REMINDER French Meeting today 1930UTC #fedora-meeting
by Thomas Canniot
This mail is a reminder for today´s meeting for French ambassadors and
_every_ interested people.
2008-11-16 / 19:30 UTC
IRC: freenode
#fedora-meeting
Ce mail est un rappel pour la réunion des ambassadeurs francophones,
qui aura lieu ce dimanche (16 nov.) à 20h30 heure de Paris sur
IRC (freenode) #fedora-meeting .
L'ordre du jour est disponible depuis cette page :
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/FrenchTeam/Reunions
N'hésitez pas à le modifier pour rajouter des sujets qui vous semblent
intéressants.
Thomas Canniot
15 years, 5 months
APAC Ambassadors Meeting log 2008-10-16, 3:00 UTC
by susmit shannigrahi
* susmit has changed the topic to: APAC Ambassadors meeting is now on
<susmit> Who is there?
<susmit> SusmitShannigrahi
<shankar> ShankarPokharel
<chendra> JohnChendra
<hers> YuanYijun
* hers ok I am new
<susmit> hers, welcome
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<chendra> I'm somewhat new.. new to the meeting that is :D
<susmit> this is going to be a short meet, I don't see many people here :)
<hers> me too
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<hers> susmit~ just be patient, more people will come but 2 hrs later
<shankar> there are 101 total, but mostly dumb ones
<shankar> :)
<susmit> nope, I can not wait for 2 hours, :)
<chendra> :) the last time I was 4 hours late I think :P
<susmit> anyway agenda is here
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/Meetings/2008-11-16
<hers> susmit~ where do you reside, in india or AmE
<susmit> India
<susmit> This low attendence is because of irrregular meetings
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<hers> how about the time zone? you know Chinese use +0800 here
<shankar> lets talk about the "regular meetings" agenda then
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<susmit> shankar, yes
<chendra> hers: we have the same timezone :)
<susmit> any suggestion about it?
<shankar> susmit, monthly first sunday is fine for me
<rishikeshsharma> sorry got dc
<chendra> +1 for first sundah monthly
<hers> our experience: we hold weekly meeting at #fedora-cn, every
Friday 20:00 (+0800)
<chendra> sunday i mean :)
<susmit> But the problem is people want to enjoy a holiday on sunday :)
<susmit> any input from EMEA or NA?
<rishikeshsharma> i hope saturday is a good time for meeting
<chendra> saturday around this time is also good
<hers> susmit~ what is EMEA and NA, aren't they all india groups?
<shankar> saturday is also fine for me
<susmit> Saturday may be a good option, but again the problem is APAC
is so big a region, we cannot do anytime after 3:30 IST
<susmit> and many people have offices in morning :D
<susmit> so????
<chendra> NA is North America? EMEA is Europe Mediteranian East Asia?
<rishikeshsharma> any event owner here for apac region in q4
<susmit> chendra, yes
<hers> saturday is not a good option since people need to work overdue
on Saturday
<susmit> Then make it Sunday...2nd Sunday of Each month?
<rishikeshsharma> yes chendra, where are you from?
<shankar> +1
<susmit> And as reserve the third one
* chendra from Indonesia :)
<rishikeshsharma> +1
<chendra> +0800, CIT
<susmit> fine.
<chendra> +1 2nd sunday, 0300 GMT
<hers> why monthly not weekly?
<susmit> +1
<hers> since it is hard to remember the date..
<chendra> hers, i think that depends on agenda and events frequency :P
<susmit> I shall remind you. DOn't worry :D
<hers> if I'll read all the emails
<susmit> chendra, exactly
<shankar> herlo, ;)
<susmit> hers, we can have weekly meets
<susmit> but at this point we just don't have enough to discuss...to
tell the truth.
<rishikeshsharma> yes
<chendra> make a filter, "APAC Meeting" as the key phrase, put a big
star and put it in your inbox (if u're using gmail that is :P)
<susmit> Lets see if we can turn that around
<rishikeshsharma> i think bi-monthly sounds good
<susmit> rishikeshsharma, nah, too negative :P
<hers> chendra~ I'll do that. ^_^
<chendra> bi-monthly means once every two months?
<susmit> anyway, chendra, what is the situation at at your place?
<rishikeshsharma> sorry
<rishikeshsharma> i mean to say twice in a week
<shankar> rishikeshsharma, i think we need >at least< monthly meetings
<chendra> ic
<rishikeshsharma> i mean to say twice in a month
<rishikeshsharma> sorry again
<chendra> susmit: fedora-id is starting or atleast have been up for a few months
<shankar> rishikeshsharma, :)
<chendra> people are active in forums..
<susmit> hers, please be prepared, I am going to ask the same question :)
<susmit> chendra, link please
<chendra> forum.fedora.or.id
<susmit> thanks
<rishikeshsharma> lets discuss about our coming events too
<chendra> I myself haven't been around lately :P too busy
<susmit> how many of the Ambassadors are active there?
<susmit> rishikeshsharma, please hold on for a minute. I shall come to
you too :)
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<rishikeshsharma> ok
<susmit> chendra, ?
<chendra> in 2008 there are some people joining me as ambassadors,
around 3 to 5 if i'm not mistaken
<chendra> but indonesia is a big archipelago, we're all divided...
<susmit> Do you have a contact with them?
<chendra> one in Sumatra island, one in Jakarta, one in Surabaya, me in Makassar
<azneita> sorry for being late
<chendra> yes, in fedora.or.id
<azneita> Heherson Pagcaliwagan
<susmit> hi azneita
<azneita> hi susmit
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<susmit> chendra, Why don't you sit in a meeting on irc?
<chendra> we have a local mailing list hosted in google, but the list
is very quiet now
<chendra> no..
<chendra> no meetings yet
<hers_> bad luck, X crashed
<susmit> do it
<hers_> chendra: the group address?
<chendra> I'll probably contact them, we've got an event coming next year
<chendra> fedora-id(a)googlegroups.com
<susmit> do it, discuss your plans, and let us know if you need something
<hers_> ours: fedora-cn(a)googlegroups.com
<chendra> My hometown (Makassar) is chosen for ILC (Indonesian Linux
Conference) for 2009, I'm planning to get as much fedora in it as I
can
<lcafiero> When is it, chendra?
<chendra> our local LUG is in charge of the event, we got our first
meeting yesterday
<susmit> no, first call an irc meet of every ambassadors of your place
<susmit> coordinate and discuss
<chendra> lcafiero: maybe around october or november next year
<chendra> in my hometown? there's only me :P
<lcafiero> thanks
<susmit> I am saying *IRC* meeting
<chendra> oic
<chendra> yes, I'm planning to do that
<hers_> chendra: then you can have a LUG which includes various Linux
users and Unix lovers
<chendra> as soon as the local committee for the event is set up
<susmit> hers_, a moment please
<hers_> :)
<chendra> so this is the situation
<azneita> yes
<susmit> chendra, why don't you discuss before that? why do you need
acomitee for an IRC meet?
<chendra> LUGU (Makassar's LUG) is incharge for next year ILC...
<chendra> not fedora only
<chendra> but, the committee for the event is just starting to set up yesterday
<chendra> so there's no date,etc yet
<chendra> just the decision of : ILC 2009 is in Makassar
<chendra> that's all
<susmit> just a sec, Keep aside that event
<chendra> so, I'm planning to contact all Indonesian ambassador to
discuss what we'll having in that event
<chendra> okay, it's another year anyway :P
<shankar> susmit, let's discuss our pre-defined agendas first!
<rishikeshsharma> ok
<chendra> but it'll be a nice start to gather all indonesian ambassadors
<susmit> shankar, this is on agenda 2
<chendra> yes, stick to the agenda :P
* hers_ going to modify agenda page quitely
<shankar> susmit, oh
<chendra> my story will go on for a year you know :P
<susmit> chendra, please gather the ambassadors as soon as possible,
discuss your plans and let me know what do you need
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<chendra> okay, I'll contact all indonesian ambassador for a meeting, we
<susmit> no use waiting for an event an yesr later
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<susmit> year
<chendra> that
<chendra> that's what i mean
<susmit> Please assign time line..a couple of weeks?
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<chendra> before next meeting
<susmit> hers, you are next
<chendra> I'll try to contact them starting tomorrow
<susmit> chendra, thanks, I shall be poking you and spamming you :)
<susmit> hers
<chendra> I appreciate your spams :D
<shankar> i think hers is editing wiki :)
<hers_> me? no, just joking
<hers_> I said in the email that I am going to describe fedora in
china for you, but that is low priority
<susmit> go on please
<hers_> other agenda go first
<hers_> the meeting time has settled right? my X was crashed
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<susmit> no describe, thats on the agenda now.
<susmit> agenda 2
<susmit> so go on and tell us about fedora in china
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<hers_> susmit: I want to know something about FOSS.in, would you
please say something about that?
<hers_> why FUDCon is "cancelled"
<susmit> hers, later. But the discussion is now on about collating the
APAC efforts
<hers_> ok.
<hers_> fedora in china has only a few ambassadors
<hers_> most of them are in Beijing, the biggest city and the central of China
<susmit> fine
<susmit> events? how frequent are they?
<hers_> Beijing LUG is very good
<chendra> sorry guys, something just came up, I'll be AFK for now,
I'll follow through the log
<susmit> link please
<hers_> http://www.beijinglug.org/ but no fedora specific events so far
<susmit> why don't you plan one? May be in March next year?
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<hers_> I am in Shenzhen, not Beijing, we have a LUG too.
http://groups.google.com/group/szlug
<susmit> good..thanks :)
<hers_> again, no fedora specific events, the nearest one is when
Fedora released, I spreaded DVDs within them
<hers_> Fedora 9
<hers_> other cities have no LUG at all AFAIK :(
<hers_> so no more fedora local events.
<susmit> who coordinates the effort?
<susmit> if anyone at all does?
<hers_> who?
<hers_> how?
<susmit> who cordinates the ambassador activities in china?
<hers_> most fedora users are school students, but most ambassadors
are not students any more, I believe this is the reason why there is
so few fedora events in China
<hers_> susmit: I don't know, no one
<susmit> ok...try organising yourselves, mail to all of them
<susmit> for a start
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<hers_> susmit: if anyone is trying to coordinate anything, that
should be me, gcell and our working group
<gcell> ?
<hers_> susmit: we just set up a working group to set up a website
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<hers_> susmit: that is the online part, not local events
<hers_> talking about the online part, we have a mailing list at
google http://groups.google.com/group/fedora-cn
<hers_> the traffic is healthy
<susmit> fine
<hers_> and we have weekly IRC meetings at #fedora-cn , every Friday 20:00.
<hers_> the mailing list and IRC meetings have been lasted for very long time,
<hers_> check the logs here https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Zh/Meetings
<susmit> do one thing, list the efforts and send to me by mail.
Anything you want to say about fedora-cn
<susmit> fine?
<hers_> so?
<susmit> hers ^^
<shankar> guys, i need to go, before that i want to update something
<susmit> shankar, go on please
<hers_> the most recent online activity is a website,
http://bbs.fedora-zh.org , http://news.fedora-zh.org and some other
sub sites are planned
<hers_> shankar: please
<shankar> we are organizing F10 relese party on 29th
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/ReleaseParty/F10/Nepal
<susmit> hers mail me off list listing everything
<susmit> 29th Nov?
<susmit> fine
<shankar> ya
<susmit> has it been funded?
<shankar> is in the process... but it's not easy to get money here in Nepal
<shankar> i mean, no credit cards, no PayPal withdrals
<susmit> did fedora sponsored that?
<susmit> oh
<susmit> western union transfer?
<shankar> but they charge too much :(
<susmit> hmm...
<hers_> @_@
<susmit> anything else?
<shankar> also, smthng abt 3rd agenda, (as i am goin out)
<susmit> sankar, I shall contact you for knowing the fedora-nepal thing
<shankar> all right
<susmit> The APAC ambassadors shirt will cost around 4USD if produced
in Kolkata, India
<azneita_> shipping?
<susmit> but add to that the shipping cost
<susmit> exactly
<shankar> yes, that would be very cheap (<<< than 25 euro)
<susmit> yes, that it would be.
<rishikesh> yes, its cheap
<rishikesh> what about quality
<susmit> Event embroidered one costs 6-10 USD, good quality polo, but
not sure if available in Fedora color
<susmit> but shipping cost will be too much..we need a solution to that
<susmit> any input?
<hers_> susmit: email you about the activities we are working on? I
don't see the point, what help can I get from FP/FAmSCo/other
Ambassadors?
<shankar> gotta go, will check the logs later
<hers_> talking about shirts, what are they used for?
<susmit> hers, for wearing? ;)
<hers_> ...
<susmit> its Ambassadors shirt, when you go to events, you wear them
<susmit> hers, talking about help
<hers_> you have so many Ambassadors
<azneita_> ;-)
<susmit> what help do you *need*?
<hers_> so you can make shirts and the cost is low
<hers_> while here is so few of them
<hers_> :(
<hers_> susmit: what do you think if you can find only a few friends
in such a big country?
<susmit> I have ample opportunity to make more friends
<susmit> :)
<susmit> that's what I shall think :P
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<hers_> for me, my mind turns empty, unfournately
<hers_> so I cannot be a good coordinator IMO..
<susmit> Fine, no problem. But give me a starting point atleast :)
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<hers_> I find myself not enough pursuading, I cannot ask the theirs
to do something good for fedora.
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<susmit> Fine we shall talk about it off list.
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<susmit> Time is short and we got to finish this off
<hers_> do you have any idea to share, how to organize the ambassadors?
<hers_> susmit: ok
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<susmit> anyone has anything more to discuss?
<rishi> sorry got dc
<rishi> yea
<rishi> about my event
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<susmit> go on
<rishi> my event is on december 7
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<rishi> its too near n i am really excited
<rishi> my event details is available at
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/ReleaseParty/F10/Manipur
<susmit> we all are waiting for the pictures
<susmit> has sankarshan replied?
<rishi> i have sent him mails regarding funding
<susmit> hers, sent you my mail id,
<susmit> any reply?
<rishi> not replied yet
<susmit> ok
<kushal> wait for monday
<susmit> kushal, :)
<susmit> anything else?
<susmit> else we close
<susmit> Ok..the meeting ends here. Thanks for coming
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Regards,
Susmit.
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0x86DD170A
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15 years, 5 months
thinking about 2009
by Max Spevack
Hello Ambassadors,
With the FAmSCo election coming up in a few weeks, I think it is worth
having a discussion about what FAmSCo's mission should be for the coming
year, the ways FAmSCo is useful, and the places that it needs to
improve.
Please share your thoughts on any of the following topics.
(1) Do you like the "regional accountability" model that we are trying
to create for Ambassadors? This means having recognized leaders in each
part of the world who are responsible for making sure that Ambassadors
in that region get the resources that they need?
(2) Are the regional IRC meetings useful for organizing events and
getting things done? Does this model mean that FAmSCo is not needed for
event organization?
(3) What do you think FAmSCo should focus on?
(4) How can FAmSCo do a better job of serving you or your region?
Thanks,
Max
15 years, 5 months
Q4 (December - February) Ambassadors budget
by Max Spevack
Hi all,
In the next week or so, I'd like to begin the process of finalizing the
budget for events and Ambassadors in Q4 (December, January, and
February).
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents
North America, EMEA, and Asia are pretty full already -- thank you for
everyone who got your events added to the page.
However, the LATAM (Central & South America) region is empty. Rodrigo,
is there anything we need to add for those months, or is that a quiet
period in your region?
--Max
15 years, 5 months
FAMSCo nominations
by Max Spevack
Hi Ambassadors,
The Fedora election season is coming up soon.
Currently, it is the nomination time for Fedora Ambassadors Steering
Committee.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee/Election/200...
You are welcome to nominate yourself, or to nominate someone else.
However, if you nominate someone else, you should make sure that the
person actually wants to be nominated, and that the person is willing to
fill out the information on the page.
If there are any questions, please post them to this thread.
There is no "quota" on the various locations that FAMSCo membes should
be from, though I think that having people from North America, Latin
America, and Europe on FAMSCo this year has been a good thing, overall,
and I hope that we have a diverse membership after the election as well.
Nominations are open from 28 October through 3 December, 2008. The
elections will take place 7 December through 20 December, 2008.
For information about the other Fedora elections, go here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections
15 years, 5 months
missing FAmNA mtgs ongoing
by Karsten Wade
In case you noticed, I haven't been at the Tuesday evening NA
Ambassadors meeting, and it appears that is going to be the case for
the foreseeable future. I'm doing good stuff with my time on Tuesday
evenings during the meeting time, but I am sorry that I am not able
to attend the meetings.
To keep myself up to speed, I'll read the meeting logs and summary.
Thanks - Karsten
--
Karsten 'quaid' Wade, Community Gardener
http://quaid.fedorapeople.org
AD0E0C41
15 years, 5 months
Another event.
by Leo Jackson
To All,
I decided to put together another event, and due to the turn out of the last one I expect it to be a blast. I have announced the event to some professors to see what they think. I have made it the Heads of the schools to ask what they want to see and they pointed me to the departments of the same from my last event. I will set it to be in December 1-8. I added Johnson Technical, Penn state Worthington Campus, U of S, Marywood, Scranton High and West Scranton high schools, Vo-Tech WB and Scranton. I will go around to local companies to promote linux fedora. Put the old feelers out to see what stirs. Right now I don't know if all will participate, but I will try.
Leo Albert Jackson Jr
Owner Head and Programmer
LJ's Electronics and Software
15 years, 5 months
