Re: Contributor Summit Topics and Logistics

[Jeff King <peff@peff.net>]

On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 02:50:27AM -0500, Jeff King wrote:

> If you're not coming, you can probably stop reading this message now.
> The rest is all logistics.

Here are a few additional last-minute logistics:

> For people who want to try to join remotely, I don't think we're going
> to have a particularly fancy AV setup. But there should at least be a
> big screen (which we typically do not really use for presenting), and I
> hope we can provide some connectivity. I'll be visiting the venue the
> day before (Jan 30th) in the late afternoon (Brussels time) and I'll try
> to do a test run. If anybody wants to volunteer to be the guinea pig on
> the other end of the line, I'd welcome it.

The remote connection will be done via Zoom, using this URL which will
become active shortly before 10:00am (Brussels time):

  https://github.zoom.us/j/186903655

You may need to download an app or other software; solutions are
available for most platforms, and the zoom site should guide you.

Note that this is _not_ configured as a one-way webinar. It's a real
video-conference where joiners can participate in the discussion. So
spectators from the community are OK, but please leave your camera/mic
off if you're not actively participating.

> The physical setup this year will actually be 4 round tables, instead of
> one giant table. I'm hoping this will facilitate breaking off into
> sub-groups and having more intimate conversations, and maybe avoid the
> "it's hard to hear people at the other end of the table" issues. Or
> maybe it will just make it worse as we shout to each other from all four
> tables. I can't wait to see!

There will be outlets for charging laptops, but probably only about half
as many as there are people. So plan accordingly.

> There's no organized dinner. However, there will be a social/drinks
> event for the broader conference at 7pm; I'll provide more details
> that day.

This is indeed happening, and is open to all Git Merge attendees.
Details should have been emailed out to the email address you registered
with. Note that they're asking people to RSVP through a web link. Please
do so if you're planning on coming!

See everybody tomorrow at 9:00am.

-Peff