[ubuntu-arizona] Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #49

[Craig A. Eddy]

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #49 for the week
May 26, June 1, 2008.

 * Arizona Loco Newsletter
 * Forty Ninth Edition
 * Powered by Ubuntu
 * Wednesday-June 4, 2008
 * Arizona Loco Team Wiki: ["ArizonaTeam"]

 * Next meeting: Sunday June 8, 2008  9:00PM
 * Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-arizona

== Newsletter ==

=== Announcements ===

w00t!! It's been a busy week for sure. We have several new projects
starting up, we have done a lot of work on the teams wiki pages, and of
course this Wednesday we have our Application for becoming an official
Ubuntu team up for review. It's been a lot of work, but a lot of fun
too. The team is really starting to step up to the plate for Ubuntu and
Open Source computing in the state. A big "Thank You" to everyone for
helping to make these things a possibility. Without all your help and
ideas, none of this would be possible!

=== Summary of the June 1, 2008 meeting ===

johnc4510 called the meeting to order at 8:59 PM

johnc4510 began the meeting by offering the agenda for the evening,
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings/08June01 and announcing
that the order would be changed.  "After announcements we will skip to
the Open Source Conference to accommodate xhans so he doesn't have to
hang out all night here."

johnc4510 then announced that he has redone all of our team wiki pages
to bring them up to date. The main page:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam  links to all the active pages. He
has also revamped the header to clean it up and so that it shows all the
correct pages.

johnc4510 then asked for sgt_black, a new member, to introduce himself. 
sgt_black replied, "Evening, I'm Steven, or sgt_black. I teach
Unix/Linux & routers/Integration On Ft Huachuca as part f the 35T
course."  sgt_black was welcomed into the Team.  We're glad to have him
around.

The next order of business taken up was the Open Source Conference:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/OpenSourceConference.  The purpose
of the Open Source Conference is to promote the use of Open Source
software, not just Ubuntu.  xHans had joined us for the meeting. He's
from the Phoenix LUG and occupy #plugaz on irc.freenode.net.  xHans, of
course, was at the installfest in Phoenix too.  Now, in addition to
plugaz there is a good possibility that we are going to get ASULug on
the Arizona State University Campus to help on this project. It is
possible that we can get rooms for the conference there, and there would
be wireless too.  But we still need contact with the Tucson lugs and a
couple of others in Phoenix. We need to think about getting speakers
lined up. Sponsors if we can. A projector for the speakers to demo what
they are presenting on.  xHans added, "if there is no money involved we
can almost definitely get university for advancing technology for
free".  xHans offered to talk to the other LUGS in the Phoenix area, and
johnc4510 showed him where to find a list of the ones he was thinking
about.  The information can be found by going to:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/ApprovalApplication and looking for
state bar camp.  xHans may also have contacts in the Tucson area.  Once
we have contact info we can start talking more about delegating stuff. 
xHans also mentioned that there used to be two LUGs in Sierra Vista, but
he didn't get responses when he tried to contact them.  sgt_black asked
xHans to email him the information, and he'd try to find out more
information.

The next order of business was Intrepid Ibex Planning:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/IntrepidPlanning.  This event would
in conjunction with ASULug on the ASU campus.  They have about 40
members, and a lot of them already use Ubuntu.  And, of course, PLUGAZ
is welcome to join in.  There is a good potential to draw a bunch of
folks from the campus to do new installs on.  We could make the next
release a really big party.  xHans mentioned that PLUG often supplies at
lot of help for ASULUG InstallFests.

johnc4510 then said, "ok, so, the installfest is a lot easier to get
planned and organized i think.  The conference is where we need to
concentrate."  xHans was then thanked for his participation in the
meeting, and invited to join in any time.  The Team displayed their
appreciation of his having attended.  This was done so that xHans could
break away if he so chose.  Also, during this interval, tyche and
soldats agreed to start working on preliminary fliers for the two
events, to offer something to the Team for further comments and ideas.

The next order of business was the Team Approval Application & Meeting:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/ApprovalApplication.  This is where
we are official recognized by canonical as an approved Team.  johnc4510
said, "I sent an email to the team list today about the approval
meeting. I hope everyone got to look it over. If you can make it great.
If you have school or work, we understand. The more there the better of
course but don't let it bother you if you can't make it."

     The LoCo Council meeting for Team Approval will be:

     Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 9:00 AM Arizona time

     Held in IRC #ubuntu-meeting on irc.freenode.net

johnc4510 added, "I laid out the meeting in the email, so everyone would
have an idea about what was going on.  Please be sure to read it."  The
council really likes seeing the support of Team members:  it shows
solidarity with the Team.  johnc4510 will be sending out another
reminder on Tuesday, June 3.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:38 PM.

== Credits ==
 * CraigAEddy
 * JohnCrawford