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 in 2021 it was renamed 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 Tuesday October 11th. That’s two weeks 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
- 2020 – We “rested it” because of the pandemic.
- Joel Kallman Day 2021
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.
Do I have to write in English?
No! It’s great to see people contributing to their own community. Google Translate does a pretty good job of translating them, so we can still read them.
Do I need to write about Joel or APEX?
I’m sure people would be happy to read stories about Joel, or content about APEX, but you don’t have to write about that. You can write about whatever you want, so long as it has an Oracle spin…
So you have two weeks to get something ready!
Cheers
Tim…
