The CanadianTeam

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Key Details

• Date - 2012-11-23

• Team Contact - dscassel

• Membership - 300+ members as of 27 Nov 2012 --BobJonkman

• Mailing List - ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com (http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca)

• IRC - #ubuntu-ca

• LoCo Directory - http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-ca

Experience (2011 - 2012)

Team Reports

Verified by BobJonkman 2012-11-27

Many activities for the CanadianTeam are highlighted in the aggregate Team Reports for 2011 and 2012

Membership in Ubuntu-ca grew from 200+ to 300+ since the ReApproval of 2010.

Conference participation

• Add conference events here

• FSOSS/Ontario Linux Fest 2011

  • dscassel gave a talk about Ubuntu Canada and facilitated a workshop/discussion about Ubuntu reaching 20 million users.

  • Gord Campbell presented at FSOSS/Linuxfest 2011

• Software Freedom Day verified by BobJonkman

  • 2011 Presentations by Charles McColm (chaslinux) and BobJonkman

  • 2012 Presentations by Joe Wennechuk (youcanreachmehere) and BobJonkman

Release Parties

Verified by BobJonkman 2012-11-27

Global Jam Participation

Mostly verified by BobJonkman 2012-11-27

• NattyNarwhal (11.04)

  • Kitchener

  • Toronto Planned, verify if it was actually held -- bjonkman 2012-11-28 00:58:47

  • Peterborough This was planned, was it actually held? -- bjonkman 2012-11-28 00:58:47

• OneiricOcelot (11.10)

  • Kitchener-Waterloo Global Jam

• PrecisePangolin (12.04 LTS)

  • St. John's, Newfoundland by Fouad Hassouneh

  • Kitchener-Waterloo

• QuantalQuetzal (12.10)

  • Kitchener-Waterloo

Ubuntu Hours or other regular meetings

verified by BobJonkman 2012-11-27

• Regular Ubuntu Hours

  • Ubuntu Hour Kitchener (first Friday of the month)
  • Ubuntu Hour Waterloo (varied)
  • Toronto Linuxcaffe (irregular)

• Canada-wide IRC Meetings held every month on irc://irc.freenode.net/#ubuntu-ca

Participation and Collaboration with other Open Source Groups and Projects

• Active participation in KWLUG

• Kwartzlab

• Computer Recycling at the Working Centre

• Free Geek Toronto

• Waterloo Libre Software Group at the University of Waterloo

• University of Waterloo Computer Science Club

• starcraft.man is an old Ubuntu Beginners member providing support with a smile (among other things).

• txwikinger is active contributor to Kubuntu

• Charles McColm (chaslinux) writes Linux Labs for Full Circle Magazine

• Gord Campbell is the editor of the "Letters" column in Full Circle Magazine

• LinuxMonkey has started MonctonLUG, the newest Ubuntu Canada chapter

• I've seen bregma and IdleOne active in other Ubuntu Teams -- BobJonkman

UDS participations

• UDS-N: NattyNarwhal (11.04)

  • Online: dscassel

  • IRL:

• UDS-O: OneiricOcelot (11.10)

  • Online: dscassel

  • IRL:

• UDS-P: PrecisePangolin (12.04 LTS)

  • Online: dscassel

  • IRL: bregma

• UDS-Q: QuantalQuetzal (12.10)

  • Online:

  • IRL: bregma, Bilal Akhtar

Roadmap

All these items need verification -- BobJonkman

Events

• In collaboration with other open source groups in the area, planning to start a non-profit organisation aiding open source and creative commons projects to hold local and regional events.

• Ubuntu LAN Parties (Playing free software games on Ubuntu, successful BETA) - Future different cities playing against each other

• Speaking at KWLUG

• Increased Global Jam participation
• Continued release parties
• Events outside of the province of Ontario.

Outreach

• Creation and maintenance of registry for local open source and creative commons groups throughout Ontario, and later throughout Canada.
• Contacting Canadian LUGs and encouraging them to hold Ubuntu events, stay in touch.
• Participation in organization created for aiding open source and creative commons events in order to leverage synergies.

• distributes Ubuntu stickers from System76 Who does this?

Online

• Switch the website from Canonical hosting, update theme and keep it updated.

  • New website, pending Canonical DNS switch: http://ubuntu-ca.jankeconsulting.ca/

• Get more people blogging about Ubuntu Canada on the Planet and elsewhere.
• Encourage city teams to set up Twitter/identi.ca feeds. Use #locoteams and #ubuntuca hashtags.

  • UbuntuWaterloo on identi.ca

• Michael Kaulbach (genii-around) is working on IRC/FactoidCleanup verified BobJonkman 2012-11-28

Advocacy

• Advocating Ubuntu at local multicultural festivals, etc.
• Brainstorm effective advocacy techniques.