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| * '''Sub-Teams:''' Created sub-teams dedicated to specific team tasks, including new user support, website design and support, wiki pages, intra-team communication, and new user support and education. | * '''Sub-Teams:''' Created sub-teams dedicated to specific team tasks, including new user support, website design and support, wiki pages, intra-team communication, new user support and education, and marketing. |
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| * '''Civic/Community Advocacy Change this to refer to the Ubuntu boxes somehow:''' Contact local school boards, governments, universities, and public libraries to foster adoption of Ubuntu as a viable alternative to less secure, more costly operating systems including proposing partnerships to aid in the distribution of media. * So far we have made contact with two schools about adopting Ubuntu in their computer labs. |
* '''Civic/Community Advocacy:''' We will provide media and strategic marketing to help further the Ubuntu into the mass market. We will use different means to help speed the adoption of Ubuntu. One example is the UbuntuBox project, where we provide CDs and additional information in CD stands in popular stores in Georgia. See[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GeorgiaUSTeam/UbuntuBox] for more information. * We have set up UbuntuBoxes in the following stores: * Snellville Borders Bookstore |
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| * Once approved, we are ready to expand our presence by supporting a website hosted and maintained by team members. | * We have a web site maintained by team members that is the go-to site for people introduced to our group. |
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| * The Feisty Feisty Release Party was done April 19th 2007 | * The Feisty Fawn Release Party was done April 19th 2007 |
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| * '''Gutsy Gibbon InstallFest''' * The Gutsy Gibbon InstallFest was held on Nov. 10, at Emory University. * Wiki Page: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GeorgiaUSTeam/Events/GutsyGibbonInstallFest] |
Approval Application goes here!
See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoGettingApproved for details.
See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KentuckyTeam/ApprovalApplication for an example.
Georgia US LoCo Team
Here you should provide a summary of your group over a couple of short paragraphs.
Key Details
Date |
(list the date of application) |
Team Contact |
John Von Hollen <jsvh84@gmail.com> |
Membership |
56 as of 13th October 2007 |
Mailing List |
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IRC |
#ubuntu-georgia on Freenode |
Forum |
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Launchpad |
Roadmap
Here you should provide a list of things you plan on doing. Include links to where these are discussed online and on mailing lists.
Sub-Teams: Created sub-teams dedicated to specific team tasks, including new user support, website design and support, wiki pages, intra-team communication, new user support and education, and marketing.
Collaboration with LUGs: Contact Georgia LUGs and user groups to coordinate joint events emphasizing an adoption of Ubuntu as the desktop and/or server environment of choice. We have already begun this process with the [http://www.ale.org Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts], [http://www.freeitathens.org/ Free IT Athens], [http://www.uga.edu/chugalug/ CHUGALUG], and [http://www.mgalug.org/ Middle Georgia LUG].
Civic/Community Advocacy: We will provide media and strategic marketing to help further the Ubuntu into the mass market. We will use different means to help speed the adoption of Ubuntu. One example is the UbuntuBox project, where we provide CDs and additional information in CD stands in popular stores in Georgia. See[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GeorgiaUSTeam/UbuntuBox] for more information.
We have set up UbuntuBoxes in the following stores:
- Snellville Borders Bookstore
Experience
Communication Channels
- We have created and maintained our online presence and lines of communication, including a mailing list, a Georgia Team subforum, an IRC channel, and a wiki.
Team Website
- We have a web site maintained by team members that is the go-to site for people introduced to our group.
Feisty Release Party
- The Feisty Fawn Release Party was done April 19th 2007
Forum Discussion: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=407738]
Gutsy Gibbon InstallFest
The Gutsy Gibbon InstallFest was held on Nov. 10, at Emory University.
Wiki Page: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GeorgiaUSTeam/Events/GutsyGibbonInstallFest]
Face to Face meetings
- Face to face meeting occurred May 5th, July 7th, and Septembet 15th.
Forum Discussion: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=XXX], [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=487284]
Pictures: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubuntugeorgia/sets/72157600183716106/]
New Team Member Support
- A sub-team is responsible for the welcoming of new members and assisting in helping them become active and productive advocates of Ubuntu, as well as contribute to the team as an approved member.
Wiki Page: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GeorgiaUSTeam/NewUser]
New User Support
We are compiling [:XXXXXXX:Documentation] to assist users new to Ubuntu and/or the region.
Ubuntu Boxes
- CD holders full of Ubuntu CDs with info on Ubuntu placed in public locations
Forum Discussion: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=443219]
Wiki Page: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GeorgiaUSTeam/UbuntuBox]
Gutsy Release Party and Install Fest Planning
- Release Party planned for October 20th
- Install Fest planned for November 10th
Promotional Material: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3119058#post3119058]
Ubuntu Members
[:NickAli:Nick Ali] (BoredandBlogging)
["CategoryGeorgiaUSTeam"]
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