CNMCyber roundtable

A WorldOpp roundtable (hereinafter, the Event) is a WorldOpp event of Friends Of CNM (hereinafter, the Community) organized by one or more WorldOpp event hosts (hereinafter, the Host) in order to:

1. Discuss any challenges that the Community in general, its WorldOpp program and WorldOpp development in particular face;
2. Brainstorm solutions for the challenges stated above in order to develop the recruitment process.

Organizing

Pre-event operations

The primary platform to conduct pre-event operations is the Group for onsite Events and the FB Page for online Events. Prior to the Event:

1. The physical location shall have been booked and/or online room has been created;
2. All of the Event details shall be identified and communicated;
3. Recording tool shall have been identified and prepared.

The Host is also responsible for cancelling of the Event if no participant RSVPs.

Event operations

The primary platform to conduct event operations is the booked location for onsite Events and Jitsi for online Events. During the Event, the Host shall:

1. "Meet" and greet the participants;
2. Facilitate the Event;
3. Make sure that participants audio, video messages, and chat messages are identified and responded;
4. Make sure that the Event is recorded.

Post-event operations

The primary platform to conduct post-event operations is CNM Wiki. After the Event,

1. The recording of the Event shall be posted at YouTube;
2. The wikipage shall be composed to include all available data of and about the Event including its minutes and link to its audio- and videorecords, as well as organizing lessons learned;
3. A follow-up message shall be sent to those Event's participants who RSVPed for the Event.

Event details

Communication

With regard to announcement and other communication channels,

• The Tech Events for Managers and Entrepreneurs meetup group (hereinafter, the Group) is used for onsite meetings;
• The WorldOpp fb-page (hereinafter, the FB Page) is used for online meetings only.

CNM Wiki (hereinafter, the Wiki) serves as the main platform for contents of the Events content including their minutes and recordings.

Price

As any WorldOpp event, the Event shall be offered at absolutely no cost to its participants.

Start time

No particular start time requirements exist; the Host decides what time is the best for the particular Event.

Length

No length requirements have established yet. Some suggestions can be the following:

1. From 45 minutes to one hour for online only Events;
2. From one hour to 90 minutes for onsite Events.

Event host

Main wikipage: WorldOpp event host

Requirements for the Host are published at the WorldOpp event host wikipage.

Calendar

When it is launched, worldopp.org will serve as the official calendar for the Events. The calendar of the Group and FB Page can be used temporarily as the calendars.

Participants

The Host is the only confirmed participant of any Event. The other should be invited primarily through the Group and/or the FB Page, but may choose to participate or not to participate.

Agenda

The agenda is proposed by future participants, Friends Of CNM DevOps Administrator, and/or the Host. Its official version shall be published at the Group for onsite Events and the FB Page for online Events.

Format

The Events are usually organized simultaneously onsite to accommodate those who needs face-to-face interactions and online to accommodate those attendees who choose to participate remotely. Any onsite Event should be accompanied by an online Event, but not every online Event should be a Event onsite.

Onsite

The onsite events can be organized only if the Host can physically attend the Event or Friends Of CNM DevOps Administrator personally is the Host. The Events shall usually be scheduled to occur in either:

1. The cafeteria of McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia;
2. Any other public space such as libraries, restaurants, parks, etc.

By default, the announcements should be published at the Group for onsite Events and on the FB Page for online Events. They can also be published at the Career Network Ministry meetup group. The cut-off RSVP shall be set at about 24 hours prior to the event and, if no member RSVPed, the onsite location of the Event shall be cancelled, so the Event shall be online only.

Online

• The Events shall be broadcasted via Jitsi, which is selected as the webconferencing software for the Events. The announcements shall usually be published at http://worldopp.org when such an opportunity is technically available. Until it is, the FB Page can be temporarily used.
• If no new attendee RSVPed, the first part of the Event shall be cancelled. If no one, but the Host attends, the Event shall be cancelled.
• The attendees may or may not choose to use their video; however, the Host shall be visible.

Materials

Notifications

The Group publishes all the announcement and notifications for onsite Events and the FB Page does so for online Events in order at serves as a hub and/or notice board to reach out to potential and actual participants.

Archive

The Wiki publishes all the content of the Event including its specific agenda, minutes and all available recordings at separate wikipages:

• WorldOpp roundtable on August 2, 2018
• WorldOpp roundtable on August 6, 2018
• WorldOpp roundtable on August 7, 2018
• WorldOpp roundtable on August 8, 2018

Requirements

Participants' needs

Any participant (a newbie, team member, and/or team administrator) needs to:

1. Know when the Events occur and how he or she can participate in those;
2. Be introduced to as much information as possible prior to the Event the interested individual decides to participate in;
3. Ask questions and get answers first-hand;
4. Review minutes and other documents if the interested individual misses the Event.

Staffers' needs

Any staffer (a team member, and/or team lead) needs to:

1. Discuss any issues with my projects;
2. Contribute to solutions for those projects that have been discussed.

Administrators' needs

Any administrator needs to:

1. Know the obstacles the team faces in order to work on those;
2. Know the general progress on the projects in order to report it.

See also

• WorldOpp event host. A temporary role of one or more of staffers of and/or contractors for Friends Of CNM which purpose is organizing one or more of WorldOpp events, especially roundtables.