Akademy 2020 Call for Hosts Campaign
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Description

Rationale

In the last two years we have had difficulty in getting a host early for Akademy. In 2019 we didn't know until well into summer and we still don't know where we are going for 2020. Promo can help by spreading the news we are searching for locations for our event.

However, posting to social media and places like Reddit is clearly insufficient. While I do not suggest we stop doing that, I do say we should like deeper, for more specific forums, maybe specialised groups on Facebook, Reddit, or elsewhere.

We have an attractive and simple-to-follow guide we can send out:

And, despite organising Akademy is hard work, there are clear advantages, not least of which is the appreciation of our community.

Goal

Get at least 3 solid proposals for Akademy 2020 before the end of 2019.

TODO

  • Brainstorm forums to promote to
  • Craft messages to send to the forums -- point out advantages and boost in reputation
  • Identify and engage individuals willing to head the on-location organisers
  • Hand over to the in-house Akademy organisers
paulb created this task.Sep 22 2019, 10:51 AM
paulb triaged this task as High priority.

If we are to believe LinkedIn, the most fertile place to take Akademy would be to India:

FYI

If we engage with individuals or local organizationd,I believe it would be good to also tell them something along the lines of "and btw if you feel your community needs more time to organize this,feel free to send us a proposal for 2021".

If we engage with individuals or local organizationd,I believe it would be good to also tell them something along the lines of "and btw if you feel your community needs more time to organize this,feel free to send us a proposal for 2021".

Good point

I just noticed that akademy.kde.org still reads "We are currently looking for hosts for 2020". I guess that should be removed?

duffus closed this task as Resolved.Apr 6 2020, 10:20 AM
xyquadrat raised the priority of this task from High to Needs Triage.