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Ubuntu Oregon is a group of volunteers who advocate and promote Ubuntu and Free Open Source Software in Oregon. We attend and plan events statewide and remain committed to educating others about Ubuntu and Free Open Source Software through these events and partnerships within our community.
Key Details
Date Established - May 30th, 2007
Team Contact - Benjamin Kerensa <<bkerensa AT SPAMFREE ubuntu DOT com>>
Membership - 30 as of Dec. 31
Launchpad - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-or
Mailing List - ubuntu-us-or on lists.ubuntu.com (99 subscribed as of Dec. 31)
IRC - #ubuntu-us-or on Freenode (IRC meetings 2nd Sunday of every month)
Microblogs - Twitter
* Flickr - http://flickr.com/ubuntuoregon
Roadmap
To become Approved LoCo Team
To get the Ubuntu LoCo Oregon Team approved as a LoCo Team.
Community Based Advocacy
Oregon is community oriented and we aim to work closely with community partners such as FreeGeek and various User Groups to provide our expertise and resources to further Ubuntu and Free Open Source Software in our community.
Participation in FreeGeek Education Program
Engage Portland Linux User Group & Salem LUG
- Outreach with Portland Wordpress User Group
Community Support
To provide community-driven support to Oregonian's via forum, IRC, mailing lists, meet ups, jams and every other venue available to us.
Continue support & advocacy engagement on PLUG Mailing List and ORLUG IRC Channel
- Continue to provide support in-community
Ubuntu in Education
To work closely with K-12, University and Community Education centers to advocate that they adopt Ubuntu into their curriculum and to aid them in that endeavour by facilitaing classes, providing mentoring and other resources.
- Mentoring with Western Oregon University
- Continued Engagement with Portland-Area Teachers who use Ubuntu in the classroom
Community Involvement
To influence and encourage Oregonians to be involved in the Ubuntu Project and our Local Community (LoCo).- Continue involvement and participation in various community activities
Experience
Open Source Convention 2011 - July 25, 2011
Community Leadership Summit 2011 - July 23, 2011
PuppetConf 2011 - Sept 19, 2011
11.10 Release Party - October 22nd, 2011
Ubuntu Global Jam 2011 - Sept 3rd, 2011
11.04 Release Party April 19, 2011
Salem Ubuntu Hour - October 21, 2011
Ubuntu/Debian Jam & BSP - Dec 4, 2011