Mozilla Service Week

I just cam across this: http://serviceweek.mozilla.org: "Mozilla Service Week [Sept. 14-21] is all about community – your community. We want you to find a way to use technology to make a difference in your neighborhood, your school, your library, your town. We welcome any act of service, no matter how small."

It made me wonder if it would be interesting for our September meet-up to do a "n00b night" where experienced Drupal peeps would make themselves available to beginners. I remember once being intimidated by the installation process, searching to find the essentials and struggling to discover the best practices. Have you ever said to yourself "What the heck is taxonomy and what is it for"? It seems that this would be a good opportunity to help some people who are in a similar predicament!

My initial thoughts on the format are:
- Hands-on, no presentations
- Maybe there could be "stations" where different topics are discussed:
-- Basic installation
-- Administering your site
-- Basic theming
-- Contributing and finding answers
-- Popular modules
-- Etc.
- Fresh and tasty beverages, of course!

Being so close to DrupalCon, it might also serve as a primer to allow some of the newly interested folks to understand a bit more what's the buzz during that time as they get feedback on what's going on in the community. It is also the the start of school year for many and it might be a good time to reach out to the students.

I know September is far away - and who really wants to think about the fall now!? - but since it's fresh in my mind, I though I'd put the idea out there and see if there is any interest.

Hope you are all well.
Francis