Ubuntu-be.org 2008 kickoff meeting
Sunday Jan 06 2008 starting at 9.15
Location
@ IndyMedia office, Haachtsesteenweg / Chaussée de Haecht 51, Schaarbeek
MarkVandenBorre has taken care of practical arrangements with IndyMedia people.
- Easy to reach by public transport (15' walk from Brussels north station)
Reports
- See below
Participating
*** IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US, PLEASE SMS MARK YOUR NAME ASAP AT +32 486961726; 25 PEOPLE IS THE LIMIT ***
- please bring a wifi equiped laptop with gobby (collaborative editor) installed
- if possible, please also bring a power strip, power cable, ethernet cable, switch
confirmed: BenjaminSion, MarkVanDenBorre, FrancoisCauwe, ChristopheVandeplas, SebastianSchauenburg, PierreBuyle, JanClaeys, DieterVanderfaeillie (morning), AlexandreLaurent, BartBroeckx, KoenWybo, Koen Vervloesem, StephanvanIngen, David Geens, KevinElaerts, RobVanDyck (morning)
to be confirmed: CédricJanssens, GlennSouth
unfortunately not able to make it: PieterVerledens, PierreVorhagen, RoelHuybrechts, WouterHorré, AnneliesBollen, BenoîtPlunus, DennisKaarsemaker, WesleyStessens
Schedule
(/how_this_schedule_was_decided)
9.00 AM: MarkVandenBorre, ChristopheVandeplas, FrançoisCauwe and DieterVanderfaeillie prepare the room
- 9.15-9.45: participants starts trickling in.
10.00-10.20: /short intro (MarkVandenBorre)
- 10.30-11.30:
session 1A: /use_of_ubuntu_in_education (DieterVanderfaeillie)
session 1B: /support_points_map (PierreBuyle)
- 11.30-12.30:
session 2A: /fairs_-_past_&_plans (MarkVandenBorre)
session 2B: /promotional_materials (FrancoisCauwe)
- 12.30-14.00: noon break
- 14.00-15.00:
session 3A: /cooperation_with_nl,_fr,_de (SebastianSchauenburg tbc)
session 3B: /coordination_within_ubuntu-be.org: fr-nl-de, private information,... (ChristopheVandeplas tbc)
- 15.00-16.00:
session 4A: /ubuntu 8.04 lts and press (KoenVervloesem tbc)
session 4B: /website
- 16.00-16.30: short break
- 16.30-17.30:
session 5A: /education on ubuntu (KoenWybo )
session 5B: /PR_in_general
17.30-18.00: /closing_discussion (MarkVandenBorre) + cleanup
- food with interested participants
Logistics
ChristopheVandeplas will take care of food & drinks
- refund from ubuntu-be.org war chest
- donations appreciated!
- approx 25 people
- fruit (apples, ananas, pineapples, ... )
- bread + things to put on it
- drinks (water + softdrinks)
plastic glasses (JanClaeys has a package of 50)
Name Badges/Stickers + pens: DieterVanderfaeillie
power strips, switches, power & network cables
Subjects to pick from for the schedule
Internal PR/coordination
Internal education of ubuntu-be.org members/Learning to evangelise. --> Chri, François
- Support point maps: Develop drupal / future?
support points map: maintenance, cleaning up cruft: --> Mark
coordination belgium project (FR_BE, NL_BE, DE_BE): --> Chri, François, Mark, Wesley
- Fundraising
Release parties --> Wesley, Bart Broeckx
Ubuntu-be.org website --> Pieter (see wiki), Wesley, Mark
Fair evaluation and future planning: Dipro / FOSDEM (before noon?) --> Chri, Dieter, JanC, Mark
- private contacts list for ubuntu-be.org staff (press contacts, ...)
- Press contacts (LTS !)
recruiting new active members --> François
- event planners team?
- planet: ubuntu-be.org members blog aggregation
External PR
- Educating people on ubuntu
Promoting use in education (before noon?) --> François, Chri, Dieter Mark
Relation to commercial partners --> François
Marketing actions --> Chri, François
contacts with NL, FR, DE --> JanC, Sebastian, Mark, Wesley
- preferably, we need at least 1 participant who has some experience with ubuntu-fr!
Material & knowledge buildup
localized CD --> JanC, Pieter (i wont be there, but i'll post something on the wiki), Wesley
- Eventbox
- educational materials
DO: translating official desktop course: --> Mark
female participation --> JanC (but I want at least 2 females attending too! )
- promotional materials (getting/creating posters,...)
- organise a translation sprint?
- organise a packaging jam?
Reports
http://www.indymedia.be/index.html%3Fq=node%252F25493.html
BelgianTeam/2008kickoff/PR_in_general
BelgianTeam/2008kickoff/closing_discussion
BelgianTeam/2008kickoff/cooperation_with_nl,_fr,_de
BelgianTeam/2008kickoff/coordination_within_ubuntu-be.org
BelgianTeam/2008kickoff/fairs_-_past_&_plans
BelgianTeam/2008kickoff/how_this_schedule_was_decided
BelgianTeam/2008kickoff/promotional_materials
BelgianTeam/2008kickoff/support_points_map