L10n:Meetings/Nordic language hackathon: Difference between revisions

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Logistics

Where

Wikimedia Sverige

Hantverkargatan 21

Stockholm, Sweden

Google maps: http://bit.ly/1E651bg

When: 25-26 April

Travel: Travel days are 24 & 26 April
Arriving at hotel

Arlanda Express at the Arlanda airport is the best way to get into Stockholm.
Flygbussarna is a cheaper alternative to Arlanda Express.
- Scandic Grand Central: http://bit.ly/1HrbxOR
- Elite Adlon Hotel: http://bit.ly/1OblMfC
- Airbnb: To be sent out in email to respect the host's privacy.

Accommodation

Hotel: Scandic Grand Central - http://bit.ly/1BIEj6w
- Matjaz
- Axel
- Bjørn
- Andreas
- Ville
- Kim
Airbnb: Green Oasis - https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2387778
- Kristján
- Jesper
- Oliver
- Håvar
- Jeff
Hotel: Elite Adlon Hotel - http://bit.ly/1y40j16
- Jørgen
- Konsta
- Jakob
- George

Contact: Jeff

Agenda

Saturday 25 April

Morning - 09:30AM

Mozilla mission and org updates applied to Nordic locales
- Intros: People, Mozilla, l10n & the mission, for anyone unfamiliar with it.
- Virtuous participation cycle
- Recent organization changes & decision-making process.
Tools, resources, and translation workflows at Mozilla
- Dashboards overview
- Tools updates & tutorials
Review Prod roadmaps, schedules and priorities to better understand and plan upcoming localization work
- iOS in Nordic languages
- Seasonal Firefox releases -- Firefox 38, Pocket, Fall release
- Communication of timelines -- what's working, what isn't, how do l10n-drivers support Nordic locales more?
- Firefox OS in 2015
  - Tuesday's announcement.

Lunch [Kungsholmens Pizzeria?]
Afternoon

L10n community stability in Nordic locales (group & breakout)
- Project priorities
  - How does each l10n team prioritize their active projects?
- Leadership & succession
  - How does each l10n team structure locale/project leadership?
  - Does the team have a plan of succession? If so, what is it, where is it strong and where is it weak?
- Recruitment
  - Does your l10n team need more localizers?
  - If so, what has the team done to recruit and mentor new localizers?
  - What can be improved?
  - What has been successful in other l10n teams?
  - Are there other Nordic languages that aren't here, but should be?
- Sustainability
  - Does the l10n team have linguistic resources (e.g., Firefox glossary, style guide, etc.) to sustain the project?
  - If yes, how did they create them? Would they be willing to mentor other teams to create their own?
- Localizer recognition
  - Does the l10n team feel like they receive enough recognition from Mozilla for their efforts?
    - What form of recognition is most appreciated?
  - Does the l10n team provide recognition to outstanding members of the team?
- Regroup and share
(Group)Discuss localized product use in Nordic countries.
- Use of localized software in education in Nordic countries.
  - How, where, and why?
- Brainstorm possible initiatives to increase locale usage and market share in Nordic countries.
Using the Reps program to hold l10n events.

Dinner

Sunday 26 April

Morning -- 09:30AM

Dashboard review, and translation catchup work where localization work has not been completed
- Share common practices between Nordic languages and how they might be relevant to other locales.
Update team wiki pages, subscribe to mailing lists, and create/update Mozillians profiles.
Take l10n hackathon survey.
Group pictures

Lunch & Mozilla Nordic Kubb Tournament

Other

Notes: https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/nordic-language-meetup-notes
Resources

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 *[https://www.arlandaexpress.com/ Arlanda Express] at the Arlanda airport is the best way to get into Stockholm.
 *[http://www.flygbussarna.se/en/arlanda/ Flygbussarna] is a cheaper alternative to Arlanda Express.<br />
+**Scandic Grand Central: http://bit.ly/1HrbxOR
+**Elite Adlon Hotel: http://bit.ly/1OblMfC
-*Scandic Grand Central: http://bit.ly/1HrbxOR
+**Airbnb: To be sent out in email to respect the host's privacy.
-*Elite Adlon Hotel: http://bit.ly/1OblMfC
-*Airbnb: TBD
 ;Accommodation:
 *Hotel: Scandic Grand Central - http://bit.ly/1BIEj6w
@@ Line 41: / Line 39: @@
 **Jakob
 **George
+;Contact: [tel:+18013673763 Jeff]
 ==Agenda==
@@ Line 46: / Line 45: @@
 '''Morning - 09:30AM'''
 *Mozilla mission and org updates applied to Nordic locales
-** Introduction to Mozilla & the mission, for anyone unfamiliar with it.
+** Intros: People, Mozilla, l10n & the mission, for anyone unfamiliar with it.
-** Organization changes introduced in Portland.
 ** Virtuous participation cycle
-** The role of Nordic language localization within Mozilla's mission.
+** Recent organization changes & decision-making process.
 *Tools, resources, and translation workflows at Mozilla
 **Dashboards overview
@@ Line 55: / Line 53: @@
 *Review Prod roadmaps, schedules and priorities to better understand and plan upcoming localization work
 **iOS in Nordic languages
-**Seasonal Firefox releases -- Firefox 38
+**Seasonal Firefox releases -- Firefox 38, Pocket, Fall release
 **Communication of timelines -- what's working, what isn't, how do l10n-drivers support Nordic locales more?
 **Firefox OS in 2015
+***Tuesday's announcement.
 ;Lunch [Kungsholmens Pizzeria?]
 ;Afternoon
@@ Line 84: / Line 83: @@
 *** How, where, and why?
 **Brainstorm possible initiatives to increase locale usage and market share in Nordic countries.
+*Using the Reps program to hold l10n events.
 ;Dinner
@@ Line 90: / Line 90: @@
 *Dashboard review, and translation catchup work where localization work has not been completed
 **Share common practices between Nordic languages and how they might be relevant to other locales.
-*Update team wiki pages, subscribe to mailing lists, and create Mozillians profiles.
+*Update team wiki pages, subscribe to mailing lists, and create/update Mozillians profiles.
 *Take [http://bitly.com/1zKpeE1 l10n hackathon survey].
 *Group pictures