[ubuntu-tn] [FWD] Approval and Re Approval for LoCo Teams some Helpful hints

[Nizar Kerkeni]

----------------message original-----------------
De: "Laura Czajkowski" laura at lczajkowski.com
A: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts"
loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:38:06 +0100
-------------------------------------------------
 
 
> Aloha,
> 
> I've had some time recently to review a lot of wiki applications for 
> LoCos. It is truly amazing the amount of work some teams do and is a 
> great source of ideas to try for other teams.
> 
> With that said, I've also seen some wiki pages which are less than clear 
> on what the team is doing which makes it very hard to judge. So I 
> thought I'd put down some best practices to make it clearer what is 
> expected.
> 
> So firstly let's recap:
> 
> The LoCo Council has been tasked with identifying Approved LoCo
> teams which were approved over 2 years ago and thus are due for
> re-approval. The criteria for re approval is the same as for
> approval which is outlined on thegetting approved instructions
> and the LoCo Council guidelines can be found
> at the team approval guidelines .
> 
> It should be noted that from the day your LoCo is approved, you
> should continue to document all events and history of your LoCo
> for this re approval process to make it clear and visible to
> all.
> 
> Now it is safe to say some teams do not continue documenting their work 
> so when it comes to re approval time it's panic stations, all hands on 
> deck! Things you can do to help elevate this are the following
> 
> * Use the LoCo Directory to log all of
> your events it will make it easier to write up about them and
> possibly in the future link to past events
> 
> * MONTHLY Reports folks, only a
> handful of teams use them and there are more teams there that
> SHOULD be writing monthly reports, list your IRC meeting, any real
> life meet up, projects people are working on in relation to Ubuntu.
> * Take photos of your events it'll help in the long run, assign
> someone at each event to take photos and even create a gallery in
> one place to link to them
> 
> When it comes to the creation of the Application be it for Approval or 
> ReApproval it's the same thing just NAMED DIFFERENTLY. You just need to 
> document it. LOTS OF DETAILS PLEASE! We'd rather have too much then not 
> enough details as the meeting is short and we have a lot of teams to get 
> through.
> 
> What is expected of a LoCo Team
> 
> * All teams must provide the Council with a wiki page (in English
> preferably) with details outlined in
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoGettingApproved.
> * The team should have demonstrated a significant and sustained
> contribution to the Ubuntu community, from participating in a
> ubuntu-related project, documentation, localization, development
> (bug reports and packaging, marketing, participating in FOSS
> events, release parties. All of these abiding the Code of Conduct
> and following the LoCo team project's policies.
> * The team should have public wiki pages and an open public mailing
> list set up, these initial resources indicate open participation
> and they provide the Council with a log of the Team's activity.
> * The team should have an entry in 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamList.
> * The team should have been running for at least 4 months and have
> had a consistent set of interactions with each other (council
> members should look at mailing list activity to assess how much
> activity there is) - you should also assess IRC activity where
> applicable.
> * The team should have a good roadmap and a good set of goals that
> they want to achieve, The Approved status is only a confirmation
> of their effort and it is also a commitment for further community
> activity.
> * Leadership within the team must be build upon fairness and
> openess. The team must be in agreement with the fair apointment of
> a leader. This leader must represent the team in different
> situations in an efficient and effective manner, so the leader's
> commitment towards the team is paramount.
> * Has there been much conflict in the team, and if so, has it been
> resolved?: This is a very important sign of a team that is mature
> enough to face further situations in the future. Resolving issues
> is definetely a learning experience for LoCo Teams.
> * Do the council feel this team could be trusted with additional
> resources such as additional CDs and being sent equipment for
> use?, Extra resources encourage more participation therefore,
> Being able to administer their resources is paramount, making sure
> that the team has what they need to promote ubuntu locally .
> * Is this team setting a good example to the community? The Team
> must serve as role for new teams. The teams participation in LoCo
> team communication channels (Mailing list and IRC) is also
> encouraged, this way the team can be sure of that the great work
> done by this team gets shared with the whole LoCo Team community.
> 
> We also know that from time to time things don't run smoothly, but how 
> you cope resolve and work things out is what we would like to know 
> about. It's not a bad thing unless you hide it. On the wiki page tell 
> us how many is in your TEAM, IRC Channel, Mailing list, Forums and link 
> to them. We need the details, please don't expect us to go looking for 
> them, your team is one of a number of teams being reviewed.
> 
> When it comes to the IRC meeting if you are called for one, don't come 
> alone. You are not in the team alone. You don't run the team alone. 
> BRING PEOPLE TO CHEER THEIR TEAM ALONG! It's a team effort remember 
> this when doing the application ASK FOR HELP, ASK FOR CONTENT, you may 
> miss something when someone else has blogged or taken photos of something.
> 
> Remember the LoCo Council idles in #ubuntu-locoteams if you want us to 
> look over your application to give you some pointers just ask. Remember 
> being called for reapproval is a normal procedure and do not panic :)
> 
> Finally some really good applications just to give you an idea of what 
> we're looking for are the following
> 
> 1. Colombian LoCo
> 
> 2. Italian LoCo
> 
> 3. French LoCo 
> -- 
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/czajkowski
> http://www.lczajkowski.com
> Skype: lauraczajkowski
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> loco-contacts mailing list
> loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
> 

-- 

Nizar Kerkeni
LoCo ubuntu-tn and ubuntu member
http://www.ubuntu-tn.org
http://blog.nizarus.org