2022-02-19-Content-meeting-minutes
Team Content Meeting Minutes
Online 2022-02-19 17:00 - 18:00
Present
Absent with notice
Absent without notice
Agenda
As decided in the 2022-02-05 meeting
Administrivia
- Notes? Martian
- Chair? Amelia
- Any other topics?
- I can't make this meeting:
Topics
Team size and health
Jeroen has left the team.
Welcome to new team member Viola, she introduced herself.
Potential new team member, will discuss on Signal.
Theme
Only blog post remaining, see blogpost section
pretalx
Status of submissions
199 submissions of which 31 still unconfirmed.
Unconfirmed live stats: https://conference.mch2022.org/orga/event/mch2021-2020/submissions/?q=&tags=3
For this meeting we already review/rate the submissions which require a Visa or funding. [All]
Funding: https://conference.mch2022.org/orga/event/mch2021-2020/speakers/?&question=1&answer=True
Visa: https://conference.mch2022.org/orga/event/mch2021-2020/speakers/?&question=4&answer=True
Not enough reviews done. Review at least the top two soon and Visa submitters [all]
Current proposals (rather than speakers) are not diverse enough.
When can we already start announcing speakers?
We need at least 1 or more meetings. If we find a gem tell the group.
Schedule output
Pretalx is able to output the schedule in an XML based format and has an HTML output as well and we have a few options:
Schedule as HTML on our website
Pretalx by default is able to output the schedule as HTML and there is a preview here: https://docs.pretalx.org/user/event/widget.html#example The schedule is responsive so that it looks good on various screen sizes and devices. We can further customize the output to match the MCH2022 color scheme and fonts.
EventFahrplan for Android
EventFahrplan is an open source Android app that shows the schedule of CCC events and can basically be used for everything that is organized using Pretalx/Frab. It's easy to customize the app for a new event. In a nutshell, the source of the schedule is set and the layout including the colours and icons is changed. There is a corresponding guide here: https://github.com/EventFahrplan/EventFahrplan/blob/master/docs/CUSTOMIZING.md
As long as the icons are readily available, it should be possible to do this within 1-2 days with most of the time probably going to registering the app in various app stores.
Approach the app writer [Erik]
Using Giggity for Android
Giggity is an open source app for CCC events. Instead of having to customize and publish it, it's a single app let's the user import schedules of conferences. We basically just need to publish the schedule and then tell users to install the app and point it to a specific URL
Approach the app writer? [Erik]
iOS/Apple
Currently, there is no native open source app for the schedule on iOS we are aware of.
There is an app in the app store. Approach the app writer [Erik]. If something needs to be build Martian can assist.
Feedback for the schedule
We may have something that collects feedback from the audience before we release the main schedule that helps us to avoid similar events in parallel and allows us to pick a stage based on the popularity of the event. Erik is working on this.
One option might be https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx-public-voting
Target date is end of March for having the review system up. [Erik]
Are we up to date
Team Sysadmin was asked to upgrade to 2.3.1, which will bring mostly minor improvements. [Erik: done asking, not upgraded yet]
Bridge to Zammad
For speaker expenses, we know what will be build and when it will be ready as we are near the end of the CfP? [Erik]
Will be taken care of in March (when we need it).
Specific speakers we would like to invite
Think about possible speakers to invite and prepare for next meeting (HYPE) [all] Contact your speakers from the list [all]
THE LIST will be pointed to via: https://support.mch2021.org/#knowledge_base/1/locale/en-us/answer/7
Speaker desk
Provide a declaration form for speakers
general form teams: https://wiki.mch2022.org/Finance_procedures
Will design input for speakers [Kirils]
Kirils send an email to team Finance, got reply with feedback. Will rework the form. [Kirils: done]
Send to the new treasurer, answer from Henry, new form created, some feedback during the meeting. [Kirils: done]
Reimbursement privacy policy, might take more time than 2 weeks [Walter]
Speaker should submit in euros.
New blog posts?
We need to blog the next blog blog. [Walter, Nicolas: done]
Blog post diversity [Claudia]
"The future is eventually consistent." Walter writes a blog about it.[Walter]
Idea: I presented at MCH 2022' hex stickers
Sample: [1]
Added to our budget.
We are working on a new design. [Hugh] Design needs to be in line with general design. https://mch2022.org/design/
Email send to Team:Volunteers and Team:Huisstijl [Hugh: done]
Waiting for updated design [Hugh]
Not discussed because lack of time, discuss on signal/email.
Who is responsible for the tables/chairs/power cords/projectors/lighting/... in workshop tents?
No answer from Team:Terrain yet, though some stuff we need to order ourselves, apparently [Walter asked Stitch]
Tents need to be dark enough and/or projectors good enough so they are usable.
Any Other Business
Topics for next meeting
Agendas automatically rolling over meeting to meeting
This must stop. (Kirils' opinion)
Next meeting time
2022-03-05 17:00 - 18:00 CET
Future topics
Subsidies
The grant application that we submitted is officially accepted.
We can expect a decision no later than ten weeks after 19-01-2022. If there is a delay, we will be informed.
Speaker desk
Make lists of things that are needed at speakerdesk (such as a printer). Setup list, document somewhere, send to Finance [Kirils]
https://pad.riseup.net/p/MCH2021-SpeakerDesk-supplies-needed-keep (outdated) We got a new link: https://pad.riseup.net/p/MCH2022-SpeakerDesk-supplies-keep
Face to face meeting (Team:content) in NL March/April
(Open air) stages
Team Terrain & Produktiehuis have this action point from the orga meeting.