Re: [TPAC] Ad-hoc meeting coordination - message board + notifications

On Sep 8, 2014, at 9:11 AM, Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@gmail.com> wrote:

> [ + Dom ]
> 
> On 9/5/14 5:05 PM, Ian Jacobs wrote:
>> It seems to me that, like an unconference, it would be useful to have a centrally located (physical) message board where people can
>> easily find out what ad-hoc meetings are happening, and propose their own. Each day, the message board would be refreshed.
> 
> SGTM.
> 
> And speaking of planning, it seems like it would be helpful to flesh out the wiki doc a bit in advance ...
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> * Meeting rooms: how many meeting rooms; for each room: how many people can each room accommodate, will remote voice participation be supported, is projection equipment available

Ok. (And we should have this for Weds breakouts as well.)

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> * Time slot duration: I presume a 30 min block min, although a meeting could go longer (but depending on demand, should probably be capped, perhaps 60 mins?);

While that seems reasonable, I would let people at the meeting decide.

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> [If someone provides this data, I'll volunteer to take a first swipe at reflecting it in the wiki.]

Thanks; I'll dig up the rooms.

> 
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>> I do not want to have to keep the wiki [1] and the message board in sync. Therefore, I propose that we use the wiki
>> to gather information in advance. Each day I (or someone else) would copy anything in the wiki to the message board, which would
>> then become the authoritative place to look for that day.
> 
> I included Dom because my recollection is that for a TPAC or three ago, he created an app to help participants and organizers with the logistics. Dom - is that right, and if so, is an update of that app something that could be helpful here (and do-able by you or someone else)?

/me defers to Dom.

Ian

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>> • We should also encourage multiple channels for people to let others know about ad-hoc meetings. For example some combination of:
>>   - Twitter (#tpacadhoc)
>>   - IRC (#tpacadhoc)
>> 
>> Thoughts?
> 
> SGTM (as well as the TV projection Chris proposed).
> 
> -Thanks, AB
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