Summit2013
If you have questions or feedback, please read the Summit FAQ and then ask us on #summit2013 on IRC.
2013 Mozilla Summit: October 4 - 6, Brussels, Belgium / Santa Clara, USA / Toronto, Canada
The Mozilla Summit is an assembly of, well, Mozillians, all coming together for three-days of inspiration, connection, and purpose. Participants will include paid staff from Mozilla Corp. and Mozilla Foundation (about 800), core volunteers (about 1,400), select Mozilla partners (5-10), and available Mozilla Board Members. Leveraging the content planning work that will emerge from a Summit Planning Assembly in June, the Summit will take place over the course of three days (in three regionally diverse cities) this fall.
The Summit Planning Assembly is a gathering of global delegates (25-30) nominated to represent their regional and functional areas to lay the groundwork that is necessary for the successful execution of the Summit in October. This event is scheduled for June 14-16th at the Mozilla Paris Space in France.
Purpose
Since the last Mozilla Summit (2010), over 700 paid staff and thousands of volunteers have joined our ranks. We’ve also launched Firefox OS, a new kind of product that will play a defining role in the future of the Project.
Rapid growth and big change have created an opportunity (and a need) for the whole Mozilla organism to come together. Aligning on our past, present and future state will enable us to have the greatest possible impact on the open Web. The Mozilla Summit will act as the catalyst for this work.
Specifically, the purpose of the Mozilla Summit is to:
- Celebrate and reflect on all that we have accomplished
- Align on who we are now, who we want to be going forward, and where we’re headed as a Project
- Reinvigorate and reinvent the ways we work together as a growing, complex, globally diverse organization
We will use a multi-city model for our event to reflect the complex global nature of Mozilla. We will also use this event as a platform to develop, hack, and test tools that enable the shared experience and global collaboration vital to our future success.
The specific structure of the Summit (content/agenda) will be determined as part of the Summit Planning Assembly in June.
Specifics
Date
October 4-6th, 2013 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Locations
Brussels, Belgium / Santa Clara, USA / Toronto, Canada
Participation Assumption
Approximately 2,000 people (600-700 per city)
High-Level Timeline
- April 17th - Final day for volunteers to update their Mozillians.org profiles (add location and join "summit 2013" group).
- May 15th - Summit invitation list (volunteers only) final.
- May 20th - Volunteers who will receive invitations will be contacted via email.
- May 31st - Staff location selection will kick off.
- June 14th - 16th - Summit Planning Assembly (Paris, France)
- Beginning of July - Registration for staff + volunteers.
Working Groups
Summit Working Group ("SWG") is an assembly of resident subject-matter experts (and future experts) who will convene "pods" to collaborate, make recommendations, and consult with the event vendor about specific areas related to the Summit. The SWG broadens ownership of this event providing leadership opportunities for key, internal stakeholder groups.
Stuff we're working on
- Communications (including this wiki page) - please follow the about:community blog for the most up to date info:
- Want to help? Let me know in IRC #summit2013 or email summit2013@mozilla.com.
- OpenBadges@theSummit project driver is William Reynolds
- Crimes Against the Web game project driver is Tobi Leingruber
- Volunteer Lottery closed on May 28th 24:00 PDT. Changes were announced on May 31st.
- The staff location selection process will kick of on May 28th and round one will conclude on June 18th.
- Gathering fun ideas (activities, items, souvenirs) for and at the Summit - a few examples thus far are listed below - add yours in the fun ideas for Summit etherpad
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions were complied by our Community Engagement Group and are located here: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Summit2013-faq.
If you have any to add, please ping me in IRC #summit2013.