[Ambassadors] Need Help

Sun Jun 28 07:31:38 UTC 2009

Hi, sankarshan

Thank you to guide me
By efforts Around 300 to 350 students started to use fedora , they have no
larger problems but some little because open source products like "Office
and etc." are little different then Xp . but they enjoying piracy free
unique Product,

Can we have talk on Phone ,
Because i am new at Fedora and i have not local mentor to guide me,

Every thing is come around how i set up the Event and how to get all
necessary things for it,
Example : I have to create Banners & etc. or it is provided by Fedora ?

Can you mail me some important materials (videos of previous events,
speeches, etc.) so i can get more idea about it

Fedora's
Hardworking Ambassador  - Zaid Chauhan

On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:23 AM, sankarshan <foss.mailinglists at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Zaid,
>
> I will be responding to the thread here (the off-list replies we have
> had can be read in the context)
>
> On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Zaid Chauhan<zaid at zaidnet.co.cc> wrote:
> > Hello sankarshan,
> > I am from Sabarkantha ,
> > Where no body knows about open source, very well ,not event Engineering
> > students,
>
> I am not surprised. Over the years, it has been an interesting trend
> to watch students not take trouble to obtain and cultivate the skills
> which would provide them with enough demonstrated experience when they
> are looking for jobs.
>
> > Because , all region is using Pirated Xp & other windows version,
> >
> > First i created local group taking people together who are interested in
> > Open Source,
> >
> > We have first done workshop of introduction about fedora & other Open
> source
> > systems in "Rock-On Concert " of Government Engineering College, Modasa
> >
> > Where give lecture to the Students and tells them to join this movement
> of
> > Open source but i previously said there is no such Open Source
> environment ,
> > I found very few students,
>
> Would it be possible for you to share notes from this
> lecture/presentation ? One of the usual issues I notice is that
> talking with students exhorting them to directly participate in FOSS
> is counter-productive. Demonstrating that they can do their day-to-day
> stuff using FOSS/Fedora instead of proprietary products would make a
> difference. For example, showing them how to do their assignments of
> Data Structures or, C/C++ on Fedora and so forth.
>
> > You can check website of that party, www.rockon09.co.cc - I am the
> > Administrator of that Party
>
> A rock concert is sure an interesting way to spread Fedora.
>
> > Then i started to distributing fedora OS by downloading from Internet,
> And i
> > get good response in it,
>
> How many are using it ? Have they faced any issues ? How are you
> responding to any issues/complaints that they have raised ? For
> example, NIT-Durgapur / NIT-Agartala have had active mailing lists for
> their UserGroups to facilitate end user discussions and foster a sense
> of community.
>
> > I talked to my HOD of Computer/IT department and request him to use
> Fedora
> > in Labs of Our Department in Government Engineering College, Modasa,
> >
> > He agree to use it in one Lab. and i installed the fedora in 42 Computers
> > for Students to use it,
>
> Again, how are they using it ?
>
> > After that my exam duration is started so i am inactive for 2 months,
>
> I'd suggest that you take some time out to get to speed. Fedora 11 was
> released during this absence and, you should be ready to help handle
> requests for installation or, talk about the new features etc.
>
> During the period when you were sponsored into the Ambassador Group,
> you should have received Welcome mails, please go through them and if
> you have any queries, request that you be assigned a mentor to guide
> you as to how best you can put your skills and competencies to use.
>
> > Now i want to do events on city level not only to college level,
>
> I'd suggest "walk and then run". As of now, I haven't seen concrete
> results from your time at the college level. Setting up a lab is just
> the first step, the subsequent steps to coach a good team of people
> who can help you is most required.
>
> > So i need banners,stickers, and other Advertisement products,
>
> I have said this again and, I'd like to re-iterate :
>
> [1] I'd like to see you coordinate with the respective teams to ensure
> that the artwork ie. banners, stickers and flyers are consistent with
> the Fedora Design Guidelines.
>
> [2] You should be talking with the Marketing team to ensure that the
> content on the flyers is relevant and, perhaps figuring if you'd like
> to have content in your local language too.
>
> > And it will also cost me for rent of Hall for events, Giving snacks to
> > attendees , Electricity, and other Local expenses ,
>
> I'd like to see a plan :
>
> - what are you planning as a run-up to the event
> - how much would it cost per line item
> - what are your plans
> - how will you estimate that your events have been successful
> - what do you intend to do as a follow-up to this event
>
> > It's My mistake that i don't give reports of events, Because i thought it
> is
> > local events so not necessary to report or advertise it,
> >
> > But it's my mistake , so i am sorry,
>
> It would be helpful to have your blog syndicated on Planet Fedora.
>
> > Now i want to plan Event for my city, How i will get banners & etc. and
> > money for its expenses
>
> By drawing up a plan. To be very brutal "I want to do an event, I want
> money for Banners" does not really provide any pointers as to what
> exactly you are planning.
>
> > Fedoras
> > Hardworking Ambassador - Zaid Chauhan
>
> I don't think there is a need to provide a qualifier to "Ambassador".
> Being an Ambassador means that you are the face of Fedora in your
> region. Demonstrating and, living the spirit that keeps the Fedora
> community ticking should by default make you a role model for your
> peers.
>
> ~s
>
>
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