[UbuntuWomen] UW Project Goals for -M cycle and list of new items from the March 2, 2010 meeting agenda

[Amber Graner]

On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Penelope Stowe <pstowe at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Amber Graner <akgraner at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> These are the new items from the agenda that we did not get a chance
>> to discuss at the Meeting on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.  These are some
>> of the suggested items/goals for the -M cycle where we can have some
>> measurable goals.  Since there are so many new items for the agenda,
>> let's get the discussion of these items started on the mailing list,
>> IRC channel, and the forums so that for the next meeting  - TBD but in
>> 2 weeks give or take a day or two.
>>
>> 1 - UW PROJECT PR TEAM - Ubuntu Women PR team. Should we have a team
>> responsible for both official project responses to publicized problems
>> within the Ubuntu community relating to women in open source and for
>> publicizing team activities and information.
>>
>>
>> 2 -  UDS-M BLUEPRINTS AND OBJECTIVES - Blueprints/goals for UDS-M.
>> Review of UDS-L Blueprint identify what still needs to be done. (on
>> this front I need to update the -L blueprint and make sure that the
>> wiki about about the UW project channels are update then send out an
>> email with those changes)
>>
>>  Start discussion of goals for -M. Suggested Goals for -M (Added to
>> agenda for this meeting to start the conversation about goals for -M.
>> Blueprint to be finalized and in LP on or before April 17th)
>>
>> UW PROJECT LEADER ELECTIONS - UW Project Team Election of Leader(s) -
>> Team will vote on leader (s) in another condorcet poll.  It is
>> important that all members who are on the mailing list, forums, and
>> IRC but are not listed on the UW team is LP please join it before May
>> 15th.  On May 15th the UW a list of the eligible UW team members will
>> be put together using the LP list..  I have been updating the list
>> from the channel poll - so this will not be a hard or time consuming
>> task. Between May 15th and June 1st  the team will have time to review
>> those nominees Also after the nominees have been decided, I would like
>> for 2 people who are NOT running to volunteer to be responsible for
>> the condorcet poll.  If you don't know how don't worry it's easy!
>> After this election the term of team leader(s) would be one year. The
>> vote would  open on June 1st, close on June 15th. New leader(s) to be
>> announced on June 16th, 2010.
>>
>> Here are the options for the team to  consider  - based on discussions
>> in December and January: (however if neither of these is what you
>> would prefer please add your suggestion to the thread)
>>
>> Option 1 -  Review of the CC appointed leader and a formal vote to
>> keep that leader in place or nominate and to choose another single
>> leader
>>
>> or
>>
>>
>> Option 2 -  Multiple co-leaders.  The way I see this working 3 leaders
>> who together have diverse strengths and span many areas of the
>> community.
>>
>> Personally I would like to see a call for elections, and go with 3
>> leaders.  As each of the 3 will have various unique skills and
>> abilities however combine the 3 co-leaders should represent the
>> diversity of the team and span the community.
>>
>> MEASURABLE GOALS - Measurable Goals for UDS-M
>>
>> Area 1 - Enrollment: (UW Project Members in LP Mailing Lists)
>>
>> Area 2 - Online Team Activity - (Wiki, Website, Blogging, Mailing list
>> discussions, Forum Discussions, LoCo teams, Ubuntu weeks)  this would
>> also include the online Resources - marketing(ie poster, business
>> cards, fliers) and  Knowledge Base wiki  - review and see what else if
>> anything is needed
>>
>> Area 3 - Community Activity/Event Participation (Conferences, LUG,
>> LoCo, Camps, Fests etc)  - as both speakers, attends, and at booths
>> with other ubuntu teams.
>>
>> Area 3 - Mentoring Program - revitalizing then re-introducing program
>> to both the UW Project and Ubuntu Community members. (this was
>> actually discussed in the meeting but left in on here so everyone
>> would know it would be part of the measurable goals for -M.
>>
>>
>> There was also the discussion of increasing women ubuntu members - I
>> believe that if we get the above goals in place and become an even
>> better springboard, doorway, stepping stone etc, into the community
>> that an increase in membership will naturally occur.  However, I want
>> to stress I think it is important that we continue to track this using
>> what the spreadsheets that Alan Bell set up and that Laura Czajkowski
>> will be helping with continue to be used. As this will be a "report
>> card" area of the community to track growth, change, and contribution
>> as whole and see how our efforts as a project are occurring.
>>
>>
>> Thanks everyone!  I know this is a lot but please take a moment or 2
>> and offer your feedback on the list, forums, and IRC channels.
>>
>> Amber
>>
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>> Just me Amber.
>>
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>
> Any chance we could get topical e-mails on these things? I'm worried
> that discussion could get confused and that this is just so long that
> it is hard to follow.


Yep, I'll work on that this evening and get ones for discussions sent
out in just a few.

Thanks for pointing that out :-)

Amber



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> Thanks!
> Penelope
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