Technical FAD in Buenos Aires
About
Planned to happen close to the Fedora 19 Beta Release this Technical FAD is the event promoted by LATAM contributors during the FY14.
Objectives
In this meeting we're going to have hands on sessions presented about how to get engaged and contribute with Fedora, with focus in requirements and process. This sessions are going to take part of FAD time and will be presented by LATAM Fedora Contributors and Red Hat employees. The remaining time will be spent working in QA activities and bug reporting for Fedora 19 Beta.
Furthermore, our intention to create a mentorship program so that new contributors can have their progress assisted by other experienced volunteers.
Deliverable
There are some expected deliverable for this Fedora Activity Day:
- Have new contributors properly enabled to collaborate, i.e with functional FAS accounts, personal wiki pages and enrolled with the SIGs
- Determine mentors for each new contributors so that they work and progress can be followed
- Find adopters for orphan packages in FAD
- During part of FAD we're going to work in QA activities for Fedora 19 Beta
- In the end of the event we're going to discuss the participation in other conferences during FY14
Organization Team
Date and Location
Date & Time
To be defined.
Location
This FAD will take place at Red Hat Argentina Office in Buenos Aires, in a meeting room with capacity for 20-25 people. Tables, chairs, power chords and WiFi will be available in the place and participants just need to bring their laptops running Fedora.
Red Hat Argentina SA
Av Alicia Moreau de Justo, 550
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Getting there
To do
Parking
To do
Program
Schedule
| Time | Title | Abstract | Speaker(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 Arrival and self introduction | ||||
| 09:30 | Contributing to Fedora and Upstream | How to contribute to Fedora and other Upstream projects | To be defined | |
| 10:00 | Fedora QA | Becoming a Fedora Bug Hunter | To be defined | |
| 12:00 Lunch Interval | ||||
| 13:00 | Fedora Package Maintainers | How to become a Fedora Packager | To be defined | |
| 14:00 | Fedora Localization Project | How to translate Fedora | To be defined | |
| 15:00 Fedora 19 Beta (Tests & Bug Report) | ||||
| 18:00 Fedora Meeting | ||||
Fedora Meeting Schedule
Activities planned for FY14 in Argentina
| Event or activity | Responsible | Date | Place | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedora Booth at FISL14 | Leonardo Vaz | 3rd to 6th of July | Porto Alegre/Brazil | Work in Progress |
| Attendees at FudCon LATAM 2013 | Peruvillian Ambassadors Team | TBA | Lima/Peru | Work in Progress |
| Fedora participation in Latinoware | TBA | Foz do Iguaçu/Brazil | Work in Progress |
Attendees
Who can participate in this FAD?
Any Fedora contributor and/or Red Hat employee are invited to place their names in the list bellow.
Important: Only enroll if you alread have a valid account in Fedora Account System as well your own profile page in Fedora Users Wiki!!
| # | Participant | City | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Add your name | Where are you coming from? | ||
| 2 | Add your name | Where are you coming from? | ||
| 3 | Add your name | Where are you coming from? | ||
| 4 | Add your name | Where are you coming from? |
Funding Required
Travel
To do
Status
| Task | Responsible | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirm the date and venue for FAD | Leonardo Vaz | In progress | In progress |
| Raise costs & budget | Sergio Durigan | Pending | Ticket's opened |
| Define FAD program | Leonardo Vaz | Pending | |
| Provide information in the wiki | Leonardo Vaz | Pending | |
| Allocate rooms for the meeting | Leonardo Vaz | Pending | |
| Invite participants | Leonardo Vaz | Pending |