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Dave Cheney8f566342017-01-04 20:22:28 +1100[diff] [blame]1### What's happening?
2To celebrate the release of Go 1.8 we're to organising a world wide release party on February the 16th, 2017.
3
4#### Hang on, did you say Go 1.8 ships on the 16th of February?
5Nope! Go 1.8 is in good shape to ship in early February, but no firm release date has been published; it might be as early as the 1st of Feb, or it might not.
6
7### Sounds awesome, how can you get involved?
8- If you host a Go user group or meetup, schedule a meetup on the 16th of Feb, or as close to it as convenient, and celebrate with Gophers around the world.
9- If you're a member of a Go user group or meetup, pester your organiser and let them know you'd like to participate.
10
11After the event post a photo, make a video, write a blog post, scribble on your Facebook wall, or tweet something pithy. Let's see how big we can make the celebration.
12
13Don't forget to add your meetup's details :point_down: right here.
14
15#### Who's involved?
16Here is a list of the groups who are participating.
Dan Peterson7dbdc772017-01-04 09:21:52 -0400[diff] [blame]17
Ryan Day59a1fc62017-01-05 10:40:51 -0500[diff] [blame]18- Washington DC: Feb 16 7pm at MakeOffices Dupont. View the [meetup](https://www.meetup.com/Golang-DC/events/236696696/) for details.
Dan Peterson7dbdc772017-01-04 09:21:52 -0400[diff] [blame]19- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Feb 16 7pm at Volta Labs. Contact [@danp](https://twitter.com/danp128) for more info.
João Henrique Machado Silva1a013622017-01-04 15:07:52 -0200[diff] [blame]20- Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil: Feb 16 7pm at The Plant. Contact [@joaoh82](https://twitter.com/joaoh82) for more info or go to [Go Belo Horizonte](https://www.meetup.com/go-belo-horizonte/)
Ricardo Longa151cb5b2017-01-06 16:05:51 -0200[diff] [blame]21- Florianólis, SC, Brazil: Feb 16 7pm at Neoway Business Solutions. Contact [@ricardolonga](https://twitter.com/ricardolonga) for more info or go to [Floripa Gophers](https://www.meetup.com/Floripa-Gophers/events/236729070/)
Frédéric Ménez632fe712017-01-05 14:42:43 +0100[diff] [blame]22- [@GolangParis](https://twitter.com/golangparis), France, Feb 16 7pm at TBD, see [event page](https://www.meetup.com/fr-FR/Golang-Paris/events/236696058). Ping: gaufres [at] golangparis.org.
Chewxya7763352017-01-05 10:08:05 +1100[diff] [blame]23- Sydney, Australia: Feb 16 6pm at TBD. Contact [@chewxy](https://twitter.com/chewxy) for more info. The [event page](https://www.meetup.com/golang-syd/events/236680493/)
lkalneusff358e42017-01-05 13:46:51 +0700[diff] [blame]24- Novosibirsk, Russia: Feb 16 7pm at Academpark. Contact [@lkalneus](https://twitter.com/lkalneus) for more info. Also join [Go Nsk group](https://www.meetup.com/golangnsk/)
Austin Riendeau0508d652017-01-05 12:25:02 -0700[diff] [blame]25- PDXGo: Feb 16 6:30 pm at ESRI. View the [meetup](https://www.meetup.com/PDX-Go/events/236702058/) for details.
26- [@DenverGophers](https://twitter.com/DenverGophers) Feb 16 6:00pm at Comcast Viper. View the [meetup](http://bit.ly/denver-1-8-release-party) or contact [@apriendeau](https://twitter.com/apriendeau) for more info.
Cory LaNou10923512017-01-05 14:09:52 -0600[diff] [blame]27- [@MinneapolisGo](https://twitter.com/MinneapolisGo) Feb 16 6:00pm at Agosta. View the [meetup](https://www.meetup.com/Minneapolis-Ultimate-Golang/events/236698705/) or contact [@corylanou](https://twitter.com/corylanou) for more info.
Orne Brocaarac5425f2017-01-06 13:19:45 +0100[diff] [blame]28- Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Feb 16 6pm at [Wercker](http://www.wercker.com). View the [meetup](https://www.meetup.com/golang-amsterdam/events/236723017/) for more details and RSVP.
Paweł Kowalakff995202017-01-06 17:36:14 +0100[diff] [blame]29- Wroclaw, Poland: Feb 16 7pm at Kuznicza 10. View the [meetup](https://www.meetup.com/GoLang-User-Group-Wroclaw/events/236727341/) or contact [@viru](https://github.com/viru/) for more details.
Marcus Olssonc5115212017-01-07 16:29:33 +0100[diff] [blame]30- Stockholm, Sweden: Feb 21 6pm at TBD. View the [meetup](https://www.meetup.com/Go-Stockholm/events/236748141/) or contact [@marcusolsson](https://twitter.com/marcusolsson/) for more details.
Victor Vrantchand9af2a22017-01-07 15:12:58 -0500[diff] [blame]31- New York, NY: Feb 16 at 7PM at TBD. Will announce the event on [meetup](https://www.meetup.com/golanguagenewyork/). Contact [@wikiwalk](https://twitter.com/wikiwalk) for more details.
Máximo Cuadros1e2b85e2017-01-07 22:45:13 +0100[diff] [blame]32- Madrid, Spain: Feb 16 at 7:30PM at source{d}, The event will be announced on [meetup](https://www.meetup.com/go-mad/). Contact [@mcuadros_](https://twitter.com/mcuadros_) for more details.
Antonio Nicolás Pina7bca6482017-01-09 12:18:08 +0100[diff] [blame^]33- Murcia, Spain: Feb 16 at 7:00PM at CEEIM. Will announce the event on [meetup](https://www.meetup.com/Gophers-Murcia/). Contact [@ANPez](https://twitter.com/ANPez) for more details.
Dave Cheney953c53d2017-01-04 20:22:52 +1100[diff] [blame]34
Dave Cheney8f566342017-01-04 20:22:28 +1100[diff] [blame]35_If your group is not listed here yet, edit the page and add yourself._
36_Organisers, once you've added your group, consider tweeting out a link to the page to raise awareness._
37
38### Stay in touch
39
40Trying to co-ordinate dozens of meetup groups around the globe will be challenging. Here are some ways you can plan your event, and keep up to date.
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42As always, if you get stuck, or need help, please [contact the organisers directly](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Go-1.8-release-party#no-seriously-whos-organising-this), we're here to help.
43
44##### Slack Channel
45We have a channel for the [release party](https://gophers.slack.com/messages/go-release-party/) on the [Gophers Slack](https://gophers.slack.com/messages/go-release-party/). If you need an invite to Slack, [you can request an automatic invite with this link](https://invite.slack.golangbridge.org/).
46
47##### Mailing list
48We have set up a [mailing list for meetup organisers](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/go-meetup-organisers) to ask questions.
49
50### What happens in a release party?
Dave Cheney60c8c292017-01-04 21:01:13 +1100[diff] [blame]51As with the previous [Go 1.6](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Go-1.6-release-party) and Go 1.7 release parties, this is a great opportunity to spread the word about the improvements landing 1.8, and the plans for the 1.9 development cycle.
Dave Cheney8f566342017-01-04 20:22:28 +1100[diff] [blame]52
53#### Resources
54
Dave Cheney265bdad2017-01-04 20:47:58 +1100[diff] [blame]55A sample slide deck that you can use is [available here](https://talks.godoc.org/github.com/davecheney/go-1.8-release-party/presentation.slide#1) ([source](https://github.com/davecheney/go-1.8-release-party))
Dave Cheney8f566342017-01-04 20:22:28 +1100[diff] [blame]56
57_Please send PR's with corrections/additions_
58
59[Here's a link to the _draft_ Go 1.8 release notes](http://beta.golang.org/doc/go1.8).
60
61### What'll happen if Go 1.8 comes out before the 16th?
62This is likely to happen, but many meetups have a January date scheduled and don't want to hold two meetups so close together. The 16th is an arbitrary date that a quorum of meetups could find that didn't conflict with their existing schedules.
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64If you're a meetup organiser and can hit the Feb 16th, awesome, but your participation is more important than being able to organise your group for an exact date.
65
66### What'll happen if Go 1.8 isn't out by the 16th?
67Well ... at least we'll have each other.
68
69The feature set of Go 1.8 isn't going to change in over the next month. If Go 1.8 ships after the 16th, it will be a little anticlimactic that we jumped the gun, but it's not a big deal.
70
71### Who's organising this?
72Well, if you run a Go meetup, you are. It can't be a worldwide release party without meetups around the globe.
73
74#### No, seriously, who's organising this?
75Here are the organisers so far:
76- [Dave Cheney](mailto://dave@cheney.net) - @davecheney
João Henrique Machado Silvaa1e54e52017-01-04 17:36:11 -0200[diff] [blame]77- [João Henrique Machado Silva](mailto://joaoh82@gmail.com) - [@joaoh82](https://twitter.com/joaoh82)
Dave Cheney8f566342017-01-04 20:22:28 +1100[diff] [blame]78
79_Want to help? Edit this page and add yourself_
80
81If you have questions, please reach out to one of the organisers.