ReapprovalApplication2010
Re-Approval Application for Belgian Team (ubuntu-be) 2010 - Draft
In accordance with our mission statement, the Ubuntu Belgian Team wants to grow the local ecosystem of individuals, companies, non-profits and governmental and intergovernmental institutions in Belgium working (or wanting to work) with Ubuntu. We want to do that by organizing and supporting promotional, educational and community activities.
Because Belgium is a small country with 3 official languages (and many other spoken by immigrants and expats), and all those languages are primarily spoken outside Belgium, we work together with the respective LoCoTeams of those languages (currently mainly ubuntu-nl & ubuntu-fr) so that their and our efforts aren't split up. Many Belgian Team members are also members of their respective language-related teams, e.g. to give support and/or to help with translations or writing documentation.
Key Details
Date - 2010-xx-xx
Team Contact - Jan Claeys <ubuntu@janc.be>
Membership
xxx volunteers listed on https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-be as of 2010-xx-xx
- xxx people subscribed to the mailing list
Mailing List - ubuntu-be on lists.ubuntu.com
IRC - #ubuntu-be on Freenode
Web - http://ubuntu-be.org/
Roadmap
Support points map v2 development
- Activation of the Ubuntu Belgian Events Team in charge of initiating and organizing activities and events
Presence at more computer and other fairs
- Ubuntu-be.org volunteers will participate with booths in most of the Dipro computer fairs in Belgium
2010 Planned Schedule : Antwerp, Hobby & Computerdagen, 20/02/2010 – 21/02/2010 in cooperation with the computer club HCC regio Vlaanderen, Brugge, 28/02/2010, Charleroi, 07/03/2010, Mechelen, 14/03/2010, Oostmalle, 21/03/2010, Genk, 28/03/2010, Ghent, 18/04/2010, Antwerp, 09/05/2010
More about the fairs at: http://www.dipro.be/1/index.htm or http://www.dipro.be/1/indexfr.htm
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Experience
Activities Ubuntu-be since October 2006
(This is not complete, but it's representative.)
Release Parties
- Karmic Koala : Ubuntu-be participated to RP's in Antwerp on 01/11/2009 and Mechelen on 02/11/2009.
Jaunty Jackalope Ubuntu-be organized a RP in Ghent on 21/04/2009 (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ReleaseParty/Jaunty/Ghent) and participated to RP's in Hasselt on 25/04/2009 and Brussels on 03/05/2009.
- Intrepid Ibex : Ubuntu-be participated to RP's in Brussels on 02/11/2008, Mechelen on 03/11/2008 and Hasselt on 22/11/2008.
Hardy Heron : Ubuntu-be organized a RP in Herk-de Stad on 03/05/2008 (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ReleaseParty/Hardy/Herk-De-Stad_03-may-2008) and participated to a RP in Brussels on 24/04/2008
Gutsy Gibbon : Ubuntu-be organized a RP in Roeselaere on 24/10/2007 (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ReleaseParty/Gutsy/Roeselare24-10-2007) and participated to RP's in Hasselt on 20/10/2007 and Brussels on 21/10/2007.
Ubuntu-be.org volunteers participate with booths in most of the Dipro computer fairs in Belgium
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs)
- 2010 : Hasselt, 24/01/2010, Ghent, 31/01/2010, Kortrijk, 07/02/2010
- 2009 : Bredene, 2009/01/25,Brugge, 2009/03/01,Kortrijk, 2009/03/22, Ghent, 2009/04/19, Antwerpen, 2009/05/24, Ghent, 06/09/2009, Antwerpen, 13/09/2009, Hasselt, 27/09/2009, Kortrijk, 04/10/2009, Charleroi, 11/10/2009 in cooperation with local LUG, Ostende, 18/10/2009, Oostmalle, 25/10/2009, Ghent, 08/11/2009, Antwerpen, 29/11/2009, Genk, 06/12/2009, Mechelen, 13/12/2009
- 2008 : Genk, 2008/03/09, Gent, 2008/05/11, Brugge, 2008/10/19, Bredene, 2008/11/02, Antwerpen, 2008/11/09, Gent, 2008/11/23, Mechelen, 2008/12/07
2007 : Hasselt, 2007/01/07, Antwerpen, 2007/01/14, Gent, 2007/01/21Antwerpen, Hobby & MicroComputerdagen, 24-25 februari 2007, Kortrijk, 2007/03/18, Mechelen, 2007/04/01, Gent, 2007/05/06, Antwerpen, 2007/05/13, Hasselt, 2007/05/20, Antwerpen, 2007/09/09, Gent, 2007/09/16, Charleroi, 2007/09/30, Kortrijk, 2007/10/14, Oostende, 2007/10/28, Antwerpen, 2007/11/11, Gent, 2007/11/25, Genk, 2007/12/02
- 2006 :Leuven, 2006/10/15, Liège, 2006/10/22, Oostende, 2006-10-29, Kortrijk, 2006-11-05, Gent, 2006-11-26, Mechelen, 2006-12-10, Namur, 2006/12/17
Other fairs
Ubuntu-be.org was present at the International Fair Accenta 2009 in Fanders Expo - Ghent on 19-20/09/2009 (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/Accenta_2009).
Ubuntu-be was present at the Reva 2009 fair in Fanders Expo - Ghent on 23-25/04/2009 (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/Reva2009).
FOSDEM
Ubuntu-be.org volunteers participate at FOSDEM (Free And Open Source Software Developper'sEuropean Meeting) FOSDEM is a free and non-commercial event organized by the community, for the community. Its goal is to provide Free and Open Source developers a place to meet.
06-07/02/2010 (planned - http://www.fosdem.org/2010/)
- xx/02/2009
- 23-24/02/2008
- 24-25/02/2007
Other events
Ubuntu-be participated to a meeting organized by Digipolis – Section Ghent (http://www.digipolis.be/) on 14/12/2009. The subject was the development of 77 Public computer rooms in Ghent area. The Be LoCo Team presented Ubuntu and other FOSS as alternative.
Ubuntu-be participated to the Software Freedom Day 2009 (19/09) in collaboration with the computer club HCC regio Vaanderen organizing an Open Door Day (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/HCC_Vlaanderen_OpenDeurDag_2009-09-19)
Ubuntu-be.org was present at the Flemish education conference BelgianTeam/VLOD_2007 (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/VLOD_2007).
Ubuntu-be.org was present at the Wetenschap Expo-Sciences fair on May 3-5, 2007 BelgianTeam/WEXS_2007, together with the BxLug (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/WEXS_2007).
- Ubuntu-be initiated train station actions with distribution of flyers and presentation on wide screens at the stations in Leuven on Sunday evening 21/10/2007, in Leuven on Sunday evening 28/10/2007 and in Liège on Sunday 21/10/2007.