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   1 21:00 < nhandler> Alright, meeting time.
   2 21:00 < ddecator> kk
   3 21:00 < nhandler> nixternal: You around?
   4 21:00 < ddecator> prob-not-ably...
   5 21:00 < nhandler> [LINK] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ChicagoTeam/Meetings
   6 21:01 < j1mc> hi all
   7 21:01 < nhandler> Does someone want to chair? If not, I can.
   8 21:01 < nhandler> Hey j1mc 
   9 21:01 < ddecator> go for it nhandler
  10 21:01 < zz> i vote j1mc
  11 21:01 < ddecator> you picked most of the subjects ;)
  12 21:01 < j1mc> i'm not so hot with the meetbot commands
  13 21:01 < nhandler> j1mc: Want to chair?
  14 21:01 < swoody> +1 nhandler or j1mc
  15 21:01 < zz> my vote swoody or j1mc
  16 21:01 < nhandler> j1mc: MootBot isn't here, I was just doing that syntax to make it easier to parse the logs. You don't need to
  17 21:02 < j1mc> nhandler: feel free to lead us then
  18 21:02 < nhandler> lol, fine
  19 21:02 < nhandler> [TOPIC] Meeting Locations
  20 21:03 < ddecator> DePaul
  21 21:03 < nhandler> We really need to come up with some more possible meeting locations. Our lack of a list has caused us to have to reschedule several events in the past
  22 21:03 < nhandler> ddecator: Did you confirm that we could use DePaul ?
  23 21:04 < ddecator> nhandler, i schedule meeting rooms for circle k, i can easily reserve rooms online. it will be marked as a circle k event, but the school won't know if you guys come. i'm more comfortable reserving lincoln park rooms, but i can figure out loop rooms if that's a lot easier for people
  24 21:05 < nhandler> ddecator: Awesome. Can you add the relevant information to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ChicagoTeam/Meetings/MeetingLocations ?
  25 21:05 < ddecator> sure, i'll do it after the meeting
  26 21:05 < nhandler> We used the Schaumburg Public Library for an event. We had a nice room, and having a location not in the city was nice.
  27 21:06 < nhandler> It would be great if we could come up with some more non-city locations
  28 21:06 < nhandler> Anyone have any ideas?
  29 21:06 < zz> agreed about the location not in the city was nice, parking was easier
  30 21:06 < ddecator> (preferably accessible by CTA though)
  31 21:06 < swoody> +1 on suburb location, but the Schaumburg Public library seems to get booked up well in advance :/...
  32 21:06 < swoody> we'd have to schedule our events well ahead of time to reserve a spot
  33 21:07 < nhandler> Which we are not the best at doing
  34 21:07 < swoody> As for other locations, I think we could do well by looking at other Libraries near train stations...
  35 21:07  * ddecator doesn't have a car, just a upass
  36 21:07 < nhandler> I know that other LoCos have had success at book stores
  37 21:08 < swoody> that would be a good idea as well :) Or we could even look into Park District facilities (if they would be free of charge)
  38 21:09 < nhandler> Pretty much, what we need from a location are: Easy access from trains, free wifi, a room we can use, free to use for a few hours, and a projector is always nice (but not required)
  39 21:10 < ddecator> we would have trouble with wifi at depaul...i can access the internet, but nobody else would be able to
  40 21:10 < nhandler> ddecator: Make a note of that on the wiki. Depending on the type of event, we could get by with that
  41 21:10 < ddecator> nhandler, will do
  42 21:11 < nhandler> I've looked at a few places in the past, but they did not meet our needs. I'll try contacting a few book stores over the next few days. It would be great if everyone could try and do the same
  43 21:11 < nhandler> If you find anything, please add it to our Meeting Locations wiki page.
  44 21:11 < j1mc> keep pumping station one in mind
  45 21:11 < j1mc> i'll add that to the wiki
  46 21:11 < ddecator> does borders have free wifi?
  47 21:11 < nhandler> j1mc: It is already there (but needs more info)
  48 21:11 < nhandler> ddecator: I think, but I'm not sure
  49 21:12 < ddecator> nhandler, alright, i'll check about the one near me
  50 21:12 < zz> j1mc, please explain PS1? for people like me who have no idea what it is
  51 21:12 < swoody> however, if we were just to walk into some retail store and start doing presentations, I don't think we'd be looked too kindly on ;)
  52 21:12 < ddecator> i think we should get approval first, haha
  53 21:12 < swoody> we'd need to have a place with a place that we can meet without disturbing/being disturbed for the most part
  54 21:12 < nhandler> swoody: At a book store in NY (can't remember if it was B&N or Borders), they actually had a nice room the LoCo used
  55 21:13 < swoody> nhandler: very nice. That would definitely be something to look into... (B&N, not NY) ;)
  56 21:14 < nhandler> Any other comments for this item?
  57 21:14 < ddecator> none here
  58 21:14 < swoody> one last one...
  59 21:15 < swoody> are there any outdoor venues we could possibly use? I was thinking a get-together @ Millenium Park, or another similar location might be fun when the weather is nice :)
  60 21:15 < swoody> as long as everyone has decent battery life ;)
  61 21:15 < nhandler> If we were to do an outdoor event, I think it should be purely social. Leave the computers at home ;)
  62 21:16 < nhandler> It also might be easier if we hold it in the suburbs
  63 21:16 < ddecator> i agree with nhandler , that's a great idea though swoody
  64 21:16 < nhandler> We could go to Buffalo Wild Wings like they did a few years ago ;)
  65 21:16 < ddecator> +1 for b-dubs
  66 21:16 < swoody> very retro ;)
  67 21:17 < swoody> would be almost nostalgic
  68 21:17 < nhandler> We should bring this topic up again once we get closer to the summer
  69 21:17 < nhandler> Any more comments?
  70 21:18 < ddecator> sadly, i won't be in chi-town from mid-june through september -_-
  71 21:18 < ddecator> none here
  72 21:18 < nhandler> [TOPIC] Ways to Improve Events
  73 21:18 < ddecator> any specific aspect in mind?
  74 21:18 < nhandler> We have held several events over the past few years, and we have had a decent turnout. However, I think the way we hold these events could definitely be improved
  75 21:19 < nhandler> For instance...
  76 21:19 < nhandler> Do you think it would be beneficial to have more presentation? Break up into pairs and work together on different things? Have the events be more work and less social?
  77 21:20 < nhandler> Pretty much, we want to make these events as enjoyable for as many people as possible
  78 21:20 < j1mc> nhandler: i agree that things oculd be better
  79 21:20 < nhandler> It would also be great to be able to attract more people
  80 21:20 < j1mc> we've had a lot of people join the ML and the team lately
  81 21:20 < zz> i personally like the social aspect of it
  82 21:20 < swoody> This is a very good point, however you can't please 100% of the people 100% of the time...
  83 21:21 < ddecator> what about half social, half work? start out with a social hour where people can come early to socialize, then have a work hour?
  84 21:21 < swoody> I would propose holding different meetings/events for different things...
  85 21:21 < zz> exactly swoody
  86 21:21 < zz> on both counts
  87 21:21 < swoody> have some purely social get-togethers to build team comrodery(sp?) and just have a good time...
  88 21:21 < swoody> have other meetings be a mix of fun and work...
  89 21:22 < swoody> and have other 'jams' or days where we just get toghther and work
  90 21:22 < ddecator> +1 for swoody
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  92 21:22 < nhandler> Right now, as anyone who attended our last doc jam can confirm, we have a lot of social talk at our events (probably more than the amount of work we do in some cases)
  93 21:23 < nhandler> This is not necessarily a bad thing. It really depends on what the team expects to get out of these events
  94 21:23 < ddecator> if we split up into "teams" then the teams might want to have their own work meetings, so maybe meetings as a whole group could be more social?
  95 21:24 < swoody> ddecator: do you mean having special 'focus groups' within the Loco? Like people who want to learn/work on doc work, others for dev work, etc?
  96 21:24 < nhandler> Do we really have enough members to split into teams that hold their own meetings? I would think that there would be too much overlap amongst the teams to make it worth doing that
  97 21:25 -!- Crewsr3 [~Crewsr3@c-75-71-71-199.hsd1.co.comcast.net] has joined #ubuntu-chicago
  98 21:25 < swoody> +1 nhandler I think it may be a good idea as a 'casual' kind of thing, but not to create seperate meetings for them
  99 21:25 < ddecator> swoody, yes. i'm just thinking of the topic you proposed: New Team Roles/Jobs...maybe not "teams," but groups of people working on the same things
 100 21:26 < swoody> ddecator: ah ok, well I do like the idea, but with how small our team is, I don't know how well it would work to split up and divide ourselves :/
 101 21:27 < ddecator> swoody, it wouldn't have to be too much...like just dev and doc. i feel like getting the whole group together to work would result in people naturally splitting into the two groups anyway
 102 21:27 < nhandler> ddecator: Not necessarily. There is a lot more to the community than just dev and doc ;)
 103 21:28 < swoody> yeah, there's the Forums! :D
 104 21:28 < swoody> you should all join the Ubuntu-IL subforum, it's getting quiet in there ;)
 105 21:28 < ddecator> nhandler, very true, i'm just thinking in general as a possibility haha. i'm just throwing out ideas
 106 21:29 < nhandler> Do you think it would be beneficial to bring this topic to the mailing list to try and get more feedback bout how we can improve our events?
 107 21:29 < nhandler> Maybe find out why certain people are not attending the events that we hold
 108 21:29 < swoody> ddecator: I do think that is a good idea, but since we have a small team, we do have the luxury of flexibility...
 109 21:29 < ddecator> more people seem to respond to emails than are here now discussing the issue...
 110 21:29 < swoody> I think this can change from event to event based on what everyone feels like doing :)
 111 21:30 < ddecator> very true swoody
 112 21:30 < swoody> +1 nhandler I think this would be a good topic for ML discussion :)
 113 21:30 < nhandler> Does someone want to take the action of bringing this topic to the mailing list?
 114 21:30 < ddecator> swoody, ?
 115 21:31  * swoody will spam it >:)
 116 21:31 < ddecator> like a pro
 117 21:31 < swoody> err... start discusion :)
 118 21:31 < nhandler> Thanks a lot swoody 
 119 21:31 < swoody> np :)
 120 21:31 < nhandler> Any other comments about this item?
 121 21:31 < ddecator> none here
 122 21:32 < nhandler> [TOPIC] Website
 123 21:32 < nhandler> For anyone who might not be aware, we are currently in the process of re-doing our website
 124 21:32 < nhandler> It is now being hosted by nixternal, and we have ubuntu-chicago.org and chi.ubuntu-us.org that will point to it.
 125 21:33 < zz> is it his house server or a professional?
 126 21:33 < ddecator> any progress on them?
 127 21:33 < zz> *service
 128 21:33 < nhandler> zz: I can't remember where it is being hosted. I don't think it is on his own at-home server, but I could be wrong. I can grep my logs later
 129 21:34 < nhandler> ddecator: nixternal has been working on it, but it still needs a fair amount of work
 130 21:34 < nhandler> One thing that this site will have is a wordpress blog that we will be able to use to blog about our different events
 131 21:34 < ddecator> very nice
 132 21:35 < nhandler> If anyone is creative and wants to create a design for the site, I know nixternal was looking for submitions a few weeks ago
 133 21:35 < zz> and calendar for your events yes?
 134 21:35 < swoody> I think this is going to be a great site when it's done :)
 135 21:35 < ddecator> i agree with swoody
 136 21:36 < zz> swoody, if not it will be made into an awesome site
 137 21:36 < nhandler> zz: We have a calendar through Google Apps that we will be able to embed like fridge.ubuntu.com/calendar
 138 21:36 < swoody> :)
 139 21:36 < zz> nhandler, i know:-P just bringing up a point
 140 21:36 < nhandler> Any other ideas for stuff that we should use the site for? Remember, we still have the wiki and all of our other resources available to us
 141 21:37 < swoody> Well as nhandler mentioned, nixternal was really hoping to get some more input/ideas for the site appearance/layout so it would be great if anyone else who's familiar with site design could lend some more ideas... there's already a topic about it on the ML
 142 21:38 < ddecator> i don't have any ideas right now...it might be easier to tell once an early version of the site is up
 143 21:38 < swoody> I think it may be a good idea to copy the wiki to our site, so there's always an updated version of all going-ons on our site
 144 21:38 < swoody> (not create a wiki, but have some sort of sync to our wiki pages)
 145 21:39 < nhandler> swoody: Why not just link to wiki.ubuntu.com ?
 146 21:39 < zz> /chicagoteam
 147 21:39 < swoody> nhandler: for those who may stumble on our site, and for those people who may not like looking at wikis for whatever reason :)
 148 21:40 < zz> ddecator, there is a site idea: http://ubuntu-chicago.org/site_ideas/1/
 149 21:40 < swoody> if it is automatically updated, it wouldn't be much work once it's setup
 150 21:40 -!- micahg [~micah@ubuntu/member/micahg] has joined #ubuntu-chicago
 151 21:41 < ddecator> zz, right, which gives me an idea of the setup, but it will be easier for me to think of "wow, i wish this was on here" once it is navigable
 152 21:42 < nhandler> swoody: I'm still in favor of simply linking to the wiki. Not liking looking at wikis is not a valid excuse imo ;) But we look into this once the site is a little farther along
 153 21:42 < nhandler> Any other ideas?
 154 21:43 < ddecator> possibly a "member lounge"?
 155 21:43 < swoody> nhandler: lol, maybe they're allergic to wikis, who knows ;) But I do agree that it's not something that would be implemented immediately if at all
 156 21:43 < nhandler> ddecator: What do you mean?
 157 21:44 < ddecator> nhandler, a forum type of setup where members can post discussions. it can save people from getting a lot of spam emails if there is a hot topic, and it allows anyone to participate without having to be on IRC at the same time
 158 21:44 < zz> isnt that what the ML is for?
 159 21:44 < nhandler> ddecator: We can use the IL forum on ubuntuforums.org for that if we want a forum
 160 21:44 < zz> or the illinois-ubuntu forums?
 161 21:44 < ddecator> never been on the IL forum, so i'll have to take a look at that...
 162 21:45 < swoody> I was thinking something along those lines, but less 'formal' and 'strutured' than a forum...
 163 21:45 < swoody> like implementing the software behind Identi.ca to create our own little 'micro-blogs' for Loco members...
 164 21:45 < nhandler> Well, we already have several communication tools available to us. I think it might be best to try and use those instead of creating something new
 165 21:45 < micahg> what's the topic this evening?
 166 21:45 < swoody> lots of corporations use this internally, as well as a lot of social groups
 167 21:45 < nhandler> swoody: We could simply include !ubuntuchicago in our message so the messages go to the team on identi.ca ;)
 168 21:46 < nhandler> micahg: Right now we are discussing the website
 169 21:46 < swoody> nhandler: true, but I feel this would just be something fun for our little group :)
 170 21:46 < nhandler> Maybe we should create a wiki page to hold our suggestions for the website?
 171 21:47 < swoody> I think that would be a pretty good idea :)
 172 21:47 < nhandler> Any volunteers?
 173 21:47 < ddecator> to create the page?
 174 21:47 < zz> I can edit wikis, not create them :-P
 175 21:47 < nhandler> ddecator: Yes
 176 21:48 < ddecator> like zz, i'm good at editing but not creating and linking the pages
 177 21:48 -!- brianherman [~brianherm@dhcp-vlan3242-22-247.wireless.uic.edu] has quit [Quit: brianherman]
 178 21:49 < swoody> ddecator zz: it's rather easy :) If you guys would like me to show you how I would :)
 179 21:49 < nhandler> If someone creates a page under the ChicagoTeam namespace, I'm sure other members would be more than glad to format it properly and link to it
 180 21:49 < ddecator> swoody, is it the same as creating hyperlinks using html?
 181 21:49 < zz> websuggestions?
 182 21:49 < zz> WebSiteIdeas?
 183 21:50 < swoody> ddecator: basic layout: [[https://www.link.com|Click Here]]
 184 21:50 < swoody> ddecator: once you open a page to edit it, you should see how the other links are configured :)
 185 21:50 < ddecator> swoody, very true...i can set one up if nobody else wants to i guess
 186 21:50 < swoody> zz: stick with CamelCase :) So WebsiteIdeas would be good :)
 187 21:51 < zz> what i meant after i typed it :-P
 188 21:51 < swoody> :)
 189 21:51 < nhandler> Alright, so zz and ddecator, do you two want to work on setting up that wiki page?
 190 21:52 < ddecator> i'm up for it
 191 21:52 < swoody> woot! Team Work :D
 192 21:52 < zz> i don't want to but i will do it w/ high protest :-P
 193 21:52 < nhandler> :)
 194 21:52 < nhandler> Thanks a lot
 195 21:52 < ddecator> way to take one for the team zz, haha
 196 21:52 < swoody> thanks guys :)
 197 21:52 < zz> sound sincere :-P
 198 21:52 < nhandler> [TOPIC] chiloco-wallpapers
 199 21:52 < nhandler> I'll keep this topic brief
 200 21:52 < nhandler> j1mc had the idea of creating a bzr branch to hold all of our wallpapers https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-chicago/+junk/chiloco-wallpapers
 201 21:53 < j1mc> : )
 202 21:53 < nhandler> I then created a daily ppa for this branch (ppa:nhandler/chiloco-wallpapers)
 203 21:53 < j1mc> i had thought of hosting wallpapers that we used and found interesting
 204 21:53 < nhandler> If you have any wallpapers that you regularly use, please feel free to add them to the branch (assuming the license permits it)
 205 21:53 < nhandler> So far, the branch only has 2 wallpapers
 206 21:53 < nhandler> Any comments?
 207 21:54 < ddecator> i like the idea
 208 21:55 < nhandler> If there are no more comments, lets keep moving
 209 21:55 < nhandler> [TOPIC] New Team Roles/Jobs
 210 21:55 < nhandler> swoody: You are up
 211 21:55 < j1mc> maybe this could be something that is included in meetings
 212 21:55 < j1mc> posting / sharing wallpapers
 213 21:55 < swoody> Thanks nhandler. With the new growth of the team, as well as the wiki pages, website, and meetings, I wanted to bring up the idea of Team 'Roles' or 'Jobs', and see how people feel about it...
 214 21:55 < ddecator> swoody, like a "board"?
 215 21:55 < j1mc> swoody: i wanted to wait until now, but i think i need to take a break from the loco.
 216 21:55 < swoody> With the new aspects of the team, there will be more things to get done - updating IRC meeting minutes after meetings, updating event wikis, meeting chair peope, etc.
 217 21:56 < swoody> people*
 218 21:56 < j1mc> it is work related fo rme
 219 21:56 < swoody> j1mc: lol
 220 21:56 < j1mc> swoody: i'm not joking.  :/
 221 21:56 < swoody> j1mc: oh really? :o
 222 21:56 < nhandler> j1mc: We will definitely miss having you around. Take as much time as you need. You know you will always be welcome back here.
 223 21:56 < j1mc> swoody: i need to take a break from ubuntu for a bit.  i can talk about it more in a PM or something
 224 21:57 < swoody> j1mc: well I'm sorry to hear that, but we do understand that things come up in life sometimes :/
 225 21:57 < j1mc> thanks, swoody and nhandler
 226 21:57 < nhandler> swoody: In response to your topic, I think it would be better to simply ask for volunteers for those jobs as we need them
 227 21:57 < swoody> j1mc: yes, as nhandler said, you're always more than welcome around these parts :D
 228 21:57 < nhandler> For instance, we chose a meeting chair right before the meeting
 229 21:57 < j1mc> i just want to make sure i can devote the appropriate amount of time and mental energy to my job
 230 21:58 < ddecator> i think eventually we'll need pseudo-jobs
 231 21:58 < swoody> j1mc: that's very understandable, and we all know that some jobs in particular can take a real strain
 232 21:58 < swoody> ddecator: that's my thinking as well...
 233 21:59 < swoody> It doesn't have to be immediate, but I would be +1 for having people volunteer for these types of positions, so we can always know who's doing what, and that everything is kept up to date
 234 21:59 < ddecator> swoody, i think it would save time in figuring out who will do what, and then it will make the tasks for standardized...but idk what jobs we would need
 235 21:59 < nhandler> I just don't like the idea of saying that person foo is tasked with preparing the meeting minutes for every meeting. I would rather ask for a volunteer to do it at each meeting
 236 21:59 < nhandler> This also gives new users an easy way to start taking on tasks and doesn't burden certain people too much by giving them another job
 237 22:00 < swoody> well that was my idea exactly, nhandler - to bring in new members, who may not have contributed much before, but who want to become more active in the team...
 238 22:00 < swoody> I wasn't planning on assigning these types of things to you or Rich ;)
 239 22:00 < swoody> you people are too busy as it is, lol
 240 22:00 < ddecator> and it could be flexible and strictly voluntary
 241 22:01 < nhandler> swoody: Which is why I think asking for volunteers might be nice. New users tend to come and go a bit to often
 242 22:01 < zz> if important ping me, working on the wiki
 243 22:01 < ddecator> let me know if you need help zz
 244 22:01 < zz> eventually
 245 22:01 < swoody> ok, but that's my $.02 :)
 246 22:01 < nhandler> swoody: Maybe if we were to have a list of the jobs we actually have a need to fill, it might make it easier to see a need (if one exists) for having set jobs
 247 22:02 < swoody> that sounds like wiki work ;)
 248 22:02 < ddecator> o rly?
 249 22:02 < swoody> maybe 'Current Openings' on our team page?
 250 22:02 < swoody> Volunteer Postions?
 251 22:02 < swoody> :)
 252 22:02 < ddecator> what kinds of positions are we thinking?
 253 22:02 < nhandler> swoody: I was suggesting it more for just helping us reach a decision on this issue ;)
 254 22:03 < swoody> nhandler: and like you said, maybe it'll work out if we have people who just volunteer for these every month or so
 255 22:03 < swoody> nhandler: ah, gotcha :)
 256 22:03 < ddecator> so wait, we can come up with "jobs" that new users can volunteer to do? but have the page so they know what they are welcome to get involved with?
 257 22:04 < swoody> ddecator: well just the couple I had off the top of my head... someone to update meeting minutes after IRC meetings, someone for IRL events, someone to chair meetings, a team reporter (for our Team Reports)...
 258 22:04 < swoody> ddecator: I think that may be a great idea...
 259 22:04 < ddecator> would this be better under "New Members"?
 260 22:05 < swoody> have a page of info on how people can get more involved w/ the Loco & Ubuntu...
 261 22:05 < ddecator> swoody, exactly
 262 22:05 < nhandler> I would suggest we create a wiki page over the next few days/weeks and then decide at the next meeting if we want to assign jobs for the positions on the list or simply continue to ask for volunteers as we need them
 263 22:05 < swoody> maybe positons like those ^ and then key contacts if you want to learn about a certain topic (docs, wikis, IRC, etc.)
 264 22:05 < ddecator> swoody, i agree on the contacts features...should we create a page and people can add jobs as they think of them?
 265 22:06 < swoody> nhandler: sounds good to me :)
 266 22:06 < swoody> ddecator: that would be a good step :)
 267 22:07 < swoody> ddecator: why don't you let zz do the other wiki, and you can create one for these positions? :)
 268 22:07 < ddecator> swoody, alright, i can try to do that tonight or tomorrow (i have to study for a midterm haha)
 269 22:07 < ddecator> zz, you alright with taking care of the other wiki?
 270 22:07 < swoody> ddecator: that would be excellent, thanks :D
 271 22:07 < nhandler> ddecator: Great, no rush
 272 22:08 < nhandler> Alright, final topic of the evening
 273 22:08 < nhandler> [TOPIC] Ubuntu Global Jam
 274 22:08 < swoody> ddecator zz - if you guys do have any questions when you're creating them, feel free to ask on the channel :)
 275 22:08 < ddecator> thanks swoody =)
 276 22:08 < zz> wait what's going on?
 277 22:08 < swoody> Woot! It's Global!!
 278 22:08 < nhandler> I don't want to discuss this in too much detail right now. We will have plenty of discussion on the ML soon
 279 22:08 < zz> gimme a sec to read/catch up
 280 22:08 < nhandler> One topic that has come up (besides location) is the date
 281 22:09 < nhandler> The scheduled weekend falls around spring break for many schools in the area
 282 22:09 < swoody> zz: we were hoping that you could take care of the wiki you started on, and ddecator was going to create a wiki for 'team positions'
 283 22:09 < nhandler> I know there is a very good chance I will be out of town. nixternal also said that he might not be around.
 284 22:09 < swoody> zz: is that ok with you?
 285 22:09 < swoody> nhandler a big +1 here if it makes it easier for everyone to schedule the event...
 286 22:10 < nhandler> One idea I had was to possibly hold the jam a week earlier
 287 22:10 < ddecator> anytime in march should work for me...even if i have spring break, i can be in chi-town for it
 288 22:11 < zz> swoody, that's fine
 289 22:11 < swoody> yeah, both weekends are fine by me as well :)
 290 22:11 < ddecator> thanks zz
 291 22:11 < swoody> zz: great, thanks again :)
 292 22:11 < micahg> sunday either weekends is fine for me
 293 22:11 < nhandler> Awesome. We will probably bring this topic to the ML (and create a Doodle poll) to get some more feedback. I just thought I would mention the topic here
 294 22:11 < swoody> zz: and like I mentioned, if you do have any questions, feel free to ask on the channel :)
 295 22:11 < nhandler> We already talked about the meeting location issue earlier, so no need to talk about it again
 296 22:11 < ddecator> what exactly will be the focus of the global jam?
 297 22:11 < zz> i mostly copy pate
 298 22:11 < zz> *paste :-P
 299 22:12 < swoody> zz: that's the way to do it :)
 300 22:12 < zz> emails to check, irc meeting, wiki to edit
 301 22:12 < nhandler> zz: The jam is targeting Bugs, Testing, Translations, Docs, and Other (from the wiki). We will probably cover Bugs, Testing, Docs, and Packaging (plus anything else people want to do)
 302 22:12 < zz> now i am using my laptop for the proper things it used for: multi tasking
 303 22:12 < zz> ok? i think you meant ddecator
 304 22:12 < swoody> zz: haha
 305 22:12 < nhandler> Yes, sorry ;)
 306 22:14 < ddecator> haha, thanks nhandler
 307 22:14 < nhandler> I know nixternal was looking into possibly holding the jam at Pumping Station 1
 308 22:14 < swoody> I think that would be a great location :)
 309 22:14 < ddecator> what is Pumping Station 1 exactly?
 310 22:14 < swoody> ddecator: one of the only buildings/structures to survive the Great Fire ;)
 311 22:15 < nhandler> ddecator: I've never been there, but it is a general hacking station that from what I have heard, would be perfect for us
 312 22:15 < swoody> nhandler: that too ;)
 313 22:15 < zz> the reason i don't go to events is location, if rich or steve can drive me i would have no problem going as i do not stand driving downtown
 314 22:15 < ddecator> nhandler swoody, ok, very cool =)
 315 22:15 < nhandler> j1mc and nixternal have both been there and could probably give you more info
 316 22:15 < swoody> [LINK] http://pumpingstationone.org/
 317 22:16 < nhandler> zz: This is one reason we need more locations in the suburbs we can use ;)
 318 22:16 < ddecator> sounds perfect
 319 22:16 < nhandler> Alright, any more comments about this? Remember, it will be going to the ML soon for further discussion
 320 22:16 < ddecator> not right now
 321 22:16 < swoody> zz: are you not near a train station? That's what a lot of people use to get into/from the city for events
 322 22:17 < ddecator> +1 for CTA
 323 22:17 < zz> swoody, i take metra downtown
 324 22:17 < ddecator> (even if they are getting worse and worse...)
 325 22:17 < nhandler> Any comments about anything else?
 326 22:18 < ddecator> nope
 327 22:19 < nhandler> Alright, then I think we can officially end this meeting
 328 22:19 < swoody> [#ubuntu-chicago] Woot! Thank you very much to everyone for coming tonight! :)
 329 22:19 < nhandler> Thanks everyone for participating
 330 22:19 < nhandler> [END MEETING]