Rethink the Event Categories

I think Contribution is still a valuable category to have. Not every event has organized contribution opportunities, so it can be helpful to see all the events/places where contribution is taking place.

I am voting for the following categories:

• DrupalCamp
• DrupalCon
• Awards/Ceremony
• Training
• Meetup
• Drupal initiative meeting

-> needed?

• Contribution

I am considering whether 'Drupal initiative meeting' and 'Contribution' are cancelling each other out. Initiatives are meeting in various occasions, so why do they need their own format for contributing to the community?

Question here, also with regards to the Open Web Alliance -> do we need some kind of category that includes all other events that are related to the Drupal community but dealing with some other technology? I kept the 'External technology event' in my previous list for that reason.

What do you think?

Maybe we need just a "other" type, so if it does not fit in the provided ones, ther is then still an "other" term to choose.

I do not think we should add an "other" category. It is literally "othering." Ever since I've started thinking about inclusive language, I've tried to avoid that term in option lists. In terms of usability, it would make the list of options longer without adding much value. It might not be used very often, and users have no idea what to expect when they select it. And regarding content quality, it might invite other kinds of random events. It would need to be more descriptive than "other" to be useful.

Maybe if we can generate a list of example events, it would help us come up with a category. What are some specific events that would be posted on the Drupal Community Events calendar that don't fall into the proposed list?

How about the Drupal Developers Days? And Business meet-ups versus tech meet-ups?

I would vote for:

DrupalCamp
DrupalCon
Drupal Developers Day
DrupalFest
Awards/Ceremony
Training
Business Meetup
Tech Meetup
Drupal initiative meeting
External technology event