[ubuntu-us-nc] Ubuntu User Days - Announcement and Call for Volunteers

[John Ghormley]

Mark, I think I'd agree with Moss and Nate.  The IRC, while a staple for
long time 'nix users is not necessarily an entity of common use among those
who are potentially new Ubuntu users.  Chats of a more easily accessible
nature without the need to navigate setup, etc, of IRC might be a better
choice for newbies.  We don't see it as a stumbling block but then none of
us are newbies to computers.  Obviously, newbies come in a variety of
styles, but many long time Windoze users have never used IRC.  Just the
terminology of a "channel" is off putting to many Windoze users.  I like the
concept but a different vehicle may need to be employed to connect to the
potential audience.

John



On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 3:04 PM, markthecarp <markthecarp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey folks,
>
> At the Ubuntu Developer Summit for version 10.04 a couple of weeks ago,
> there was a discussion for extending Ubuntu Open Week throughout the
> release cycle by having a few smaller "days" in #ubuntu-classroom which
> were devoted to certain things.
>
> The idea for a Day that took shape was "Ubuntu User Day" where a
> series of beginner-ish level sessions would take place. The vision is
> for this to happen on a Saturday and probably last 8-10 hours,
> depending on how many folks we get volunteering to host sessions.
>
> Wiki pages are taking shape here:
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDaysTeam
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDays
>
> The Ubuntu Community Learning Project Team is pleased to announce the
> first User Day on January 23rd, Saturday from 1200 UTC to 2200 UTC,
> which comes to 0700 EST to 1700 EST.
>
> The proposed topics can be seen in the UserDaysTeam link above.  If
> anyone is interested in leading sessions, please add your name, topic,
> and time slot at the bottom of the UserDaysTeam link above.
>
> Right now, they don't have many volunteers, so they're looking for a bit
> of participation from the North Carolina LoCo both in terms of teachers
> and participants too. I'd like to re-emphasize that most of this is
> going to be beginners friendly.
>
> For those who aren't familiar with the concept, there are sessions using
> IRC during the Ubuntu Open Week and Ubuntu Developer Week. If
> you are new to IRC and want to participate, please see
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat
>
> For more information on the Ubuntu Community Learning Project please see
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Learning
>
> -mark
>
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