2017/Austin/Planning

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IndieWebCamp Austin 2017 Planning is for keeping track of all things for organizers and volunteers to make IndieWebCamp Austin 2017 an awesome time for all!

To Do

In parallel:

  • Get sponsors for breakfast, coffee, meals
  • Confirm necessary supplies for session grid, remote participation

Interested

Interested in participating in the first IndieWebCamp Austin? Tickets are now available here.

You can also add your name below. Feel free to add any parentheticals like flights, housing, etc. to help coordinate (e.g. see Tantek Çelik entry in Organizers section)

Ping the following to make sure they're aware they can officially RSVP now:

Updates

Items of note (one or more of these in one or more updates)

  • n days til IndieWebCamp!
  • still have a few spots left, invite a friend, co-worker, or two with a personal site (or who has said they want one!)
  • remind people of the general schedule and what to expect
  • start encouraging ideas for things to discuss and make
    • making your site "you" on the web (identity, domain, design)
    • owning your posts (improving how you post to your site, how your posts look)
    • reaching your friends, colleagues, co-workers (where to POSSE)
    • owning your conversations (replying/liking/reposting from your site, and showing comments/responses to your posts, including backfeed from POSSE copies)

Update 1

  • date: 2017-??-??

Hello PERSONNAME! Only a couple more days before we all come together for IndieWebCamp Austin! I am very much looking forward to the weekend, and I hope you all have a fantastic time while you're in Austin.

We still have a few spots left on the guest list, so invite a friend, co-worker, or two with a personal site (or who has said they want one!). They can register at https://2017.indieweb.org/austin

Here are a few last pieces of information before we meet. You may want to save this update so you can refer to it as you make your way to Austin for the festivities.

Weather

SOME GENERAL IDEA OF THE WEATHER. The temperature should range between the VAGUE LOW and VAGUE HIGH, with ANY PRECIPITATION expected ANY TIMES?.

FORECAST IMAGE

General Schedule

Saturday will be a day of discussions, starting off with introductions and demos before lunch, and the rest of the day reserved for discussion sessions that will be proposed and lead by participants like you! We'll wrap at 5:00pm for some social time.

Sunday is a making / hacking day - time to put some of those ideas from Saturday into action! New designs, add features to (or starting building) your personal website, and help others do the same.

We'll have sponsored lunch brought in on Sunday, followed by more hacking. We'll close out with a round of demos before cleaning up and closing camp around 5:00pm.

You can find the full schedule on the wiki.

What to Work On?

Not sure what to work on at IndieWebCamp? Here are some ideas:

  • making your site "you" on the web (working on your identity, domain, design)
  • owning what you post (improving how you post to your site, how your posts look)
  • reaching your friends, colleagues, co-workers (where to POSSE)
  • owning your conversations (replying/liking/reposting from your site, and showing comments/responses to your posts, including backfeed from POSSE copies)

Need ideas? Or already got ideas?

See what projects participants are thinking of working on, and add yours if you like on the wiki at Guest List/Project List

Breakfast and Lunch

We will be providing SOME FOOD on Saturday and Sunday mornings thanks to our sponsors, and we'll have coffee available all day as well!

WHEN (IF AT ALL) WILL LUNCH BE PROVIDED? WHICH LUNCH IS ON YOUR OWN? LINK TO FIND NEARBY RESTAURANTS OR LIST SUGGESTIONS.

Getting Around

Capital Factory is at 701 Brazos St. Austin, TX 78701. HOW TO GET INTO THE VENUE. The doors will open at 10:00am on Saturday and Sunday.

INFO ABOUT HOW TO BE LET IN IF THEY MUST INTERACT WITH A SECURITY PERSON OR CALL AN ORGANIZER.

You can always give us a shout in the #indieweb chat and someone will come down to let you in!

Public Transit

HOW DO?

Remote Participation

IF APPLICABLE: We expect to have people participating remotely who couldn't come to Austin this year. We'll have A NUMBER OF rooms set up with cameras and microphones for streaming and perhaps screen sharing. More information and the relevant links are on the wiki.

Join the Chat

If you haven't already, join our Slack room or IRC channel (they're connected) and introduce yourself! We'll be using the chat during the event to take notes, share links, and communicate with the remote participants.

Code of Conduct

As a reminder, we have a Code of Conduct that applies to IndieWeb spaces both online and offline.

Thanks to our Supporters

I'd like to give a shout-out to our sponsors who make all of this possible! A huge thanks to Capital Factory for hosting us, OTHER SPONSORS, as well as our monthly supporters and everyone who contributed specifically for this event!

That's all for now! Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

--HOST NAME AND URL

Wiki Pages

Food

  • Saturday breakfast:
  • Saturday coffee:
  • Saturday lunch:
  • Sunday breakfast:
  • Sunday coffee:
  • Sunday lunch:

Expenses

Equipment

  • ... video broadcast, - Need to know how many rooms.

Questions

Facilities:

  • Are there enough extension cords / power strips for everyone sitting at the tables to plugin in their laptops?

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  • Does the facility have extension cords, surge protectors, and a screen for presentations in the event space(s)?

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  • What are the number of rooms available simultaneously, capacity, and facilities in the event we break into groups?

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  • Do we have Large (4x6 or bigger) sticky notes?

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Other questions:

  • ...

Outreach

Let's reach out to folks in Austin who we know are interested in the indieweb and indieweb principles

Add outreach suggestions here (and your name if you have had contact with them in the past), alphabetical by name:

  • ...

Reached out:

  • ...

Initial Planning

This is an archive of the initial planning for IndieWebCamp Austin 2017, originally found here.

The first IndieWebCamp Austin!!!

Dates: 2017-12-09…10

Venue:

  • ???

Who is interested in helping co-organize?

Interested in Participating

Nearby events:

See Also

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