Hello All, I wanted to send out a email to let you all know that there are some changes in the works for our LoCo. The goal of these changes is to better define the leadership and responsibility of individuals that are running the LoCo. The main change is going to be the creation of a "Council". This will be the formal group responsible for the major decisions in the LoCo. I think this is the best way to lead to the LoCo even if one person had plenty of time to be a single "leader". All decisions would be decided by majority vote. Including adding and removing Council members. We will have a mailing list where we can have Council votes and discussions, this list we be available for anyone to read as transparency in the leadership of the LoCo is also a goal. The first Council members are still being decided on, but it will be the people that you have seen around and have been an active part of the LoCo. The Council is open to anyone as a member. I encourage you to take on an active role in the LoCo and seek a seat on the Council. Another part of the change is better defined roles. We are going to start having a lot of titles being assigned soon. This make it easy to see who is responsible for what, who is helping the most, and what is not getting done. These changes will be most obvious in our new "People" page on the wiki: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GeorgiaUSTeam/People">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GeorgiaUSTeam/People </a> It would show a listing of the active people in our LoCo and their responsibilities. It would also have a section describing "unassigned responsibilities"  that need to be taken on. I hope these changes will make it easier for those with the time and motivation to pick up more roles with in the LoCo, make it clear what each of our responsibilities are within the LoCo, allow us to keep the LoCo leadership decentralized so the LoCo will function without having to rely on one person to get anything done, and make it possible for those of us that stay busy to be able to contribute the most with the time we have. Let me know what you guys think. Suggestions, comments, criticism, jokes are encouraged. -John Von Hollen Georgia LoCo Founder/ Council Member? P.S. I will not be able to make it to the IRC meeting today. I am in South Carolina now and I am leaving to head back to an event I need to attend in Georgia at 4pm. But I encourage you all to discuss these changes at the meeting. I will read the meeting log and be in contact via email.