Announcing the PLOG Strategic Summit

  Announcing the PLOG Strategic Summit

Setting a roadmap for the future of Plone

The Board of the Plone Foundation has decided to designate the 2015
edition of Plone Open Garden (PLOG) as a strategic summit. Of course
this has been done after consulting Abstract (the organizers of PLOG)
and other community members.

We live in fast-changing times, and it is important for mature software
projects like Plone to keep re-aligning itself with the changing
landscape and markets around us. This is a continuing process, and
fruitful discussions are taking place all the time. The 2014 Plone
conference in Bristol saw a great many discussions, characterized by
enthusiastic and thoughtful participation by many attendees. 

And of course the upcoming Plone 5 is itself the product of continuous
discussion by the community. But not only in the core product itself:
there are groups and individuals working hard on marketing,
documentation, communication and community. New models of cooperation
are being tested, like the Plone Intranet Consortium. In short, there is
plenty of activity, yet it can be difficult to make out what is
happening overall and where we want to go next.

Therefore we think it is a good time to come together, bring the
discussions forward and turn them into an actionable Roadmap for the
near future of Plone. 
And PLOG, with a format that emphasizes enough time for reflection and
fosters community spirit like few other events, is a very good place to
do this.

This is a project that will take more shape in the coming weeks and
months, but here are the important things to note for now:

  * Set your agenda for PLOG: April 7-11, Sorrento, Italy. You can find
    all practical information on the PLOG website
    <http://abstract-technology.com/plog-event-plone-italy>
  * We will be aiming to get a wide variety of people attending. This
    summit is as much about Plone-the-project as it is about
    Plone-the-software, and ideally will have people from all the teams
    that drive different aspects of Plone present. The Board will try to
    assist this wide representation as much as possible, but of course
    is also depending on your sponsorship
    <https://plone.org/foundation/donors/sponsorship> to make that happen.
  * This will be an open summit: everybody is welcome to participate.
    There will be multiple forms: moderated discussions in the mornings,
    and breakout sessions in the afternoon for those that think better
    with their hands on keyboards, exploring ideas.
  * Of course, not everyone will be able to attend. Time, space,
    money... That is why we will try to keep the whole process
    transparent, and create the best possible ways for remote
    participation during the event, as well as get input in the lead up
    to the Summit.
  * Given enough interest, there will also be 'regular' PLOG sessions:
    the Summit will take place at PLOG, yet PLOG will not only consist
    of the Summit. Most notably, the character of PLOG as a place where
    you get to meet other people as a whole, and not just their 'Plone
    side', is something valuable in and of itself.


We are aware that this has a partial overlap with PyCon North America,
making it difficult to attend both. And while some people find Plone
gatherings so invigorating they run marathons hours after leaving one,
this is indeed unfortunate. Yet, in a community that is geographically
so widespread as Plone, we will always have problems to get everybody in
the same place at the same time.

Obviously there will be many more gatherings of Plone people during this
year (notably the Anniversary Sprint
<https://plone.org/events/community/anniversary-sprint-2015>, Plone
Symposium Tokyo, more sprints and of course culminating in the Bucharest
conference
<https://plone.org/events/conferences/plone-conference-2015/plone-conference-2015-bucharest>).

Yet this is a very good time, and a very good place indeed, to set our
collective course for the further development of Plone.

Keep your eyes out for more in the coming weeks and months, and start
thinking already what could be/your/ contribution.

We'll need your skills in moderating, we'll need your team, your project
or your company already discussing their input in advance, we'll need
your expertise in whatever field you choose to help make this work in
the best way possible. 

For now, you can already sign up to the coactivate
<http://www.coactivate.org/projects/plog-2015/project-home> page, or you
can email the Board <mailto:board-z4DKO/[email protected]> who will take an active
role in coordinating this Summit.

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