Greetings fellow Ubuntians, The next official (and third) Ubuntu Team South Carolina LoCo Team IRC Meeting has been announced. It will take place on: March 28th @ 7:30 P.M. EST in #ubuntu-us-sc on FreeNode IRC (<a href="http://chat.freenode.net" target="_blank">chat.freenode.net</a>) as usual. <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SouthCarolinaTeam/27March08Agenda" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SouthCarolinaTeam/27March08Agenda</a> If you need any help with IRC or getting to the meeting, please e-mail us back and we will assist. Details, the agenda for the meeting etc. will be derived from the forum and this mailing list before-hand. So PLEASE contribute your ideas, thoughts and aspirations for the team. Add to the above agenda if you have any specific agenda items, questions or comments that you would like to address. Anything is welcome that is on topic (and the topics are pretty broad as long as they are related to the team and what we are doing...). ------------ To catch up on current happenings, please read the most current posts on the forum found here: <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=311" target="_blank">http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=311</a> The top two posts I would like comments/suggestions/ideas anything you can think of on would be: <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=727638" target="_blank">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=727638</a> ("Official Team Status, When? May, of course!") <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=688654" target="_blank">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=688654</a> ("SC LoCo Charter, The Beginning") -- This is VERY important as well. Please help contribute to this effort. We really need to complete this. It CAN be amended but we need to at least complete a fleshed out version for the team to start and to be stable. We're obviously seeking active volunteers, team leaders OR OTHER IDEAS (besides teams?). Do you have any ideas? Write back, post them in the forums...make your opinion known. We'd love to hear it! We really do value your opinion as a member of Team South Carolina. We would not be where we are today without YOU. Truly we would not. We need more volunteerism and activism within the team to make our efforts shine and come true. (I.E. the Wiki could use a face lift, the web design could use a face list, we could use a logo -- there is a great one in process of the board (IT IS LOOKING GREAT -- I was soooo happy to see this!!!), just things like this). Keep up the momentum. We are starting to shine. ------------ A CALL TO ACTION (As per recluse2, this is recluse's idea per IRC today): I would like two groups to start thinking about forming (on a volunteer basis, ONLY after you read the above posts and really are able to "commit" to them. I do not want people committing and then not contributing. This has been a problem in the past for Ubuntu-SC and for other projects I have been involved with. The two "groups:" Wiki group --> Graphic design needed --> Content management (structure / organization) --> Content creation Obviously, Wiki technology (the Ubuntu Wiki specifically) is easy to learn, use and is simple markup. If you know HTML or are familiar with it, Wiki language is even easier...a graphic designer (or just someone familiar with Vectors and/or Photoshop or The Gimp) should be able to assist in this endeavor. I can help on this end (design and content) and fill in gaps where needed in both groups. I can also help with Flash Design and/or Animation (3D Video) if/where needed, if we think it is appropriate. We will decide as a team once these "groups" are established. Charter Group --> Content idea generation --> Take ideas and charter ideas to general membership base for vote (vote generally can last 1 - 2 weeks, or less). Majority rules (1/2 or 2/3). Then: --> Content organization. --> Content layout. -----> Final approval by team. Amendments can be managed and added later. This group would be responsible for maintaining the Charter and helping idea generation and keeping the voice of the members heard. Actually, the group WOULD BE made UP OF MEMBERS, so it should not be a problem...however, I would like the members to be in constant "watch" and communication with members to seek out problem areas and areas that could need approval. This way we could use the Charter as a means of helping IMPROVE the group! ------------ Thanks for your time and contributions everyone! Sincerely, Craig Huffstetler / xq / xarquid Ubuntu Team South Carolina Ubuntu LoCo United States