== Ubuntu Hour ==
Event Link: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-qa/2291-qatari-ubuntu-hour/

We
[[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-qa/2291-qatari-ubuntu-hour/|scheduled]] an [[Hour|Ubuntu Hour]] for Friday 5th April 2013 from 3pm to 4pm at the [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/venues/Qatar/935/detail|Museum of Islamic Art]].   

There were three of us, and we just ''hung out'' and discussed how '''great''' Ubuntu is, and what we can do gain some momentum.

== Present (in order of appearance) ==
 * Roy Verrips a.k.a. [[rverrips]]
 * Shahnoor Ashraf a.k.a. [[kaziweb]]
 * Saiful-Islam (Guest of [[kasiweb]])
== Minutes ==
All present agreed that the QatariTeam Logo (Ubuntu circle with a map of Qatar imposed in the centre) should be our team logo.  [[rverrips]] will go ahead and implement that on the wiki via http://spreadubuntu.org 

[[kaziweb]] has some great idea's about how to promote Ubuntu and get "the word out".  We explained in length how we should have a two pronged strategy of Community Building activities, like [[Hour|Ubuntu Hour]] and the like, and also how we should look to encourage commercial entities to switch their offices to Open Source solutions that can run on Ubuntu, like [[GnuCashHowTo|GnuCash]] for accounting, [[http://www.alfresco.com|Alfresco]] for document sharing and collaboration, etc.   

We decided together that the launch later in April of [[RaringRingtail]] would be a good reason to:

 * Contact the management of [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/venues/Qatar/963/detail/|Sofitel computer market]] to request permission to setup a booth - [[kaziweb]] will contact them.
 * Design a pamphlet/handout with details of the benefits of Ubuntu and contact details of the loco, to be handed out at [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/venues/Qatar/963/detail/|Sofitel computer market]] if permission is granted - [[rverrips]] will design the pamphlet and send to [[kaziweb]] to produce.
 * Design a rollup banner to be used for awareness when doing the pamphlet handouts. - [[rverrips]] will desing the banner and send to [[kaziweb]] to produce.
 * Think through some idea's to either install Ubuntu on the spot for folks or hand out CD's or USB's with Ubuntu.

We ended the meetup by all presenting signing a postcard that [[rverrips]] will send to [[http://philipballew.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/repersent-your-lo-co-and-send-a-post-card-to-show-that-ubuntu-is-used-all-over-the-world/|Philip Ballew]]
== Next Meetup ==
The Launch Party on Friday 26th April 2013

Venue to be confirmed [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/venues/Qatar/963/detail/|Sofitel computer market]]

[[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-qa/2328-ringtail-launch-party-in-qatar/|Register to join us]]

== Update on 17th April ==

[[kaziweb]] and [[rverrips]] had a phone conversation today and decided that we would no longer aim to meet at [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/venues/Qatar/963/detail/|Sofitel computer market]] as an exposure event, but rather meet again for the launch party at our regular spot, the [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/venues/Qatar/935/detail|Museum of Islamic Art]], and try attract some new Ubuntu users.   

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