ReapprovalApplication2010
Key Details
- Last Approval Date - September 27, 2007
Team Contact - itnet7,dantrevino
- Membership - 264 as of March 1st, 2010
Launchpad - http://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-florida
Mailing List - Ubuntu-us-fl on lists.ubuntu.com (Archives here)
- IRC - #ubuntu-florida on Freenode
Month Team Reports
Roadmap
Local Advocacy:
Organizing UbuCon at this year's ALF
- Florida Linux Show
- Ubuntu Bootcamp,
- Spacecoast and Tampa Meetups
- Ubuntu Hours in Orlando and Tampa
Community Educating:
- Participate in organizing and teaching for Ubuntu User Days
Continue participation in the UCLP & Ubuntu Classroom
- Continued participation in local and global Jams
Charitable Advocacy and Exposure:
- Continued work with Qimo
- Build Day on January 23, 2010 - troubleshooting and installation in 43 computers
- Anchor House Build-day in February networking 6-12 computers for a computer lab for a transient boys home.
- Continued work with Qimo
LoCo Support:
Continue mentoring LoCo teams
- Continue to provide support in IRC and forums
Development
- jams as teaching opportunities, pimping dev week???
Experience
Communication:
We are maintaining multiple lines of communication, including a Wiki, a sub-forum, an IRC Channel (#ubuntu-florida) and a mailing list.
We are still also utilizing the Launchpad Beta Mailing List
Local Advocacy:
- Represented Ubuntu and the Florida Team at every Florida Linux show to date (Handed out CD's and Information Packets @ our Florida Team Booth)
Atlanta Linux Fest (Show of Support for Atlanta LoCo and had a table for advocacy several members of Florida Team attended)
- Held Release Parties all over the State for Hardy, Intrepid, Jaunty, Karmic, and planning now for Lucid.
- Celebrated at a 60-person strong anniversary celebration.
- Established our first Ubuntu Hours in Orlando and Tampa, and have plans as mentioned above for the future.
Regular monthly meetups in Tampa and Now on the SpaceCoast.
- Instrumental in the organisation of Ubuntu User Day, and several members lead sessions.
Community Educating:
Charitable Advocacy and Exposure:
In the past 12 months, we have hosted 3 build or install days, working with Qimo4Kids to get computers to at-risk children. One of these installs was at a local at-risk youth shelter, where all of the resident children got involved. We had 75 participants, and built approximately 40 computers.
LoCo Support:
Multiple members are mentors to other LoCo's
Development
Event Galleries
- Install Fest:
- Space Coast Linux and OSS Meetup:
http://picasaweb.google.com/itnet7/FirstSpaceCoastLinuxOSSMeetup
- Ubuntu Hour Orlando:
- Karmic release party/LoCo Birthday Bash
- FLS Orlando 2009
- Youth Build Day
http://www.quinncoincorporated.org/2009/08/youth-build-day-pictures/
Testimonials
The Florida LoCo rocks. That is all. -- nali 2010-03-16 01:21:25