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| === Conferences === {{attachment:booth_corner.jpg|photo from OSCON 2009 booth|align="right"}} * July 2009: Booth at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference in San Jose * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/OSCON2009|Project page]] |
==== November 2007: Release party and installfest for Ubuntu 7.10 in Los Angeles ==== Our first event was an installfest to celebrate the Gutsy release. We had some difficulty getting a location pinned down. This event was finally held as a session at BarCampLA and went moderately well even though no installation was actually done. BarCamps aren't condusive to events like this. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/GutsyRelease|Project page]] |
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| * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09March22|March 22, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09April05|April 5, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09May03|May 3, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09May17|May 17, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09June14|June 14, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09June28|June 28, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09July19|July 19th, 2009]] |
* [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07September09|September 9, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07September23|September 23, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07October21|October 21, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07November04|November 4, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07December02|December 2, 2007]] |
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| * February 2009: Booth and presentations at the 2009 Southern California Linux Expo | ==== February 2008: Booth at the 2008 Southern California Linux Expo ==== Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) is one of the largest west coast open source conventions. We manned a booth and gave out one-hundred CDs over the course of the weekend. (Need Pictures! Link to them from the project page?) * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/Scale6x|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07September23|September 23, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07December02|December 2, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07December16|December 16, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08January13|January 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08January27|January 27, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08February24|February 24, 2008]] * Ars did [[http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2008/02/ars-at-scale-the-exhibit-hall.ars|a writeup]] from SCaLE, with a photo of the Ubuntu booth ==== April 2008: Booth at LUG Radio Live US ==== Lug Radio Live came to the US in April of 2008, and we had a booth there too. Nathan, please write another sentence or two here. Also need documentation links ==== April 2008: Ubuntu installfest and screening of Revolution OS at CSU Long Beach ==== {{attachment:csulb_revolutionos.jpg|audience at the screening of Revolution OS at CSU Long Beach|align="right"}} Working with one of the art professors at Cal State Long Beach, we held an installfest at a screening of Revolution OS for the students there. Leading up to this event, we were interviewed on a campus radio show about Ubuntu and Open Source. * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08February24|February 24, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08March09|March 9, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08April06|April 6, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08April20|April 20, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08May04|May 4, 2008]] ==== May 2008: Release party for Ubuntu 8.04 in Irvine ==== For our Hardy release we decided to simply have a party. We got together at a restaurant and had dinner together. [How many people showed up? What else did we do? We don't seem to have a recap in a meeting. This was PFChangs] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08March09|March 9, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08April20|April 20, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08May04|May 4, 2008]] * [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2008-May/000272.html|Mailing list thread]] ==== June 2008: Presentation about Ubuntu at the North Orange County Computer Club ==== {{attachment:noccc_presentation.jpg|photo from NOCCC presentation|align="right"}} The North Orange County Computer Club asked us to give a presentation about Linux and Ubuntu. There were about 50 people in attendance and we handed out a number of CDs and business cards. The audience was mostly unaware of linux and open source in general, and seemed enthusiastic about the concept of Linux. * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June01|June 1, 2008]] ==== August 2008: Global Bug Jam at Chapman University ==== We had about 12 people participate in the first Global Bug Jam. We covered bugwork as well as care and feeding of GPG and it's usage. [Another sentence?] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/GlobalBugJam|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June29|June 29, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July13|July 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July27|July 27, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08August10|August 10, 2008]] ==== August 2008: Presentation about Ubuntu for the San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group ==== San Gabriel Valley LUG asked us to give a presentation on what Ubuntu offers (over Linux) and also what new features are included in Intrepid. There were about 30 people in attendance, and we handed out a number of CDs. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/SGVLUG|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June01|June 1, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June29|June 29, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July13|July 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July27|July 27, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08September07|September 7, 2008]] ==== November 2008: Release party and installfest for Ubuntu 8.10 in Orange County ==== For our Intrepid release party, we decided to not only socialize with food, but also to hold an installfest and bug jam. We had nine people in attendance and we shared pizza, stories, and Armagetron. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/IntrepidRelease|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July13|July 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08September21|September 21, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08October05|October 5, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08October19|October 19, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08November02|November 2, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08November16|November 16, 2008]] ==== February 2009: Booth and presentations at the 2009 Southern California Linux Expo ==== Once again we had a booth at SCaLE. This weekend coincided with another Global Bug Jam, and we attempted to weave the two together with mixed results. The booth was great, we handed out about one-hundred-fifty CDs over the weekend, but the Bug Jam was a total flop. |
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| * February 2008: Booth at the 2008 Southern California Linux Expo * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/Scale6x|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07September23|September 23, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07December02|December 2, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07December16|December 16, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08January13|January 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08January27|January 27, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08February24|February 24, 2008]] * Ars did [[http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2008/02/ars-at-scale-the-exhibit-hall.ars|a writeup]] from SCaLE, with a photo of the Ubuntu booth === Release Parties === |
==== April/May 2009: five release parties for Jaunty in various parts of the state ==== |
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| * April/May 2009: five release parties for Jaunty in various parts of the state | To celebrate Jaunty's release, we had a number of activities across the state. For southern California, we held another food/party one with about 14 people attending. In the North, there were two separate parties, [something about them individually or collectively]. |
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| * November 2008: Release party and installfest for Ubuntu 8.10 in Orange County * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/IntrepidRelease|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July13|July 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08September21|September 21, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08October05|October 5, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08October19|October 19, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08November02|November 2, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08November16|November 16, 2008]] |
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| * May 2008: Release party for Ubuntu 8.04 in Irvine. * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08March09|March 9, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08April20|April 20, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08May04|May 4, 2008]] * [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2008-May/000272.html|Mailing list thread]] * November 2007: Release party and installfest for Ubuntu 7.10 in Los Angeles * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/GutsyRelease|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07September09|September 9, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07September23|September 23, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07October21|October 21, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07November04|November 4, 2007]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/07December02|December 2, 2007]] === Presentations === {{attachment:noccc_presentation.jpg|photo from NOCCC presentation|align="right"}} * May 2009: Presentation for Ubuntu Open Week about exhibiting at conferences |
==== May 2009: Presentation for Ubuntu Open Week about exhibiting at conferences ==== ##I'm not really sure this is noteworthy |
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| * August 2008: Presentation about Ubuntu for the San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/SGVLUG|Project page]] |
==== July 2009: Booth at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference in San Jose ==== {{attachment:booth_corner.jpg|photo from OSCON 2009 booth|align="right"}} O'Reilly hosts the Open Source Conference (OSCON) and this year it was again in San Jose. We manned a booth and handed out [N] CDs. * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/OSCON2009|Project page]] |
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| * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June01|June 1, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June29|June 29, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July13|July 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July27|July 27, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08September07|September 7, 2008]] * June 2008: Presentation about Ubuntu at the North Orange County Computer Club * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June01|June 1, 2008]] === Other === {{attachment:csulb_revolutionos.jpg|audience at the screening of Revolution OS at CSU Long Beach|align="right"}} * August 2008: Global Bug Jam at Chapman University * [[CaliforniaTeam/Projects/GlobalBugJam|Project page]] * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08June29|June 29, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July13|July 13, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08July27|July 27, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08August10|August 10, 2008]] * April 2008: Ubuntu installfest and screening of Revolution OS at CSU Long Beach * Relevant IRC meetings * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08February24|February 24, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08March09|March 9, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08April06|April 6, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08April20|April 20, 2008]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/08May04|May 4, 2008]] |
* [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09March22|March 22, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09April05|April 5, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09May03|May 3, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09May17|May 17, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09June14|June 14, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09June28|June 28, 2009]] * [[CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/09July19|July 19th, 2009]] |
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Ubuntu California is a group of volunteers who advocate and promote Ubuntu and Free Software in California. We attend and plan events statewide, contact and work with LUGs and other local groups, and act as the public face of the Ubuntu community in California. The group is open to everybody in the state with an interest in spreading and discussing Ubuntu.
Key Details
Date - 2009 September 15
Team Contact - Neal Bussett <<neal AT SPAMFREE bussett DOT com>>
Membership - 185 as of September 6th, 2009
Launchpad - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-california
Mailing List - ubuntu-us-ca on lists.ubuntu.com
IRC - #ubuntu-california on Freenode
Forums - http://california.ubuntuforums.org/
Roadmap
- Relevant IRC meetings
Release parties and installfest for Ubuntu 9.04
- Relevant IRC meetings
Global Jam in October
Experience
November 2007: Release party and installfest for Ubuntu 7.10 in Los Angeles
Our first event was an installfest to celebrate the Gutsy release. We had some difficulty getting a location pinned down. This event was finally held as a session at BarCampLA and went moderately well even though no installation was actually done. BarCamps aren't condusive to events like this.
- Relevant IRC meetings
February 2008: Booth at the 2008 Southern California Linux Expo
Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) is one of the largest west coast open source conventions. We manned a booth and gave out one-hundred CDs over the course of the weekend. (Need Pictures! Link to them from the project page?)
- Relevant IRC meetings
Ars did a writeup from SCaLE, with a photo of the Ubuntu booth
April 2008: Booth at LUG Radio Live US
Lug Radio Live came to the US in April of 2008, and we had a booth there too. Nathan, please write another sentence or two here. Also need documentation links
April 2008: Ubuntu installfest and screening of Revolution OS at CSU Long Beach
Working with one of the art professors at Cal State Long Beach, we held an installfest at a screening of Revolution OS for the students there. Leading up to this event, we were interviewed on a campus radio show about Ubuntu and Open Source.
- Relevant IRC meetings
May 2008: Release party for Ubuntu 8.04 in Irvine
For our Hardy release we decided to simply have a party. We got together at a restaurant and had dinner together. [How many people showed up? What else did we do? We don't seem to have a recap in a meeting. This was PFChangs]
- Relevant IRC meetings
June 2008: Presentation about Ubuntu at the North Orange County Computer Club
The North Orange County Computer Club asked us to give a presentation about Linux and Ubuntu. There were about 50 people in attendance and we handed out a number of CDs and business cards. The audience was mostly unaware of linux and open source in general, and seemed enthusiastic about the concept of Linux.
- Relevant IRC meetings
August 2008: Global Bug Jam at Chapman University
We had about 12 people participate in the first Global Bug Jam. We covered bugwork as well as care and feeding of GPG and it's usage. [Another sentence?]
- Relevant IRC meetings
August 2008: Presentation about Ubuntu for the San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group
San Gabriel Valley LUG asked us to give a presentation on what Ubuntu offers (over Linux) and also what new features are included in Intrepid. There were about 30 people in attendance, and we handed out a number of CDs.
- Relevant IRC meetings
November 2008: Release party and installfest for Ubuntu 8.10 in Orange County
For our Intrepid release party, we decided to not only socialize with food, but also to hold an installfest and bug jam. We had nine people in attendance and we shared pizza, stories, and Armagetron.
- Relevant IRC meetings
February 2009: Booth and presentations at the 2009 Southern California Linux Expo
Once again we had a booth at SCaLE. This weekend coincided with another Global Bug Jam, and we attempted to weave the two together with mixed results. The booth was great, we handed out about one-hundred-fifty CDs over the weekend, but the Bug Jam was a total flop.
- Relevant IRC meetings
April/May 2009: five release parties for Jaunty in various parts of the state
To celebrate Jaunty's release, we had a number of activities across the state. For southern California, we held another food/party one with about 14 people attending. In the North, there were two separate parties, [something about them individually or collectively].
- Relevant IRC meetings
Mailing list discussions: Jaunty Release Activities, SF Jaunty release party, 9.4 Launch Party?
May 2009: Presentation for Ubuntu Open Week about exhibiting at conferences
July 2009: Booth at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference in San Jose
O'Reilly hosts the Open Source Conference (OSCON) and this year it was again in San Jose. We manned a booth and handed out [N] CDs.
- Relevant IRC meetings
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