ReasonCon brainstorm

[Nathan White]

Hi all - as our community grows I'd like to start a discussion about planning a Reason Conference (I'll call it ReasonCon for now).

It was great having lots of people attend HighEdWeb this year, but I think we ought to have an annual Reason specific event, and I'd like to get some initial feedback from people to start the planning process. So - if you could take the time to reply to this e-mail with initial brainstormy thoughts on any / all of the following questions I'd be most appreciative.

1. Would you attend a Reason conference?

2. What would you hope to learn about at a Reason conference?

3. What session topics / tracks should be included?

4. Would you consider presenting - if so, do you have topic ideas?

5. Would you consider hosting a Reason conference?

6. Other ideas / thoughts / comments:

Thank you!

Nate

[Nate]

... and here are my brainstormy thoughts:

1. Yes I would attend!
2. Here is a short list of a few things I'd hope to learn:

What kinds of custom modules people have been writing and what modules
they would like to see in the Reason core.
I want to learn about people's ideas about the future of Reason - in
particular ideas about the development roadmap.
I want to find out about particular bugs and installation troubles
people are having so we can smooth our identified wrinkles.

3. Some possible session topics:

How to report a bug in Reason using google code
Creating and implementing a custom data type in Reason
Utilizing the core / local split - best practices for extending Reason
Looking towards the future - entities in the cloud
Reason object caching 101
Building a Reason theme 101

I'm not so sure about how many tracks we could have or what they
should be ... probably depends on the level of interest

4. I see a presentation or two in my future...

5. I would consider hosting but I think having it on a different
campus would be even better.

6. I think a Reason conference could be really fun and very useful. I
hope we can keep it low cost and useful to schools and individuals
currently using Reason as well as others who may want to learn about
Reason.

Nate

[Melissa Dix]

Hi Nate! My responses are below.

Melissa

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Nathan White <na...@natewhite.com> wrote:

Hi all - as our community grows I'd like to start a discussion about planning a Reason Conference (I'll call it ReasonCon for now).

It was great having lots of people attend HighEdWeb this year, but I think we ought to have an annual Reason specific event, and I'd like to get some initial feedback from people to start the planning process. So - if you could take the time to reply to this e-mail with initial brainstormy thoughts on any / all of the following questions I'd be most appreciative.

1. Would you attend a Reason conference? YES!

2. What would you hope to learn about at a Reason conference? Modules, customizing existing modules, better understanding of customization.

3. What session topics / tracks should be included? How others are using Reason, integrating Reason with Paypal, integrating Reason with LDAP, using Reason as an internal site.

4. Would you consider presenting - if so, do you have topic ideas? Yes, Matt and I could come up with a few!

5. Would you consider hosting a Reason conference? We would, it would depend on timing and size but we are definitely open to the idea.

6. Other ideas / thoughts / comments: I think this would be great. Count us in!!!

Thank you!

Nate

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[Matt Ryan]

I might as well pitch in too...

1. Would you attend a Reason conference?

Of course!

2. What would you hope to learn about at a Reason conference?

-- What various folks have done/are doing/want to do
-- What people think Reason does well/what it does not do so well

3. What session topics / tracks should be included?

I could imagine sessions or tracks on development, tips & tricks,
support, roadmap

4. Would you consider presenting - if so, do you have topic ideas?

I would be happy to present on in-depth theme stuff, on custom
extensions and modules we've created at Carleton -- specifically, our
admissions framework, campus maps, course catalog integration,
off-campus studies programs info

5. Would you consider hosting a Reason conference?

I think we could. Though it would be nice to travel to one of the
other schools for a change. :)

6. Other ideas / thoughts / comments:

I think a conference would help us deepen our community, which is the
idea, after all... so I'm all for it!

Thanks,
Matt

[Greg Vanney]

1. Would you attend a Reason conference?

Yes, it would be good to get together.

2. What would you hope to learn about at a Reason conference?

How different people are solving different problems in Reason. What folks are doing in Reason that might not have occurred to the rest of us. Developing a wish list for Reason.
 

3. What session topics / tracks should be included?

4. Would you consider presenting - if so, do you have topic ideas?

Not me, but others here at Luther certainly could.

 

5. Would you consider hosting a Reason conference?

Yes, Decorah's a great place to visit.
 

6. Other ideas / thoughts / comments:

It's a good idea to have a conference.

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[Steve]

1. Would you attend a Reason conference?

Absolutely!

2. What would you hope to learn about at a Reason conference?

How to create a custom content type (your admissions framework).
Best practices.
Tips/Tricks.
Etc.

3. What session topics / tracks should be included?

A wishlist/brainstorming roundtable.
Everything Nate suggested.

4. Would you consider presenting - if so, do you have topic ideas?

I would consider presenting, in some sort or another. No specific
ideas, yet.

5. Would you consider hosting a Reason conference?

I echo Greg's comment. I think Luther would be glad to host.

6. Other ideas / thoughts / comments:

On Nov 18, 4:10 pm, Nathan White <n...@natewhite.com> wrote:

[Carolyn Zinn]

Sorry for the delay. Here are my two cents:

 

1. Would you attend a Reason conference?  Yes
2. What would you hope to learn about at a Reason conference? How others are using it, workarounds, integration solutions, creating new modules, development roadmap.
3. What session topics / tracks should be included? See #2
4. Would you consider presenting - if so, do you have topic ideas? Maybe, but it depends upon what participants want to learn about.
5. Would you consider hosting a Reason conference? Maybe in the future!

 

Carolyn Zinn

Associate Director of Web Services

Kalamazoo College

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