As part of the planning for DrupalSouth Canberra this year I'm putting out a call for people to volunteer as Track Chairs to review session submissions and assist with speakers' preparation.
DrupalSouth will be held in Canberra in November 2018 - dates and venue TBD.
Volunteering as a Track Chair is an essential role that ensures session submissions are reviewed by discipline experts and selected to provide attendees with the best possible conference experience.
Track Chairs will help define the criteria of session submissions, assist with the call for submissions through their own peer networks, review and select submissions. They'll be assisted by the DrupalSouth Content Lead (Me) and collaborate with other Track Chairs to structure the final program. Track Chairs then work with selected speakers to assist with their talk preparation and coordination on the day.
A rough time frame is:
- May: Track Chair volunteers finalised
- June - July: Session topics and criteria finalised and call for submissions announced
- August - September: Session submissions evaluated
- October - November: Selected sessions announced and speakers assisted in lead up to event
Most Track Chair interactions will happen online with scheduled conference calls and forum discussions, so physical location is not a barrier to being involved. The total time commitment is likely to be around 15-20hrs in total over 6 months to November. Compensation for this time will probably be in the form of discounted or free conference tickets (TBD) and public recognition of your contribuition.
Track Chairs can still submit talks to tracks they're not managing themselves and are not precluded from other volunteer roles at DrupalSouth.
Draft Track Topics currently include:
- Back End Development
- Front End Development
- DevOps & Security
- UX & Content
- Project Management
- Showcase & Horizons
No prior experience as a Track Chair is necessary, but familiarity with DrupalSouth/DrupalCon formats is beneficial along with strong domain expertise in your preferred Track Topic.
If you'd like to volunteer please email owenlansbury@gmail.com and please use this thread for any general comments or questions.
Thanks!
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Thanks to everyone that's
Thanks to everyone that's indicated interest in volunteering as a Track Chair for DrupalSouth 2018 so far!
Before we finalise group I'd like to encourage women working with Drupal to volunteer and help us strive towards better gender balance at the event organisation level.
Feel free to send me a personal email if you want more details before putting your name forward: owenlansbury@gmail.com
Last call for DrupalSouth
Last call for DrupalSouth 2018 Track Chairs. The only people under-represented so far are any Kiwis!
We'll be trying to finalise the group by the end of this week, so please see the original post in this thread for details.
I can put out a call on the
I can put out a call on the Auckland and Wellington meetup pages for some kiwi reps on Track Chair, and will also check around some possible people : )
Also announcing at Melbourne meetup
I will make sure this is announced in Drupal Melbourne meetup tomorrow night (Thursday 17th)
Ditto for Sydney Meetup
:)
Managing Director
Morpht
I'll do a shout out for this
I'll do a shout out for this at the Wellington Drupal Meetup which I'm just about to schedule for the 5th June.
Could also be interested to explore being a track chair and what time commitment is required.
Either way, be seeing you in Canberra in November!
www.xequals.co.nz - Kickass NZ Drupal development since 2010.
Thanks for everyone's
Thanks for everyone's interest in being a Track Chair for Drupal South 2018 and we'll be closing applications on Monday June 11. Please read the original post in this thread if you'd like to put your name forward.