[Ubuntu-be] IRC meeting 16/12/2010 – Report

[jean7491-Events-Team]

IRC meeting 16/12/2010 – Report
Present at the meeting (in random order) : JanC, massimo21, 
mongolito404, woutervddn, steabert, gadeynebram, Jean7491

1. Past and future events
  a. Summary - our activities in 2010 ?
In total, we participated to 22 computer fairs + FOSDEM, and organized 4 
events related to Ubuntu and FOSS. Thanks to all volunteers for their 
enthusiasm and engagement.
Reports or a few words in the mailing list about events are important as 
the best way to share information about our actvities/participation to 
events.
gadeynebram will pass to Clamam information and lessons learned from a 
lanparty in Blankenberg in October 2010.
As already stated, we need a team (or work-group) to look for the future 
and other ways/events to promote Ubuntu, and an "Education team" helping 
for education, information and promotion.

  b. Dipro fair Mechelen 12/12/2010 - report: no information

  c. Dipro fair Leuven 16/01/2011
Team is OK and logistic preparation started.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Leuven_2011-01-16

  d. Dipro fair Hasselt 23/01/2011
Team and preparation are OK.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Hasselt_2011-01-23

  e. Dipro fair Ghent 30/01/2011: preparation will start in 2011.

  f. Others events
- Digital Week 2011 28/02-04/03/2011: Ubuntu will be presented in Ostend 
on 03/03. Other locations ?  The Digital Week is a nice opportunity to 
promote Ubuntu, everyone can take an initiative in his own environment, 
if possible in contact with other organizations. It is high time to 
start with contacts, otherwise it will be too late.

- Genk, May 2011: a lanparty is planned during 3 days and we should 
participate. Details later.
Suggested links about games:
http://www.penguspy.com/#/All/free_and_commercial/sort=1/view=1/limit=0
http://www.playdeb.net/welcome/

2. Promotion
  a. t-shirts for Ubuntu-be - Update
Additional proposals for new designs, T-shirt printing services and 
prices can be send in the mailing-list and wiki page until  19/12/2010 
at 23.59 hr. 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/PromotionMaterial/ProposalsT-shirts. 
A poll will be launched Monday 20/12/2010.
The t-shirts was in contact with Canonical, which agrees with our 
project (with respect for the guidelines), and is working on several 
aspects like logistic, distribution and finances.  Contacts will 
continue next weeks.

  b. Ubuntu and Education
woutervddn was stunned that end-terms for a school say that all people 
that leave school at 18 should be capable of using Windows. More support 
should be given to alternatives.
gadeynebram was asked by two schools for Ubuntu cd's. They reported 
later the difficulty to educate the teachers. It is suggested to open 
some support mailing or some sort of FAQ section/wiki specific to 
teachers / ICT coordinators related problems. This item could be 
developed during another meeting.

  c. Remember: we need a new French press contact, no information yet.

  d. Customized Ubuntu-be iso file for fairs and events, as suggested in 
a previous meeting: will be discussed after the t-shirt project is 
completed.

3. Update Wiki Belgian Team : no information.

4. Support points map status
The pages "Participate" has been updated. Addition of a Support points 
page (details of responsibilities, commitments, tips and procedure "How 
to join as support point ?") is proposed (bug-report 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-belgium/+bug/689770). The Ubuntu-be - 
web-editor team continues to work on this issue. A web-editor team 
mailing-list is suggested for coordination purpose.

5. Next IRC meeting in 2011 on Thursday 05/01/2011 at 21.00 hr.

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jean7491
Ubuntu Belgium Events Team