D&TF Planning Checklist

*F2F events only

>6 months prior

3 Months prior

  • Artwork/theme set (if new calendar year)

  • Slide templates and presenter background created

  • Wiki landing page up

    • Community updates to the Information section of page

    • links verified

    • Update wiki templates & tags

    • Update wiki "Common Information"

    • Update Topics submission page

  • Reg page up

  • Linked from https://events.linuxfoundation.org/ with correct info

  • Linked from https://lfnetworking.org/event/ with correct info

  • Added to banner rotation https://lfnetworking.org

  • Social campaign launched

  • Place holder topics for opening, closing and daily summaries created

  • Communities notified to start submitting topics

  • Planning committee membership verified

2 Months prior

  • Strong reg push with communities

  • *Photographer arranged

  • *meeting room allocation

  • *A/V finalized

  • *Pepsi & Diet Dr. Pepper on order

1 Month prior

  • New slack invite link generated

    • all collateral that includes the Slack link updated

  • Teamup configured

  • Opening, closing and daily summary sessions added to TeamUp

3 weeks prior

  • Teamup schedule published

  • *badge list submitted

2 weeks prior

  • Zoom bridges created

  • Zoom links added to Teamup

  • Splash screen created

1 week prior

2 days prior

  • Content for logistics published

1 day prior

  • Change zoom settings on each bridge used to match instructions

    • Login in as the specific zoom account for the session - not your own

    • go to the profile section

    • scroll down and edit the host ID (make a note of what it was just in case)

    • Change any other bridge variables in settings as needed 

    • exit the zoom account

    • NOTE: Don't change any account passwords willy-nilly or Casey will get fussy and tell on you.

  • Content for welcome published

  • Survey ready

1 day post

  • reset zoom settings back to what they were

1 week post

  • Zoom attendee lists uploaded

  • post mortem