🏗️ events: Create new Antora module

This commit changes the information architecture of event-related
documentation in the Mindshare Committee docs site. Content was changed
minimally; most changes were to mention GitLab instead of Pagure or to
use Discourse/Matrix instead of mailing lists/IRC.

Additionally, the pages in this section now use attributes for several
links. In the event that a link changes in the future, it will be easier
to update URLs from a single place instead of several links becoming
outdated.

I chose to separate the events documentation into a new module because
it provides a greater degree of separation from other content published
in the Mindshare Committee documentation. It can exist as a more
independent part of our docs instead of getting grouped together with
Committee procedures, policies, and onboarding guidance for members.

Signed-off-by: Justin W. Flory (he/him) <jwf@redhat.com>

Use Camel Case in the navfile

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= What is a Release Party?
:page-aliases: ROOT:release-parties.adoc
Release Parties are an informal gathering of community members hosted by Fedora to celebrate a new release.
Release parties are a great way to help spread Fedora in your local area and provide an opportunity for Fedora users in your area to come together as a community.
Release parties can be casual events with a few people meeting in a coffee shop or larger events with numerous people in attendance, planned activities, and speakers.
[[what-to-do]]
== What to do at Release Parties?
There are many things you can do at a Release Party.
A typical release party will have the following:
. *Talks/Presentations*:
Typically talks at release parties are ones that introduce features in the new release of Fedora.
If you're not sure what are the most interesting and important check the link:{FWIKI}/Fedora_29_talking_points[Talking points].
. *Question and Answer session*:
Host a session where people can come and ask questions about Fedora.
This can be a great way to help answer people's questions and learn what common questions are in the community.
It is also an opportunity to help people with installs and upgrades.
It is OK if you are not an expert.
Make this an “audience participation” event and get everyone to help everyone, just like in the rest of Fedora.
This is also a great time to show off the various ways to get help online.
. *Live USB Creation Station*:
Have a machine with you that you can create Live USB images for people on the USB keys they provide.
This can be a great way to send someone home with a Live Fedora image they can work with if they are hesitant to commit to an actual Fedora install.
These are just ideas.
You are not required to do any or all of them.
Focus your party on your audience.
For example, if you are hosting a release party at work, have talks focused on the way you use Linux and how that relates to Fedora.
[[hosting]]
== Hosting Release Parties
_It is simple to host a Release Party_.
When youre ready, you need to do a few simple things:
. Post to the link:{team_asynch_communication}[#mindshare tag on Fedora Discussion] and let the world know what you are planning.
Ambassadors and others may have suggestions or advice that can improve your event.
This also lets you find others who may want to help you with your event.
. Open a ticket in the link:{team_issue_tracker}[Mindshare issue tracker] and let people know about your event.
If your event needs financial or swag support (see below), this is a mandatory step.
Please use the _Release Party_ template.
. Once your party is approved, do the following:
.. Add it to the https://apps.fedoraproject.org/calendar/Events/[Events Fedocal], so others can find it.
.. Request a QR code to award the Release Party Attendee badge.
You can do it by opening an issue at link:{team_issue_tracker}[Mindshare issue tracker].
.. Put in a swag request ticket in the Event Requests repo (see below).
.. Finalize your plans and hold your party.
. After your party, write an event report.
An event report lets the community know what happened and how it went.
Ideally your report will be shared on the Fedora Community Blog, but posting it on your own blog and the Fedora Planet is fine too.
If your event requires financial or swag support (see below), this is mandatory.
These reports should help us understand what happened and how the party went.
Ideas for what went well and what could be improved are welcome.
. If you have financial assistance approved, file a reimbursement ticket in the link:https://gitlab.com/fedora/mindshare/event-requests[Event Requests repository].
[[assistance-swag]]
== Financial Assistance and Swag
Release Parties and should be planned at least 30-40 days in advance.
In our experience, events planned with less lead time are generally less successful.
If you request swag, plan two weeks for shipping.
Follow the Getting Financial Assistance and Swag section xref:ROOT:advocate.adoc#_getting_swag_or_financial_support[here].
[[event-report]]
== Writing Your Event Report
* *Community Blog* (a.k.a. *CommBlog*):
You can link:{COMMBLOG}/wp-login.php[sign into the Community Blog WordPress site] using your FAS account credentials.
Once inside, you can create a new post where you can draft your experience.
After you are done, follow the steps in the link:{COMMBLOG}/writing-community-blog-article/[guide on publishing articles on the CommBlog].
Here's an example of a link:{COMMBLOG}/fedora-27-release-party-at-taipei/[Fedora 27 release party blog post].
* *Your own Blog*:
If you have been maintaining your own blog, you can post it there as well.
To extend the reach of audience, Advocates may syndicate their blog to Fedora Planet.
For more information link:{FWIKI}/Planet[check out this 'how to'].
Comment on your issue in the link:{team_issue_tracker}[Mindshare repo] with a link to your event report.