Closing Remarks by Carol

Closing Ceremony

Mentors are amazing, thanks. Cat and Stephanie, too.

Feedback session:

• Rob: More coffee beans

• Crowd is too big for unconference post it system.

  Leslie: Maybe move them outside to the patio so people can file by?

• Scheduling online.
• Scheduling in person!
• Unconference planning in Melange/virtually (email to carols required)
• Some planning and writing of postits at the hotel the night before
• Summit much better this year than last.
• Add more time between accepted orgs announced and proposals being opened, so we can make leaflets/videos
• Add some longer session slots/tracks
• Fail/Pass/Partial as outcomes of a project (email to carols required)
• Hard time limits on the time to add and move sessions(email to carols required)
• Badges shouldn't be single-sided
• SummitApp (to be written by Crawford!)
• More chocolate! Or just chocolate next year.
• Chocolate fridge
• Org name on badges the same size as real names
• More/better food at breakfast
• Etherpad difficulties, too much wiki editing and working protocol out at the moment, maybe have the notes page for each session setup ahead of time.
• Zurich!
• Still want double sided on the badges
• Large floorplans next to the schedule boards
• How to run a session wikipage to instruct people to take roll at each session, as sometimes attendee lists didn't get recorded this year
• Update the wiki to say "I was there" on session pages if you're not already there
• Use the big monitors in the halls for sessions and maps
• Remotes for the projectors!
• Use IRC, not face to face
• Bring swimsuits!
• More planning for the music session at the party
• More restrooms
• Introduce ourselves at the start of the summit
• Collaborate more on the wiki before the conference
• Google Eng presentation on why they're so awesome!

 Carol: The reason we didn't is this is mentor only, so if you promise to be good, we can.

• More demonstrations!
• Force-hire googlers as mentors.

 Carol: We don't force people, only people who have time.

• Mentor pool for people that want to be mentors but aren't open source contributors.
• It would be nice if Android people came, so open the conference to everyone
• Discuss tech talks in advance on the wiki or in the hotel
• Discounts for the shop
• Thank you Carol!

Shuttles to SJC, SFO and Wild Palms at 1745.