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   1 IRC meeting report
   2 Present at the IRC meeting 27/05/2009 (in random order) : JanC, Wamukota, pvandewyngaerde, jean7491, d1ogenes, Gh0sty, Jurgentje,  hfsdo,  siegie,  Carroarmato00
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   4 1. Follow up Dipro Fair in Antwerpen (24/05)
   5 Report + pictures have been posted in the wiki   
   6 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Antwerpen_2009-05-24 
   7 It was a success event with a lot of visitors and contacts, despite bad place for the booth and last minute problem with volunteers - the booth was run by 2 from Ostende and 1 from Antwerpen). Special thanks to Matthew and Willem ! Most of the questions were about cohabitation ubuntu-windows and installation process.
   8 A few lessons learned for the next Dipro fairs :
   9 a. fairs are a easy way to promote ubuntu:  ubuntu-be can be  more visible for the public with banner, posters, tux and a nice booth, and  we have the opportunity to address a large public.  Conclusion : ubuntu-be should be present everywhere (where it is possible !). An evaluation of  the immediate result of our effort is not possible, but we contribute actively to spread Ubuntu in the Belgian landscape.
  10 b. we need at least 3 tables in front, enough depth to install  screen and posters, and a location close to the entrance (if possible). Of course it is in function of the available surface of the fair, as we had paid for 4m booth !
  11 c. for big fairs like Ghent and Antwerpen, we need 6 volunteers (at least for the planning),  and can do it with less if last minute problem occurs. For other fairs, 4 volunteers can do the work.
  12 Next fair in Antwerpen is in another location, Antwerp Expo, with likely a bigger surface. 
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  14 2. Other events  -  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/FutureEvents
  15 22/08/2009 : InterLug barbecue organized by the LUG lilit.be, likely in Liège 
  16 ( http://lilit.be/wiki/index.php?page=BbqInterLug2009 ), details are not yet known. 
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  18 The program of Dipro fairs from september to december 2009 is posted in the wiki
  19 Ubuntu-be booth can easily be organized  in Ghent, Ostende and Kortrijk, a booth in Antwerpen is also possible if additional volunteers show up.
  20 For Charleroi, Genk, Hasselt and Mechelen, we need volunteers and someone who locally takes the lead for the organisation, eventually in cooperation with events-team and other groups (see topic 3).
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  22 About the organization of activities, the ubuntu-be events-team https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-be-events is composed of 3 persons from Western Flanders, but it should be completed with members from the others provinces/regions. (After the meeting + 1 W. Flanders and 2 from Eastern Flanders)
  23 In the next 3 months we should develop the events-team to become a leading group in Ubuntu-be activities. 
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  25 We need 2 kind of volunteers : 
  26 1. in each province/region, 2-3 people willing to take initiatives to start organizing activities: they should be included in the events-team, 
  27 2. locally people who can spend some time to explain ubuntu and help in booths. 
  28 Volunteers should be willing to help on occasions during a few hours, but are not expected to be on on every fair.
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  30 Preparation of the next Dipro fairs will start mid-august.
  31 To help starting the organization of the fairs, the wiki has been completed with a kind of check-list : see example https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Ghent_2009-09-06 .
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  33 3. Contact with other linux users groups and computer clubs 
  34 The idea is that with better contacts with other groups, we could improve actively our actions and promotion. For example we could cooperate to organize common booth in some occasions or exchange information about events on both sides. 
  35 Wamukota is mentor of the Linux mailgroup in Seniorennet, all w.r.t 50+ people can go through him. Ubuntu-be events and activities will be mentioned in this mailgroup and Wamukota will report back about the interest of this group at Seniorennet.
  36 Jurgentje is member of the HCC Mechelen and can contribute to liaise with as "communication channel".
  37 Suggestions : 
  38 - we could do a mailing to computerclubs if they would be interested to get a ubuntu info session and demo,
  39 - reactivation of contact with Cedric Janssens and Interlug mailing list,
  40 - cooperate with local lugs and computer-clubs in Charleroi, Genk, Hasselt and Mechelen to organize booths in Dipro fairs, 
  41 - ask in the mailing list who has contact with lugs and computer clubs and is ready to interface/liaison for contacts? with as aim to establish a list of points of contact with other lugs and computer clubs.
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  43 4. Review of promotion material
  44 A banner Ubuntu-be LoCo team, Ubuntu presentation, homemade flyers, poster " free your pc" (all in dutch and french) are available in the wiki https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs in paragraph "print documents and presentations" 
  45 We still need a kind of support for +/- 4 posters, easy to transport in a car (elements < 1,5 m.), to mount at the booth, stable, and that looks nice. If someone has a project and can do it, please mail me (jean7491).
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  47 5. Facebook
  48 d1ogenes created a facebook group for ubuntu-be, with a tagline in english, 
  49 in addition to the existing identi.ca: !ubuntube, Twitter: Ubuntu-be Twibe, and Orkut group http://www.orkut.com/Main#Community.aspx?cmm=90125388
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  51 6. Next IRC meeting
  52 The next IRC meeting is on 03/06/2009 at 21 h.
  53 Remark : day and hour of the meeting can be adapted for a larger participation. 
  54 If you think to know a better meeting time, please propose it !