ArizonaTeam

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Introduction

  • Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona LoCo Team Wiki page. We are an Approved Ubuntu LoCo Team and a volunteer organization within the State of Arizona who are committed to Ubuntu advocacy and education. Our goal is to increase the public awareness and use of Ubuntu and Open Source in our state. Our Community Projects are geared so that we return more to the community than we receive, and we always endeavor to live up to the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.

Membership

  • If you are interested in helping our team achieve its goals, please follow these instructions: Membership. They will assist you in registering at launchpad, and the ubuntu-us-az mailing list. It will also give you intructions on setting up the IRC chat client XChat so that you can join our team IRC channel and chat with all our team members. We offer a casual social atmosphere while at the same time working to promote Ubuntu.

Online Meetings

  • Our online meetings are held every Sunday on IRC Channel: #ubuntu-us-az in irc.freenode.net at 9:00pm. If you are unfamiliar with IRC chat channels, there are instructions on how to set up xchat listed in the above Membership link.

Team Goals

  • As stated in the introduction, our goals are to help spread the use of Ubuntu and Open Source in the State of Arizona. We will implement team and community service projects as needed to achieve these goals.

Future Events

Statewide Open Source Conference

This is to be an conference to educate, advocate, and collaborate for Open Source in Arizona.

  • Educate: Gather other open source advocates and potential converts for a weekend of lectures and demonstrations concerning open source subjects.
  • Advocate: Demonstrate to the conference how Ubuntu is a leader in stability, resources, support in the world today.
  • Collaborate: Unite the state LUGs with our group to concentrate our efforts to promote open source in Arizona.

Open Source Conference Planning

Intrepid Ibex 8.10

Planning for the next Ubuntu release, Intrepid Ibex 8.10.

  • Use our Hardy Release Party and Installfest experience to improve our success. Areas to concentrate on include location, advertising(print & radio), flyer distribution.

Intrepid Ibex Planning

Ubuntu Demo at Prescott Computer Society

  • The team has been invited to present an Ubuntu demonstration for the Prescott Computer Society on Saturday, September 27, 2008. This is where slofgrens now resides, and he will be making the presentation. Some team members may also attend if possible. Details to follow as we get closer to the date.

Prescott Computer Society

Recent Events

Team Resources

You can find links to all our Ubuntu LoCo team resources in the header above.

Local radio Linux shows

Ubuntu News & Resources

Summary

Thank you for taking the time to consider membership in our LoCo, and please check back often.

If you encounter any problems which you can not resolve, please send an email to <johnc4510@ubuntu.com>, describing your problem. We look forward to meeting you soon! Smile :)


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