*We should do this next time
==What went wellWilliam Quiviger ==
==What went wrong== - WHAT WORKED:
==What * everyone made it safely to the meetup and safely back home* the hotel rooms were clean and comfortable + great view of the forest nearby* the "closed laptop" policy was respected by almost everyone, most of the time. We're getting there...* there was good participation from everyone, by and large everyone was engaged * lots of new faces, proof that the community is growing * very good progress in addressing challenges Balkan communities are facing and solutions to them* a lot of interest in ReMo, everyone has applied and currently being mentored - WHAT DIDN'T WORK: * no wifi (Kostas fortunately helped us get a somewhat functional connection by tethering an ethernet connection)* room was too small, no tables, very little room to move around* no projector on Sunday* coffee was not drinkable :(* first time in my life I am in a hotel that does not serve fruit juice for breakfast nor milk/cream for coffee* lunch at hotel was way too expensive for what was served* food during Firefox party was barely edible* attendance at party was low* poor participation of meetup attendeed in the weeks before the meetup so schedule was more or less hashed last minute by William when it should have been a collective effort* Bogo was absent most of the time, running all over the place and could not join in on the critical discussions on Saturday and Sunday - SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT: * we need to plan much better as a team and work harder to get some kind of "meetup" task force to get involved in the planning process very early on* we can no longer have one person try to lead all the planning of the meetup, there needs to be much more delegation * there needs to be improved next spcific owners for the following aspects of the meetup:** logistics (hotel, food, transportation, meeting room) - 2 owners** programme/schedule - 1 owner** communication and documentation (prep-meeting planning, ensuring everyone participates, shares ideas beforehand, updates wiki) - 1 owner* we need to have 2 full days of work so we have enough time==to have presentations, discussions and hacking** if there is a public event, it needs to be on a third day
