From 8933e96ce091948e7a6c42ee83ef2f260ec920ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:08:16 -0400 Subject: Starting point --- 2021/contribute.md | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2021/contribute.md (limited to '2021/contribute.md') diff --git a/2021/contribute.md b/2021/contribute.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0d53dd91 --- /dev/null +++ b/2021/contribute.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +[[!meta title="Contribute to EmacsConf 2021"]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2021 Sacha Chua"]] + +Want to help with EmacsConf 2021? Here's how you can make it even better! + +# Tech checks + +Many sessions will have live question and answer sessions via Big Blue +Button, and everything works more smoothly when the speakers are all +set up and ready to go: their audio works, their screen can be shared +properly, and so on. You can help by testing their setup beforehand. + +You can test your own connection at +. If that works for you, you can be a tech check volunteer. Let us +know what your availability is and we can match you up with speakers +who want to doublecheck their setup before the conference. + +Here are some notes on the tech check process: + +- Can you hear me? Can I hear you? +- Explain process +- Test audio, webcam, screensharing, collaborative pad + - Music demos and other things that use system audio will need to be + prerecorded (or done through virtual loopback device, maybe? + Technical risk.) + - Multi-monitor setups might not be handled well by BBB; share + window instead of desktop + - Possible picture-in-picture approach to maximize screen real estate if needed + - Linux: share desktop, run cheese, set Always on Top +- Check if comfortable checking into IRC: #emacsconf-org +- Ask about Q&A preference; OR: + - live Q&A + - Q&A over pad or IRC + - no Q&A +- Get IRC nick and phone number for emergency contact, store in private wiki +- Write down name pronunciation and pronouns for inclusion in the public wiki +- Encourage webcam for Q&A, although make it clear that it's totally optional + +# Alternate streams + +Do you have a pretty good network connection and a computer capable of +livestreaming? Consider becoming an alternate streamer! You can pick +one or more of your favorite sessions from the [[schedule]] and get +set up for doing an extended stream, allowing more time for Q&A and +live demonstrations. + +# Captions + +Want to help make videos easier for people to enjoy during the +conference, or find and learn from afterwards? Please volunteer to +help caption recorded talks! You'll get a sneak preview of a talk, +and possibly auto-generated captions that you can use as a starting +point. [subed.el] mode makes it +easier to adjust the timings or edit the text. + +# Volunteer + +Thought of another way to help? Sure, suggest away. + +To volunteer, please e-mail . We'd love to +hear from you! + +Thanks for contributing to EmacsConf 2021! -- cgit v1.2.3 From 0127ec90cc2f4a0ade51d3005b12ee865336f500 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:09:47 -0400 Subject: Remove Q&A preference --- 2021/contribute.md | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to '2021/contribute.md') diff --git a/2021/contribute.md b/2021/contribute.md index 0d53dd91..a9e07982 100644 --- a/2021/contribute.md +++ b/2021/contribute.md @@ -28,12 +28,8 @@ Here are some notes on the tech check process: - Possible picture-in-picture approach to maximize screen real estate if needed - Linux: share desktop, run cheese, set Always on Top - Check if comfortable checking into IRC: #emacsconf-org -- Ask about Q&A preference; OR: - - live Q&A - - Q&A over pad or IRC - - no Q&A -- Get IRC nick and phone number for emergency contact, store in private wiki -- Write down name pronunciation and pronouns for inclusion in the public wiki +- Get phone number for emergency contact, store in private wiki +- Write down IRC nick, name pronunciation, and pronouns for inclusion in the public wiki - Encourage webcam for Q&A, although make it clear that it's totally optional # Alternate streams -- cgit v1.2.3 From 509b6f032e589feaf95fd3904a15a1e498b7e92c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:10:53 -0400 Subject: Fix markdown --- 2021/contribute.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to '2021/contribute.md') diff --git a/2021/contribute.md b/2021/contribute.md index a9e07982..301a21f0 100644 --- a/2021/contribute.md +++ b/2021/contribute.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Want to help make videos easier for people to enjoy during the conference, or find and learn from afterwards? Please volunteer to help caption recorded talks! You'll get a sneak preview of a talk, and possibly auto-generated captions that you can use as a starting -point. [subed.el] mode makes it +point. [subed.el](https://github.com/rndusr/subed/) mode makes it easier to adjust the timings or edit the text. # Volunteer -- cgit v1.2.3 From 5b630b7eff64654f1dcb7808c7cef8a30f013fb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:11:41 -0400 Subject: Tweak wording --- 2021/contribute.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to '2021/contribute.md') diff --git a/2021/contribute.md b/2021/contribute.md index 301a21f0..7c8bd03c 100644 --- a/2021/contribute.md +++ b/2021/contribute.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Want to help with EmacsConf 2021? Here's how you can make it even better! # Tech checks Many sessions will have live question and answer sessions via Big Blue -Button, and everything works more smoothly when the speakers are all +Button. Everything works more smoothly when the speakers are all set up and ready to go: their audio works, their screen can be shared properly, and so on. You can help by testing their setup beforehand. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 4138c8552f144bfe98d61126473d22c49b9c0f4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leo Vivier Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:18:26 +0100 Subject: Iterate based on email to selected volunteers --- 2021/contribute.md | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) (limited to '2021/contribute.md') diff --git a/2021/contribute.md b/2021/contribute.md index 7c8bd03c..6e98d154 100644 --- a/2021/contribute.md +++ b/2021/contribute.md @@ -3,19 +3,21 @@ Want to help with EmacsConf 2021? Here's how you can make it even better! -# Tech checks +# Tech-checks with Speakers -Many sessions will have live question and answer sessions via Big Blue -Button. Everything works more smoothly when the speakers are all -set up and ready to go: their audio works, their screen can be shared -properly, and so on. You can help by testing their setup beforehand. +Many sessions will have live question and answer sessions via BigBlueButton +(BBB). Everything works more smoothly when the speakers are all set up and +ready to go: their audio works, their screen can be shared properly, and so +on. You can help by testing their setup beforehand. You can test your own connection at -. If that works for you, you can be a tech check volunteer. Let us +. If that works for you, you can be a tech-check volunteer. Let us know what your availability is and we can match you up with speakers -who want to doublecheck their setup before the conference. +who want to doublecheck their setup before the conference. All you'd +need to do is to go through a checklist with them and send us a quick +email afterwards. -Here are some notes on the tech check process: +Here are some notes on the process: - Can you hear me? Can I hear you? - Explain process @@ -25,14 +27,31 @@ Here are some notes on the tech check process: Technical risk.) - Multi-monitor setups might not be handled well by BBB; share window instead of desktop - - Possible picture-in-picture approach to maximize screen real estate if needed + - Possible picture-in-picture approach to maximize screen real estate if + needed - Linux: share desktop, run cheese, set Always on Top - Check if comfortable checking into IRC: #emacsconf-org - Get phone number for emergency contact, store in private wiki -- Write down IRC nick, name pronunciation, and pronouns for inclusion in the public wiki +- Write down IRC nick, name pronunciation, and pronouns for inclusion in the + public wiki - Encourage webcam for Q&A, although make it clear that it's totally optional -# Alternate streams +# Editing & Reviewing Captions + +Want to help make videos easier for people to enjoy during the +conference, or find and learn from afterwards? Please volunteer to +help caption recorded talks! You'll get a sneak preview of a talk, +and possibly auto-generated captions that you can use as a starting +point. + +We’d like to get started on this as soon as possible because the +pre-recordings will start trickling in until the conference, and doing it +progressively is a good way to keep the work-load low. + +For an Emacs-based solution, [subed.el](https://github.com/rndusr/subed/) mode +makes it easier to adjust the timings or edit the text. + +# Running Alternate Streams Do you have a pretty good network connection and a computer capable of livestreaming? Consider becoming an alternate streamer! You can pick @@ -40,15 +59,6 @@ one or more of your favorite sessions from the [[schedule]] and get set up for doing an extended stream, allowing more time for Q&A and live demonstrations. -# Captions - -Want to help make videos easier for people to enjoy during the -conference, or find and learn from afterwards? Please volunteer to -help caption recorded talks! You'll get a sneak preview of a talk, -and possibly auto-generated captions that you can use as a starting -point. [subed.el](https://github.com/rndusr/subed/) mode makes it -easier to adjust the timings or edit the text. - # Volunteer Thought of another way to help? Sure, suggest away. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 86712fe7f1100712e3966b34fd0ac798253ceb31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leo Vivier Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:23:16 +0100 Subject: Reorder volunteer tasks by priority --- 2021/contribute.md | 32 +++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) (limited to '2021/contribute.md') diff --git a/2021/contribute.md b/2021/contribute.md index 6e98d154..65863f4d 100644 --- a/2021/contribute.md +++ b/2021/contribute.md @@ -3,6 +3,23 @@ Want to help with EmacsConf 2021? Here's how you can make it even better! +The tasks are ordered by decreasing priority. + +# Editing & Reviewing Captions + +Want to help make videos easier for people to enjoy during the +conference, or find and learn from afterwards? Please volunteer to +help caption recorded talks! You'll get a sneak preview of a talk, +and possibly auto-generated captions that you can use as a starting +point. + +We’d like to get started on this as soon as possible because the +pre-recordings will start trickling in until the conference, and doing it +progressively is a good way to keep the work-load low. + +For an Emacs-based solution, [subed.el](https://github.com/rndusr/subed/) mode +makes it easier to adjust the timings or edit the text. + # Tech-checks with Speakers Many sessions will have live question and answer sessions via BigBlueButton @@ -36,21 +53,6 @@ Here are some notes on the process: public wiki - Encourage webcam for Q&A, although make it clear that it's totally optional -# Editing & Reviewing Captions - -Want to help make videos easier for people to enjoy during the -conference, or find and learn from afterwards? Please volunteer to -help caption recorded talks! You'll get a sneak preview of a talk, -and possibly auto-generated captions that you can use as a starting -point. - -We’d like to get started on this as soon as possible because the -pre-recordings will start trickling in until the conference, and doing it -progressively is a good way to keep the work-load low. - -For an Emacs-based solution, [subed.el](https://github.com/rndusr/subed/) mode -makes it easier to adjust the timings or edit the text. - # Running Alternate Streams Do you have a pretty good network connection and a computer capable of -- cgit v1.2.3 From a591c8dc381a56794a13c4beca87a40f7ef039d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leo Vivier Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:32:49 +0100 Subject: Add author --- 2021/contribute.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to '2021/contribute.md') diff --git a/2021/contribute.md b/2021/contribute.md index 65863f4d..8c351cd8 100644 --- a/2021/contribute.md +++ b/2021/contribute.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ [[!meta title="Contribute to EmacsConf 2021"]] -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2021 Sacha Chua"]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2021 Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier"]] Want to help with EmacsConf 2021? Here's how you can make it even better! -- cgit v1.2.3