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qa:organisers [2008/05/05 11:24] – created zoeqa:organisers [2009/05/07 12:47] dabase
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 ==== Suggestions and checklist ==== ==== Suggestions and checklist ====
-  * Get a list of names of attendees (an email addresses) in advance+  * Contact your nearest user group to see if they are, or know of anybody already planning on running a TestFest in your area 
 +  * Find a suitable location and choose a date within the TestFest range 
 +  * Check that a mentor will be able to assist with your event 
 +  * Publish details of your event somewhere (Usergroup wiki, homepage, blog, etc.) 
 +  * Anounce your event: 
 +  ** Local usergroup news feed 
 +  ** Calendar entry on php.net/cal 
 +  ** Announcement to php-qa@lists.php.net 
 +  ** Any other blogs or relevant places you can think of 
 +  * After a short while, check that your event has been approved on php.net/cal and is listed on http://wiki.php.net/qa/testfest 
 +  * Get a list of names of attendees (and email addresses) in advance 
 +  * Grant access to SVN in advance (testfest.php.net/testtfest.php)
   * Limit the numbers if you don't have a reasonable ratio of mentors to attendees (suggested max 1:4)   * Limit the numbers if you don't have a reasonable ratio of mentors to attendees (suggested max 1:4)
   * Mail attendees the day before to remind them to bring laptops (and possibly power supply and ethernet cable)   * Mail attendees the day before to remind them to bring laptops (and possibly power supply and ethernet cable)
   * Ask attendees (with any other OS than Windows) to try and download and compile PHP in advance (to check that they have a build env't)   * Ask attendees (with any other OS than Windows) to try and download and compile PHP in advance (to check that they have a build env't)
   * Make sure that the location has network connection (wireless/ethernet)   * Make sure that the location has network connection (wireless/ethernet)
-  * Pick an area to test in advance and let the attendees know so that they can do some preparation.+  * Pick an area (extension) to test in advance and let the attendees know so that they can do some preparation.  
 +  * Mail the QA list to say what extension you are looking at so that you can co-ordinate with other groups if they want to work in the same area 
 +  * Work out in advance which test cases are missing and have a list of then ready for people to work on
   * If you pick something that has pre-reqs (eg database, libraries) prepare some samples and make sure that people know to install the pre-reqs.   * If you pick something that has pre-reqs (eg database, libraries) prepare some samples and make sure that people know to install the pre-reqs.
   * Either at the event or in advance have someone give a short talk on the extension and show example of how to use it   * Either at the event or in advance have someone give a short talk on the extension and show example of how to use it
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   * Find a local source of beer for *after* the event   * Find a local source of beer for *after* the event
  
-This is all we thought of for the London one, I expect I'll add to it after the London event with all the things we forgot :-( 
  
  
  
  
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