Re: [guadec-list] Documentation Room at GUADEC

[Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>]

On Thu, 2010-03-25 at 22:01 -0500, Shaun McCance wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 13:21 +0100, Koen Martens wrote:
> > Hi Shaun,
> > 
> > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 09:08:20AM -0600, Shaun McCance wrote:
> > > I'd like to propose having a documentation room at GUADEC.
> > > Basically, I want to have a room for a few hours where the
> > > Gnome documentation team will be, and anybody can come in
> > > to get one-on-one hands-on help with doing documentation.
> > > 
> > > I'm looking at the schedule outline here:
> > > 
> > > http://wordpress.metro.cx/2010/03/11/guadec-2010-schedule-and-cfp-deadline/
> > > 
> > > I don't know how the main conference program is going to
> > > shake out, but I fear that nobody will come if it's in the
> > > middle of cool talks.  And really, it's important for the
> > > documentation team to attend those talks, because it's how
> > > we learn what's going on, and what we need to write.
> > > 
> > > Would it be possible to do something on Monday?  It's late
> > > enough that a lot of people should already be there, but
> > > still before the main event.
> > 
> > That'd be possible, yes. We have several options available, both
> > at the venue itself and outside. The latter is mostly useful if 
> > you plan to do things in the evening.
> > 
> > How big would the group be you estimate? Would you need presentation
> > equipment? Any other requirements??
> 
> Hi Koen,
> 
> Thanks for getting back to me.  Sorry I took so long to respond.
> I was off at a couple of conferences.
> 
> I think we'd like something in the daytime, when people are there
> and ready to write.  What I'd envisioned is having all the core
> documentation people there, and inviting people to come by to get
> one-on-one help with writing.  I've found it's much easier to show
> people who to plan and write good help in person.

I'm looking at the overview here:

http://guadec.org/index.php/guadec/2010/schedConf/overview

I notice that there's a hacklab in the foyer for the three main
days of the conference. The foyer, C2, and Aula are unoccupied
on Tuesday. Would it be possible to have an all-day documentation
lab in one of those rooms on Tuesday?

Thanks,
Shaun