First I would like to say thank you for posting the notes. I was
thinking the same thing the other night, if we could have something to
give out at Dev Camp for Refresh, would help promote as you said what
we are all trying to grow. One idea I had was what if we wore orange
shirts to the camp and either got printed on the Refresh Bmore, or we
could do it ourselves by hand or iron ons. Just an idea. Still would
be nice to pass things out though as well.
> Apr. 25th Planning Meeting at Blue House
> = Attendees =
> Justin M
> Mike Bremmer
> Kevin Hoffman
> Nick Hall
> Bill Mill
> Lokesh Dhakar
> = May Refresh Event =
> No May event. We decided to skip May and begin planning for the June
> Refresh Event instead. Main reason being the approaching Social Dev
> Camp (details below) at UofB on May 10th. Seems like a great event and
> many of the Refresh members will be attending and participating.
> = June Refresh Event =
> Kevin Hoffman is looking into locking up the venue. Tentatively, the
> June Refresh Event will be held Thursday June 5th in the Brown Center
> at MICA.http://blog.pentagram.com/archives/MICA_Brown_Sm.jpg
> For speakers and presentations, Kevin will be contacting Angela
> Colter, Senior Usability Specialist at Userworks, who has shown some
> interest in doing a panel with a couple of her colleagues about
> wireframes. I say wireframes, but the actual topic is still TBD, but
> it would likely involve early planning/strategy stage deliverables.
> Kevin also has some well-known contacts such as Dan Mall and Jason
> Santa-Maria who we might be able to get to swing by B'more. Also, if
> anyone else is interested in speaking or would like to hear about a
> certain topic, add a note.
> = Mini-events =
> Also brought up was the idea of having a less structured get-together
> two weeks after a Refresh Event. This would be a smaller, in-between
> meeting between the main Refresh events. The purpose being: to discuss
> the previous event and also to chit-chat a bit with peers. First mini-
> event could be two weeks after Social Dev Camp, probably over dinner
> and drinks. Thoughts and ideas? still very much up in the air.
> = Social Dev Camp East =
> We are hoping to get the venue, date, and topics for the June Refresh
> event nailed before SocialDevCamp so we can promote the Refresh event
> at Social Dev Camp. Either way, this is a great opportunity to promote
> Refresh and spread the word.
> = Promo Items =
> Would be great to have something to hand out at Social Dev Camp or the
> next Refresh event. Something less computer, more tangible! Ben K. had
> mentioned coasters in the past. I think thats a great idea, other
> ideas are also welcome. Ben, chime in.
> = Group Project =
> Ideas were thrown around about projects that members of Refresh could
> do as a group. This would be a non-profit project. Ideally benefiting
> or showcasing Baltimore (and our talents) in some way. Still in the
> idea incubation stage. Any ideas?
> = More Social Dev Camp Info =
> "SocialDevCampEast is the Unconference for Developers of the Future
> Social Web"
> May 10th 2008
> University of Baltimore
> 1420 Charles Street
> Baltimore, MD
> All the details:http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/SocialDevCampEast
> = Epilogue =
> If I forgot anything that was discussed in the meeting, please append.
> Everyone, please add your comments and ideas.
> - Lokesh
