[Inpycon] Open spaces & Lightning Talks

Sat Jun 21 20:25:07 CEST 2014

Thats the best part of open spaces, It is completely open. We cant "have"
anything there. It is purely based off peoples interests.

However, we can put it in our blog posts and our announcements.

On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 11:50 PM, Nischal HP <nischal.hp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Guys,
>
> @Shrayas - its an extremely cool idea and the idea that is running in my
> head right now is people come to Pycon cause of 2 things .
>
> 1) They love python
> 2) People want to figure out why python is cool.
>
> I think we should have things in the open space that will make people get
> the idea of power of python.
>
> For example, using Flask you can get a webapp up in 5 mintues.
>
> Things like that will be really really cool.
>
> I can pitch in and volunteer too.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 11:36 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <shrayasr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> @Krace:
>>
>> Yes I agree it wasn't publicised well. We really need to do that this
>> time. A blog post about it would be great! I'll try to write something this
>> weekend. We can add on as necessary.
>>
>> I really like the idea about "rejected talk proposers". That makes a lot
>> of sense. Some people might have been looking forward to listening but they
>> just don't get that opportunity since the talk wasn't selected.
>>
>> I can take up announcing during the breaks and all.
>>
>> Actually speaking, the place really doesn't matter. If we have a room
>> that is cool else I think that the first floor makes sense. We could just
>> get some tables and then people can discuss around them. Personally I feel
>> that if we get the idea across and people bite, they will FIND a way to get
>> stuff done.
>>
>> Here is a different take on hackathons/bug smashes: Think about it this
>> way: I as the maintainer of an Open source solution will announce saying
>> i'm doing a bug bust from so and so time on so and so date and I will do
>> it. The others can join if they want to. The idea is still the same from my
>> last point, if they want to do something, they will find a way to do it.
>>
>> @RAJ:
>>
>> I like the idea of addressing questions like "How do i get started with
>> open source" and "How do I document/test". I think for people just getting
>> started with python, these things would be really helpful. If we have
>> enough people doing their own open source projects, they can share their
>> learnings.
>>
>> @All:
>>
>> How shall we proceed with this? Are there any other ideas?
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 8:15 PM, RAJ Rohit Jalem <rajrohit at iitj.ac.in>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, totally agree with you sir.
>>>
>>> A good, healthy discussion on getting started on open source, and some
>>> good projects (or even open source organizations) to discuss or glance upon
>>> wouldn't need much logistics.
>>>
>>> But yeah, if we are into organizing a hackathon, or a hands-on on bug
>>> squashing, then we need a good amount of logistics to take care. So, this
>>> has to be an on-the sot decision (whether to have one, or not), depending
>>> upon the rooms availability and some more criterion.
>>>
>>> But, I guess a good discussion can be possible, with experienced people
>>> giving out their views and opinions on some FAQs like:
>>>
>>> "How do I get started at open source?"
>>> "How to identify bugs? and what pre-requisite should I possess for
>>> bug-squashing".,  et cetera.
>>>
>>> I guess there is a proposal in the full about "Document your code",
>>> which'd be very helpful in this aspect.
>>>
>>> SO, we need people who can actually publicize well on social media, and
>>> yeah, if we decide quickly on this, somebody can as well send a PR to the
>>> website, too.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 7:21 PM, me kracekumar <me at kracekumar.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>>  Last year I managed open sessions for one day. It was quite well
>>>> received. We had good decisions but we didn't publicise well. Following are
>>>> my thoughts to improve open sessions
>>>>
>>>> 1. Publicise in web site, schedule and mailing list.
>>>> 2. Announce in social media and send open session notes to all
>>>> participants and rejected talk proposers.
>>>> 3. Make announcement about open sessions during breaks and have sign
>>>> board for open session.
>>>>
>>>> Last year we decided to have two tracks. This year it is not clear
>>>> about number of tracks, it will depend on selected talks. If it is dual
>>>> track I think we will get that last room else we may end up in first floor.
>>>> Talks for open session & flash talks should be decided on that day
>>>> only. If we decide early in mailing list, people who are not in mailing
>>>> list don't get enough chance.
>>>>
>>>> Conducting Hackathon or Bug smash during event days leads to lot of
>>>> logistics work and needs lot of volunteer. Having sprints,  hackathon et
>>>> all should be on different day from main conference.
>>>>
>>>> I am all up for helping new people to getting started with open source,
>>>> have diverse talks given there are enough volunteers and logistics are
>>>> planned ahead.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:48 PM, RAJ Rohit Jalem <rajrohit at iitj.ac.in>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Shrayas,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, we can surely help people get started at Open source and bug
>>>>> squashing, with help from other Mozilla contributors and other experienced
>>>>> people.
>>>>>
>>>>> These kind of getting-started sessions would be really helpful for
>>>>> people who have some programming experience, and want to gear up for the
>>>>> open source experience.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <shrayasr at gmail.com
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Raj,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Will surely contact you if anything comes up from my side.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you have any points on how to make open spaces more interesting?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I see that you're a Mozillian.. Can we do something with that? Have
>>>>>> some kind of an activity where people can contribute to Mozilla during the
>>>>>> conference? Thoughts?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:17 PM, RAJ Rohit Jalem <rajrohit at iitj.ac.in
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Shrayas,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would love to volunteer.  But, as I stay at Jodhpur, I think I
>>>>>>> can't be of any physical help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, please let me know, if I could be of any help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <
>>>>>>> shrayasr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Anand,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I Agree. I think that people should be self motivated. Let us have
>>>>>>>> a discussion, based on that I would be able to commit.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> /Shrayas
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Anand Chitipothu <
>>>>>>>> anandology at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Shrayas,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It would be awesome to make open spaces more attractive. But
>>>>>>>>> problem is we are always short of people to take lead and make things
>>>>>>>>> happen. Would you like to volunteer to make openspaces more exciting this
>>>>>>>>> time?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anand
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <
>>>>>>>>> shrayasr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I was watching talks from 2014 Pycon and there is a lightning
>>>>>>>>>> talk[1] where Greg of the aosabook fame talks about how they want people to
>>>>>>>>>> come together in an open space and work on something. I feel that we should
>>>>>>>>>> make way from great discussions like those.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Last year, I do remember that we had open spaces but they were
>>>>>>>>>> tucked away in some corner of the place and it didn't attract too much
>>>>>>>>>> attention (correct me if I am wrong)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What I feel is this time, we should bring more (way more) focus
>>>>>>>>>> to Open spaces and Lighting Talks. It is a great way for people to connect,
>>>>>>>>>> do things together and learn SO much more.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What do y'all feel ?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> /Shrayas
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> [1]
>>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSLvERZQSok&list=PLLj6w0Thbv02lEXIDVO46kotA_tv_8_us#t=1311
>>>>>>>>>>
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