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The CanadianTeam.

Key Details

• Date -

• Team Contact -

• Membership - 200+ members

• Mailing List - ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com (http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca)

• IRC - #ubuntu-ca

• Website - http://www.ubuntu-ca.org/

Experience (2008-2010)

Conference participation

• Ontario Gnu/Linux Fest 2008 speakers from the Ubuntu Canada community: txwikinger
• Ontario Gnu/Linux Fest 2009 speakers from the Ubuntu Canada community: txwikinger, hypatia
• Ontario Gnu/Linux Fest 2009: Ubuntu Table demoing Ubuntu and Kubuntu Karmic Release Candidates

• SoOnCon 2010 speakers: txwikinger

Projects

• Avaneya: A free, commercial, cerebral, science-fiction edutainment game for GNU.

Release Parties

• Kitchener/Waterloo Karmic Koala Release Party
• Ottawa Karmic Koala Release Party
• Kitchener/Waterloo Lucid Lynx Release Party
• Ottawa Lucid Lynx Release Party
• Toronto Lucid Lynx Release Party
• Ottawa Maverick Meerkat Release Party
• Kitchener/Waterloo Maverick Meerkat Release Party
• Toronto Maverick Meerkat Release Party

Ubuntu Hours or other regular meetings

• Monthly meeting of MUMU - Mississauga Ubuntu group

• Ottawa monthly Ubuntu Hour

• Waterloo monthly Ubuntu Hour

Participation and Collaboration with other Open Source Groups and similar

• Active participation in KWLUG
• Kwartzlab
• Waterloo Libre Software Group at the University of Waterloo

Software Freedom Day

• Organised and hosted Software Freedom Day event for Waterloo Region, Ontario

UDS participations

• Karmic Koala:
• Lucid Lynx:
  • (physically): txwikinger
  • (remotely): dscassel
• Maverick Meerkat
  • (physically):
  • (remotely): txwikinger
• Natty Narwal
  • (physically):
  • (remotely): txwikinger, dscassel

Stackexchange

• Several members of Ubuntu Canada provided a lot of support in the creation and initiation of http://ubuntu.stackexchange.com

Roadmap

Events

• In collaboration with other open source groups in the area, planning to start a non-profit organisation aiding open source and creative commons projects to hold local and regional events.
• Speaking at KWLUG
• Increased Global Jam participation
• Natty Narwhal release parties

Outreach

• Creation and maintenance of registry for local open source and creative commons groups throughout Ontario, and later throughout Canada.
• Contacting Canadian LUGs and encouraging them to hold Ubuntu events, stay in touch.

Advocacy

• Advocating Ubuntu at local multicultural festivals, etc.