Calendar
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Current SPECIAL Events
Events that are actively being developed or confirmed.
Ubuntu 11.10 Release Party Thurs October 13th 6pm
Check new LoCo Teams Page for current information.
MONTHLY EVENTS
Verify dates in Wiki, Calendar, IRC, Mailing List and Forums - If any doubt ASK (Dates Subject to CHANGE)
IRC LoCo Team Meeting 8:30pm FIRST and THIRD WEDNESDAY of MONTH
Past Special Events
Ubuntu 11.10 Release Party Thurs October 13th 6pm
- 20111013: 11.10 Release Party (Philly) 20110917: SFD @ PACS 20110723: FOSSCON CPOSC 2010 20100911 Geeknic 20100925 Software Freedom Day
"Zero to Linux in 45 Minutes" where he featured installing Ubuntu with Wubi
20100601 Team founder and contact Bret Fledderjohn interviewed by Ubuntu US 20100218: Millersville University: Open Options: Remix Computing with Open Source Software Event (Lancaster Region) Details: MillersvilleUniversityFOSS2010
Wrap-up: Millersville University Open Options Event - Success!
20091031: Philadelphia Karmic Release Party (Philly / Southeast) 20091030: Pittsburgh Karmic Release Party (Pittsburgh / Southwest) Details: Pittsburgh Karmic Release
20091017: Table at Central Pennsylvania Open Source Conference (CPOSC) (Harrisburg/York/Lancaster Region) 20091003: Mythbuntu Installfest/Jam (Philly/Southeast Region) 20090919: Software Freedom Day at PACS (Philly/Southeast Region) 20090808: Harrisburg PA Social/Planning Meeting (Harrisburg/York/Lancaster Region) 20090502: Jaunty Release Party (Philly / Southeast) 20090423: Jaunty Release Party (Pittsburgh / Southwest) 20090419: Geeknic 2009 (Philly / Southeast) 20090221: Global Bug Jam - Philadelphia (Philly / Southeast) 20081206: Philadelphia NTR Imaging party (Philly / Southeast) Mailing list: NTR Imaging party!!! (thank you, results)
20081108: Pittsburgh Intrepid Release Party 20081101: Philadelphia Intrepid Release Party (Philly / Southeast) 20080823 Ubuntu NJ LAN Party Gallery Photos from Event attended by several Ubuntu US PA folks: http://gallery.ubuntupennsylvania.org/main.php?g2_itemId=468
20080621 MythTV Seminar (Philly / Southeast) 20071028 Philly Gutsy Gibbon Release / Halloween Party (Philly / Southeast) 20071019 Pittsburgh Gutsy Gibbon Release Party (Pittsburgh / Southwest) 20070922 MythTV Seminar (Philly / Southeast) 20070915 Free Software Day Extravaganza (Philly / Southeast) - PACS (Philly / Southeastern Team)
Speaker - David A. Harding http://gnuisance.net/
- Assist all special interest groups with demonstrating FOSS software specific to their SIG
http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/northamerica/PA/Phila_Area_Computer_Society
- Pacs Linux (Philly / Southeastern Team)
- Provide demonstration support of Ubuntu, both PC and PPC (And even Windows via the OpenCD)
http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/northamerica/PA/pacslinux
- Blogs:
20070915 Lehigh Valley Software Freedom Day (Northeast) 20070915 Susquehanna County Lehigh Valley Software Freedom Day (Northeast) 20070811 Free (as in freedom) BBQ August 11, 2007 (Philly / Southeast) - August 11th in East Norriton, PA
- Norristown Farm Park
- BBQ, sunscreen, and Frisbees
- Families welcome!!
- Mostly a social event, will chat about free software, but mostly this event is to spend time together and a little bit of community outreach
Lyz's Blog http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=1184
Jim's Bloghttp://jedijf.blogspot.com/2007/08/bbq-was-hot-malt-on-fire-ntr-rekindling.html
20070714 WCOJ Radio Interview (Philly / Southeast) - 8-9am, July 14th
- Interview on 1420AM with Gene Mitchell.
- Volunteers from team attended: Alex Launi, Elizabeth Bevilacqua
Download a copy of the show! (27M, ogg format)
20070609: Dual-Boot PC Donation to Girls Inc (Philly / Southeast) - Several Mailinglist threads:
Elizabeth Bevilacqua Blog Entry (+photos)
20070602: Ubuntu Install-Fest at Nonprofit Technology Resources (NTR) (Philly / Southeast) - Mailinglist threads:
20070519: Central PA LUG Installfest/New user Meeting (Harrisburg/York/Lancaster) 20070519: Philadelphia Area Computer Society (PACS) Install-Fest Promo (Philly / Southeast) 20070517: Ubuntu Release Party, Montrose, Susquehanna County (Northeast) 20070428: Ubuntu LoCo PA Team Meeting (Philly / Southeast) Forum Thread discussing Organizational Meeting 20070428 (including photos!)
Road Map
Events here are specs to be moved to current events once someone has taken ownership of them and planning has begun.
Events across Pennsylvania
- Active Event Locations
- Philadelphia
- Harrisburg/York/Lancaster
- Susquehanna County
- Lehigh Valley
- Target Areas for future development
- Pittsburgh
- Erie
- Scranton Wilkes-Barre
- State College
- Williamsport
- Mt. Airy Learning Tree
- Setup downstairs classroom with an LTSP server
- Setup a PC that can act as a server for mass imaging
- Work with Wynne to build contacts with schools for Ubuntu installations
- Teach classes through MALT on Ubuntu installation / configuration
Nonprofit Technology Resources - Continue work with the Linux laptop project. Possibly branch out to installing Ubuntu on higher end desktops.
- Provide a Ubuntu installation option at all of NTR's workshops
Open Borders Project - Setup ESL classrooms with LTSP so they can learn OO on Ubuntu
Girls Inc - Provide follow-up support at either MALT or NTR
Media Action Team Plan - Develop a media action team
- Develop a media action plan
- Develop a complete media contact list for the state
- Newspapers across the state
- Television stations
- Radio stations
- Local Internet sights
- Library contact lists
Afterschool Edubuntu Labs Program - Solicit Computer Donations
- Put together Computer labs at churches and community centers for "at risk" kids by economically challenged demographic areas
Boy/Girl Scouts Computer Merit Badge Counseling - Register in local councils as computer merit badge counselor(s)
- Teach scouts the required computer skills using Ubuntu