1_sprint_planning_checklist.md

Checklist for Sprint

Initial Planning

For Core Contributor & Organizer

• discuss event (capacity, dates, details)
• discuss prerequisites needed for participants
• discuss budget
• set a date
• set up event description

For Organizer: Initial Setup

• get venue
• announce event on Meetup (or EventBrite)
• advertise event via Twitter and newsletters

Event Details

For Core Contributor

• check budget / get funding (for food)
• set Gitter channel for event
• advertise event via Twitter and newsletters
• get Teaching Assistants
• tag issues
• bring scikit stickers to event

For Organizer

• get up GitHub event repo
• recruit volunteers for event
• get estimates for food / order food
• get stick-on nametags
• send out prep/reminder email 2-3 days in advance
• roster
• bring marker for nametags
• camera

Day of Sprint

• track pull requests

Post-event

• blog about event
• follow up on pull requests
• complete any outstanding work from sprint
• Send "Thank you's" to all who helped