ApprovalApplication
Maryland Local Community Team
The Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team was re-activated in March 2013 under new leadership. We appreciate all of the individuals that have helped the team in the past.
As of May 5, 2014, we had 165 registered team members from throughout the State of Maryland in the US. We meet on IRC the first Monday of the month and meet in person at the Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville campus on the fourth Saturday of the month. Most of our activity is reported on our website, http://ubuntu-maryland.org
We average about 10 persons who attend the monthly meetings and 3 to 5 persons on the IRC chats. The biggest event that we hosted over the past year was our Open House on April 26, 2014 where we celebrated the release of Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. There were 23 persons who attended and we assisted 11 persons with testing and installing Ubuntu on their laptops.
From our previous application for approval several years ago it was stated that Maryland has a long history of standing up against great odds. During the American Revolution, Maryland was the home to one of the war's most esteemed unit of regular soldiers dubbed as the "Old Line" by General Washington. Later, Maryland earned the nickname of the "Free State" due to its stubborn resistance to Federal prohibition laws. The Ubuntu Maryland Local Community Team will continue Maryland's long tradition of promoting freedom by supporting the use of Ubuntu, as well as other free and open source software.
Key Details
Date: (list the date of application)
Team Contact: Ron Swift <rswift@swiftstaffing.com>
Membership: 165 as of 5 May 2014
Mailing List: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-md
IRC: #ubuntu-us-md on irc.freenode.net
Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-maryland
Roadmap
Expand the Team's Reach
Statewide team meetings: Although Maryland is not a particularly large state, we want to ensure that our team has a state-wide availability by providing remote video access to our meetings.
Participate in Ubuntu documentation projects: We are talking with the Ubuntu Manual Project about our assisting them with updating and expanding their desktop manual.
Provide Technical Support: We have discussed the possibility of providing limited technical support to Ubuntu users in Maryland, although the idea is still in its early stages.
Team Bug-Squashing Day: We plan to provide our LoCo team with the opportunity to help Ubuntu by hosting a regularly-scheduled team bug-squashing day.
Continue to Regularly Host Events:
Experience
Team Events
Event
Date
Time
Location
April 26, 2014
1pm - 3pm
April 4, 2014
10am - 8pm
September 18, 2010
10am - 2pm
December 5, 2009
9:30am-11:30am
October 31, 2009
12pm-2pm(ish)
April 25, 2009
12pm-2pm(ish)
April 18, 2009
10am-1pm (Later if needed)
February 21, 2009
9am-1pm
November 1, 2008
1pm
September 20, 2008
10:00am - 4:00pm
August 9, 2008
9:00am - 3:00pm
August 2, 2008
10:00am
April 25, 2008
7:00pm
March 8, 2008
10:00am - 2:30pm
Loyola College Center for Community Informatics
November 21, 2007
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Florence Bain Senior Center, Columbia, MD
October 19, 2007
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Red Robin, Columbia, MD
September 15, 2007
10:00am - 5:00pm
Howard County Library - East Columbia Branch
July 21, 2007
10:00am - 3:00pm
Loyola College Center for Community Informatics
Team Meetings
2014
Date
Time
Location
Meeting Type
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 3:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
2013
Date
Time
Location
Meeting Type
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
1:00pm - 2:30pm
CCBC College Catonsville
Monthly Meeting
2010
Date
Time
Location
Meeting Type
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Demonstration of Ubuntu Linux
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Presentation - Welcome to Ubuntu
2009
Date
Time
Location
Meeting Type
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Eastern Shore - Wicomico County Library
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Eastern Shore - Wicomico County Library
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Eastern Shore - Wicomico County Library
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Eastern Shore - Wicomico County Library
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Eastern Shore - Wicomico County Library
Ad-Hoc
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Eastern Shore - Wicomico County Library
Ad-Hoc
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central Branch
Regular
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Eastern Shore - Wicomico County Library
Ad-Hoc
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastern Shore - Panera Bread
Ad-Hoc
2008
Date
Time
Location
Meeting Type
10:00am - 12:00pm
Eastern Shore - Red Door sub shop
Ad-Hoc
7:00pm - 8:00pm EST
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
GPG Lessons With CALug
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Special: GnuPG Presentation With CALug
8:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
8:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
8:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
8:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
8:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
TGI Fridays, Frederick, MD
Special
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
2007
Date
Time
Location
Meeting Type
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-us-md on freenode.net
Regular
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Regular
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
7:00pm - 8:30pm
#ubuntu-maryland on freenode.net
Ad-Hoc
June 21, 2007
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
May 17, 2007
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Howard County Library - Central
Regular
* Meeting date or time has been rescheduled.