= LoCo Team Regions = <> Every team in the Lo``Co project covers a certain geographical region. This can vary from some teams who cover a state or some teams who cover an entire country. How do you decide what size region your Lo``Co should cover? This document aims to explain some of these issues. There is no single rule of thumb for how big an area a Lo``Co team should cover. For some countries it makes sense to divide LoCos at a state level (such as the USA), but for some regions it makes sense for each Lo``Co team to be at a country level (such as countries in Europe). == How to figure out which region you cover == To determine which region you should cover, follow these steps: * '''Step 1''' - Look at the ''Region Guidelines'' below and see how your area is categorized. Always try to remain in these guidelines. * '''Step 2''' - Look at the LoCoTeamsList and see if an existing team exists in your area. If a team does exist, get in touch with the contact and work together. * '''Step 3''' - If a team does not exist in your area, follow the details in LoCoTeamHowto to create your group. If you are unsure, get in touch with the LoCo Council at loco-council@lists.ubuntu.com. === Covering smaller regions inside existing teams === If you would like to set up a Lo``Co team for a smaller region (such as a county or town district), you should work to do this within the existing wider team. As an example, within the ubuntu-uk team some people may want to organise regional meetings around Northampton. This should not be done as a seperate ubuntu-northampton team but as part of the ubuntu-uk team. It is recommended that each team has a page with regional meetings within that area. This allows closely matched Ubuntu users to meet up and have closer regional meetings. '''The Lo``Co project always seeks to work within existing team structures where possible. If a team for your area already exists, do try to work with them.''' = Region Guidelines = || '''Area'''|| '''Recommendation''' || '''Example''' || '''Notes''' || || USA || State Level || ubuntu-us-tx || Each team should cover a state in the US || || Russia || Federal subject Level || ubuntu-ru-loco-spb || Each team should cover [[http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8|a federal subject]] in Russia || || Europe || Country Level || ubuntu-uk || Each team should cover a full country || || Africa || Country Level || ubuntu-za || Each team should cover a full country || ---- CategoryLoCoTeams