Community/South-Asia/Inter-Community-Meetup-2014

Mozilla South Asia Inter-Community Meet-up 2014

NOTE: THIS IS AN INVITATION ONLY EVENT.

Kolkata, India 25-26 January, 2014

Overview

The second Mozilla South Asia Inter-Community meet-up will take place in Kolkata, India on 25-26 January 2014, with the coordination from Mozilla India Regional community. It will bring together community leaders from the South Asia, across the [South_Asian_Association_for_Regional_Cooperation | SAARC countries], including contributor engagement & community building staffs to meet for 2 days of presentations, breakout sessions and discussions to plan the implementation of the Mozilla South Asia community road map for 2014 and ensure that the regional community is fully aligned with greater engagement efforts across the Mozilla organization.

The aim of the workshop is to enable Mozilla communities in the South Asia region to share and learn from each other's experience working on the Mozilla Project, improve collaboration in the future, and work on specific tasks. The event will be focused on strategizing & roadmap planning for each existing local communities of the South Asia.

South Asia is a unique region with diverse cultures and with a great community presence. The meet up will help nurture, plan and motivate the regional communities to collaborate, develop and grow.

Agenda

Format

The core goal of this event is to determine the near-future action planning in South Asian region. Hence, this is a leadership meetup.

It'll be mostly a round-table conference, with agendas raised & checked off; along with some BoF sessions among the main focus-group members.

Expect expectations from you. Represent your community, be proactive. Prepare to talk about your focus area, your contribution, new ideas you'd like to get a feedback on, or want to suggest changes on how something has been done in the community.

Meeting Notes & recording: TBD

Schedule

TBD

Venue

Address

TBD
Kolkata, India
Places related to our event:

• Kolkata Airport: link
• Hotel: link
• Venue for our public event: TBD

Accommodation

Twin sharing hotel rooms booked at [TBD] for 3 nights from 24-27 January(mid-day to mid-day).

There is complimentary Wi-Fi, morning breakfast, Airport pickup/drop included.

The check in starts at 1pm. If you should arrive sooner you can store your luggage in out luggage room. Reception is open 24/7. Check out is before 11am. Breakfast is included from 7.30 to 11 a.m.

Travel

India participants, traveling to Kolkata by train, bus, or car are asked to purchase their own travel and request reimbursement after the meetup is over.

All guest participants of the contributor event are expected in Kolkata by afternoon on Friday, 23 January and leave Kolkata on Monday, 26th January by the noon (unless opted of extended stay on their own).

Communications

Contact persons

Soumya Deb [debloper at gmail dot com]
Gen Kanai [gen at mozilla dot com]
William Quiviger [wquiviger at mozilla dot com]

Social Media

• [link reps event]
• Twitter/Flickr Hashtag: #SAMeetup
• [link Mailing list]
• IRC channel #saarc

Getting Around

Food

All participants will enjoy Bengali, as well as continental foods throughout the event. The following meals will be organized and paid for by Mozilla:

• Friday (23 Jan): Dinner
• Saturday (24 Jan): Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
• Sunday (25 Jan): Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
• Monday (26 Jan): Breakfast

Weather

• ~26 Degree Centigrade

• It would be sunny and warm during day but at nights/mornings it still would be slight cold (~14-18 C @ Night).

• More information here.

Local Transportation

• The Community India volunteers will coordinate with all the travelings for the guests. Airport pick-up drop are included.

• In case anyone needs to travel by their own, the hotel will have public taxis for rent which may not be reimbursed by Mozilla.

Need to Know

When in Kolkata, don't forget to:

• Try Fuchkas – The Kolkata version of the street food gol gappa available all over India, fuckas are much tangier spicier and out of this world!!
• Shopping at Gariahat – Gariahat is the shopping hub of south Kolkata. It is a shopaholic’s paradise, being the retail hub of Saris (from West Bengal and all over India), cosmetics, electronics, etc.

Warnings and Dangers:

• Drink bottled water (check to confirm seal has not been broken). Do NOT drink tap water or any water served in a restaurant in a glass unless you saw it being poured from a sealed bottle.
• Bring stomach medications from home that you know work, just in case.
• Kolkata is mostly full of beggars. Mostly they are attracted to the foreigners. Please avoid them as much as you can so else they can spoil your peaceful visit to Kolkata. If you give money to one of them, the whole flock will come and chase you.
• The traffic in Kolkata is chaotic. There are no "zipper-method" when two cars want to drive at the same time. They use the horn all the time, or at least every 5 seconds.

Map

Places of Interest:

• Fort William (http://goo.gl/uSsmQf)
• Howrah Bridge (http://goo.gl/AGd8Nn)
• Victoria Memorial (http://goo.gl/rhIbh4)
• Marbel Palace (http://goo.gl/rE8d1v)
• Birla Planetarium (http://goo.gl/Khes08)
• Eden Gardens (http://goo.gl/m6ysz3)
• Saheed Minar (http://goo.gl/GQYrk9)
• Zoological Gardens (http://goo.gl/0qKtL3)

Sponsorship policy

Mozilla will cover all accommodation, food and travel expenses during the contributor event. This includes hotel expenses from 25-26, breakfast, lunch and dinner (plus Welcome dinner on 24th & Goodbye breakfast on 27th). You're on your own for extended stay. Please notify the travel agent to have your flights booked accordingly with your preferred date.

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