Community/South-Asia/Inter-Community-Meetup-2013
| Mozilla South Asia Inter-Community Meet-up 2013 |
NOTE: THIS IS AN INVITATION ONLY EVENT. |
| Kathmandu, Nepal, 23-24 February, 2013 |
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Overview
The first Mozilla South Asia Inter-Community meet-up will take place in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 23-24 February 2013, with the coordination from Mozilla Nepal Regional community. It will bring together community leaders from the South Asia, including paid staff from across the SAARC countries, to meet for 3 days of presentations, breakout sessions and discussions to plan the implementation of the Mozilla South Asia community road map for 2013 and ensure that the regional community is fully aligned with greater engagement efforts across the Mozilla organization.
The aim of the workshop is to enable Mozilla communities in the South Asia region to share and learn from each other's experience working on the Mozilla Project, improve collaboration in the future, and work on specific tasks. The event will be focused on operations & roadmap planning for each existing local communities of the South Asia.
South Asia is a unique region with diverse cultures and with a great community presence. The three day meet will help nurture, plan and motivate the regional communities to collaborate, develop and grow.
Agenda
Format
The core goal of this event is to determine the near-future action planning in South Asian region. Hence, this is a leadership meetup. Although, we'll have the opportunity to flaunt Mozilla presence in a public cross-community FOSS event at Open Data Day, on the afternoon of 23rd Feb.
In this public event for Open Data Day (ODD), with the assistance of Mozilla Nepal community, we can spread awareness about Mozilla project, Firefox Mobile & Desktop, Firefox OS, Webmaker, and how easy it is to get involved in it.
Expect expectations from you. Represent your community, be proactive. Prepare to talk about your focus area, your contribution, new ideas you'd like to get a feedback on, or want to suggest changes on how something has been done in the community.
Schedule
- Friday [Feb 22, 2013]:
- 20:00-22:00 - Introduction & Community Dinner
- Saturday [Feb 23, 2013]:
- 8.00-8.45 - Breakfast
- 9:00-12:00 - Regional Communities' Activity Reporting
- 12:00-13:00 - Lunch
- 13:30-18:00 - Open Data Day (Public Event)
- 19:00-20:00 - Breakout Sessions
- 20:30-21:30 - Dinner
- Sunday [Feb 24, 2013]:
- 8:00-8:45 - Breakfast
- 9:00-12:00 - Local Communities: Challenges and Success Stories
- 12:00-13:00 - Lunch
- 13:00-15:30 - Community Collaboration
- 15:30-16:00 - Tea/Break
- 15:00-18:00 - Roadmap Planning for Mar-Nov, 2013
- 19:00-20:00 - Breakout Sessions
- 20:30-21:30 - Dinner
Venue
Hotel Yak & Yeti GPO Box no. 1016 Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel : +977-1-4248999, 4240520 Fax: +977-1-4227781/ 4227782 http://www.yakandyeti.com
Information on Kathmandu
Participants
Contributors
The following South Asian communities will each be represented by 2 lead contributors:
- Bangladesh community [Mahay Alam Khan]
Mozilla Staff
- Gen Kanai - Asia Community Manager, Mozilla
See also detailed arrival/departure times of each participant
Goals
Goals will be announced here after the end of the brainstorming session.
In the meantime you can check goals brainstorming page.
Part I: Review
- ~20 minute breakout
- What did we achieve/didn’t achieve?
- How effective were the goals themselves?
- Clear
- Actionable
- Measureable
Practical Info
Accommodation
Twin sharing hotel rooms booked at Hotel Yak and Yeti for 3 nights from 22-25 February (mid-day to mid-day).
There is complimentary Wi-Fi, morning breakfast, Airport pickup/drop included.
The check in starts at 1pm. If you should arrive sooner you can store your luggage in out luggage room. Reception is open 24/7. Check out is before 11am. Breakfast is included from 7.30 to 11am.
Also every guest will have to share a copy of credit/ debit card when you check in.
Travel
Participants traveling to Kathmandu by train, bus, or car are asked to purchase their own travel and request reimbursement after the meetup is over.
All participants of the contributor event are asked to arrive in Kathmandu by afternoon on Friday 22 February and leave Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, 25th February by the noon (unless opted of extended stay on their own).
Please fill arrivals/departures table
Food
All participants will enjoy Nepalese, as well as continental foods throughout the event. The following meals will be organized and paid for by Mozilla:
- Friday (22 Feb): Dinner
- Saturday (23 Feb): Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
- Sunday (24 Feb): Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
- Monday (25 Feb): Breakfast
Weather
6-14 Degree Centigrade More information here.
Getting around in Kathmandu, Nepal
[link TBD]
Map
[map link Points of interest]
Sponsorship policy
Mozilla will cover all accommodation, food and travel expenses during the contributor event. This includes hotel expenses from 23-24, breakfast, lunch and dinner. You're on your own for extended stay. Please notify the travel agent to have your flights booked accordingly with your preferred date.
Contact persons
Soumya Deb [debloper at gmail dot com]
Gen Kanai [gen at mozilla dot com]
William Quiviger [wquiviger at mozilla dot com]
Communication
- [link Facebook event]
- Hashtag (we used #mozillaSA13 for the event)
- [link Mailing list]
- IRC channel #south-asia
Mozilla South Asia
To find more about Mozilla South Asia, local Mozilla community and their work, please visit TBD
The Web & Mobile Scene in South Asia
- [link TBD]
- [link TBD]
Aftermath
Please check the postmortem page.