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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
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It would be nice to organize a weekend like the [http://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo-Barcelona_Long_Weekend Barcelona Long Weekend] we (the Maemo Community) organized on October 2009. These two days should be completly organized by the community and for the community. No formal conferences or talks, but interactive activities and hacking sessions where you, the participant, are the main actor.
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We have organized a Dublin MeeGo Weekend before the MeeGo Conference, similar to the unconferenced weekend we (the Maemo Community) organized on October 2009.
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What about the content of these two days? We could have (for example) programming tutorials, Qt tutorials, hacking sessions on a specific task, round tables where a developer explains his difficoulties implementing a feature and the others help him, ecc...
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These two days are completly organized by the community and for the community. No formal conferences or talks, but interactive activities and hacking sessions where you, the participant, are the main actor.
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The first thing to do is spreading this and asking people (users, developers ecc...) what they would like to find during these two days. Once we've gathered some nice ideas we can organize them better.
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=== Register to attend the event ===
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=== List of people who would like to attend ===
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We have added a [http://conference2010.meego.com/program/early-bird-events registration page] for the Early Bird event. Please [http://conference2010.meego.com/program/early-bird-events register on the conference website].
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'''Update: We have added a [http://conference2010.meego.com/program/early-bird-events registration page] for the Early Bird event. Please [http://conference2010.meego.com/program/early-bird-events register on the conference website] instead of adding your name below.'''
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== When and Where ==
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Please make sure to be registered to the MeeGo Conference. If you'd like to attend, please add your name here - no strings attached, just to get a rough overview of the number of people interested. If you are also interested in helping organizing the event, please also add your name at the bottom of this Wiki page in the Volunteers section.
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Dublin MeeGo Weekend will take place on '''November 13th, 14th''' in the '''[http://www.d4hotels.ie/ballsbridge-inn.html Ballsbridge Inn]''' Hotel, in Dublin.
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* [http://meego.com/users/andreagrandi Andrea Grandi]
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== Program ==
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* [http://meego.com/users/thp Thomas Perl]
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* [http://meego.com/users/dneary Dave Neary]
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* [http://meego.com/users/jnwi Jens Wiik]
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* [http://meego.com/users/texrat Randall Arnold]
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* [http://meego.com/users/pycage Martin Grimme]
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* [http://meego.com/users/b0unc3 Daniele Maio]
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* [http://meego.com/users/dawnfoster Dawn Foster]
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* [http://meego.com/users/sivan Sivan Greenberg]
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* [http://meego.com/users/anidel Aniello Del Sorbo]
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* [http://meego.com/users/lcuk Gary Birkett]
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* [http://meego.com/users/achipa Attila Csipa]
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* [http://meego.com/users/ferwakeup Fernando Martin]
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* [http://meego.com/users/macron Ronan Mac Laverty]
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* [http://meego.com/users/qgil Quim Gil]
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* [http://meego.com/users/leinir Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen]
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* [http://meego.com/users/monoceros Francesco Baldassarri]
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* [http://meego.com/users/jukey Uwe Kaminski]
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* [http://meego.com/users/warter Jens Bocklage]
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* [http://meego.com/users/timsamoff Tim Samoff]
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* [http://meego.com/users/unknowndevice Shane Marks]
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=== When and Where ===
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All sessions are subject to confirmation or change. As we confirm workshop & tutorial leaders, we will add more details. [[#Ideas_for_the_program | Other session ideas]] proposed below may end up being included, based on popular demand.
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The basic idea is to organize these two days on '''November 13th, 14th'''. About the location that will host us we still have no idea. Probably it will be possible to use the same [http://www.d4hotels.ie hotel] used for the MeeGo Conference, but this must be confirmed yet.
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'''Tutorials:''' 3 hour sessions with a trainer going over the basics and getting participants using tools. Participants should bring a laptop for development.
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== Provisional program ==
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'''Workshops:''' hands-on, meet-the-experts sessions, where you can work in small groups brainstorming application design, getting help porting your application to MeeGo, or coding.
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All sessions are subject to confirmation or change. As we confirm workshop & tutorial leaders, we will add more details. [[#Ideas_for_the_program | Other session ideas]] proposed below may end up being included, based on popular demand.
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'''Geocache:''' will be outside the hotel. The meeting place and time will be announced closer to the event (probably as GPS co-ordinates ;)
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'''The Maker's Contest:''' will be a team competition limited to 10 teams of up to 5 people. The contest subject matter will be announced closer to the contest. The ideal space requirements are basically a bar, someplace where interested spectators can look on, and 10 tables which participants can work on.
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===Saturday===
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{| style=" border-spacing: 0;" border="1"
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! Time !! Workshop !! Tutorial
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|-
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|width="10%"| 14:00 - 17:00
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|width="45%"| '''Hackaton:''' hacking on various Maemo/MeeGo projects, working on small groups.
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|width="45%"| '''Linux Developer Tools:''' If you want to brush up on developer tools including git, gdb and Valgrind, or if you have never used them before and want to get started, this is the session for you.
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|-
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| 17:00 - 18:30
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| colspan="3" | '''Maker's Contest''' (after workshops, with beer): Small teams will have an hour to build a bridge with 100 lollipop sticks, which can span a 40cm gap, and withstand as much weight as possible. Prizes will be awarded for prettiest and strongest bridges.
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|}
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===Sunday===
{| style=" border-spacing: 0;" border="1"
{| style=" border-spacing: 0;" border="1"
! Time !! Workshop !! Tutorial !! Other
! Time !! Workshop !! Tutorial !! Other
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| Sat 14:00-17:00  
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|width="10%"| 10:00 - 13:00
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| Hands-on Qt
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|width="30%"| '''UX experts:''' Hands-on application design / bring your own UIs (mock-ups or existing apps) for review and discussion - leading: '''Tim Samoff''', support: '''Thomas Perl'''
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| Getting started with MeeGo on ARM
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|width="30%"| '''Introduction to Qt:''' An introduction to the Qt toolkit for developers who do not know anything about it - leading: '''Kevin Ottens'''
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| Maker's Contest
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|width="30%"| '''BOFs:''' Plan your own small team meetings! Advertise it here and on the MeeGo mailing lists.
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| Sun 10:00-13:00
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| 14:00 - 17:00
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| Hands-on MeeGo development
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| '''Hands-on Qt:''' People will pick a project from the proposed list and will work in groups of 4-5 persons with the help of Qt experts - leading: '''Kevin Ottens'''
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| Linux Developer Tools
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| '''Getting started with MeeGo on ARM:''' Go from bare laptop to working MeeGo on ARM development environment with a sample application in 3 hours - leading: '''Bob Spencer'''
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| BOFs
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| '''Geocache treasure hunt:''' A GPS-based treasure hunt around the streets of Dublin 4, in a hunt for a hidden treasure - leading: '''Till Harbaum'''
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| Sun 14:00-17:00
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| 17:30 - 19:30
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| Hackathon - write a complete application
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| colspan="3" | '''[[MeeGo_Conference_2010/Werewolf|Werewolf Games]]''' - no prior experience needed - strategy & mind games, over beers - leading '''Dawn Foster'''
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| Introduction to Qt
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| Geocache treasure hunt
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|}
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== Tasks ==
 
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* Spread this idea around the community (in Maemo and MeeGo mailing lists and forums)
 
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* Gather ideas and feedback from users and developers
 
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* Create a public poll so the people can vote the most interesting content and we'll have a more realistic idea of what users want
 
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* Thinking about a proper name for these two days (sounds "Dublin MeeGo Weekend" good?)
 
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* Maybe create a customized logo for "Dublin MeeGo Weekend" ?
 
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* Implementation of a registration form for this event
 
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* ecc...
 
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=== Ideas for the program ===
 
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Overall program structure:
 
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* Active participation in the event - less talk, more code. No powerpoints - just you, the editor and the compiler. Be productive!
 
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* A two-day Hackathon: Start putting your ideas into fresh code, or finish a project that has been on the back burner for some time
 
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* Participants are encouraged to share their progress at the end of each day - what they accomplished, where they need further help, etc.
 
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Session ideas:
 
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* Gentle introduction to Qt through PySide and QML, exploring the object hierarchy through the improved interactive interpreter IPython (-sivan)
 
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* A short but intensive indroduction to Qt/C++ (something like 3-4 hours course, offered by some expert developer)
 
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* Round tables to discuss about UI improvements or features implementation: a developer could have found some difficoult implementing the UI for his application or to provide a particular feature. Other expert developers could try to help him with his problem.
 
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* A workshop for x86 developers on getting started with MeeGo development for ARM - end goal: By the end of the session, everyone has a sample application running in an emulator on their laptop
 
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* Developer tools training - a half day on using git, valgrind, oprofile
 
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* One night coding competition.
 
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* ...
 
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Extra-curricular activities:
 
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* A variety of team competitions with some small prizes
 
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** Geocache treasure hunt
 
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** Maker's contest - some ideas: build a good mousetrap powered car, a bridge with glue & lollipop sticks, or the best paper airplane (details to be announced on-site)
 
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** A quiz??
 
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== Dublin Weekend Program ==
 
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(the program has still to be defined)
 
== Volunteers ==
== Volunteers ==
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* [http://meego.com/users/thp Thomas Perl]
* [http://meego.com/users/thp Thomas Perl]
* [http://meego.com/users/dneary Dave Neary]
* [http://meego.com/users/dneary Dave Neary]
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* [http://meego.com/users/jnwi Jens Wiik]
 
* [http://meego.com/users/texrat Randall Arnold]
* [http://meego.com/users/texrat Randall Arnold]
* [http://meego.com/users/sivan Sivan Greenberg]
* [http://meego.com/users/sivan Sivan Greenberg]
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* [http://meego.com/users/achipa Attila Csipa]
* [http://meego.com/users/achipa Attila Csipa]
* [http://meego.com/users/timsamoff Tim Samoff]
* [http://meego.com/users/timsamoff Tim Samoff]
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* [http://meego.com/users/unknowndevice Shane Marks]
 
* [http://meego.com/users/saviq Michał Sawicz]
* [http://meego.com/users/saviq Michał Sawicz]
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* [http://meego.com/user/14377 Ben Lau]
== Links and discussions ==
== Links and discussions ==

Latest revision as of 02:45, 31 January 2011

Contents

Introduction

We have organized a Dublin MeeGo Weekend before the MeeGo Conference, similar to the unconferenced weekend we (the Maemo Community) organized on October 2009.

These two days are completly organized by the community and for the community. No formal conferences or talks, but interactive activities and hacking sessions where you, the participant, are the main actor.

Register to attend the event

We have added a registration page for the Early Bird event. Please register on the conference website.

When and Where

Dublin MeeGo Weekend will take place on November 13th, 14th in the Ballsbridge Inn Hotel, in Dublin.

Program

All sessions are subject to confirmation or change. As we confirm workshop & tutorial leaders, we will add more details. Other session ideas proposed below may end up being included, based on popular demand.

Tutorials: 3 hour sessions with a trainer going over the basics and getting participants using tools. Participants should bring a laptop for development.

Workshops: hands-on, meet-the-experts sessions, where you can work in small groups brainstorming application design, getting help porting your application to MeeGo, or coding.

Geocache: will be outside the hotel. The meeting place and time will be announced closer to the event (probably as GPS co-ordinates ;)

The Maker's Contest: will be a team competition limited to 10 teams of up to 5 people. The contest subject matter will be announced closer to the contest. The ideal space requirements are basically a bar, someplace where interested spectators can look on, and 10 tables which participants can work on.

Saturday

Time Workshop Tutorial
14:00 - 17:00 Hackaton: hacking on various Maemo/MeeGo projects, working on small groups. Linux Developer Tools: If you want to brush up on developer tools including git, gdb and Valgrind, or if you have never used them before and want to get started, this is the session for you.
17:00 - 18:30 Maker's Contest (after workshops, with beer): Small teams will have an hour to build a bridge with 100 lollipop sticks, which can span a 40cm gap, and withstand as much weight as possible. Prizes will be awarded for prettiest and strongest bridges.

Sunday

Time Workshop Tutorial Other
10:00 - 13:00 UX experts: Hands-on application design / bring your own UIs (mock-ups or existing apps) for review and discussion - leading: Tim Samoff, support: Thomas Perl Introduction to Qt: An introduction to the Qt toolkit for developers who do not know anything about it - leading: Kevin Ottens BOFs: Plan your own small team meetings! Advertise it here and on the MeeGo mailing lists.
14:00 - 17:00 Hands-on Qt: People will pick a project from the proposed list and will work in groups of 4-5 persons with the help of Qt experts - leading: Kevin Ottens Getting started with MeeGo on ARM: Go from bare laptop to working MeeGo on ARM development environment with a sample application in 3 hours - leading: Bob Spencer Geocache treasure hunt: A GPS-based treasure hunt around the streets of Dublin 4, in a hunt for a hidden treasure - leading: Till Harbaum
17:30 - 19:30 Werewolf Games - no prior experience needed - strategy & mind games, over beers - leading Dawn Foster

Volunteers

Links and discussions

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