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

Single rooms
- Ani Peter
- Biraj Karmakar
- Mohammad Yaseen Khan
- Syed Khaleel Jageer
- Amanpreet Singh Brar
Shared rooms
- Rakesh Roshan & Sunil Kumar Jha
- Sangeeta Kumari & Rajesh Ranjan (Married Couple)
- Hrishikesh KB & Anish Sheela
- Subhashish Panigrahi & Omshivaprakash H L
- Krishnababu Krothapalli & Veera Venkata Chowdary Veerapaneni
- Ayan Choudhury & Surit Babu Aryal
- Nootan Ghimire & UMESH AGARWAL
- Tanzeel Rafiq Khan & Sarojkumar Dhakal
- Shahid Ali Farooqui & Suraj Babanrao Kawade
- Pirthipal Singh & Inder Mohan
- Shankar Prasad Mullavalli Venkateshbhat & Yogesh K S
- Chandrakant Dhutadmal & Aniket Deshpande

Arriving at hotel from airport

TBD

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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 ;When: 20-22 November
-;Visa:
-Apply for *tourist* visa.  Remember, **do not** show any Mozilla letter for this event to India immigration.
 ;Local Contacts:
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 ;Arriving at hotel from airport:
-*google doc on arrival schedules
-Please look for person holding the 'MOZILLA' sign at the airport arrivals area. If you don't see anyone, Please contact Arky and Arun
+TBD
 ;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:
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 #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.
-;Notifying your employer/school about the event
-If you need a letter from Mozilla to provide to your employer or school to request time off to attend this event, please let Arky know and we'll provide you with that letter.
 ;Bring a hard copy of your flight itinerary.  Some airports may require hard copy before allowing travelers to get into the airport.