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Ubuntu-Arizona LoCo Team - The Hottest LoCo on Earth

Key Details

• Date - (list the date of application)

• Team Contact - JohnCrawford johnc4510-cox@ubuntu.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

Roadmap

• State LUG Collaboration: Contact and pooling of resources with the state LUGs and users groups to promote events to further Ubuntu as a alternative method of computing using desktop, server, and mobile versions. We have already established a relationship with and the [http://www.devrylinux.org DeVry LUG(Phoenix)]. We plan to further expand our relations with the following: [http://www.lugy.net LUG of Yavapai], [http://www.tfug.org/ tfug(Tucson)], [http://www.aztcs.org/ Tucson Computer Society], [http://asulug.org/ ASU LUG],and [http://www.flaglug.org/ LUNA(Flagstaff LUG)].

• State Wide BarCamp: It is our plan to co-host a [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/OpenSourceConference BarCamp] in Phoenix in later part of 2008. We are actively advocating with the state LUGs to help in the co-hosting of this event. To date, [http://plug.phoenix.az.us Phoenix LUG(plugaz)] 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: 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), flyer distribution, and if we earn Ubuntu Team Approval, how to handle the bulk CD shipment so as to maximize Canonical's trust and outlay of funds in providing this resource.

• Local Ubuntu Advocacy: The team has burned and distributed Ubuntu CDs for release parties, installfests, and for team members to distribute to family, friends, neighbors, libraries, 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 [http://ubuntuaz.selfip.com/~ianmcorvidae/ 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 [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters Team Newsletter]

  • We keep logs of our weekly meetings [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings Meeting Logs]

  • We have maintained our team subforum [http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=209 AZ Team Thread]

  • We have maintained our team mailing list [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-az/ Team Mail List Archive]

  • We have maintained out team wiki page [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam 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 [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Teams/Education Education Team]

• Tucson Meetup

  • Tucson members meet and greet: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Photos Tucson meetup]

• Hardy Release Parties

  • Team Designed Hardy Release Party flyers: [http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=65920&d=1208139988 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: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/HardyReleaseParties Hardy Release Party]

• Hardy Installfest

  • Team designed Hardy flyers: [http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=63605&d=1206333507 Hardy Installfest flyers]

  • Team designed Hardy CD Labels: [http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=67357&d=1209232505 Hardy CD Labels]

  • A total of 30 attended the installfest, this included 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: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Installfest Hardy Installfest]

• Team Branding (Designed and approved by team)

  • Team Logo and slogan: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/MastHead?highlight Logo/Slogan]

  • Team Subpage Header: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/SubPageHeader SubPage Header]

• Team Server(Usage donated by:[http://www.devrylinux.org DeVry LUG(Phoenix)]

  • Team Server wiki page: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Teams/Server Team Server]

  • Team Server Pics: [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Teams/Server/serverpics Server Info]

  • Link to Server: [http://ubuntuaz.selfip.com/ Team Server Link]

  • Note:We have recently been donated 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]

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