Re: Seattle Doc Sprint Blog Post

Looks Really Good To Me!

Great that you're doing this, Eliot! I wish I could attend.

~Scott



On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 8:38 PM, Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org> wrote:

> Can we get an amen on this?
>
> http://blog.webplatform.org/?**p=441&preview=true<http://blog.webplatform.org/?p=441&preview=true>
>
>
> [[
> Inaugural Doc Sprint for Seattle, June 22!
> June 18 2013
> by Eliot-MSFT
>
> Webplatform.org continues to grow in all facets: breadth of content,
> accuracy, community health, and site usefulness. It’s a testament to the
> vibrancy of our community that we now have almost twenty thousand
> registered users! And though we are making great progress in building our
> “community-driven site that aims to become a comprehensive and
> authoritative source for web developer documentation,” there are still
> plenty of opportunities to make significant contributions.
>
>
> One of the most important ways we advance our goals is through our Doc
> Sprints. We’ve organized successful doc sprints in cities in the US and
> Europe, and at each one, we’ve realized a number of goals:
>
> People new to Webplatform learn how to get started as contributors.
> Experienced contributors dive in to the content and make rapid progress.
> Face-to-face contact builds relationships and networks.
> Great ideas germinate and grow through collaboration.
> Bugs get fixed on the spot.
> Mini projects spring up and get prototyped.
> But mostly, these have provided a time to get together and geek out. So,
> come geek out!
>
> Welcome to Seattle!
>
> Come join us at the Microsoft offices in South Lake Union for the first
> doc sprint help in the Emerald City. The Internet Explorer Developer
> Relations Team is hosting a Doc Sprint in Seattle on June 22, 2013. We’ll
> work on improving CSS properties (and possibly JavaScript topics), but
> there are opportunities to work on other areas of the documentation.
> There’s no special expertise needed. Everyone is welcome. We’ll have people
> there to help walk you through all the steps. All you need bring is desire
> and your own computer. Meet web developers from around the Puget Sound
> region. Mingle with colleagues from other companies. There will be free
> food, t-shirts, and prizes! We’ll have a couple of presentation about the
> importance of the project. There’ll even be a special guest appearance by
> Doug Schepers, Developer Relations Lead of the W3C. We’ll provide snacks,
> meals & drinks, and there will be some cool gifts—even a Surface Pro for
> one lucky winner!
>
> Agenda, more information and registration: http://seattledocsprint.**
> eventbrite.com <http://seattledocsprint.eventbrite.com>
>
> Address: Microsoft
> 320 Westlake Ave
> Seattle, WA 98109
> ]]
>
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