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   1 IRC meeting report
   2 Present at the IRC meeting 21/10/2009 (in random order) : carharttguy, tim, JanC, jean7491, hfsdo, Gh0sty, siegie,  pvandewyngaerde1, ertai02
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   4 1. Past and future events
   5  a. Dipro fair in Ostend 18/10
   6 It was a small fair, with a lot of contacts. The full report is in the wiki. 
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   8  b. Next events in October
   9 - Dipro fair in Oostmalle 25/10
  10 During the last IRC meeting it was decided to cancel the participation to the Dipro fair in Oostmalle, due to the lack of volunteers. At the end of the current meeting, with the reinforcement of the team by ertai02 and the wishes of hfsdo and siegie, it is decided to organize a booth in Oostmalle next week-end.
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  12  c. Next events in November (Dipro fair Ghent, Release Party Ghent, Dipro fair Antwerp)
  13 - Dipro fair in Ghent 08/11 
  14 The preparation was started with kenneth as coordinator. Volunteers (especially Ghent area) please add your names in the wiki.
  15 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Ghent_2009-11-08
  16 carharttguy will likely come to help.
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  18 - Release party in Ghent 21/11
  19 We need volunteers helping for the organization/preparation of the party: people from the Ghent area are firstly concerned with this event. 
  20 We need a working-group of volunteers in charge of the event, mike and schwarz_p are already in the group but not yet active : who else will join the group? 
  21 If we don't hear from the people who are supposed to organise the release party in Ghent, we could also decide to organize it somewhere else (if people in another place want to do it)?
  22 carharttguy would like to help at release party in Ghent.
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  24 - Dipro fair Antwerp 29/11 
  25 The coordinator (bram) started the preparation and several volunteers were contacted. tim maybe want to help. 
  26 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Antwerpen_2009-11-29
  27 We face a problem to move promotion material and some hardware from Ostend to Antwerp : suggestions are welcome!
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  29 2, Promotion material
  30  a. Event boxes
  31 - Ghent: the statute of the Event box is not yet clarified: the material is necessary for the next Dipro fair in Ghent.
  32 - Antwerp: with the multiplication of events in Antwerp area, a new event box will be created. We have desktops, but need two (large, if possible) lcd screens. Any proposition?
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  34  b. Others ideas for promotion material?
  35 We need a new printout for 9.10 cd sleeves we print for fairs: the official artwork will be up soon.
  36 Additionally, with the arrival of Karmic Koala, we need to update the standard presentation with a new slide on 9.10: if someone can collect ideas (basic level for Dipro fairs), please send a mail with proposals to jean7491. 
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  38 3. Things living in the Mailing List 
  39 Support points - reliability and update. 
  40 As already stated, we need to update the support map as the lack of reaction of support points gives a negative image of Ubuntu community.
  41 Pierre, who was managing the map, wrote :"The current site is a dead end." He does not have enough time at hand for another project based on drupal. His proposal is to remove the current map website. and eventually to use the actual database as it is.
  42 The removal of the current map without replacement could give a wrong idea of the willingness of ubuntu-be to support newcomers. The availability of local help is is one of our best arguments to convince beginners.
  43 We should maintain a kind of support points network, where beginners can find help when needed, and it should not be a one man task, but a team work of several people. Any comment in the mailing list?
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  45 4. Next IRC meeting on 28/10/2009 at 21.00 h.