Vectors' meeting November 2022

Time & Place:

• November 5, 2022, 5PM-6PM UTC (See: https://inkscape.org/*inkscape-vectors/calendar/)
• Rocket.Chat (https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_vectors)

Meeting Agenda

• Introductions (up to 5 min)
• Prior Action-Item Reports: (up to 10 min)
  • Bryce Article ( @CRogers )
  • Chemnitz & About Screen Tees Status ( @ryangorley )
  • Release Video Follow-Up Date ( @zigzagmlt ) Poll is here: https://framadate.org/Oj79iSlYKjDMMT89
  • GSOC article status ( @zigzagmlt )
• Time-Sensitive Discussion Items: (up to 45 min)
  • Request for interview partner from 'The FOSS Pod' (https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_vectors?msg=T52RtQoTY2RGiW4aG)
  • Reminder: 1.2.2 release on Dec. 5 2022: Short article? Image? Social posts?
  • Reminder: 1 or 2 can still join the Hackfest, just fill in the poll at https://framadate.org/FKWRfp1N54R1YJr3
  • Next About Screen Contest: Do we want a topic? Any other changes we want?
• Other Discussion Items: (as time permits)
  • Vectors Hackfest Jam Session ( @ryangorley ) - want to repeat this?
  • Social Media Reporting Method ( @ryangorley ) - Not discussed.

Action Items

• Prepare for 1.2.2 release on December 5
• Move Nov (and later) meeting back one hour
• Adjust descriptions for contest for ranked voting for the About contest - will do this together with any other changes we want ( @Moini )
• Discuss About Screen contest further
• Ryan continue to look into social management tools
• Maren ask Josh about FB posting and Instagram account connecting.
• Martin: look into calendar duplicated dates.
• Michèle finishing GSOC article
• Michèle prepping poll for an Inkscape Video Release Discussion
• Research new way to track social stats ( @ryangorley )
• Create a poll for a meeting for Inkscape Release Video meeting (@zigzagmlt)
• Confirm date for meeting - Inkscape Release Video (@zigzagmlt)

New Action Items

• Announce to team video discussion taking place after January team meeting (Ryan)
• Confirm venue at next meeting
• Thanks GSOC contributors via social media (Michèle)
• The FOSS Pod Interview - Martin doing, need questions and timeframe, Vectors will provide talking points as needed
• Michèle drafting social post for 1.2.2
• Ryan drafting article and banner/social image for 1.2.2
• René will post invitation on channel to express interest in hackfest when numbers settled