GNOME's 20th Birthday Planning Meeting 10 March 2017
https://etherpad.gnome.org/p/20BD_MAR_10
AGENDA
- Review specific projects
- Clarify the projects
- Coordinate with GUADEC planners
Attendees
- Allan
- Nuritzi
- Rosanna
- Neil
- Sam
- Cassandra
Meeting Notes
Tech timeline @Allan, Joaquim
@Cassandra to reach out to Allan and Joaquim to see if they're still interested
GOALS
- Branding
- Motivate current contributors
- Seeing people around the world contributing
- Community feeling a part of something big
- PR - need to get people to participate online
Social media
- 20th Birthday logo; invitation
- Hashtag (tweet what they like about GNOME, a birthday message, birthday party photos, etc.)
- Photobooth where people can take their photos and add messages
20th Birthday Logo?
- To translate into different media (social media, badge, website, invitations, t shirts)
- Still need a designer
- Want to spread on social media and on blogs
- Use this to plan some new merchendise
Tech timeline
- Photos
- Screenshots
Birthday Party at GUADEC
- Get Miguel Icaza to either join or record a video - ask Jonathan
- Birthday invitation
- Photobooth here people can take their photos and add messages
- GNOME Love Wall (birthday messages)
- Organizing activities with engagement team
GNOME Beers
- Look into getting kegs because bottles can only be purchased in huge quantities
- Sam requested quote from a new brewery
Birthday website
- Showcase contributors and contributions
- Reflect on historic moments
- Motivate current contributors
- Seeing people around the world contributing
- Ask for birthday gifts
- Social media coverage with hashtag
Birthday video
- Request an intern?
- Approach board members, people from the past
- Have people record "Happy birthday GNOME!"
- 15 sec. recording: get people to talk about a postive experience, why the project matters, a good/funny memory, etc.
Birthday gifts
- Friends of GNOME
- Top Bugs to fix wishlist
Sub Events
- Newcomer's lunch
Getting other groups involved
- Contact Bin Le
- Contact Florian (GNOME Espanol)
New 20th Birthday Swag
- Limited edition
Party Packs
- Stickers
- Balloons
- Shipped out to part planners who requested them (around 6 to ship out)
Birthday DAY
- Local groups
- Social media coverage
Action Steps
- Reach out to designers for invitations and logo
- Reach out to Miguel de Icaza
- Secure venue and start birthday party subevents planning