[Ubuntu Chicago] Regular Jams

[Eddie Martinez]

I'm interested. Always.

-eddie m.

On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Richard JOHNSON <nixternal at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 12:08:16AM +0000, Nathan Handler wrote:
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>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> We have been talking on IRC about holding regular
>> packaging/bug/documentation/marketing jams. Micah Gersten (micahg)
>> said that we can use onShore Networks (1407 W Chicago Ave., Chicago,
>> IL 60642 ) to hold the meetings; however, Micah must be present for
>> duration of the meeting. He is available Sunday through Thursday night
>> from 6PM on. The table in the conference room there holds 12-14
>> people, and we can fit in about 6 more people by using chairs along
>> the walls.
>
> Groovy. I am able to do all of the above.
>
> Now here is what I had proposed in the past, and still feel it is something
> we obviously need big time, not just for us, but also to attract new users
> and contributors.
>
> I had set up a college like system years ago, ie. Ubuntu 101, Command Line
> 101, Kubuntu 101, and so forth. I would really like to commit to this and
> get a solid educational track/jam setup for Chicago. I think room for less
> than 20 people might be good at the beginning, but if we were to really
> follow through with this, we could eventually grow out of such a space.
>
> I am going to be contributing to the ORD Sessions in Chicago as I am now a
> member of the group with the likes of Sussman and Fitz from Google and
> other developers in and around Chicago. I am sure that if I talk to Sussman
> and Fitz again, we could probably get some space at Google for sessions,
> and if you haven't been in their dev offices, man they are super cool.
>
> I think before we commit to this idea, we need to really think this out and
> come up with a stellar educational track that we can use here. Maybe we
> should set up a meeting soon where we can all get together and throw around
> ideas. With the summer coming, the involvement in the open source community
> in and around Chicago increases 2 fold.
>
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