techtalkdc / open-governance

Governing and organizing repository for Tech Talk DC

Welcome to TechTalk DC!

We're a DC-area tech talk Meetup held in Arlington, VA.

• You can find us on Meetup.com here.
• We're on DC Tech Slack #techtalkdc channel, if you want to chat with us. Join here.

How To Submit A Proposal for a Talk, Workshop or Event

• Send a Pull Request modifying topics.md -- the file includes a template.
• As a presenter make sure that you'll be available to present on the 3rd Wednesday of the month(s) you're available.
• As a presenter you must agree to the Code of Conduct hosted on this GitHub account.
• If accepted, we'll contact you to ensure you'll be available for that Meetup, and then the event will appear on the Meetup.com page.

The Format

Usually:

• Meetups are held at the Arlington Tech Exchange (ATX) -- 2300 Wilson Blvd, Suite 630, Arlington, VA 22201
• Schedule:
• Date: Meetups are generally held the 3rd Wednesday of the month and are scheduled in advance.
• Times: 6:00-6:30pm food + drinks; Events start ~6:45pm and go until 8:00pm

Upcoming Events

RSVP on the Meetup page.

Past Events

See the Meetup page for the complete list.

open-governance's Issues

Proposal: Separate session proposals and event schedules

It's a little difficult to suggest topics on the sheet that also coordinates the events, because potential speakers may not be quite ready to speak, or their session may depend on the timing pf the next event (which they may not be aware of).

I propose moving to a model similar to DevOps DC, which has a speakers.md file where folks can propose topics and a schedule.md that lists upcoming events so folks can see who's slated to speak.

If folks are open to it (@duluca?), happy to do the PR.