Join a Jam, Make Jam, Eat Jam!

[Daniel Villarreal]

Darcy,
Thanks for the feedback.
Daniel

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys!  Let me know if I can help. I've been running jams for about
> two years now in Kitchener.
>
> It's easy!
>
> 1) Pick a venue.  WiFi and workspace are the main criteria.  A coffee
> shop can work, but a college classroom, community centre or something
> similar might be better, if people can get online.  Your living room
> can work too!
>
> 2) Come up with an activity for people.  Testing the iso is probably
> the easiest, and people like trying out the new version on their
> hardware.  You can also work on artwork, triage/fix bugs, write
> documentation, or anything else that helps Ubuntu.
>
> 3) Spread the word! You can create an event listing here:
> http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-ca and use that link to promote it
> everywhere else.  Local subreddits, LUG mailing lists, college
> campuses, anywhere else where potentially interested people might
> gather.
>
> 4) Have fun!  Order out for pizza, take a break and play some
> Teeworlds (that's testing, right?), go out to a pub afterwards... It's
> not all work.  And you can start plotting the release party. :D
>
> And yeah, there's #ubuntu-ca on freenode (aka, irc.ubuntu.com).  I'm
> in there most of the time and I'd be happy to talk about any or all of
> this.
>
> Darcy.
>
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Daniel Villarreal
> <youcanlinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Fouad,
> > Maybe we can also help each other.
> >
> > Maybe tomorrow we can visit the IRC channel for the Jam, if there's one,
> I
> > think there's an IRC channel for Ubuntu Users in Canada.
> >
> > It would be a good idea to start thinking about a potential venue, where
> we
> > can have this event.
> >
> > We should look to see who we can interest in coming out to the event.
> Maybe
> > it would be good idea to call local chamber of commerce, benevolent
> > organizations, etc.
> >
> > I look forward to sharing ideas.
> >
> > kind regards,
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Fouad Hassouneh
> > <fouad.hassouneh at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm also interested in putting something together here in st. john's,
> NL,
> >> and also i need some start up info and guidance
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Fouad
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2/21/2012 1:37 PM, Daniel Villarreal wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm interested in putting something together here in the Falls. How
> would
> >> I go about starting this up?
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> Daniel
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Randall Ross <randall at executiv.es>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hello there Canada!
> >>>
> >>> You're an Ubuntu contributor and we (the Ubuntu Global Contributor
> >>> Community) need *your* help! (Or, you're an Ubuntu user. Guess what? We
> >>> still need *your* help!)
> >>>
> >>> The Ubuntu Global Jam is happening on March 2-4th 2012. Our goal is to
> >>> get every team in the world jamming at an Ubuntu event.
> >>>
> >>> General information about the Ubuntu Global Jam can be found on the
> >>> Ubuntu Global Jam Wiki.
> >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam
> >>>
> >>> Please go to the Ubuntu Loco Teams Portal *this week* and register (or
> >>> join) an Ubuntu Global Jam event in your area: http://loco.ubuntu.com/.
> >>>
> >>> If there is no Ubuntu local community team in your town, *start one!*
> >>> Canada needs teams everywhere. Hint: That's *every* city, town, and
> village.
> >>> Look outside. See a team?
> >>>
> >>> If you have any questions, I'm here to help.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Randall Ross
> >>> Ubuntu Buzz Generator.
> >>> (from Vancouver)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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