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#Describe ArizonaTeam/Re-validationApplication2019 here. #Describe ArizonaTeam/Re-validationApplication2019 here
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    * Re-validation Date 11 December 2019     * Re-Verification Date 11 December 2019
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    * Membership - 298 direct members as of 31 October 2018     * Membership - 305 direct members as of 21 December 2019
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    * Mailing List - ubuntu-us-az@lists.ubuntu.com
    * Web site - [[http://azloco.org/|http://azloco.org/]]		     * Mailing List - ubuntu-us-az@lists.ubuntu.com (153 people on our mailing list as of 21 December 2019)
    * Web site - [[https://azloco.org/|https://azloco.org/]]
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    * Arizona LoCo Team Portal - http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-arizona/
    * Meet-Up account - https://www.meetup.com/Ubuntu-Arizona/
    * Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UbuntuAZTeam/
    * Google+ - https://plus.google.com/111285361198176059670/posts		     * Ubuntu Arizona Local Community Team Portal - http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-arizona/
    * Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UbuntuAZTeam/ (56 people follow us on Facebook as of 21 December 2019)
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   * There are 298 direct members of the '''Arizona Local Community Team''' and 306 members in total, directly and indirectly through other team memberships. [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-arizona/+members|Member Count]]    * There are 305 direct members of the '''Arizona Local Community Team''' and 313 members in total, directly and indirectly through other team memberships. [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-arizona/+members|Member Count]]
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   * The Arizona Team co-sponsors a Linux Installation Festival on the First and Third Saturdays of each month with the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) at [[http://uat.edu|UAT]]. We first started collaborating with them doing Installfests in 2008 and as a result now offer two per month instead of one. In addition we co-sponsor a quarterly Installfest with the Cochise Linux User Group (CLUG) We currently have 1 portable server to host ISO's and have just added a PXE server to speed up some installs. Since January 2018 through October 2018 we have hosted 20 installation festivals (including three in Sierra Vista) attended by 271 people resulting in 56 successful installs and numerous repairs, Linux and FOSS instruction/training sessions, and personal and Team project completions.    * The Arizona Team co-sponsors a Linux Installation Festival on the First and Third Saturdays of each month with the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) at [[http://uat.edu|UAT]]. In addition we co-sponsor a quarterly Installfest with the Cochise Linux User Group (CLUG) at various locations in Sierra Vista, AZ. We currently have 1 portable server to host ISOs and have just added a PXE server to speed up some installs. From January 2018 through 21 December 2019 we have hosted 49 installation festivals (including nine in Sierra Vista) attended by 722 people resulting in 172 successful installs and numerous repairs, Linux and FOSS instruction/training sessions, and personal and Team project completions.
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   * Ubuntu Hour Events are currently being held in Tempe AZ on the 1st and 4th Thursday of each month and Sierra Vista AZ on the 4th Thursday of each month. Since January 2018 through October 2018 we have hosted 27 Ubuntu Hours (17 in Tempe, and 10 in Sierra Vista) attended by 188 people for an average of over 6.5 people per event.    * Ubuntu Hour Events are currently being held in Tempe AZ on the 1st and 4th Thursday of each month, Phoenix AZ on the 2nd Thursday of each month, and Sierra Vista AZ on the 2nd Thursday of each month. From January 2018 through 21 December 2019 we have hosted 73 Ubuntu Hours (42 in Tempe, 24 in Sierra Vista, and 7 in Phoenix) attended by 457 people for an average of 6.3 people per event.
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   * IRC meetings are held weekly on Sunday nights at 9 P.M. MST. The IRC channel is open 24 hours a day to help users with questions and communicate with team members. ubuntu-us-az on http://webchat.freenode.net From January 2018 through October 2018 we have conducted 39 Team IRC meetings.    * Team IRC meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday nights of each month at 9 P.M. MST. The IRC channel is open 24 hours a day to help users with questions and communicate with team members. ubuntu-us-az on http://webchat.freenode.net From January 2018 through 21 December 2019 we have conducted 74 Team IRC meetings.
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    * '''Release Party & Installfest:''' Do demonstrations of new features and installations for our team and local groups. Conduct release parties for LTS Ubuntu releases.     * '''Release Party & Installfest:''' Conduct demonstrations of new features and installations for our team and local groups. Conduct release parties for LTS Ubuntu releases.
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    * We have maintained our team IRC channel #ubuntu-us-az which we also monitor on a daily basis with our own stat reporting system [[http://azloco.com/~ircstats/|Team IRC Stats]].
    * We have published our own team newsletter on a weekly basis to help encourage non participating members or members who missed a meeting to keep abreast of the latest Lo``Co happenings [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters|Team Newsletter]]
    * We keep logs of our weekly meetings [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings|Meeting Logs]]
    * We have maintained our team sub-forum [[http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=209|AZ Team Thread]]		     * We have maintained our team IRC channel #ubuntu-us-az which we also monitor on a daily basis with our own statistics reporting system [[http://phx.from-az.net:8084/|Team IRC Stats]].
    * We have published our own team newsletter twice a month to help encourage non participating members or members who missed a meeting to keep abreast of the latest Lo``Co happenings [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters|Team Newsletter]]
    * We keep logs of our team meetings [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings|Meeting Logs]]
    * We have maintained our team sub-forum [[http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=209|AZ Team Thread]] although it has been under used lately.
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    * We have opened a Meet-Up account in an effort to grow our membership [[https://www.meetup.com/Ubuntu-Arizona/|Ubuntu Arizona Meet-Up]]. We currently have 281 members in our Meet-Up Account.
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   * Our monthly Installfests at the University of Advancing Technology assists new users with installation media, installs, and training.     * Our monthly Installfests at the University of Advancing Technology and in Sierra Vista assist new users with installation media, installs, and training.
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    * We encourage all team members to adopt the following signature on the forums to further promote our Lo``Co. The "Arizona``Team wiki | Arizona Launchpad | and Membership" we have added our azloco.com email to offer a team related mail address and share documents on Google docs.
    * Established a Cafe Press Store to augment the available Ubuntu merchandise available at Canonical. It offers merchandise with our own team branding on it. [[http://www.cafepress.com/ubuntu_arizona/|Cafe Press Store]]		     * We encourage all team members to adopt the following signature on the forums to further promote our Lo``Co. The "Arizona``Team wiki | Arizona Launchpad | and Membership"
    * We have continued to use our azloco.com email to offer a team related mail address and share documents on Google docs.
    * Established a Cafe Press Store to augment the available Ubuntu merchandise available at Canonical. It offers merchandise with our own team branding on it. [[https://www.cafepress.com/azloco/|Cafe Press Store]]
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   *'''Team Server'''    *'''Team Servers'''
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    * We installed proxmox with 14.04 on the server and transferred our team web page to it. [[http://azloco.org| azloco Web site]]
    *'''Note:'''We have recently been given 2 Dell Poweredge 2900 and 1 Dell Poweredge 2950 servers in perfect condition for our team use. We will also be using them to educate team members in server development. We are looking for a new physical location for our servers.		     * We are still looking for a new physical location to consolidate all of our servers.

Key Details

Membership

  • There are 305 direct members of the Arizona Local Community Team and 313 members in total, directly and indirectly through other team memberships. Member Count

Scheduled Activities:

  • The Arizona Team co-sponsors a Linux Installation Festival on the First and Third Saturdays of each month with the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) at UAT. In addition we co-sponsor a quarterly Installfest with the Cochise Linux User Group (CLUG) at various locations in Sierra Vista, AZ. We currently have 1 portable server to host ISOs and have just added a PXE server to speed up some installs. From January 2018 through 21 December 2019 we have hosted 49 installation festivals (including nine in Sierra Vista) attended by 722 people resulting in 172 successful installs and numerous repairs, Linux and FOSS instruction/training sessions, and personal and Team project completions.

  • Ubuntu Hour Events are currently being held in Tempe AZ on the 1st and 4th Thursday of each month, Phoenix AZ on the 2nd Thursday of each month, and Sierra Vista AZ on the 2nd Thursday of each month. From January 2018 through 21 December 2019 we have hosted 73 Ubuntu Hours (42 in Tempe, 24 in Sierra Vista, and 7 in Phoenix) attended by 457 people for an average of 6.3 people per event.

  • Team IRC meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday nights of each month at 9 P.M. MST. The IRC channel is open 24 hours a day to help users with questions and communicate with team members. ubuntu-us-az on http://webchat.freenode.net From January 2018 through 21 December 2019 we have conducted 74 Team IRC meetings.

Roadmap

  • State LUG Collaboration: Contact and pooling of resources with Linux User Groups (LUGs) across the state to promote events and further Ubuntu as a viable operating system. We have already established a relationship with:

  • Improve Global Jam participation: Schedule half of the install-fest session for Global Jam and invite chosen people for testing and debugging.

  • Release Party & Installfest: Conduct demonstrations of new features and installations for our team and local groups. Conduct release parties for LTS Ubuntu releases.

  • PLUG: Attend meetings occasionally to distribute installation media, exchange Ubuntu & FOSS information and demonstrate new programs.

  • SLUG: Attend meetings occasionally to distribute installation media, exchange Ubuntu & FOSS information and demonstrate new programs.

  • CLUG: Attend meetings occasionally to distribute installation media, exchange Ubuntu & FOSS information and demonstrate new programs.

  • Local Ubuntu Advocacy: Continue to burn and distribute Ubuntu installation media for release parties, Installfests, and for team members to distribute to family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc.

Experience

We have held workshops to instruct more AZ Team Members on how to apply for Ubuntu membership. This process is on going.

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