[FOSS4G-Oceania] Community Day - tentpole and long tail events

[John Bryant]

Thanks David, sounding good!

My take is that the decision to hold off on making the form live wasn't
that it's the wrong approach, it's more that the day needs a bit more
planning before we start soliciting proposals. There seemed to be general
agreement at the meeting that a mix of structured and unstructured
activities is desired - I think we could do a little more work on defining
this mix?

I really like the idea of 'three-ish tentpole events', seems like a good
way to provide some structure within which we can function, and make sure
there will be something for anyone who shows up.

OSGeo/FOSS4G code sprints are often planned via a wiki, where people can
propose an activity/project and others can sign up as co-participants...
the FOSS4G 2018 one
<https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2018_Community_Sprint> is probably a
good example. I note that it's not specifically aimed at only OSGeo
projects. This could be a good way to organise the code sprint part of the
day, but I understand the concern about wiki editing being a barrier to
entry.

For a QGIS activity, I wonder what shape this could take? We've asked the
QGIS-AU group about this, I feel it's important to have their direct
involvement (if they're willing & able). Nothing solid yet, but we should
keep discussing with them.

Missing Maps event, ie. some kind of facilitated mapathon-style event,
sounds great. Maptime Melbourne (which is mostly Phil & Ed, I'm helping out
a bit) has been getting busy with planning these lately, could be a good
tie-in.

So, one question I have is: would community-generated OSM activities fall
within some kind of umbrella event, similar to the idea of
community-generated code sprint activities? I guess I'm thinking about the
shape of the day, ie. scheduling, components, space, etc, and where those
community-generated OSM activities will fit, so that we have a sense of how
many/what type etc of activities we're soliciting.

If I'm overthinking it, say so... just trying to get a sense of the size &
shape of the thing we're seeking contributions for. Very interested to hear
what others think.

Cheers
John
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