Reps/Council/WorkWeek Dec2012
Overview
The Mozilla Reps Council will meet in Toronto for 3 days to plan for 2013 and define a 6-month roadmap for the program. Expanding the ReMo mentorship base, implementing the new council election system and aligning the program with organization-wide goals will be on top of the agenda.
Date
Friday December 14th to Sunday December 16th, 2012
Location
Toronto, Canada
Participants
- Reganrd Raquedan (Philippines) - Chair
- Alex Wafula (Kenya)
- Majken Connor (Canada)
- Pierros Papadeas (Greece)
- Rami Khader (Jordan) - remote
- William Duyck (UK)
- Gloria Meneses (Colombia)
- Vineel Reddy Pindi (India)
- William Quiviger (France)
Guest participants
- David Boswell (Community Building Manager - Mozilla)
- Mary Colvig (Director of Community Engagement - Mozilla)
- Katherine Naszradi (Community Engagement Coordinator - Mozilla)
- Mark Surman (Executive Director - Mozilla Foundation)
Topics
Discussion topics and ideas can be found on this etherpad.
Schedule
This is a tentative schedule. Please feel free to edit and tweak as you see fit. We'll be discussing this on Sunday during our council meeting.
13-Dec (arrival day) THU
- rest and relaxation before the intense 3 days
- prep-dinner in the evening near hotel
14-Dec (Day 1) FRI
- 08:00 - 08:45 Breakfast at hotel
- 09:00 - 09:15 Welcome by Regnard Requedan (Council Chair)
- 09:15 - 10:00 General dicussion around Mission Statement and Goals
- 10:00 - 10:45 ReMo Health Check - Review Tasks Assigned and Progress since ReMo Camp
- 10:45 - 11:30 Coffee Break + Community Building Interlude (David Boswell)
- 11:30 - 12:00 ReMo Health Check - Review Tasks Assigned and Progress since ReMo Camp (Cont'd)
- 12:00 - 12:15 Update on Advocacy and Activation (Chelsea Novak)
- 12:15 - 13:30 LUNCH
- 13:30 - 14:30 Engagement update and intro to Waves (Mary Colvig)
- 14:30 - 16:00 WebMaker Update with Mark Surman
- 16:00 - 16:30 Break
- 16:30 - 18:30 Governance Discussion (Brainstorming and planning on governance, ReMo Council renewal + voting system)
- 18:30 - 20:30 Break
- 20:30 - 22:30 Dinner
15-Dec (Day 2) SAT
- 09:00-10:00 - Breakfast
- 10:00-11:00 - Roles & Task Forces Discussion (New roles within the Council + updating Task Forces)
- 11:00-12:00 - Mentorship Discussion (Expanding and Strengthening the ReMo mentorship base, Selection of new mentors)
- 12:00-13:00 - Break/Toronto Dev Derby Presentations
- 13:00-14:00 - Lunch
- 14:00-16:30 - Student Reps Brainstorm (Kate Naszradi)
- 16:30-16:45 - Break
- 16:45-18:15 - Finding a new approach to Budget and Swag Requests
- 18:15-20:30 - Break
- 20:30-22:30 - Dinner
16-Dec (Day 3) SUN
- 8:30 - 9:00 Light breakfast
- 9:00 - 10:30 Resolution of pending items (Governance, Mentoring, Budget, Swag)
- 10:30 - 11:00 Conversation with Mitchell Baker
- 11:00 - 11:30 Website update
- 11:30 - 12:45 Wiki Sprint and general house-keeping
- 12:45 - 14:30 Brunch
- 14:30 - 16:30 Recap of discussions, synthesis of etherpad notes and next steps
- 16:30 - 20:30 Free time
- 20:30 - 22:30 Goodbye dinner
- 23:00 - ??:?? Night out in Toronto
17-Dec (departure day) MON
- goodbye breakfast - boohoo :(
- Tour of Toronto
Logistics
Questions about logistics? Contact William, Regnard or Kensie :)
Venue location
Mozilla Toronto Office
366 Adelaide St W, Suite 500
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5V 1R9
See Map
Hotel
Hilton Garden Inn Toronto
92 Peter Street | Toronto | ON | Canada M5V2G5
T: 1-416-593-9200 | F: 1-416-593-9202
Weather
Currently hovering around 0C - alternating between clear skies, rain and snow [Dec 5th]
Weather forecast is available here: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caon0696
- Mobile options listed here http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weatherapps/mobile?ref=link_footer_mobileapps
Food
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be organized and paid for by Mozilla from the evening of 13th to the evening of 16th. Free snacks and drinks will be provided throughout the work week.
Kensie will send an email a few days before the work week to tell you where and at what time to meet for an informal prep-dinner on Thursday evening. NB: if you have special requests in terms of food, contact Pierros or William!
Thursday
- Prep-dinner: TBD
Friday
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Lunch: Catered food at Mozilla Office
- Dinner: Special Dinner
Saturday
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Lunch: Smoke's Poutinerie, Pizzaiolo (Delivered, having lunch at the office)
- Dinner: Canyon Creek (Reserved)
Sunday
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Brunch: 360 Restaurant at CN Tower (Reserved)
- Dinner: Terroni (Reserved)
Transportation
From and To Αirport
Check email from William
Moving around for lunch and dinner
Walking, possibly public transportation
Map
Google map showing route from hotel to Toronto office http://goo.gl/maps/JReXI
- Toronto public transit directions are available on Google Maps
Arrivals
Who | Flight | Date | Time | From |
---|---|---|---|---|
WilliamQ | KL 691 | Thu 13 Dec | 15:35 | Amsterdam |
Gloria | LR 620 | Thu 13 Dec | 20:50 | San Salvador |
Pierros | Air Canada 873 | Thu 13 Dec | 12:25 | Frankfurt am Main |
Alex | Turkish Airlines TK 0017 | Thu 13 Dec | 17:40 | Istanbul |
Vineel | British Airways BA 0099 | Thu 13 Dec | 7:45 PM | London (LHR) |
FuzzyFox | Air Canada, AC 0857 | Thu 13 Dec | 15:10 | London Heathrow (LHR) |
Departures
Who | Flight | Time | Date | To |
---|---|---|---|---|
WilliamQ | KL 692 | 18:35 | Sun 16 Dec | Amsterdam |
Gloria | LR 621 | 09:40 | Thu 20 Dec | San Salvador |
Pierros | Air Canada 414 | 14:00 | Mon 17 Dec | Montreal |
Alex | Turkish Airlines TK 0018 | 22:55 | Mon 17 Dec | Istanbul |
Vineel | British Airways BA 0098 | 9.35 PM | Mon 17 Dec | London (LHR) |
FuzzyFox | AIR CANADA, AC 0848 | 20:15 | Mon 17 Dec | London Heathrow (LHR) |
Public Transportation
The office is located walking distance from almost everywhere we discussed going. Here's some general info about public transit in Toronto:
The in city public transit is called the TTC and is a network of buses, subways and streetcars. Fares are based on trip, not time, and there is only one fare zone. Transit directions are available via Google Maps.
- Cash fare is $3.00 for a single trip
- Multiple tokens are sold at a discounted rate of $2.60, eg 3 tokens are $7.80
- Day passes are available for $10.50 and on Saturday and Sunday two adults can use a single day pass (slightly more expensive than 4 tokens)
- Be sure to get a transfer just in case when paying with a single fare (as opposed to a day pass)
- In stations red machines dispense transfers, on buses and streetcars you ask the driver to give you one