Are you an OJS, OMP, OCS or OHS user? Do you have ideas on how to make these products better? Then get ready to sprint! The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) invites you to our SFU Sprint May 6-7, 2019 in our hometown of Vancouver, Canada. And because PKP doesn’t exist without you – our community of users – registration is free and dinner is on us.
Sprints are a great opportunity to meet like-minded colleagues, get hands on experience, and learn more about our software. Sprints aren’t just a place to share ideas – the work you do has a direct impact on the development of PKP software. Though much of the work is technical in nature, there are opportunities for non-technical contributors as well.
Venue
Simon Fraser University (SFU), Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3
Format
Sprints run unconference-style with topics proposed by the group. In the past, we’ve focused on OJS including hacking in experimental features, building documentation, performing usability tests, and exploring new releases.
Schedule
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Monday, May 6, 2019 |
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| 9am-10:30am | Introduction and planning |
| 10:30am-11am | Coffee (Provided) |
| 11am-12:30pm | Team Work |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm | Lunch (Provided) |
| 1:30pm – 3pm | Team Work |
| 3pm-3:30pm | Coffee (Provided) |
| 3:30pm-4:45pm | Team Work |
| 4:45pm-5pm | Wrap Up |
| 6pm onward | Dinner (Provided – Restaurant to be determined) |
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019 |
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| 9am – 9:15am | Questions, Discussion |
| 9:15am-10:30am | Team Work |
| 10:30am-11am | Coffee (Provided) |
| 11am-12:30pm | Team Work |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm | Lunch (Provided) |
| 1:30pm-3pm | Team Work |
| 3pm-3:30pm | Team Reports / Wrap up |
Proposed Topics
The first order of business at a sprint is to choose projects. Projects are based on attendee shared interests. We’ve seen the most success with small size projects that have teamwork potential and include a mix of both technical, and non-technical, tasks. Here’s a few ideas generated from past sprints and community interest:
- Server infrastructure (docker)
- Translation tools
- UI/UX
- Rewarding reviewers using OJS and ORCID
- Watermarking PDFs
- Rewriting the OJS Technical Reference
- JATS XML reader environment
- User documentation
- Accessibility
- Dead code hunt
Registration
FREE! Registration is now closed.
Aligned Events
The PKP Sprint will be held in advance of the Library Publishing Coalition Forum and the CARL Advancing Open meeting — both also held at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus. Why not spend the whole week in beautiful Vancouver and attend all three! Participants can attend Day 1 only to accommodate other events.
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to SFU Library for assisting with local arrangements.
Contact
If you have any questions, please get in touch.
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