<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Paul Tagliamonte <<a href="mailto:paultag@ubuntu.com">paultag@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div> <div></div> <div class="h5">On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Jeremy Karns <<a href="mailto:jkarns@gmail.com">jkarns@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > I'm in Waterloo. Web development firm... > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:48 AM, Rempresent <<a href="mailto:rempresent@gmail.com">rempresent@gmail.com</a>> wrote: >> >> I am also in the DSM area (Newton). I don't mind helping any way I can, I >> am a graphic designer by trade. >> -Nick Rempe >> >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Mike Moum <<a href="mailto:mike.moum@gmail.com">mike.moum@gmail.com</a>> wrote: >>> >>> How many of us are in the Des Moines area? I am. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> Scott Shields wrote: >>> > I figured I'd break the silence and address the mailing list directly >>> > (since most of you don't seem to like lurking in our IRC channel). >>> > >>> > Currently we're looking for people near the Eastern Iowa Corridor >>> > (that would be the area between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids). Others >>> > may join us online via IRC and the like, but in-person activities such >>> > as meetings and projects will really help get this LoCo team moving. >>> > If you haven't done so already and you're interested in being an >>> > active LoCo member, please register here >>> > <<a href="https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ia" target="_blank">https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ia</a>>. Right now we're more of a >>> > social group. In the future, we'll have member requirements and all of >>> > that fancy stuff. >>> > >>> > You've already met our new, more vocal member Iowan (be forewarned, >>> > we'll be using real names soon), but I'd like to put my ideas out >>> > there too. First we need to get as many people together sometime and >>> > figure out what everyone's strengths are. From there we can decide the >>> > goals and future projects of our LoCo team. Listed below you'll find >>> > my current ideas that I've been thinking of. Let me know what you >>> > think and/or what suggestions you may have. >>> > * >>> > My Project Ideas >>> > * >>> > >>> > * *In Our Local Community* - How can we help educate our friends >>> > and family members about FOSS (and especially Ubuntu) >>> > alternatives? In the past, the "computer club" at Kirkwood has >>> > taken older computers from U of I Surplus, fixed them up, and >>> > resold them at cost to people. I believe it was somewhere around >>> > $100 and you could either get a Linux distro on it or payed a >>> > little extra for Windows XP. >>> > * *Kirkwood Community College* - I'd like to get a Linux User >>> > Group (LUG) up and running at the main campus (of course we >>> > won't ignore the Iowa City campus either). Then I'd like to >>> > promote the use of Open Source software in the labs and maybe >>> > classes. At least educate the students of the choices out there. >>> > * *KRUUFM* - I'd like to find out the status of this "subteam". >>> > Are they still active? What are they working on? How can we >>> > incorporate them into our LoCo? >>> > * *Ubuntu Global Jam (March 26th - 28th)* - This would be a great >>> > way to get inserted into the community. Basically a bunch of >>> > people, not matter what the skill level, to get together and >>> > help make Ubuntu better. I've talked to the Chicago LoCo Team >>> > about the possibility of joining them for this. Mark your >>> > calender! >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> ------------ >>> Mike and Dede Moum >>> Des Moines, Iowa >>> Visit the Baha'i World at <a href="http://www.bahai.org/" target="_blank">www.bahai.org</a> >>> Visit the US Baha'i website at <a href="http://www.us.bahai.org/" target="_blank">www.us.bahai.org</a> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ubuntu-US-IA mailing list >>> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-US-IA@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-US-IA@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ia" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ia</a> >> >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-US-IA mailing list >> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-US-IA@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-US-IA@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ia" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ia</a> >> > > > -- > Ubuntu-US-IA mailing list > <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-US-IA@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-US-IA@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ia" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ia</a> > > </div></div>Hey Iowa! This looks like a solid plan of action. I'm loving the energy so far, let's keep this up. Nick -- You mentioned you are graphic designer. Do we have any web programmers? Jeremy, you mentioned you are a web-dev firm, let's see if we can't get an Iowa page up to start getting everyone on the same page. Let's plan for the long haul. Let's set up a Global Jam [1], and eventually a Release Party [2] for you guys. Central, populated ( at least by the LoCo ) area is key here. Your friendly mentor, Paul [1]: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam</a> ( 26th - 28th March 2010 ) [2]: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidReleaseParties" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidReleaseParties</a> ( 29th April - 2nd May. ) P.S. -- It's usually Mailing List "good practice" to post at the bottom of an email. I know it sucks to do, just just say'n -- #define sizeof(x) rand() :wq -- <div> <div></div> <div class="h5">Ubuntu-US-IA mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-US-IA@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-US-IA@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ia" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ia</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> <div> </div> <div>Better not use digest mode, then it's really confusing!</div>