Engagement/TeamMeetings/28-February-2020

Meeting on Meeting on 28th of February

Attendees

Is happening between 22 - 28 July in Zacatecas, Mexico
Event site: https://events.gnome.org/event/1/overview
Call for proposals is open until 31 of March https://events.gnome.org/event/1/abstracts/
More information can be expected to be published in the near future.

There are (ongoing) efforts about trying to incorporate the GNOME Ambassadors program and figure out how to involve more students in the initiative/program.
We are planning the initiative (details are expected to be published).

The aim with the summit is to introduce people in Nigeria to GNOME and other projects and how they can contribute.
There is ongoing work and efforts with trying to create a team with high interest in open source and getting people to understand what GNOME is.
GNOME had good visibility at the Open Source Festival in Lagos.
The local team is making (some) progress with promotion and other materials.
The registrations are going very well as there have been about 40 registrations within one week.
There is ongoing work with regards to creating video content as well as a documentary.
The goal is to get people involved and contribute to GNOME and spread the word.

The initiative is currently in the prestage at the moment with the staff leadership setting up the project.
During phase 1 the foundation will ask people to write proposals on how to engage coders and others in a long term in open source. Aim with the coding education challenge is trying to get as many proposals as possible and to introduce the initiative to others.