[ANNOUNCE] Virtual Contributor's Summit 2024

> Hi everybody,
>
> I've been thinking that it would be a good time to gather informally via
> another Virtual Contributor's Summit.
>
> I had been waiting to see whether GitHub was going to host a Git Merge
> event in person this year, but it looks like the answer to that is
> "probably not" (though I am hopeful for next year[^1]).
>
> In lieu of meeting in person, I think it might make sense to meet
> sometime in either this upcoming May or June (though we could extend
> further depending on folks' availability) in the same style/format as
> our last Summit [2], the details were as follows:
>
>   - We'll host the Contributor's Summit on either Zoom or any other
>     conferencing platform that works for folks. (I spoke with Emily
>     Shaffer off-list and they mentioned that some Google folks were
>     interested in Discord for a few reasons, so we could do that, too).
>
>   - The schedule/duration is not fixed, and there are options to vote on
>     preferred days, length, and timezones in the form(s) below. Last
>     year we did two four-hour days, so we could do that again (or
>     anything else that works better).
>
>   - Like last time, in order to participate, you must be either (a) an
>     active Git contributor, (b) planning on contributing soon, or (c)
>     working on a Git-related project that has interest in Git's
>     internals. If you aren't sure whether or not you are welcome, please
>     ask!
>
> Participants should fill out the following forms:
>
>   - https://forms.gle/VVrJ7RbHVxurxZH99 (participants)
>   - https://forms.gle/iGnfexF4hDuK6MQe9 (topics)
>   - https://www.when2meet.com/?24557185-cHKWv (When2meet)
>
> New this year is the When2meet, since this seems like a more efficient
> way to collect which dates are open for folks within the next couple of
> months.
>
> The participants and topics lists are being recorded in the
> spreadsheet below, and this is also the place to record your vote(s)
> on topic selection.
>
>   https://bit.ly/git-contributors-summit-2024
>
> Please feel free to send any feedback or suggestions you have for this
> year's Contributor's Summit to me on- or off-list. Like last year, my
> hope is to have a small, remote-friendly, diverse, and efficient
> discussion.
>
> As we get closer to the date, we'll finalize the schedule, make sure
> we have volunteers to take notes, etc.
>
> I'm looking forward to seeing everybody (virtually) soon :-).
>
> Thanks,
> Taylor
>
> [^1]: Coinciding with the project's 20th anniversary!
> [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/ZMATKIaU1A1D0wJg@nand.local/

>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm grateful for the chance to gather virtually like this, and for Taylor's
> willingness to host these each time!
>
> I also wanted to throw out the possibility of an __in person__ Git contributor's
> summit in the Fall!
>
> GitLab might be able to host this, which would be an awesome chance to get together
> in person like we did in Chicago a couple of years ago. That was a valuable time
> to talk about cool topics, but an invaluable chance to get to connect with each
> other personally.
>
> It will likely be a two day conference in October of 2024. Location is TBD, and
> depends on the level of interest and location of those interested. Requirements
> for attendance will be the same as for the Virtual Contributor's Summit.
>
> We wanted to first gather interest before determining more details. Please fill
> out this form to express your interest: https://forms.gle/hTcsYM4fomEqaKU59
>
> Feel free to also email me off list with any questions
>
> Thanks!
> John
>
> On 10 Apr 2024, at 17:14, Taylor Blau wrote:
>
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > I've been thinking that it would be a good time to gather informally via
> > another Virtual Contributor's Summit.
> >
> > I had been waiting to see whether GitHub was going to host a Git Merge
> > event in person this year, but it looks like the answer to that is
> > "probably not" (though I am hopeful for next year[^1]).
> >
> > In lieu of meeting in person, I think it might make sense to meet
> > sometime in either this upcoming May or June (though we could extend
> > further depending on folks' availability) in the same style/format as
> > our last Summit [2], the details were as follows:
> >
> >   - We'll host the Contributor's Summit on either Zoom or any other
> >     conferencing platform that works for folks. (I spoke with Emily
> >     Shaffer off-list and they mentioned that some Google folks were
> >     interested in Discord for a few reasons, so we could do that, too).
> >
> >   - The schedule/duration is not fixed, and there are options to vote on
> >     preferred days, length, and timezones in the form(s) below. Last
> >     year we did two four-hour days, so we could do that again (or
> >     anything else that works better).
> >
> >   - Like last time, in order to participate, you must be either (a) an
> >     active Git contributor, (b) planning on contributing soon, or (c)
> >     working on a Git-related project that has interest in Git's
> >     internals. If you aren't sure whether or not you are welcome, please
> >     ask!
> >
> > Participants should fill out the following forms:
> >
> >   - https://forms.gle/VVrJ7RbHVxurxZH99 (participants)
> >   - https://forms.gle/iGnfexF4hDuK6MQe9 (topics)
> >   - https://www.when2meet.com/?24557185-cHKWv (When2meet)
> >
> > New this year is the When2meet, since this seems like a more efficient
> > way to collect which dates are open for folks within the next couple of
> > months.
> >
> > The participants and topics lists are being recorded in the
> > spreadsheet below, and this is also the place to record your vote(s)
> > on topic selection.
> >
> >   https://bit.ly/git-contributors-summit-2024
> >
> > Please feel free to send any feedback or suggestions you have for this
> > year's Contributor's Summit to me on- or off-list. Like last year, my
> > hope is to have a small, remote-friendly, diverse, and efficient
> > discussion.
> >
> > As we get closer to the date, we'll finalize the schedule, make sure
> > we have volunteers to take notes, etc.
> >
> > I'm looking forward to seeing everybody (virtually) soon :-).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Taylor
> >
> > [^1]: Coinciding with the project's 20th anniversary!
> > [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/ZMATKIaU1A1D0wJg@nand.local/
>

> On 11 Apr 2024, at 08:37, Scott Chacon <schacon@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Heya,
> 
> I was about to come in and say roughly the same thing. GitButler /
> myself personally
> would be happy to help organize an in-person, recorded talks Git Merge
> style shindig
> in the fall. I'm also happy to help with some of the core team /
> speakers with travel
> costs if needed.
> 
> I helped organize the first Git Merge in 2013 in Berlin [1] and would
> love to do the
> same thing again this year (my my, have 10 years gone by since then?)

> If everyone would prefer Chicago again, then I'm happy to just attend
> and help out
> however I can. If we think it might be nice to bring it back to Europe
> this year, I would
> love to take care of it.
> 
> What does everyone think?
> 
> Scott
> 
> [1]: https://marc.info/?l=git&m=135896927120693&w=2
> 
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 5:18 PM John Cai <johncai86@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I'm grateful for the chance to gather virtually like this, and for Taylor's
>> willingness to host these each time!
>> 
>> I also wanted to throw out the possibility of an __in person__ Git contributor's
>> summit in the Fall!
>> 
>> GitLab might be able to host this, which would be an awesome chance to get together
>> in person like we did in Chicago a couple of years ago. That was a valuable time
>> to talk about cool topics, but an invaluable chance to get to connect with each
>> other personally.
>> 
>> It will likely be a two day conference in October of 2024. Location is TBD, and
>> depends on the level of interest and location of those interested. Requirements
>> for attendance will be the same as for the Virtual Contributor's Summit.
>> 
>> We wanted to first gather interest before determining more details. Please fill
>> out this form to express your interest: https://forms.gle/hTcsYM4fomEqaKU59
>> 
>> Feel free to also email me off list with any questions
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> John
>> 
>> On 10 Apr 2024, at 17:14, Taylor Blau wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi everybody,
>>> 
>>> I've been thinking that it would be a good time to gather informally via
>>> another Virtual Contributor's Summit.
>>> 
>>> I had been waiting to see whether GitHub was going to host a Git Merge
>>> event in person this year, but it looks like the answer to that is
>>> "probably not" (though I am hopeful for next year[^1]).
>>> 
>>> In lieu of meeting in person, I think it might make sense to meet
>>> sometime in either this upcoming May or June (though we could extend
>>> further depending on folks' availability) in the same style/format as
>>> our last Summit [2], the details were as follows:
>>> 
>>>  - We'll host the Contributor's Summit on either Zoom or any other
>>>    conferencing platform that works for folks. (I spoke with Emily
>>>    Shaffer off-list and they mentioned that some Google folks were
>>>    interested in Discord for a few reasons, so we could do that, too).
>>> 
>>>  - The schedule/duration is not fixed, and there are options to vote on
>>>    preferred days, length, and timezones in the form(s) below. Last
>>>    year we did two four-hour days, so we could do that again (or
>>>    anything else that works better).
>>> 
>>>  - Like last time, in order to participate, you must be either (a) an
>>>    active Git contributor, (b) planning on contributing soon, or (c)
>>>    working on a Git-related project that has interest in Git's
>>>    internals. If you aren't sure whether or not you are welcome, please
>>>    ask!
>>> 
>>> Participants should fill out the following forms:
>>> 
>>>  - https://forms.gle/VVrJ7RbHVxurxZH99 (participants)
>>>  - https://forms.gle/iGnfexF4hDuK6MQe9 (topics)
>>>  - https://www.when2meet.com/?24557185-cHKWv (When2meet)
>>> 
>>> New this year is the When2meet, since this seems like a more efficient
>>> way to collect which dates are open for folks within the next couple of
>>> months.
>>> 
>>> The participants and topics lists are being recorded in the
>>> spreadsheet below, and this is also the place to record your vote(s)
>>> on topic selection.
>>> 
>>>  https://bit.ly/git-contributors-summit-2024
>>> 
>>> Please feel free to send any feedback or suggestions you have for this
>>> year's Contributor's Summit to me on- or off-list. Like last year, my
>>> hope is to have a small, remote-friendly, diverse, and efficient
>>> discussion.
>>> 
>>> As we get closer to the date, we'll finalize the schedule, make sure
>>> we have volunteers to take notes, etc.
>>> 
>>> I'm looking forward to seeing everybody (virtually) soon :-).
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Taylor
>>> 
>>> [^1]: Coinciding with the project's 20th anniversary!
>>> [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/ZMATKIaU1A1D0wJg@nand.local/
>> 
> 

> Heya,
> 
> I was about to come in and say roughly the same thing. GitButler /
> myself personally would be happy to help organize an in-person,
> recorded talks Git Merge style shindig in the fall. I'm also happy to
> help with some of the core team / speakers with travel costs if
> needed.
> 
> I helped organize the first Git Merge in 2013 in Berlin [1] and would
> love to do the same thing again this year (my my, have 10 years gone
> by since then?)
> 
> If everyone would prefer Chicago again, then I'm happy to just attend
> and help out however I can. If we think it might be nice to bring it
> back to Europe this year, I would love to take care of it.
> 
> What does everyone think?

> Scott
> 
> [1]: https://marc.info/?l=git&m=135896927120693&w=2
> 
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 5:18 PM John Cai <johncai86@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I'm grateful for the chance to gather virtually like this, and for Taylor's
> > willingness to host these each time!
> >
> > I also wanted to throw out the possibility of an __in person__ Git contributor's
> > summit in the Fall!
> >
> > GitLab might be able to host this, which would be an awesome chance to get together
> > in person like we did in Chicago a couple of years ago. That was a valuable time
> > to talk about cool topics, but an invaluable chance to get to connect with each
> > other personally.
> >
> > It will likely be a two day conference in October of 2024. Location is TBD, and
> > depends on the level of interest and location of those interested. Requirements
> > for attendance will be the same as for the Virtual Contributor's Summit.
> >
> > We wanted to first gather interest before determining more details. Please fill
> > out this form to express your interest: https://forms.gle/hTcsYM4fomEqaKU59
> >
> > Feel free to also email me off list with any questions
> >
> > Thanks!
> > John
> >
> > On 10 Apr 2024, at 17:14, Taylor Blau wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everybody,
> > >
> > > I've been thinking that it would be a good time to gather informally via
> > > another Virtual Contributor's Summit.
> > >
> > > I had been waiting to see whether GitHub was going to host a Git Merge
> > > event in person this year, but it looks like the answer to that is
> > > "probably not" (though I am hopeful for next year[^1]).
> > >
> > > In lieu of meeting in person, I think it might make sense to meet
> > > sometime in either this upcoming May or June (though we could extend
> > > further depending on folks' availability) in the same style/format as
> > > our last Summit [2], the details were as follows:
> > >
> > >   - We'll host the Contributor's Summit on either Zoom or any other
> > >     conferencing platform that works for folks. (I spoke with Emily
> > >     Shaffer off-list and they mentioned that some Google folks were
> > >     interested in Discord for a few reasons, so we could do that, too).
> > >
> > >   - The schedule/duration is not fixed, and there are options to vote on
> > >     preferred days, length, and timezones in the form(s) below. Last
> > >     year we did two four-hour days, so we could do that again (or
> > >     anything else that works better).
> > >
> > >   - Like last time, in order to participate, you must be either (a) an
> > >     active Git contributor, (b) planning on contributing soon, or (c)
> > >     working on a Git-related project that has interest in Git's
> > >     internals. If you aren't sure whether or not you are welcome, please
> > >     ask!
> > >
> > > Participants should fill out the following forms:
> > >
> > >   - https://forms.gle/VVrJ7RbHVxurxZH99 (participants)
> > >   - https://forms.gle/iGnfexF4hDuK6MQe9 (topics)
> > >   - https://www.when2meet.com/?24557185-cHKWv (When2meet)
> > >
> > > New this year is the When2meet, since this seems like a more efficient
> > > way to collect which dates are open for folks within the next couple of
> > > months.
> > >
> > > The participants and topics lists are being recorded in the
> > > spreadsheet below, and this is also the place to record your vote(s)
> > > on topic selection.
> > >
> > >   https://bit.ly/git-contributors-summit-2024
> > >
> > > Please feel free to send any feedback or suggestions you have for this
> > > year's Contributor's Summit to me on- or off-list. Like last year, my
> > > hope is to have a small, remote-friendly, diverse, and efficient
> > > discussion.
> > >
> > > As we get closer to the date, we'll finalize the schedule, make sure
> > > we have volunteers to take notes, etc.
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to seeing everybody (virtually) soon :-).
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Taylor
> > >
> > > [^1]: Coinciding with the project's 20th anniversary!
> > > [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/ZMATKIaU1A1D0wJg@nand.local/
> >
> 

> I was about to come in and say roughly the same thing. GitButler /
> myself personally would be happy to help organize an in-person, recorded
> talks Git Merge style shindig in the fall. I'm also happy to help with
> some of the core team / speakers with travel costs if needed.
>
> I helped organize the first Git Merge in 2013 in Berlin [1] and would
> love to do the same thing again this year (my my, have 10 years gone by
> since then?)

>
> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>
> > For the record, I would _love_ to join and celebrate the 10-year
> > anniversary in Berlin.
>
> I think 10-year was held around April 9th, 2015 in Paris, France ;-)