## page was renamed from CanadianTeam/Meetings/2012-09-26
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= Ubuntu-ca Team Meeting in IRC =

Now on the '''Fourth''' Wednesday of the month, to avoid conflicts with other computer-related events that Ubuntu folk may also want to attend.

||8:30pm || Newfoundland ||
||8:00pm || Atlantic ||
||7:00pm || Eastern ||
||6:00pm || Central ||
||5:00pm || Mountain ||
||4:00pm || Pacific ||

In the IRC channel [[irc://irc.freenode.net/#ubuntu-ca]].  Freenode Webchat at [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-ca]]

=== Meeting Log ===
http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2012/09/26/%23ubuntu-ca.html#t23:10

== Minutes ==
 * Greetings were made a bit late due to technical difficulties
 * UbuntuGlobalJam was held in K-W, low attendance due to lack of advertising
 * SoftwareFreedomDay was also sparsely attended (correction to log: about 15 people were there for the afternoon presentations)
 * Ubuntu Release Parties: 
  * Kwartzlab can't host the K-W party, BobJonkman will find another venue
  * [[Kaulbach|genii-around]] will host a Toronto party on Release Day (18 October 2012)
 * [[dscassel]] invites everyone to [[http://kwartzlab.ca/|Kwartzlab]]'s [[https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=b3NwaG40am5kdmtuaGhxMTFnOGo3MjRwYTQgZXZlbnRzQGt3YXJ0emxhYi5jYQ&ctz=America/Toronto|3rd Anniversary party]]
 * [[http://fsoss.ca/|FSOSS]], ''Free Software and Open Source Symposium'' conference hosted by Seneca College; some people going 25-26 October 2012
 * UbuntuOpenWeek is coming 24-26 October 2012; people hang out in [[irc://irc.freenode.net/#ubuntu-classroom]]
 * Some people going to [[http://www.ohiolinux.org/|Ohio LinuxFest]], 28-30 September 2012
 * BobJonkman gave Ubuntu CDs to CanadianTeam members travelling abroad, to help the AlgerianTeam and [[http://www.ubuntu-hr.org/|CroatianTeam]] hold an UbuntuHour
 * [[dscassel]] gave most of the remaining Ubuntu CDs to the University of Waterloo Computer Science Club for distribution during Frosh Week
 * [[../../TeamReports|Team Reports]] are done!
 * CanadianTeam !LoCo renewal coming up for Quantal Cycle, need to address this before 13.04
 * http://ubuntu-ca.org Web Site discussion deferred to next meeting
 * Discussion was held on Amazon searches in Unity lenses
 * And [[http://sooncon.ca/|SoOnCon]], the hackerspace conference, is taking place in Guelph this weekend, 28-29 September 2012. "Not much in the way of Ubuntu, but still awesome."



== Agenda ==

Just direct your feet to the sunny side of the street.

=== Introductions ===

 * Regulars say hi. New people introduce themselves.

=== Events ===
==== Past ====

 * UbuntuGlobalJam, 7th - 9th September 2012
 * SoftwareFreedomDay, Saturday, 15 September 2012
  * [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/1909/detail/|Kitchener-Waterloo has SFD]] on 22 September 2012
==== Upcoming ====
 * QuantalQuetzal Ubuntu 12.10 Release Day, 18 October 2012
  * Is it too soon to start talking about Release Parties?
 * UbuntuOpenWeek takes place from Wednesday 24 Oct - Friday 26 Oct 2012 on IRC in #ubuntu-classroom and #ubuntu-classroom-chat.
 * [[http://fsoss.ca/|FSOSS]], 25 - 26 October 2012

==== Ongoing ====
 * Ubuntu Hours
   * [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/1910/detail/|Kitchener]]
   * [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/1904/detail/|Waterloo]]


=== Other stuff ===
 * Progress on [[CanadianTeam/TeamReports |Team Reports]]
  * Need reports from November 2011 to March 2012 for !LoCo team renewal 
 * CanadianTeam !LoCo renewal
  * To be done for November 2012, defer this until after 12.10 release
 * Need a refresh on the website http://ubuntu-ca.org 
  * [[txwikinger]] needs to provide access to a volunteer Web updater.
  * We need a volunteer Web updater...