Note: This page is a work in progress! For more information, see #3159145: Create/migrate content for Contribution Area: Event Planning and #3165327: Event planning documentation

This page will describe event planning as a Contribution Area, and link to related tasks, skills, and roles.

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Tasks and Roles in this area

Drupal Global Training Days Trainer (Contributor role)
Train others on Drupal in conjunction with Global Training Days
Duration:
several weeks
Drupal meetup organizer (Contributor role)
Organize a regular local meetup for Drupal enthusiasts
Duration:
ongoing
DrupalCamp Lead Organizer (Contributor role)
Lead organizer for a DrupalCamp event
Duration:
several weeks
DrupalCamp Planning Committee Member (Contributor role)
Participate in planning a DrupalCamp event
Duration:
several weeks
DrupalCamp Volunteer (Contributor role)
Help out with various tasks at a DrupalCamp event
Duration:
several hours
DrupalCon Track Chair (Contributor role)
Determines, along with the Drupal Track Chair Lead, the make-up of a specific speaker track at DrupalCon
Duration:
several weeks
DrupalCon Track Chair Lead (Contributor role)
Coordinate the Drupal Track Chairs to determine the speakers at DrupalCon
Duration:
several weeks
DrupalCon Trivia Curator (Contributor role)
Test others knowledge by writing questions for Trivia!
Duration:
several days
DrupalCon Volunteer (Contributor role)
Help out with various tasks at a DrupalCon event
Duration:
several hours
DrupalCon Volunteer Coordinator (Contributor role)
Oversees everyone who has volunteered to help at DrupalCon and assigns them to available tasks
Duration:
several weeks
Mentor Communications Lead (Contributor role)
Coordinate communications with volunteer mentors for an event
Duration:
several weeks

Skills used

There are tasks and roles in this area that require these skills:

Editing (English)
(needs review) Editing and proofreading English text
Event planning
(needs details) Planning events, including DrupalCons, DrupalCamps, and mentoring events
Marketing
(needs review) Promoting events and software
Mentoring
Build confidence in novices by helping novices complete relevant tasks
Providing support
Sharing knowledge in a way that empowers Drupal users.
Teaching/Training
(needs review) Ability to teach skills or tasks to others in a group or classroom setting
Wrangling volunteers
(needs review) Recruiting volunteers to help with an event or other project

There are tasks and roles in this area that optionally use these skills:

Budgeting and finance
(needs review) Creating and monitoring budgets and tracking income and expenses for a project or event
Drupal site building
(need review) Installing modules, building content types, creating taxonomy vocabularies, creating views, making menus, etc.
Editing (English)
(needs review) Editing and proofreading English text
Event planning
(needs details) Planning events, including DrupalCons, DrupalCamps, and mentoring events
Graphic design
Graphic design of images, web pages, web sites, and web applications
Marketing
(needs review) Promoting events and software
Mentoring
Build confidence in novices by helping novices complete relevant tasks
Organizing swag
(needs review) Arranging for t-shirts, mugs, stickers, or other swag for an event
Project management
(needs review) Managing people who are doing a project together
Public speaking
(needs review) Giving talks to groups of people
Teaching/Training
(needs review) Ability to teach skills or tasks to others in a group or classroom setting
Wrangling volunteers
(needs review) Recruiting volunteers to help with an event or other project

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