[TOS] Looking for help with developing software for SIGCSE student volunteer coordination

[Mel Chua]

>> 2) Do you know of open source software that might be a candidate
>> for using/modifying for this project?  If so, I would be pleased to
>> hear your suggestions or ideas.

I think the suggestion of contacting existing FOSS conferences and 
asking what they use is a great first step for students (user research!)

A few initiatives I do know about:

PyCon - http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-tech (may be old, 
last time I was active on that list was something like 2 years ago)

Drupal - http://groups.drupal.org/event-management-systems, and at least 
one other person is trying to work on a related problem 
(http://mavergames.org/content/drupal-event-management-system) -- the 
interesting thing with both Python and Drupal is that they are 
communities likely to dogfood -- that is to say, "Drupal is a likely 
choice for a platform to build a conference system with... what does the 
Drupal community use for their own conferences and gatherings?"

Lather, rinse, repeat for other languages/platforms you might be 
interested in investigating (Django, etc.)

--Mel