On Mi, 2016-01-27 at 13:04 +0100, Lasse Schuirmann wrote:
I love the idea. I think we should definitely do that even if there is almost or no revenue because I see great potential for knowledge exchange within the community here. Having some good introduction for interns and interested newcomers is a really good thing IMO. For some people it might be relevant to get some kind of "certificate" that they have knowledge, I guess that would also influence willingness of employers to pay.
I guess that basically means writing up a nice letter/certificate and getting it signed by the GUADEC organization and the individual doing the workshop?
What is the rationale for not offering speakers any direct compensation and what does that mean exactly? It would be fair IMO to offer them at least travel sponsorship. Though we will see if people step up for this regardless, its a lot of work to do this properly after all.
I think that this should be covered by normal travel sponsorship. By saying "no direct compensation" I mean that I don't think that it is viable to pay someone to do these. Reimbursements are an entirely different thing.
I have done some introductions to git and GNOME inspired Workflows, maintaining projects properly in two universities recently and people seemed to like it. I could think of turning this into a workshop if there is demand.
Yeah, something like a GIT and maybe FOSS basics workshop would be great to see! Benjamin
On 27 Jan 2016 11:14 a.m., "Benjamin Berg" <benjamin sipsolutions netwrote: Hi, I have been pondering the idea of having a couple of training workshops on the day before GUADEC starts (i.e. on Thursday). There should be workshops targeted at both newcomers (more likely students) and more experienced developers/professionals. These workshops should be free for students and foundation members. Other attendees would need to pay which--depending on interest--might create revenue stream for GUADEC. Note that GUADEC would not offer direct compensation to tutors in this model. If we want to do these kind of workshops we need a number of people and companies willing to step up and offer tutoring full (or maybe half) day workshops. As this is a new thing for GUADEC, I expect that we would need to ask people to step up to the task. Do you think such an offer is a good idea? Any ideas for workshops (and who could do these)? Regards, Benjamin _______________________________________________ guadec-list mailing list guadec-list gnome org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list
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