?
- Does the l10n team provide recognition to outstanding members of the team?
L10n gatherings and Mozilla Reps
- How often does your l10n team get together physically?
- Do you know who your local Mozilla Rep l10n ally is?
- What makes a successful l10n gathering for your l10n community?
- How important do feel physical meetups are for your l10n community and the work you do?
Communication -- what's working, what isn't, how do l10n-drivers support your locales more?

Lunch --
Afternoon (Breakouts)

Dashboard review, and translation catchup work where localization work has not been completed
- Discussion lead by l10n teams to share common practices between your languages & how they might be relevant to other localization teams.
Update team wiki pages
Take l10n hackathon survey.
Group pictures

Dinner

Information

Currency exchange: 1USD ~ 65INR (India Rupees); http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/

Expecting heavy rains: keep an raincoat or an umbrella; http://www.accuweather.com/en/lk/colombo/311399/month/311399?monyr=11/01/2015

Power
- Power sockets: type C / D / M
- Voltage: 230 V
- Frequency: 50 Hz
- http://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/india

Transport:
- Tuk Tuk
- Or chartered bus/van

Traffic:

Hotel is about 3km to the university where the meetings are held

Telegram

Telegram Group created for conversation between l10n participants. Telegram Group Link:

Other

Notes: http://tinyurl.com/olfwnk2
Resources

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 ;Lodging:
 [http://www.theirischennai.com/ The Iris Hotel]
 ;Arriving at hotel from airport:
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+It's less than 15km between the [http://tinyurl.com/nroaofu airport and the hotel]. Take a cab which costs about INR350.  We recommend either Uber or Ola.  Uber has better rate, Ola has peak time charges which is costlier.  But both provide reliable services in Chennai.
+Wear a Mozilla gear so your fellow community member can recognize you on the plane or at the airport. Try to carpool to the hotel whenever possible.
 ;Reimbursements: We would also like to reimburse you the transport costs between the airport and the hotel. Here is the process for being reimbursed those fees: