[wp-hackers] GSoC 2010

[Mike Schinkel]

Hi all,

Just to let you know I'm currently working on an EventPress plugin which I developed because of the WordPress conference we are having in Atlanta May 6th.

You can see some of it here (don't worry, the designer has not applied their design yet!):

http://stage.thebusinessof.net/agenda/
http://stage.thebusinessof.net/sessions/
http://stage.thebusinessof.net/presenters/
http://stage.thebusinessof.net/sponsors/
http://stage.thebusinessof.net/venue/
http://stage.thebusinessof.net/register/

The agenda is automatically generated based on sessions, rooms, time-slots, etc.

The plan it to make it release all its components as GPL and to enable it to work with practically any theme.

-Mike Schinkel

On Mar 29, 2010, at 1:01 PM, Justin Shreve wrote:

> I included those two links for inspiration. You could get some feature ideas
> from them.
> *
> A program committee which accepts or rejects speaker
> and/or talk. A manager for the timetable and available rooms. Financer
> for ticket and advertising space sale. And all this with one tool.*
> 
> Those sound like some nice features.
> 
> Take a look at
> http://codex.wordpress.org/GSoC2009#Community.2FEvent_Organizing_Framework
> 
> You could create a plugin for entering hotel information and the plugin
> would automatically plot them on a map, etc.
> 
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Ralph Bergmann <ralph at dasralph.de> wrote:
> 
>> Am 29.03.10 17:28, schrieb Justin Shreve:
>>> I think it's an interesting idea. You should check into what is already
>>> being done first. For example check out the various conference sites at
>>> http://wordcamp.org - and see what they are using and how the different
>>> sites are setup.
>> 
>> The idea was born in 2008. I have organised a Java conference in Berlin
>> and was frustrated to add the speakers profil and the talks.
>> 
>> The main feature should be: make it easier.
>> 
>>> I would also look at http://wccpco.eventstart.com/ and the various
>> features
>>> there and http://www.eventbrite.com/ (which I think powers some of the
>>> WordCamps).
>> 
>> There are a lot of tools which can do it. But I would a tool which is
>> embedded in my website with the same still and the same domain.
>> 
>>> In terms of your proposal:
>>> 
>>> - user can create one or more speaker profile(s)
>>> - user can create one ore more session(s) and link this with the speaker
>>> profile
>>> 
>>> I think you need to elaborate a bit more on some of the features you can
>>> bring. These two items for example can be done pretty easily with custom
>>> pots types or just linking a "user" (speaker) to a "post"
>> (event/session).
>> 
>> I think of a workflow with some users. Speakers which add his / hers
>> profil and talks. A program committee which accepts or rejects speaker
>> and/or talk. A manager for the timetable and available rooms. Financer
>> for ticket and advertising space sale. And all this with one tool.
>> 
>> When the speaker adds his / hers profil, he / she post all needed datas
>> incl. an picture which will be crop to fit the theme.
>> 
>> The financer can see how many tickes was sold and who has bought
>> advertisments. After the money arrived he / she can send out the tickets
>> (per email) or can activate the ad banner upload.
>> 
>> An other great feature should be an app for Android / iPhone /
>> BlackBerry to see the timetable, profils and talks on the divice and to
>> create the own plan with the prefered talks.
>> 
>> 
>> Ralph
>> 
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