LoCo Member Recruitment Workshop

Noon, Central time, 3rd floor, Presidente room

IRC channel: #ubuntu-uds-presidente

gobby document from gobby.ubuntu.com: community-lucid-loco-member-recruitment-workshop

UDS Calendar http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-l/2009-11-20/

Summary

Little guidance is given to LoCo leaders

=== Detail ====

Brainstorming

A benefit of all open source development is the ability to participate. What alternatives to open source allow participation like this? Certainly not windows

• Recruiting active & a diverse membership

• sharing stories between locos

• Lowering the barrier to entry for LoCo members & leaders

• Crossing the chasms between

  • LoCo membership

  • Ubuntu Membership

  • LoCo leadership

• What activities give end users and LoCo members a way to contribute?

  • Release Parties

  • Speaking about & representing Ubuntu at shows

  • answering questions via IRC, forums and mail list
  • Installfests
  • Ubuntu distribution point - CDs and ISO images

  • advocacy

  • end user education - UbuntuOpenWeek & LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase

  • tech support
  • translations (needs vary)

  • LoCoTeamRunning

  • LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups

  • reporting bugs - UbuntuBugDay

  • triaging bugs - UbuntuGlobalJam

  • fixing bugs, development education - UbuntuDeveloperWeek

  • digital freedom advocacy

  • international Ubuntu distributions

  • Localized artwork
  • Speaking about Ubuntu to the media