[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hack-A-Way 2020 Volunteers

[Terran McCanna]

Rogan, I'd be happy to help as well.

I'm sorry if I've missed it, but have dates been selected?



Terran McCanna, PINES Program Manager
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On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 5:49 PM Rogan Hamby <rhamby at equinoxinitiative.org>
wrote:

> Good afternoon,
>
> As many people know the Hack-A-Way has been around for about nine years
> now and has been an event that has allowed developers to concentrate their
> efforts as a group.  A big part of that has been removing online barriers
> by letting them interact face to face.  Face to face is not such a great
> idea right now.  But we will keep calm and Evergreen on.
>
> So, the Hack-A-Way this year goes online.  I'm hoping to solicit a few
> additional volunteers.   We will look at online meeting platforms and
> evaluate them to try to find the following:
>
> 1) one that allows dynamic creation of meeting rooms/streams so that users
> can gather together just as they could at physical tables at will
> 2) supports moderated meetings so that presentations can be done with
> question and input
> 3) supports recording the meetings and presentations for archival on the
> community Youtube channel
> 4) scheduling so that we don't have to do it manually
>
> Then, this same group will organize the event, get it scheduled, and do
> whatever it takes to make it happen.  The requirements may change as we
> look at platforms but they are a starting point.  All of this will be with
> an eye toward learning some lessons for the future.  I hope to not only
> find a strong platform for this year but a platform that can be used to
> supplement the in-person Hack-A-Way in future years.
>
> Anyone interested, just let me know.  We will work heavily by email but
> have some online meetings, especially to test tools.
>
>
>
> Rogan Hamby, MLIS
>
> Data and Project Analyst
>
> Equinox Open Library Initiative
>
> phone:  1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
>
> email:  rogan at EquinoxInitiative.org
> web:  http://EquinoxInitiative.org
>
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