[kde-community] Please participate in Akademy success

[Carl Symons]

Hello KDE Community and fortunate Akademy attendees,

There has been almost no response to the request below.

Akademy is a big deal. Not only for KDE, but also for other communities 
and audiences beyond KDE. I don't understand how the people on the 
Akademy Team can devote considerable time and energy to the event while 
other people who stand to benefit do little or nothing to support it.

Call it shame, nudzh, whatever you want...please do something to promote 
Akademy.

And if there's some reason that you can't/won't do that, it would be 
helpful to the Akademy Team and the KDE Community to know why.

Whether you're going or not, blog badges are at:
https://community.kde.org/Akademy/2014/badges

It's an honor to be chosen to speak at Akademy. Promote your talk...why 
is it important? How will people benefit?

On the subject of participation...
There's a good chance that your name is missing at:
https://community.kde.org/Akademy/2014/Volunteers

Volunteering to serve the Community earns you good karma points. It 
helps Akademy be effective. It will add a lot to your fond memories of 
Akademy 2014 in Brno.

Please add your name.

C'mon folks, jump in. Akademy is an extravaganza by the people for the 
people.

Carl


On 08/04/2014 07:16 AM, Carl Symons wrote:
> The Akademy schedule was announced earlier today
> (https://dot.kde.org/2014/08/04/akademy-2014-program-schedule-fast-fun-inspiring)
>
>
> Please help get the word out to (possible) users, sponsors and
> attendees. KDE is a prominent player in technology and one of the most
> successful venerable technology communities, so the press, potential
> contributors and others are watching.
>
> In particular, you can encourage others to attend Akademy. A lot of
> effort is put into organizing Akademy; we want to share it with as many
> people as possible.
>
> What you can do...
> * blog
> * if you don't blog
>    - comment on other people's blogs
>    - comment on Dot articles about Akademy
>
> About what?
> If you have attended Akademy:
> - how has Akademy inspired you
> - what did you do as a result of being at Akademy
> - how is it important to KDE and your KDE contributions
> - anything memorable, interesting, inspiring
> - what talks you want to attend and why
>
> If you have not attended previously:
> - what do you expect
> - what do you want to accomplish
> - what talks you want to attend and why
>
> Akademy is a premier KDE event. As an offline, face-to-face gathering,
> it helps to build emotional bonds and personal commitments--"the two key
> traits that distinguish a healthy community from a collection of passive
> [participants]." [1]
>
> In other words, as Akademy goes, so goes KDE.
>
> Help make a difference in KDE by getting the word out about Akademy.
>
> Thank you
> Carl
>
> [1]
> http://radar.oreilly.com/2014/07/online-communities-could-benefit-from-the-power-of-offline-meetings.html
>
>