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Latest revision as of 20:57, 2 February 2011

Local, community-run events are a core part of the Drumbeat strategy. These events invite teachers, artists, filmakers, bloggers, lawyers, web developers and anyone else who cares about the internet to talk about building and protecting the open web for the future. They also provide a place where people can contribute their skills and creativity to practical projects that make the open web better.

Want to get involved?

Come to an event! Or organize one!

And feel free to join the Drumbeat community mailing list and introduce yourself.

Organize an Event!

Mozilla is looking for local leaders who want to organize a Drumbeat event in their own city.

If you're interested, read the call for event organizers.
We've started spec'ing out a Drumbeat Local Event Kit, and we encourage your input on what it should provide and include.
We're also doing Facilitator trainings, have a look and let us know your questions.
For background info, check out the draft event strategy notes and add your thoughts.

Note: these are still early days and this is all a work in progress.

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-''this is a placeholder page for coordination of the Drumbeat events strategy. right now, it's just a bunch of notes. we'll be adding more details and sub-pages throughout february 2010.''
+Local, '''community-run events are a core part of the Drumbeat strategy'''. These events invite teachers, artists, filmakers, bloggers, lawyers, web developers and anyone else who cares about the internet to talk about building and protecting the open web for the future. They also provide a place where people can contribute their skills and creativity to practical projects that make the open web better.
-==Goals - why we're doing events ==
+== Want to get involved? ==
-* central tone and theme of all Drumbeat events:
+Come to an event! Or organize one!
-** growing the circle of participation for people who want to keep the web open -- forever
-* main focus is on NEW KINDS OF PARTICIPATION -> beyond making software
-** art, writing, movies, teaching, lawyering ... non-tech people making web better
-===short term goals (small events)===
+And feel free to join the [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-drumbeat/ Drumbeat community mailing list] and introduce yourself.
-* intro drumbeat, invite people to help shape it w/ their own goals and projects
+== Organize an Event! ==
-* set the 'let's make things' tone -- build projects, artifacts, videos, etc.
-* build local communities around creating a more open web, then link them
-* find and train community leaders who can run events and grow networks
-* build online buzz -- blogging, photos, etc from events are critical in explaining what the open web is and what drumbeat is about
-===long term goals (big festival)===
+Mozilla is '''looking for local leaders who want to organize a Drumbeat event''' in their own city.
-* connect across lots of different worlds and people that care about the web
+*If you're interested, read the [[Drumbeat/events/organizers|call for event organizers]].
-* showcase and improve / hack / evolve cool projects already in the drum circle
+*We've started spec'ing out a [[Drumbeat/events/kit|Drumbeat Local Event Kit]], and we encourage your input on what it should provide and include.
-* paint a big picture of where we want the web to go (and the risks)
+*We're also doing [[Drumbeat/events/facilitators/training|Facilitator trainings]], have a look and let us know your questions.
-** create a shared dream re: where we're all going next
+*For background info, check out the [[Drumbeat/events/strategy|draft event strategy notes]] and add your thoughts.
-==Audience==
+Note: '''these are still early days''' and this is all a work in progress.
-* who: people who want to make sure the web stays open -- forever
-* '''60% people you wouldn't expect'''
-** artists
-** filmmakers
-** lawyers
-** teachers
-** gov't people
-** etc.
-* 40% the people we know
-** mozilla people
-** social media people
-** open source and free software people
-** web rightsish people (global voices)
-** web standards hackers and advocates
-obviously, the 60% is both the hard part -- and the part that is most important
-REALLY NEED TO REFLECT 60/40 split in write up
-==Structure - small events==
-* many small city-level events lead to big global festival once per year
-* do as many as we can Q1 and Q2 this year
-* small events -> pick 3 - 5 cities where we have good networks and ground people
-* run mini-Drumbeat Festivals (need a name a good as Penguin Day)
-* could be 1 day events, like a barcamp but w/ more focus and energy
-* primarily local, not residential or paid travel except as below
-* CRITICAL DESIGN QUESTION:
-** are these on the general open web and participation theme (like Pengiun Day), or do we pick a sub-theme where we have local skills (e.g. privacy or web education)?
-* use these as a staging grounds for people who will run similar events in other cities
-* invite people to propose other events in advance online / in wiki etc.
-* give plane tickets to (top 5? top 10?) pitches / people
-* these people get training day before event, plus help run event
-* write up very simple online instructions re: how to org your own event
-* steal a little bit from ignite and tedx in terms of simplicity of instructions
-* obviously, wiki / photo / video blog outputs also critical to replication and buzz
-==Structure - big event==
-* major 'festival' -- feels fun, very strong 'make things' energy, feels like you're with the people who are making the future of the internet happen
-* details on this already in our notes from the holidays
-==Opportunities and locales==
-* rio and sao paulo -> late march
-* berlin in april?
-** mozilla italia also wants to do event in Rome
-* berkman / harvanrd in late april?
-* also want to do something in India and Middle East if possible
-** but requires discussion and thinking some more