[okfn-discuss] Regional events vs. global ones (it was: Updates from Korea)

[heath rezabek]

One thought that's occurred to me is to do a global event like a kind of
distributed, synchronized festival.  People could link up (Skype, g+, etc)
over the course of a particular weekend, and collaborate, and even do
sessions or presentations; but everyone (or most) could network in from
where they were.

It's not the same as having everyone in the same place, but it obviously
costs a fraction, and could still reinforce esprit de corps as well as
knowledge building.

- Heath



On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Prakash Neupane <nprkshn at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is really a good one, being the global organization, there are lot of
> things/issues need to observe. Strategic planning, better networking, work
> evaluation are essentials.
>  plus one point for Everton from myside....
>
> Thanks
> Prakash Neupane
> Open Knowledge Foundation Nepal
>
>
> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Everton Zanella Alvarenga <
> everton.alvarenga at okfn.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi, Flanders and all. [answering Flanders idea of a regional event bellow]
>>
>> That is a good idea, actually. I have a lot of experience in
>> participating of another global community, Wikimedia. After years of
>> participation in several events and seeing how much resources is spent
>> (money and people) in this other community for various annual events, I
>> just wonder if wouldn't be better to have a more global event each two
>> years and try to have regional ones in between.
>>
>> This can stregth local communities and regions to make things by their
>> own and give more time for the organization of a global event. One thing I
>> am still not sure is how to share the learnings of the process for building
>> these things. For instance, I've participated of the last 4 Wikimanias
>> (2009-2012), 3 as a volunteer and one as a Wikimedia Foundation contractor
>> (I could go now, but I won't have time). One thing I've noticed is that
>> several good aspects we could have in some of the events could NOT be
>> replicated in others, such as streaming, archiving, wi-fi connection,
>> logistic etc..
>>
>> We need to have a more clear idea on what we  want with all OKF event
>> (OKCon, Open Government Data Camp, Sumits and OKFest) or, if we have, at
>> least document it some where (do we have it?).
>>
>> As OKF network become more global, I think that is an important
>> conversation we should have, if OKF central thinks important some input on
>> that. :)
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> 2013/5/21 David F. Flanders <dff.melb at gmail.com>
>>
>>> I really think it is time we start to talk about an
>>> Asia-Australasia-Pacific OKCon event... #PlantingSeeds :) /Flanders
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom)
>> OKFN Brasil - Rede pelo Conhecimento Livre
>> http://br.okfn.org
>>
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