- From: Giuseppe Pascale <giuseppep@opera.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 08:32:57 +0200
- To: Rebecca Hauck <rhauck@adobe.com>
- Cc: James Graham <james@hoppipolla.co.uk>, "public-test-infra@w3.org" <public-test-infra@w3.org>, public-web-and-tv <public-web-and-tv@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CANiD0kp6a9LFfSUpCMQxPtJJ6Obv945SU9f8DmCHyQYgA9JP9g@mail.gmail.com>
* adding the web and TV list* Rebecca, thanks for all the info, we will look into it and let the group know about our plans. /g On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 12:27 AM, Rebecca Hauck <rhauck@adobe.com> wrote: > Hi Giuseppe, > > > > >> 7. Some people expressed an interest to organize a TTWF event (or > >>something > >> similar) dedicated for TV, to better discuss and understand the needs of > >> the TV industry. Do you think this would be doable? Is there already a > >> calendar or next events and/or open dates? How would you recommend we go > >> about this? (and do you think it would be useful in the first place? > > > >I am not the best person to answer this, but typically TestTWF events > >have been about actually writing tests rather than discussions around > >test writing. Having said that, some kind of event sounds like it could > >be sensible. Previously the events have often been organised around some > >existing W3C meeting so there is a high concentration of people to act > >as "experts" already in the area. However it sounds like you might want > >a slightly different kind of event, so this might not be the right > >arrangement. > > My team has organized several events and we put together some materials > for people interested in hosting their own [1]. James is right. For the > most part, the events have been about actually writing tests at them, but > there is no specific set of rules that say what an event should be. In > fact, we¹d really like to see them branch out into other types of > gatherings, which that hasn¹t happened much to date. As long as the topic > of the event is in the spirit of advancing the web through better tests, > it fits. We¹ve actually even made some suggestions for themes & goals for > events that wouldn¹t involve writing tests [2]. It¹s definitely not an > exhaustive list and this makes me think that we could add a section there > for segment-specific testing topics. Things like TV and mobile have their > own unique testing challenges so I think it¹d be great if more events were > held focusing on just them. > > To answer your other question, the Œcalendar¹ would appear right on the > events landing page [3] and it will only if something is scheduled as > upcoming (currently, there is nothing). You¹d see a box beneath the header > image and an Upcoming Events panel will appear on the right. Getting this > all in place is self-serve and documented in the kits that walk you > through creating your event page [4]. > > As you browse the links below, you¹ll see that we do have a w3c mail list > just for testtwf event planning discussion [5]. I encourage you to use > that if you have further questions (although it¹s fine if we continue this > discussion here and I¹m happy to answer any other questions you have). > > Cheers, > -Rebecca > > > [1] http://testthewebforward.org/events/#host > [2] http://testthewebforward.org/events/kits/meetup-kit.html#meetup_topics > [3] http://testthewebforward.org/events/ > [4] > http://testthewebforward.org/events/kits/resources/site/new-event-page-setu > p.html > [5] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-testtwf-planning/ > >
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