Key Details

• Date - May 30, 2008

• Team Contact - Todd Cole toddc@azloco.com

• Membership - 105 as of May 25, 2008

• Mailing List - ubuntu-us-az@lists.ubuntu.com

• IRC - #ubuntu-us-az

• Launchpad - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-arizona

• Wiki - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

• Forum - http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=209

Membership

• 105 Direct Members of the AZ LoCo Team Member Count

Roadmap

• State LUG Collaboration: Contact and pooling of resources with the state LUGs to promote events and further Ubuntu as an alternative method of computing using desktop, server, and mobile versions.

  • We have already established a relationship with:

    • Phoenix LUG(plugaz) State wide Barcamp

    • ASU LUG Intrepid Ibex Installfest & State wide Barcamp

    • DeVry LUG(Phoenix) Server

  • We plan to further expand our relations with the following: LUG of Yavapai, tfug(Tucson), Tucson Computer Society,and LUNA(Flagstaff LUG).

• State Wide BarCamp: It is our plan to co-host an Open Source Conference in Phoenix in the latter part of 2008. We are actively advocating with the state LUGs to help in the co-hosting and planning of this event. Planning Page for Conference

  • To date, Phoenix LUG(plugaz) and ASU LUG have expressed their interest in working with our team to plan and execute this event. They are also providing contact with some of the other Phoenix LUGs.

  • This is an event that we are in the early stages of planning, but this should help to advocate for Ubuntu, Open Source Education, and serve as a milestone event to help cement relations between our LoCo and the state LUGs.

• Intrepid Ibex 8.10 Release & Installfests: Planning for the next Ubuntu release, Intrepid Ibex 8.10, using our Hardy Release Party and Installfest experience to improve our success. Areas to concentrate on include location, advertising(print and radio), and flyer distribution. Intrepid Ibex Planning Page

  • We have already made contact with ASU LUG. The president of the LUG is in favor of combining our two installfests into one. The LUG is located on the Arizona State University campus and can offer a central location, dedicated rooms, hard wired internet, and a large pool of students to attract to the event. This should help make the event(s) larger and more successful.

• Local Ubuntu Advocacy: Continue to burn and distribute Ubuntu CDs for release parties, installfests, and for team members to distribute to family, friends, neighbors, etc.

Experience

• Team Communication

  • We have maintained our team IRC channel #ubuntu-us-az which we also monitor on a daily basis with our own stat reporting system Team IRC Stats. Recent stats show that in the last 30 days we have had:

    • 64 different participating nicks in our channel
    • Totalled over 800 lines a day on average in our channel

  • We have published our own team newsletter on a weekly basis to help encourage non participating members or members who missed a meeting to keep abreast of the latest LoCo happenings Team Newsletter

  • We keep logs of our weekly meetings Meeting Logs

  • We have maintained our team subforum AZ Team Thread

  • We have maintained our team mailing list Team Mail List Archive

  • We have maintained out team wiki page AZ wiki

• New Member Support:

  • Education Sub-Team formed to set up resources to help new members make the transition from other operating systems to Ubuntu Education Team

  • AZ Team Forum Sticky about membership: Arizona LoCo Team Info

• Tucson Meetup

  • Tucson members meet and greet: Tucson meetup

• Hardy Release Parties

  • Team Designed Hardy Release Party flyers: Hardy Release Party Flyers

  • A total of 25 attended the parties held in Phoenix and Tucson
  • 30 Ubuntu CDs were given away

  • Great Success, Wiki page summary and 16 pics here: Hardy Release Party

• Hardy Installfest

  • Team designed Hardy flyers: Hardy Installfest flyers

  • Team designed Hardy CD Labels: Hardy CD Labels

  • A total of 30 attended the installfest, this included our team, Phoenix LUG(plugaz), and some members of a local LAN party that was held in conjunction with our party. There were several from the LAN party who expressed an interest in our LoCo, and have since joined.

  • 9 installs were preformed
  • 24 Ubuntu CDs given out

  • w00t, Wiki page summary and 11 pics here: Hardy Installfest

• Team Branding (Designed and approved by team)

  • Team Logo and slogan: Logo/Slogan

  • Team Subpage Header: SubPage Header

  • We encourage all team members to adopt the following signature on the forums to further promote our LoCo. The "ArizonaTeam wiki | Arizona Launchpad | and Membership" are hot links back to the appropriate team pages.

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      • Forums Signature Image

  • We are currently working on a Arizona GNOME theme to offer at release parties and installfests. AZ Team Theme

  • Established a Cafe Press Store to augment the available Ubuntu merchandise available at Canonical. It offers merchandise with our own team branding on it. Cafe Press Store

• Team Server(Usage donated by:DeVry LUG(Phoenix)

  • Team Server wiki page: Team Server

  • Team Server Pics: Server Info

  • Link to Server: Team Server Link

  • Note:We have recently been given a Dell Poweredge 4600 server in perfect condition for our team use. We will be installing Hardy 8.04 on this new/used server and transferring our team web page to it. We will also be using it to educate team members in server technique, to further advocate for Ubuntu, and to help make our LoCo team more visible in the State of Arizona.

• Ubuntu Members:

  • JohnCrawford

  • CraigAEddy

Testimonials

Arizona Team go go go! These guys are always well prepared at their meetings, hardworking, and have helped me fix more problems than I would care to admit. I HIGHLY recommend them for approval status.

Posingaspopular - Eddie Martinez from the Chicago Ubuntu LoCo Team

LoCo Council Grants AZ Team "Approved Status"

On June 4th, 2008, the Ubuntu LoCo Council met to consider our application, shown above, to become an "Approved Team". In addition to the many team members in attendance, there were also members of other Ubuntu affiliates there to cheer us on. In the end, the council voted unanimously to approve our application. The log of the meeting is posted below your review.

I want to personally thank every team member for their hard work and dedication. This could not have been possible you! JohnCrawford

Lo``Co Council Meeting Log

10:06 < boredandblogging> anyone from Arizona here?
10:06 < viperhoot> thanks !!
10:06 ~~~ johnc4510 is here for the AZ Team!!
10:06 ~~~ xander21c Beer for everyone
10:06 ~~~ johnc4510 greets the council and offers this introduction to our team
10:06 [ johnc4510] ...
10:06 [ johnc4510] w00t!! We are the Ubuntu Arizona LoCo - The "Hottest" LoCo on Earth
10:06 [ johnc4510] ...
10:06 [ johnc4510] Our Application for Approval: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/ApprovalApplication
10:06 [ johnc4510] Our Team Wiki Page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam
10:06 [ johnc4510] Our Team Launchpad Page: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-arizona
10:06 [ johnc4510] ...
10:06 [ johnc4510] Our most recent events were the Hardy release and Hardy installfest
10:06 [ johnc4510] ...
10:06 [ johnc4510] Upcoming events already in the planning stages include the Intrepid release and installfest and a statewide open source conference.
10:06 [ johnc4510] ...
10:06 [ johnc4510] We hope you will find our team deserving of being an offical Ubuntu team, and we thank you for your consideration.
10:06 ~~~ br24 here for the AZ team
10:06 < nxvl> well se you later, need to go back to work
10:06 < FranciscoR> Congrats Peru!
10:06 < JanC> hubuntu: yeah, -pe & -ec should work together on Quechua translations
10:06 < nxvl> thanks for the proval!
10:06 < kjnelan> felicidades Peru
10:06 < viperhoot> :D
10:06 << gunxfigh1 << n=chris@ip24-56-21-137.ph.ph.cox.net has quit irc
10:06 (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer))
10:06 < nxvl < n=nxvl_wor@ubuntu/member/nxvl has left
10:06 #ubuntu-meeting ()
10:06 ~~~ RoAkSoAx HUGS and THANKS everyone of you :D
10:07 * boredandblogging* johnc4510: slow down there, lol
10:07 < tyche> YAY!!!  Arizona LoCo.  Go TEAM!
10:07 < slofgren> I'm here to cheer on the AZ team
10:07 [ johnc4510] k
10:07 > gunxfight > n=chris@ip24-56-21-137.ph.ph.cox.net has joined
10:07 #ubuntu-meeting
10:07 < kjnelan> Here for AZ Team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10:07 < jsonder> go AZ
10:07 < gunxfight> woot
10:07 < gunxfight> az
10:07 < DesertPenquin> woot Arizona
10:07 < br24> yes for AZ!!
10:07 < paul928> ./me is here from the Arizona LoCo
10:07 [ johnc4510] lol
10:07 < Syntux> HAHAHAH
10:07 < word> WOOT
10:07 < boredandblogging> wow
10:07 < Syntux> +10 for Arizona
10:07 < kjnelan> YEAH!!!!!!!!!
10:07 > soldats > n=soldats@unaffiliated/soldats has joined
10:07 #ubuntu-meeting
10:07 [ johnc4510] boredandblogging: you want me to do that again  lol
10:07 [ johnc4510] :)
10:07 < JanC> okay, I read about this on your mailing list  :P
10:08 < eddieftw> hey all, im here to cheer for the AZ team ;p
10:08 < eddieftw> see also my testimonial on the application page
10:08 [ johnc4510] JanC: we have a great team
10:08 < slofgren> w00t for the Arizona team
10:08 < jsonder> we have fun
10:08 [ johnc4510] :)
10:08 < br24> AZ team is awesome
10:09 < word> (mind-controlled voice) we...have...fun...
10:09 < soldats> another w00t for the AZ team couldnt live without it
10:09 < effie_jayx> how does trhe Arizona team contribute to the US loCo team project?
10:09 * JanC* johnc4510: it seems like you use the mailing list only for announcements, why?
10:09 [ johnc4510] effie_jayx: we help any team who asks for our help
10:10 [ johnc4510] JanC: most of our stuff is done in channel
10:10 [ johnc4510] we have a very active channel
10:10 * effie_jayx* johnc4510,  any cshared projects with other loCo's in the country?
10:10 [ johnc4510] not yet
10:10 < soldats> effie_jayx: also if we are able to meet people in other states we can introduce them to irc and LoCo teams and prepare them for distributing Ubuntu
10:11 < JanC> yeah, I saw the IRC meeting logs had a lot of people participating
10:11 [ johnc4510] we are thinking about a co project with new mexico maybe
10:11 < viperhoot < i=be2851c0@ubuntu/member/viperhoot has left
10:11 #ubuntu-meeting ()
10:11 < boredandblogging> with some exceptions, the US Teams haven't been good at colloboration
10:11 [ johnc4510] agreed
10:11 [ johnc4510] we need more interaction between teams
10:11 << FranciscoR << n=Invitado@190.152.45.188 has quit irc
10:11 ()
10:11 * boredandblogging* johnc4510: is BarCamp the big event for 2008?
10:11 > Invitado > n=Invitado@190.152.45.188 has joined
10:11 #ubuntu-meeting
10:12 [ johnc4510] boredandblogging: yes
10:12 < effie_jayx> soldats, right
10:12 Nickchange: Invitado is now known as
10:12 FrankJSrC
10:12 [ johnc4510] it is going to be the biggest thing we've done
10:12 [ johnc4510] and we are trying to include the state lugs
10:13 < JanC> how is cooperation with LUGs going until now?
10:13 [ johnc4510] we believe coordination with the lugs is a big deal
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10:13 #ubuntu-meeting
10:13 [ johnc4510] good so far, we don't have a lot of active lugs but
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10:13 ("Ex-Chat")
10:14 [ johnc4510] the ones out there are excited about co hosting events
10:14 < jsonder> I'm conducting a Linux ;sig in Green Valley AZ right now!
10:14 [ johnc4510] they see the good things that might come of it
10:15 < boredandblogging> the ASU college lug is mentioned, have you been in touch with other schools?
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10:15 (Remote closed the connection)
10:15 * boredandblogging* johnc4510: ^^
10:15 > udienz- > n=udienz@202.93.36.88 has joined
10:15 #ubuntu-meeting
10:15 [ johnc4510] i've sent email to U of A   but no response yet
10:15 [ johnc4510] boredandblogging: ^^
10:16 < soldats < n=soldats@unaffiliated/soldats has left
10:16 #ubuntu-meeting ()
10:16 [ johnc4510] we do have one member in touch with the U of A linux forum at this point
10:17 * boredandblogging* johnc4510: is AZ going to have a course for teaching the server?
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10:17 #ubuntu-meeting
10:17 < darkbalder> saludos
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10:17 #ubuntu-meeting
10:17 [ johnc4510] we have one member who is an IT specialists and we hope to have intructions on server during meetings
10:18 Nickchange: Invitado is now known as
10:18 virgiman
10:18 [ johnc4510] like a mysqal, or file server instructional
10:18 * JanC* johnc4510: do you have other plans with the new server?  (I mean, it has more power than you need for the current LoCoTeam sites I think ;) )
10:18 < boredandblogging> lol
10:19 [ johnc4510] JanC: agreed, my plan is to implement as we go, web blogs, email hosting  etc
10:19 [ johnc4510] and then explain as we go to the loco
10:19 [ johnc4510] sort of a do it one step at a time and instruct as we go
10:20 [ johnc4510] it was a great donation to the team
10:20 < boredandblogging> think the LUG cooperation is great and AZ should keep pushing that
10:20 [ johnc4510] kk
10:20 [ johnc4510] we like that too
10:20 < leoquant < n=leoquant@ubuntu/member/leoquant has left
10:20 #ubuntu-meeting ("Ik ga weg")
10:21 < boredandblogging> +1 from me
10:21 < JanC> it might be a way to help/cooperate with another LoCoTeam that isn't as "rich" as you  ;)
10:21 << xander21c << n=mgarrido@200.62.165.35 has quit irc
10:21 ("Leaving.")
10:21 [ johnc4510] JanC: agreed, i had even thought of offering space to the lugs if they need it
10:22 < boredandblogging> JanC: great point
10:22 < JanC> +1 too btw
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10:22 #ubuntu-meeting ()
10:22 < boredandblogging> effie_jayx, popey: vote?
10:22 < effie_jayx> +1
10:22 < effie_jayx> sounds ike they have been working hard
10:22 < popey> easy +1
10:22 < boredandblogging> congrats Arizona
10:22 < kjnelan> WOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10:22 < tyche> Yeeeeeeeee-Haaaaaaaw!!!!!
10:22 [ johnc4510] w00t   thx council
10:22 < slofgren> w00t for the Arizona team
10:22 < gunxfight> ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10:22 < slofgren> thx guys
10:22 < effie_jayx> though it would be cool to have al 4 state loco's working on a project :
10:23 < FrankJSrC> Congrats Arizona
10:23 < br24> oh yeah!!!!!
10:23 [ johnc4510] effie_jayx: it would
10:23 < paul928> thx council
10:23 < eddieftw> congrats arizona

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