Registration: http://groups.drupal.org/node/18656
Intention
The idea behind this MiniCamp is to bring people together to work with Drupal. Maybe you just heard about it or maybe you work on Drupal Core development. Either way, we want you to attend! By the end of the day, everyone should feel they have gained more knowledge of Drupal, furthered their own plans (like upgrading a module from 5 to 6), or have future plans set to continue development, training, learning. Approaching this MiniCamp as a day of play is a great way to get started.
Date & Time
February 21st 9:30 am - 6 pm
8 am for small crew to set up
wrap up starts at 5:30 pm so we can all leave together for drinks/food afterward
Location
Methodologie, 720 Third Avenue, Suite 800 (3rd & Columbia), downtown Seattle
Registration
Will be on g.d.o. as an event in this group. Events allow us to limit the number of attendees. Sticking with a reasonable size of 50-60 people (I'll put the limit at 80 to allow for no-shows).
Agenda
This is an unconference following the BarCamp style. Details of the work depend on you! Bring your ideas and be prepared to lead a small group of 2-3 people to work on whatever aspects of Drupal interest you.
| 9:30 am | Check in & Network - individuals who want to lead, list what they want to work on the wall |
| 10:00 am | Wall Review - As a group, we will see what's been listed and decide who wants to do what |
| 10:30 am | Get Going - Break into groups and start hacking/learning |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch - Let's bring lunch in; pizza and soda; everybody pitches in a couple of dollars and it shouldn't be a problem. Groups can keep working while they eat or take a break |
| 1:30 pm | Afternoon Sessions Start |
| 2:00 pm | Group Review? - Maybe a quick checkin from each group, see if we need any regrouping |
| 5:15 pm | Closing Remarks - Final group check in; announcements if groups are continuing after this event and how to stay in touch; announce after party |
| 5:30 | wrap up, clean up , and get out |
In general, we will have slots of time for folks to choose from for leading a group:
- 4 half hour sessions before lunch
- 2 1 hour sessions before lunch
- 1 2 hours session before lunch
after lunch
- a variety of half hour, hour, 2 hour and 4 hour slots.
Hospitality
Coffee and snacks are required first thing in the morning. Need a sponsor for this.
As people are using the wall for announcing what they want to do, we can use it to figure out the pizza order too. Have people write down the number of slices, if they are vegetarians, and what to drink (water, diet soda, or soda...let's keep it simple).
Attendees should be highly encouraged to brink their own water bottles and coffee mugs.
Some hospitality questions
Bryan, can we bring coffee and brew it at the office. I think we would need to bring cream and sugar too. Is that right?
I think we should order pizza for lunch and have it delivered. When people are adding their camp sessions to the wall, we can have them sign up for lunch too (specifying # of slices, vegetarian or not, and type of drink (limit to water, soda, or diet soda).
I don't think people will mind pitching in for lunch, but I would really like to have a sponsor for breakfast. I want to pickup Top Pot Doughnuts plus offer coffee.
Sponsorship
If any business is interested in sponsoring breakfast or lunch please contact me. I'll figure out the costs tomorrow, but I don't suspect it will be too much money (breakfast ~ $60, lunch ~ $200). I'm assuming the after camp gathering is completely up to individuals to handle payment.
AfterCamp
Walk about 9 blocks to
Pike Pub & Brewery
1415 First Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
206-622-6044
We know they can handle large groups and I think it's good to get a little blood flowing after a day of Drupalling. Folks can take a bus on Third to Pike St or a taxi if they want to avoid walking.
Volunteers
1 person to allow people into the building and the elevator in the morning.
Announcements
- Everybody clean up after everybody else.
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Project Ideas
If you have an idea for a project, please sign up for a lightening talk at our next dug to promote it. No more listing ideas here. Only at the DUG meeting or the morning of the MiniCamp please.
I would like to work on the http://seattle.drupal-camp.org/ site to get it ready for camp in April (micro-barnraising) this would likely take some preparing but would be something that people of all sorts could lend a hand in. If anyone is interested contact me and we can talk about it. -jared
Reply -- Good idea: the site needs to be revamped so that it can work for future events, such as the Feb mini-camp and April camp, etc. As it is set up now, it can only talk easily about one event. The old event should be archived... this may need to happen before the mini-camp in order to use the site to sign up for the mini-camp. --Jennifer
Reply -- No time to waste for the minicamp. We'll be creating an event on g.d.o. and limiting the number of folks who can sign up.