Since 2016 we’ve had an Oracle community day where we push out content on the same day to try and get a bit of a community buzz. The name has changed over the years, but after speaking to some folks at Oracle I decided to rename it permanently to the “Joel Kallman Day”. Joel was big on community, and it seems like a fitting tribute to him.
When is it?
The date is Monday October 11th. That’s a week from today!
How do I get involved?
Here is the way it works.
- Write a blog post. The title should be in the format “<insert-the-title-here> #JoelKallmanDay“.
- The content can be pretty much anything. See the section below.
- Tweet out the blog post using the hashtag #JoelKallmanDay.
- Publishing the posts on the same day allows us to generate a buzz. In previous years loads of people were on twitter retweeting, making it even bigger. The community is spread around the world, so the posts will be released over a 24 hour period.
- Oracle employees are welcome to join in. This is a community day about anything to do with the Oracle community.
Like previous years, it would be really nice if we could get a bunch of first-timers involved, but it’s also an opportunity to see existing folks blog for the first time in ages!
The following day I write a summary post that includes links to all the posts that were pushed out through the day. You can see examples here.
- OTN Appreciation Day 2016
- ODC Appreciation Day 2017
- ODC Appreciation Day 2018
- OGB Appreciation Day 2019
What Should I Write About?
Whatever you want to write about. Here are some suggestions that might help you.
- My favourite feature of {the Oracle-related tech you work on}.
- What is the next thing on your list to learn.
- Horror stories. My biggest screw up, and how I fixed it.
- How the cloud has affected my job.
- What I get out of the Oracle Community.
- What feature I would love to see added to {the Oracle-related tech you work on}.
- The project I worked on that I’m the most proud of. (Related to Oracle tech of course)
It’s not limited to these. You can literally write about anything Oracle-related. The posts can be short, which makes it easy for new people to get involved. If you do want to write about something technical, that’s fine. You can also write a simple overview post and link to more detailed posts on a subject if you like. In the previous years the posts I enjoyed the most were those that showed the human side of things, but that’s just me. Do whatever you like.
So you have a week to get something ready!
Cheers
Tim…
