LoCo Outreach via Team Cross-Pollination

[Nathan Handler]

On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Nick Ali <nali at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> I suggest a push method. Lets take IRC LoCo meetings. Assuming a LoCo
> has regular IRC meetings, wouldn't it be great if someone from the Art
> Team stopped by and discussed how the Art Team works? How about
> someone talking about how to translate Ubuntu into their native
> language? What if the Documentation Team discussed what needed to be
> updated for the next cycle? This can be extended to every community
> team. Tie in slides and web pages with Lernid and the discussions
> become more powerful.

This is sort of like what the Ubuntu Beginners Team does. The Ubuntu
Beginners Team is made up of members from all areas of the community.
We work with new members of the community to try and figure out where
they are interested in contributing. We then work with them to help
point out the necessary getting started literature, share a few tips,
and help get them involved in the appropriate Ubuntu team. As our team
is very diverse, we can usually help out regardless of the user's
interests. I know many members of the team are active in their
respective LoCos, but so far, we have not really tried actively
recruiting from other LoCos.

Nathan