Re: Invitation to speak - South London Geek Nights
Alec Muffett
Hi Steve,
I'd love to help. Mark me down as a strong possibility, and I'll cc: the Mine project list, since there are a few people there who might be able to help/advise/want to attend.
I'm just finishing the edit of the DJUGL video, it should be up tonight. Watch @themineproject for details, if you want to share it with anyone.
- alec
On 11 Mar 2010, at 10:51, Steve Jalim wrote:
> Hi Alec
>
> I'm one of the people who saw you talk about The Mine! Project at DJGUL a couple of weeks ago.
>
> I found it really interesting presentation, given in a relaxed style that I really enjoy. Indeed, you might remember we briefly spoke at the end of the night about a new event I'm organising that you'd be very welcome to speak at.
>
> That event is/will be called South London Geek Nights, based on the successful Oxford Geek Nights which have been running for three years.
>
> In short, South London Geek Nights will offer a chance for chance for web developers, designers, technologists and the like in the local area to get together, share their knowledge and talk about new ideas, issues, techniques and more. Each event consists of two keynote talks of 15 minutes each. You can also expect frenetic bursts of socialising and networking, interspersed with two bunches of 5-minute-long 'microslot' talks.
>
> As you can see from the site (http://southlondon.geeknights.net), there's a lot of 'TBC' going on at the moment - we still need to secure a suitable venue, which will then firm up a date for the first one, but things are most definitely in the pipeline, and late April/early May is likely for the first SLGN.
>
> I recall that you're not actually a Londoner (lucky you!), but it's likely that we'll be hosting the event in the function room of a decent pub somewhere between Clapham Junction and Tooting, so it should be pretty easy for you to get in if you're up for giving a talk - be it about TMP, security or anything else you might like to suggest. You'd be welcome to deliver a 15-minute keynote or a five-minute 'microslot' - whichever you fancy, really!
>
> Given the typical audience for Geek Nights (developers, designers and (the better kind of) social-media types), I don't think you'd be able to go too far down into the nitty gritty of how The Mine! Project works and keep everyone with you, but something like the earlier parts of your DJUGL talk, with a focus on personal identity management and how TMP fits into that picture, for instance, would be spot on, I think.
>
> Is giving a talk at an SLGN something that works for you? Have a think and let me know what you reckon - there's no real rush (am about to go away on hols for a few days anyway).
>
> And, of course, even if you don't fancy giving a keynote, you're still very welcome to come along and enjoy the other talks, and if you know people who might also be interested, please do let them know about SLGN.
>
> All the best!
>
> Steve
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Adriana
Hm, I note:
"Given the typical audience for Geek Nights (developers, designers and
(the better kind of) social-media types), I don't think you'd be able
to go too far down into the nitty gritty of how The Mine! Project
works and keep everyone with you, but something like the earlier parts
of your DJUGL talk, with a focus on personal identity management and
how TMP fits into that picture, for instance, would be spot on, I
think."
Perhaps time for me to step in? I have avoided talking about Mine!
publicly too much until there is _usable_ Mine! to show to people.
After all, Mine! is for non-coding users first and foremost. :)
But if there is an audience that may be interested, then that's great.
It may help us reach more people willing to participate in the project
and hopefully speed up the development. :)
Adriana
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Alec Muffett
> (the better kind of) social-media types), I don't think you'd be able
> to go too far down into the nitty gritty of how The Mine! Project
> works and keep everyone with you, but something like the earlier parts
> of your DJUGL talk, with a focus on personal identity management and
> how TMP fits into that picture, for instance, would be spot on, I
> think."
>
> Perhaps time for me to step in?
Sure! I think we can cover pretty much any audience profile.
-a
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Steve Jalim
audience wouldn't be able to follow the details of Mine!, more a case
of there being a mix of people, with some non-programmers in the mix,
and it's nice to make keynotes accessible to everyone attending.
Am sure that talking about Mine! even while it's still in a
non-released state will drum up both interest and potential
contributors too - I know it got me thinking (just a shame about
darned client work that gets in the way...)
Hope that helps
Steve
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Adriana
that I mean user interface that makes it usable for (non-coder) users
- it won't be a problem to get airtime. Till then, I'd rather continue
talking to people one-on-one or in small groups, as I have been doing
so far. I talk about Mine! pretty much every week, constantly looking
for people who'd benefit from it too, use it themselves and therefore
be most likely to contribute at some point. I have deliberately
avoided bigger events until I have something to show. I have a couple
of mainstream media journos waiting to write about Mine! once it's out
of alpha and can be used by normal users. In any case, that's not what
will Mine! adopted, it'll be an application that works and is easy to
use. :)
So perhaps a UI session is in order, anyone up for that? Richard,
Ketan, Carrie? Others can join us remotely, of course! End of March or
after Easter any good?
I am now using Omnigraffle Pro, putting some flow into the wireframes,
i.e. things happen when you click on buttons. Starting to feel real,
though still much work ahead. Will share the file on the list any time
now, real soon. :)
Adriana
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Gabe Chomic
I'm getting involved in another little initiative regarding local
networks of techies and geeks, separate from Mine!. Is the date
pretty firm? I'd love to take a crack at a quick talk.
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Steve Jalim
Steve Jalim
First off, apologies for letting this conversation thread fall
somewhat neglected -- it kind of happened while I was on holiday, and
as soon as I got back to earth, work kicked off (as usual).
Anyway: following those couple of tweets between you, Alec and me in
the week, it'd be great if you were interested and able to give a
5-min 'microslot' talk about The Mine Project at the first ever South
London Geek Night. It's happening on 29 April at The Bedford in
Balham. (Kick off 8.15-8.30).
Do you reckon this is a date you could make? A talk about TMP would be
a great addition and help complete a varied and interesting line-up --
the perfect criteria for a Geek Night!
Feel free to give me a call, or ping back an email - whatever's easiest.
Cheers
Steve
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