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Check out the team photos over [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/paultag/|HERE!]] 

== About Ubuntu Ohio ==

Ubuntu Ohio is a group of enthusiastic people dedicated to spreading Ubuntu in the great state of Ohio, the 7th most populous state in the United States. We are known as a LoCo Team, which stands for a Local Community of Ubuntu users. We often get together at conventions, meetings, parties, and online.

For more information about us check out our home page [[http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/|here]], and our Launchpad group [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio|here]]. Our Mailing List archives can be found [[https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-us-ohio/|here]].

== Key Details ==

 * '''Team Contact''' - [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio-council|Ubuntu Ohio Council]] (Cheri Francis, Jon Buckley, and Michael Gilbert)
 * '''Membership'''
  * 658 Members on Launchpad
  * 164 people subscribed to the mailing list
 * '''Mailing List''' - ubuntu-us-ohio at lists.launchpad.net  
 * '''IRC''' - #ubuntu-us-oh on Freenode
 * '''Web''' - http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/
 * '''Launchpad''' - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio

=== ReLoCo Leads ===

All regional leads are team Administrators

[[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio-bdfls|ReLoCo LP Group]]

 {*} Jason Chandler ([[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/canthus13|canthus13]])

 {*} Joe Begnoche

 {*} John F. (tnseditor)

 {*} Jordan McCollum

 {*} Michael Gilbert

 {*} Doug Stanley

=== Ubuntu / Canonical Folk ===

[[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio-rockstars|Rockstars LP Group]]

All Ubuntu members and Canonical employees are team Administrators

 {*} Chase Douglas

 {*} Jacob Peddicord

 {*} Johnathon Mlady

 {*} Paul Tagliamonte

== R Cycle Goals ==

 {*} Local Global Jam and Release Party events

 {*} Increased Transparency in the Team and leadership

 {*} Regular Events

        - Bi-weekly Ubuntu Hours with several ReLoCos, taking the opportunity to use Ubuntu in public
          and possibly recruit new users.

 {*} Giving back to Ohio

== Online Activities ==

 {*} [[http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/planet|Planet Ohio]] -- LoCo blog showcase

 {*} #ubuntu-us-oh IRC channel on Freenode

 {*} Steady Mailing List activity.

 {*} [[http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/burningcircle|Burning Circle]] podcast named in honor of the Cuyahoga River that caught fire in the 1970's.  The current intent behind the production is to provide a means for airing reports from ReLoCo leads.

== Events in the last year ==

 {*} Restored original 3-person council governance model

 {*} See a full list of events at [[http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/calendar|Google Calendar]]

 {*} Continue bi-monthly Ubuntu Hours

     - These take place in four different cities. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Akron. In the state of Ohio, there is a LoCo event every week.

 {*} Global Jams

 {*} [[http://ohiolinux.org|Ohio Linux Fest]] ( OLF )

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== Looking Forward ==

 {*} Improving team communication, and cross-ReLoCo work ( Co-Ubuntu Hours! )

 {*} Recruiting new Ohioans!

 {*} Working and joining forces with [[[http://www.meetup.com/Ubuntu-Stop|Ubuntu Stop]] (a meetup.com group) and other currently disparate organizations in the state.