Corey,<br><br><div>You made a lot of great points, and I agree with you on most everything you said. However, I think I may be on a different page from you.</div><div><br></div><div>It seems like you were more in the idea of holding meetings to be productive - much like how our current IRL meetings are (i.e. Doc Jam, Bug Jam, Global Jam, etc.). I do agree that those types of things may not necessarily warrant a monthly get-together. I do really like the idea of having IRC meetings where the team gets together to focus on a certain issue, and do useful things for the greater Ubuntu community. However, what I had originally thought, was that these monthly meetings would be more "administrative", and not aimed at being productive. I had thought these meetings would do well to help keep the team active, and in the know about going-ons, help us discuss and plan events, etc.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Again, I really do like your ideas, and the way you are looking at these meetings. Perhaps we can have this work out both ways. Maybe we can have regular monthly team meetings, to discuss the goings-on with the team, give everyone a chance to stay up to date and in touch with the team, and then we can plan and schedule "Chicago Loco gives back" kind of meetings (again not necessarily every month, if it's not warranted) where the entire team can meet up via IRC, and work towards a common goal - be it bugs, doc work, or what have you. I think that would work out extremely well to get more team members active in the team, as there wouldn't be the issue of trying to find a 'common-ground' venue in real life that is good for everyone.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Corey, please let me know if I'm incorrect about what you had said, or if I read it wrong [I haven't had any coffee today ;) ]. However, I think that discussing exactly what our goals of these meetings are, and figuring that out ahead of time is extremely important, so I'm very glad you brought up your ideas!</div>
<div><br></div><div>So how does everyone feel? Any input on what you feel our focus of these regular meetings should be? Any other ideas that we haven't brought up?<br><div><br></div><div>- Steve</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Corey Gallon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:corey@coreygallon.com">corey@coreygallon.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Before we calendar recurring meetings, it would seem prudent to detail an agenda to substantiate the frequency of the meetings. I, with Steve, would welcome somewhat frequently scheduled IRC meetings which bring a good portion of the loco together. My initial curiosity, however, is whether we have enough to discuss to compel a monthly meeting. For those who weigh-in on this henceforth, it would be useful to voice suggestions on the contents of an agenda. To that end, I proffer the following agenda items and ideas on how the Chicago loco can organize to contribute, as a team, to our favorite Linux distro:<br>
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• Recent and ongoing contributions of loco members to Ubuntu (e.g. packaging, programming, bug triaging, etc ...)<br>
• LoCo projects to contribute<br>
• Upcoming loco events<br>
• Upcoming Ubuntu events<br>
• Technical topics for discussion (e.g. we could focus on a different subject each month such as packaging, development, kernel hacking, general programming, etc...)<br>
• Ubuntu membership update (ideally we should band together as a loco to support loco members who are seeking Ubuntu membership, etc ...)<br>
• General Linux update (upcoming kernel releases, etc ...)<br>
• Broader technology discussion ...<br>
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Just a few thoughts. I really think the way to ensure a successful meeting, though, is to push out an agenda and line up speakers / content to drive discussion before we meet.<br>
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Thinking aloud,<br>
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Corey (captivus)<br>
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