EventsTeam
Calendar
[http://meetlinux.com/calendar/ Click here to check out our Team Calendar for these and other area events]
Current SPECIAL Events
Events that are actively being developed or confirmed.BR
DATE CHANGE MALT DECEMBER MEETING is DECEMBER 19th DUE to HOLIDAY
MONTHLY EVENTS
Verify dates in Wiki, Calendar, IRC, Mailing List and Forums - If any doubt ASK (Dates Subject to CHANGE)BR
IRC LoCo Team Meeting 8:30pm FIRST and THIRD WEDNESDAY of MONTH
NTR Staff Installation Training 10am-2pm THIRD MONDAY of MONTH (Philly / Southeast)
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/CommunityOutreachTeam/NtrTraining Wiki page about the project]
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=540365 Current Forum Thread]
MALT CVG Training Session 7pm to 9pm LAST WEDNESDAY of MONTH (Philly / Southeast)
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/CommunityOutreachTeam/LTSPMALT Wiki page about the project]
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=540365 Current Forum Thread]
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=511787 Forum thread about project]
Road Map
Events here are specs to be moved to current events once someone has taken ownership of them and planning has begun.BR 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
Past Special Events
20071028 Philly Gutsy Gibbon Release / Halloween Party (Philly / Southeast)
20071019 Pittsburgh Gutsy Gibbon Release Party (Pittsburgh / Southwest)
[:PennsylvaniaTeam/EventsTeam/PittsburghGutsyRelease:Info / Location]
20070922 MythTV Seminar (Philly / Southeast)
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/Philly/MythTVSeminar Wiki page about the project]
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3335707 Current Forum Thread]
[http://gallery.meetlinux.com/main.php?g2_itemId=288 Event Photos!]
[http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=1194 Blog entry by Elizabeth Bevilacqua]
20070915 Free Software Day Extravaganza (Philly / Southeast)
[http://www.pacsnet.org EVENT INFO]
- 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]
[http://gallery.meetlinux.com/main.php?g2_itemId=258 Event Photos!]
- Blogs:
[http://jedijf.blogspot.com/2007/09/software-freedom-pacs-drama-and-linux.html Jim Fischer]
[http://www.joeterranova.net/2007/09/23/events-pictures/ Joe Terranova]
[http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=1194 Elizabeth Bevilacqua]
20070915 Lehigh Valley Software Freedom Day (Northeast)
[http://lvsoftwarefreedom.org/ Event Website]
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-pa/2007-September/000274.html Mailing List Annoucement]
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=544458 Forum Thead]
20070915 Susquehanna County Lehigh Valley Software Freedom Day (Northeast)
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=544458 Forum Thead]
[http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=18899615&BRD=2279&PAG=461&dept_id=467076&rfi=8 Susquehanna Independent Weekender: County libraries to distribute free and open-source software CDs]
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 Blog[http://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
[http://www.wcoj.com/index.php?page=16 Computer Corner: Weekly radio show about computers]
[http://geekosophical.net/misc/pleia_on_the_radio.ogg Download a copy of the show!] (27M, ogg format)
20070609: Dual-Boot PC Donation to Girls Inc (Philly / Southeast)
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=465276 Forum Thread Discussing Event]
- Several Mailinglist threads:
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-pa/2007-May/000010.html Dual boot setup fro Girls, Inc. computers]
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-pa/2007-May/000016.html Girls Inc date shifted to June 9th]
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-pa/2007-June/000068.html Event: Girls Inc]
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-pa/2007-June/000089.html Girls Inc splashimage]
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-pa/2007-June/000098.html Girls Inc disk images]
[http://www.joeterranova.net/photos/girls_inc/ Photos from Joe Terranova]
[http://meetlinux.com/images/20070609_girlsinc/ Photos from Kevin Valentine]
[http://princessleia2.livejournal.com/336325.html Elizabeth Bevilacqua Blog Entry] (+photos)
[http://phillychix.org/meetings/060907.php PhillyChix.org page about the event]
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-pa/2007-June/000141.html "Thank You" letter from Girls Inc]
20070602: Ubuntu Install-Fest at Nonprofit Technology Resources (NTR) (Philly / Southeast)
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=429143 Forum Thread Discussion Event Plans and "Action Items"]
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=462693 Forum Thread Discussing Success!]
- Mailinglist threads:
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-pa/2007-May/000024.html Action Items]
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-pa/2007-May/000032.html Install-fest saturday -- plans?]
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-pa/2007-June/000064.html Install-Fest at NTR - success!]
[http://jedijf.blogspot.com/2007/06/amazing-installfest.html Jim Fisher Blog Entry]
[http://joeterranova.net/photos/PhillyJuneInstallfest/ Joe Terranova's photos]
20070519: Central PA LUG Installfest/New user Meeting (Harrisburg/York/Lancaster)
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=420619 Forum Thread Announcing Event]
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=449911 Forum Thread Announcing Success!]
20070519: Philadelphia Area Computer Society (PACS) Install-Fest Promo (Philly / Southeast)
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=449039 Forum Thread discussing event]
[http://www.joeterranova.net/photos/pacs/ Photos from Joe Terranova and Christina Eater]
[http://meetlinux.com/images/20070519_pacs/ Photos from Elizabeth Bevilacqua]
[http://www.joeterranova.net/2007/05/22/pacs-presentation-pa-loco-team/ Joe Terranova Blog Entry]
[http://jedijf.blogspot.com/2007/05/pacs-meeting-success.html Jim Fisher Blog Entry]
[http://princessleia2.livejournal.com/333193.html Elizabeth Bevilacqua Blog Entry]
20070517: Ubuntu Release Party, Montrose, Susquehanna County (Northeast)
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=413229 Forum Thread Discussing Event]
[http://gbztechnology.com/dgurp/feistyfawnimpress.odp Slides from Presentation Given]
[http://flickr.com/search/?q=dgurp Event Photos]
20070428: Ubuntu LoCo PA Team Meeting (Philly / Southeast)
[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=414341 Forum Thread discussing Organizational Meeting 20070428] (including photos!)
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/Philly/MeetingMinutes Minutes from Meeting]
Event coordination team
- Alex Launi (Philly / Southeast)
- Elizabeth Bevilacqua ([:Pleia2]) (Philly / Southeast)
- Jim Fisher ([:Jedijf]) (Philly / Southeast)