Choir and Community Management

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FLOSS Projects Community ManagementVision from a choir di{rec|cta}tor angle

Sept. 2013

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Introducing Myself● Software engineering and Unices since 1988

– Mostly Configuration Management Systems (CMS), Build systems, quality tools, on multiple commercial Unix systems

– Discover Open Source & Linux (OSL) & first contributions in 1993

– Full time on OSL since 1995, first as HP reseller then @HP

● Currently:– Master Technology Architect on OSL for the HP/Intel Solution Center, Grenoble

– OSL HP Advocate

– EMEA OSL HP Profession Lead

– Solutions Linux Conference and OWF board member. Conferences at WW level in LinuxCon, Linux.conf.au

– MondoRescue, Dploy.org, Project-Builder.org Project Lead

– LinuxCOE, mrepo, tellico, rinse, fossology, collectl contributor

– FOSSBazaar and OSL Governance enthusiast

– Mandriva, Mageia, Fedora packager

● And also:

– Amateur singer (Alto / Tenor) and recorder player since 1976 and Choir director since 1987

– CD collector since 1981 (5000+ and counting) – Concert attendance since 1976

– Amateur photograph since 1976

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Do you lead a large choir ?

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Or self-sufficient soloists ?

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Are the members inexperienced ?

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Do you work with professionals ?

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A mixed of experienced members and new comers ?

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Do you have soloists ?

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Also know your audience

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You chose the score and language suited for your choir

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You need a Forge ...

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... at least some tools are needed

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... not only dev tools, communication does matter

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Eat your own dog food

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Improve the rythm in the choir !

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Improve the tune in the choir during rehearsal !

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Help your choir members, and explain where you want to go.

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You may need collaboration with other ensembles

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Use existing competencies for what they’re good at

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Give example !

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Well really give example !

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Make choices and apply them

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Work hard !

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Manage mix of professionals and amateurs

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Keep your humour

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Did I say Lead by example ?

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Make concerts (aka release eraly release often)

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Communicate on your concerts

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Communicate your passion

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Attire community members !

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Lead by example

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Get your family support as this is time consuming

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Celebrate your successes

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Reward contributions to the choir

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Sometimes a project dies !

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Before creating and leading a choir, learn to be the best singer possible