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Congratulations on your invite to attend a Mozilla event | Congratulations on your invite to attend a Mozilla event! This a guide to help you prepare and get the most from the event as well as some tips to help you make the most of it on your return home. | ||
=Before the event= | =Before the event= | ||
* Establish your personal goals. Think about how you can make the most of this opportunity. | * Establish your personal goals. Think about how you can make the most of this opportunity. | ||
* Plan meetings with people and teams in advance. When you are there the time will go very quickly and organising in advance is courteous to the people you want to meet. | * Plan meetings with people and teams in advance. When you are there, the time will go very quickly and organising in advance is courteous to the people you want to meet. | ||
* Make sure you plan in a little downtime. Attending a Mozilla event is very exciting and there are lots and to see and do, but give yourself the chance to rest and gather your thoughts. | * Make sure you plan in a little downtime. Attending a Mozilla event is very exciting and there are lots and to see and do, but give yourself the chance to rest and gather your thoughts. | ||
* Watch video footage from previous events on [[Air_Mozilla|Air Mozilla]] and try to catch the most recent Monthly Internal Call before you go. It will give you the background of the event and will make sure you are up to date with recent project announcements. | * Watch video footage from previous events on [[Air_Mozilla|Air Mozilla]] and try to catch the most recent Monthly Internal Call before you go. It will give you the background of the event and will make sure you are up to date with recent project announcements. | ||
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* There is no dress code. You are being invited for how you think, what you have done and what you may be able to do – not for your wardrobe. | * There is no dress code. You are being invited for how you think, what you have done and what you may be able to do – not for your wardrobe. | ||
* Be respectful towards staff – this is their day job. | * Be respectful towards staff – this is their day job. | ||
* Read the Community Participation Guidelines. | * Read the [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/ Community Participation Guidelines]. | ||
* Read the Community Participation Guidelines again. | * Read the [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/ Community Participation Guidelines] again. | ||
* Make sure you have (and contribute to) your team’s schedule. | * Make sure you have (and contribute to) your team’s schedule. | ||
* You will not be a tourist, but read a little about the host location for the event. Understanding local customs and laws, as well as foods and drink, will help remove any concerns as will looking at maps of the local area. | * You will not be a tourist, but read a little about the host location for the event. Understanding local customs and laws, as well as foods and drink, will help remove any concerns as will looking at maps of the local area. | ||
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=After the event= | =After the event= | ||
* You may feel a bit down or | * You may feel a bit down or exhausted, that is completely natural after working with great people and something you care about. | ||
* Keep in touch with people you met at the event. Work with them and follow up on meetings. | * Keep in touch with people you met at the event. Work with them and follow up on meetings. | ||
* Work on the goals you set out beforehand or modify them to focus on what you are bringing back with you. | * Work on the goals you set out beforehand or modify them to focus on what you are bringing back with you. | ||
* Look at the event pictures and any video footage, it will bring back good memories. | * Look at the event pictures and any video footage, it will bring back good memories. | ||
* Pass on what what you have learned (subject to any material that is covered by your NDA) to your functional or regional community. | * Pass on what what you have learned (subject to any material that is covered by your NDA) to your functional or regional community. | ||