# Weekly Update: FOSS Hack 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** FOSS Hack 2021\ **Created:** [28 August 2021 13:18 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-update-foss-hack-2021/850 "2021-08-28T13:18:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/user_avatar/forum.fossunited.org/fossdot/32/77_2.png) [@fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/fossdot)\ **Post date:** [28 August 2021 13:18 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-update-foss-hack-2021/850/1 "2021-08-28T13:18:02Z")
# FOSS Hack 2021 Volunteers Meeting BigBlueButton Room - [https://bbb.fossunited.org/b/vis-hxw-pa7-6ep](https://bbb.fossunited.org/b/vis-hxw-pa7-6ep) This thread: [Weekly Update: FOSS Hack 2021](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-call-foss-hack-2021/850?preview_theme_id=1) When: Every Friday 5:00 PM, 60 minutes Based on: [https://bit.ly/k8s119-releasemtg](https://bit.ly/k8s119-releasemtg) & [pycon-india-2021-weeklysync](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R0WLDmtQsNRUaevqJ0mY8PWf-zfs4P1NoIQPFxKvadA/edit#) ## FOSS Hack 2021 info - Info deck: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19Ep51XtWc\_w78qn6ZtJVidSiAduKxPkemcmJ9C3O23k/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19Ep51XtWc_w78qn6ZtJVidSiAduKxPkemcmJ9C3O23k/edit?usp=sharing) - Planning thread: [[Planning] FOSS Hack 2021](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/planning-foss-hack-2021/814?preview_theme_id=1) - Team: Will add soon ## Agenda ## Template: Week N - Month, Date, Year Host: Note Taker: Attendees: Updates link: Urgent Actions and Announcements: Action Items from Previous Meetings: Not available Next week and shadow in the absence: Anyone up for volunteering? Blockers: [wg-name] - item Open Discussion - [name] Discussion Item Action Items from this meeting ---
**Author:** ![fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/user_avatar/forum.fossunited.org/fossdot/32/77_2.png) [@fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/fossdot)\ **Post date:** [28 August 2021 14:43 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-update-foss-hack-2021/850/2 "2021-08-28T14:43:14Z")
## Week 1 - 28 Aug, 2021 Host: @fossdot Note Taker: @fossdot Attendees: 1. Anand Chitipothu 2. Aadya Anil Kumar 3. Amanda Anil 4. Anjana 5. Athul n Nair 6. Merin Alex 7. Merin Alex 8. Naresh 9. Sona Philip 10. Syam Suresh 11. Vivek 12. Shammi Anand Urgent Actions and Announcements: 1. Poster and a blog to invite new volunteers ##### Get more volunteers to following workgroups: 1. Sponsorship 2. Content 3. Conference Tech 4. Diversity ##### Probable role for General Volunteers: 1. Contribute to the above workgroups 2. Volunteers Management Not available Next week and shadow in the absence: Anyone up for volunteering? Blockers: Null ---
**Author:** ![fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/user_avatar/forum.fossunited.org/fossdot/32/77_2.png) [@fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/fossdot)\ **Post date:** [31 August 2021 08:43 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-update-foss-hack-2021/850/3 "2021-08-31T08:43:05Z")
@Syam_suresh_P_C Here is [the link](https://github.com/fossunited/events/tree/main/assets) to the assets of FOSS United. Let me know if it works. ---
**Author:** ![Sona\_Philip](https://forum.fossunited.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Sona\_Philip](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Sona_Philip)\ **Post date:** [3 September 2021 13:41 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-update-foss-hack-2021/850/4 "2021-09-03T13:41:20Z")
## Week 2 - September, 3, 2021 Host: @fossdot Note Taker: @Sona_Philip Attendees: Aadya Anil Kumar Ajinkya Alan Martin Amanda Anil Anand Chitipothu Deepika S R Devdutt Lia Merin Alex Sona Philip Vishal Arya Updates link: > **[FOSS Hack 2020 - Online hackathon on 12 Sep - FOSS United](https://archive.fossunited.org/fosshack/2020)** > > FOSS Hack 2020 is India's largest Free and Open Source hackathon with up to ₹10 lakh in cash prizes. > [@Volunteer Introduction: FOSS Hack 2021](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/volunteer-introduction-foss-hack-2021/859): > > Hello FOSS Hack Volunteers! Please introduce yourself here! Action Items from Previous Meetings: 1. Poster and a blog to invite new volunteers . Not available Next week and shadow in the absence: Anyone up for volunteering? Blockers: Open Discussion Action Items from this meeting 1. All workgroups should start looking into their role from the [workgroup roles and responsibilities](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/workgroup-roles-and-responsibilties-foss-hack-2021/873?preview_theme_id=1) thread. 2. Reach out to Yuvi to help us in the Diversity Workgroup. ---
**Author:** ![Sona\_Philip](https://forum.fossunited.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Sona\_Philip](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Sona_Philip)\ **Post date:** [11 September 2021 07:44 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-update-foss-hack-2021/850/6 "2021-09-11T07:44:13Z")
Week 3 - September, 10, 2021 Host: @fossdot Note Taker: @Sona_Philip Attendees: Aadya Anil Kumar Ajinkya Alan Martin Amanda Anil Anand Chitipothu Athira Deepika S R Merin Alex Prithivijith Sona Philip Vivek Vishal Arya Yashi Updates link: No Links updated Urgent Actions and Announcements: Action Items from Previous Meetings: 1. All workgroups should start looking into their role from the workgroup roles and responsibilities 2. Reach out to Youth to help us in the Diversity Workgroup. Not available Next week and shadow in the absence: Anyone up for volunteering? Athira - Content Prithvijith - Outreach Alan - Social Media Blockers: Open Discussion Action Items from this meeting 1.We need to work for the event success. 2. Need of more sponsorships. 3.Connect with more communities to have wide reach for our event ---
**Author:** ![Sona\_Philip](https://forum.fossunited.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Sona\_Philip](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Sona_Philip)\ **Post date:** [17 September 2021 12:58 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-update-foss-hack-2021/850/7 "2021-09-17T12:58:19Z")
## Week 4 - September, 17, 2021 Host: @fossdot Note Taker: @Sona_Philip Attendees: Ajinkya Anand Chitipothu Devdutt Prithivijith Sona Philip Vishal Arya Updates link: [https://docs.google.com/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z-p6kZEm0mnDWhM4UsbPBsMrbOg9uS15sVTzHUZ1pL0/edit](https://docs.google.com/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z-p6kZEm0mnDWhM4UsbPBsMrbOg9uS15sVTzHUZ1pL0/edit) [https://fossunited.org/app/fh21\_nominate](https://fossunited.org/app/fh21_nominate) Urgent Actions and Announcements: Action Items from Previous Meetings: 1.We need to work for the event success. 2. Need of more sponsorships. 3.Connect with more communities to have wide reach for our event Not available Next week and shadow in the absence: Anyone up for volunteering? Blockers: [wg-name] - item Open Discussion - [name] Discussion Item Action Items from this meeting 1.Form an active volunteer group 2. Planning for selection of Speakers 3.Finding out maximum sponsors. 4.Suggestions of forming websites ,posters etc. ---
**Author:** ![fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/user_avatar/forum.fossunited.org/fossdot/32/77_2.png) [@fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/fossdot)\ **Post date:** [24 September 2021 13:32 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-update-foss-hack-2021/850/8 "2021-09-24T13:32:04Z")
## Week 5 - September 24, 2021 Host and Note Taker: @fossdot Attendees: 1. @Deepika_S_R 2. @Aadya_Anil_Kumar 3. @fossdot Updates: Created the new tetris for the Hero section of the website. @Deepika_S_R will start working on creating the volunteer badges for all of our volunteers. She will also create a template for talks announcement. Community Partnership prospectus - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m\_6euFtBKfnLDDDu404iFPr9x0lfYCrHV4Q1trZHdJw/edit?usp=drivesdk](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m_6euFtBKfnLDDDu404iFPr9x0lfYCrHV4Q1trZHdJw/edit?usp=drivesdk) Urgent Action: The outreach team will start reaching out to community partners with the above prospectus. Announcement: Reach out to previous year hackathon participants and Mon School learners with an announcement newsletter. ---
**Author:** ![Ajinkya](https://forum.fossunited.org/user_avatar/forum.fossunited.org/ajinkya/32/405_2.png) [@Ajinkya](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Ajinkya)\ **Post date:** [8 October 2021 13:32 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-update-foss-hack-2021/850/9 "2021-10-08T13:32:25Z")
## Week 7 - October 08, 2021 Host: @fossdot Note Taker: @Ajinkya Attendees: 1. @fossdot 2. @Devdutt 3. @Ajinkya 4. @Manali_Modi 5. @nikochiko Action Items: - Posters: For outreach, for different formats according to platforms (include sponsor logos) - Mailer content: To be sent out to devs / potential participants. - Blog post: Why Open Source? -\> Why FossHack? (dev.to, etc.) - Data gathering: Emails to reach out to previous organizers? - Reaching out to sponsors: to check if it’d be possible to get word out in their own companies and their portfolio companies for participation - Curator platforms: Get a list of (& contact) websites which curate different hackathons and are followed by potential participants. - Short content: Prepare short content + 1 image for volunteers to share in their personal/professional contacts - Influencers: Get a list of (& reach out to) developer influencers who are followed by potential participants on twitter and / or instagram. Announcement: - Option to create a project and add team members is now live. ---
**Author:** ![Ajinkya](https://forum.fossunited.org/user_avatar/forum.fossunited.org/ajinkya/32/405_2.png) [@Ajinkya](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Ajinkya)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2021 12:46 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/weekly-update-foss-hack-2021/850/10 "2021-10-15T12:46:25Z")
## Week 8 - October 18, 2021 Host: @fossdot Note Taker: @Ajinkya Attendees: 1. @fossdot 2. @Ajinkya 3. @Anand 4. @Saksham_Mishra 5. @nikochiko Action Items: - Automate volunteer ID card creation - Filter the Updates page - Promo Video - Another weekly call for outreach volunteers besides the weekly sync up - For us and for community partners, draft of social posts to be shared Announcement: - Option to create a project and add team members is now live.