#fedora-fad: APAC vFAD 2018

Meeting started by GIANT_CRAB at 00:47:19 UTC (full logs).

Meeting summary

  1. roll call (GIANT_CRAB, 00:47:58)
  2. roll call (GIANT_CRAB, 00:52:05)
    1. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Zodbot#Fedora-specific_functions (kagesenshi, 00:54:15)
    2. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/VFAD_APAC_2018 (GIANT_CRAB, 00:57:37)

  3. agenda (GIANT_CRAB, 01:24:12)
    1. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/VFAD_APAC_2018 (GIANT_CRAB, 01:27:09)

  4. Swag Logistics (skamath, 01:28:39)
  5. Defining better onboarding steps for Indian contributors (skamath, 01:29:49)
    1. The meeting name has been set to 'apac_vfad_2018' (GIANT_CRAB, 01:32:58)
    2. https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/sresults/?group_id=apac_2016-04-29&type=team (skamath, 01:34:51)
    3. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/VFAD_APAC_2018/challenges#Challenges_Faced (GIANT_CRAB, 01:39:30)
    4. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/VFAD_APAC_2018/events (GIANT_CRAB, 01:51:19)

  6. contributor growth (GIANT_CRAB, 02:03:46)
    1. take the "Closed is evil" approach or "Free is awesome" approach. - skamath (GIANT_CRAB, 02:04:13)
    2. https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/VFAD_APAC_2018 (GIANT_CRAB, 02:23:13)
    3. https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/VFAD_APAC_2018 (GIANT_CRAB, 02:24:45)
    4. ACTION: Create a wiki page to aid ambassadors in finding potential contributors (GIANT_CRAB, 03:02:57)
    5. ACTION: Create a wiki page on resources/funding/assistance we can provide to potential contributors (GIANT_CRAB, 03:03:25)
    6. https://budget.fedoraproject.org/budget/FY18/overall.html (bexelbie[m], 03:22:33)
    7. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mindshare (GIANT_CRAB, 03:30:41)
    8. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/VFAD_APAC_2018/events (GIANT_CRAB, 03:35:20)
    9. ACTION: come up with a new and better way for event approval (GIANT_CRAB, 03:36:20)

  7. organizing an event (GIANT_CRAB, 03:43:04)
    1. https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/VFAD_APAC_2018 (GIANT_CRAB, 03:45:45)
    2. Experiment and reflect (Think about what happened. Did we achieve our goals, would we do it again? Would we change anything?) - Bex (GIANT_CRAB, 03:46:37)

  8. Issues/challenges faced by China & Taiwan (GIANT_CRAB, 03:47:32)
    1. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/VFAD_APAC_2018/challenges#Challenges_Faced (GIANT_CRAB, 03:47:44)

  9. Lack of contributors in organizing events [CHINA] (GIANT_CRAB, 03:49:33)
    1. ACTION: Find out no-cost booth with RH communities for APAC region (GIANT_CRAB, 04:08:32)
    2. ACTION: CN: Find out a focused group for events etc. to work on. (zsun, 04:11:39)

  10. Future Events (GIANT_CRAB, 04:22:32)
    1. ACTION: Create ideas and helpers for sponsoring Hackathons (GIANT_CRAB, 05:05:59)
    2. ACTION: Create goals and accomplishments for APAC region, specific to countries (GIANT_CRAB, 05:13:09)
    3. https://apps.fedoraproject.org/calendar/vacation/ (bexelbie[m], 05:39:41)
    4. https://apps.fedoraproject.org/calendar/vacation/ (GIANT_CRAB, 05:40:25)
    5. vacation calendar to state non-availability (GIANT_CRAB, 05:40:55)

  11. Support, peg or organize (GIANT_CRAB, 05:52:19)
    1. ACTION: create a wiki for hints/tips for events (support, peg, organize) (GIANT_CRAB, 05:59:28)

  12. open floor (GIANT_CRAB, 06:05:49)
    1. ACTION: skamath/sumantro plan for a Indian Ambassadors meeting (skamath, 06:06:29)
    2. https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/ambassadors-latam-year-in-review/ GIANT_CRAB like one (sumantro, 06:12:16)
    3. ACTION: siddharthvipul to write a year in review for Fedora APAC after taking datapoints from all Ambassdors (sumantrom[m], 06:27:36)


Meeting ended at 06:59:58 UTC (full logs).

Action items

  1. Create a wiki page to aid ambassadors in finding potential contributors
  2. Create a wiki page on resources/funding/assistance we can provide to potential contributors
  3. come up with a new and better way for event approval
  4. Find out no-cost booth with RH communities for APAC region
  5. CN: Find out a focused group for events etc. to work on.
  6. Create ideas and helpers for sponsoring Hackathons
  7. Create goals and accomplishments for APAC region, specific to countries
  8. create a wiki for hints/tips for events (support, peg, organize)
  9. skamath/sumantro plan for a Indian Ambassadors meeting
  10. siddharthvipul to write a year in review for Fedora APAC after taking datapoints from all Ambassdors


Action items, by person

  1. siddharthvipul
    1. siddharthvipul to write a year in review for Fedora APAC after taking datapoints from all Ambassdors
  2. skamath
    1. skamath/sumantro plan for a Indian Ambassadors meeting
  3. sumantro
    1. skamath/sumantro plan for a Indian Ambassadors meeting
  4. UNASSIGNED
    1. Create a wiki page to aid ambassadors in finding potential contributors
    2. Create a wiki page on resources/funding/assistance we can provide to potential contributors
    3. come up with a new and better way for event approval
    4. Find out no-cost booth with RH communities for APAC region
    5. CN: Find out a focused group for events etc. to work on.
    6. Create ideas and helpers for sponsoring Hackathons
    7. Create goals and accomplishments for APAC region, specific to countries
    8. create a wiki for hints/tips for events (support, peg, organize)


People present (lines said)

  1. GIANT_CRAB (255)
  2. bexelbie[m] (224)
  3. skamath (131)
  4. zodbot (36)
  5. zsun (24)
  6. sumantro (16)
  7. kagesenshi_ (14)
  8. siddharthvipul1 (13)
  9. sumantrom[m] (10)
  10. kagesenshi (5)
  11. siddharthvipul (2)


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