[OH-Dev] Fwd: [GSoC Mentors] [Announce] Call for Proposals for Doc Sprint Summit v2.0

[Karen Rustad]

I'm in favor of this. Asheesh, can you take the lead on writing a proposal?

On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 5:12 AM, Asheesh Laroia <asheesh at asheesh.org> wrote:

> Look, a camp for writing documentation!
>
> Mike, you had said you were interested maybe in OpenHatch boardies
> meeting up and writing a book.
>
> Karen, you and I might be interested in writing more of "The OpenHatch
> Outreach Cookbook" that we promised in our OSCON talk.
>
> Maybe it'd be fun to put a proposal together for this and see if we
> want to go!
>
> (I figure "Devel" is the most appropriate list for this. If someone has
> another better idea, please reply to me off-list and I can try to move
> discussion there.)
>
> -- Asheesh.
>
> --- Begin forwarded message from Carol Smith ---
> From: Carol Smith
> To: Google Summer of Code Mentors List
> Cc: adam hyde
> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:44:50 -0400
> Subject: [GSoC Mentors] [Announce] Call for Proposals for Doc Sprint
> Summit v2.0
>
> Dear GSoC mentors and org admins,
>
> Google Summer of Code in collaboration with Aspiration and FLOSS Manuals is
> hosting a "Doc Sprint Camp" at Google's Mountain View headquarters
> (California) Dec 3 - 7, 2012.
>
> The 2012 Doc Camp will feature:
>
> 1) An unconference on free software documentation topics - facilitated by
> Aspiration
>
> 2) 2-5 Book Sprints to produce books on free softwares - facilitated by
> FLOSS Manuals
>
> Building on the success of the 2011 GSoC Doc Camp we are proud to bring you
> the 2012 GSoC Doc Camp. Like the previous event the 2012 GSoC Doc Camp is a
> place for free software communities to meet, create a book for their
> project, attract new people to their efforts, and share their documentation
> experiences. The camp aims to improve free documentation materials and
> skills in free software projects and individuals and help form the identity
> of the emergent free documentation sector.
>
> Individuals and projects can apply. Food and accommodation for all
> individuals will be provided and travel support (full or partial) can also
> be applied for.
>
> Be a part of this exciting event – propose a Book Sprint on your favorite
> free software or come and help others write a book on their favorite
> project. Guaranteed to be a lot of fun, productive, and a fantastic place
> to advance your documentation efforts and experiences.
>
> For more information or to register to take part, please see
> https://sites.google.com/site/docsprintsummitv2/.
>
> Please note proposals are due by October 26, so get yours in ASAP!
>
> Cheers,
> Carol Smith, Allen Gunn, Adam Hyde
>
> --- End forwarded message ---
>
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