Meetings

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The Toronto chapter of Ubuntu Canada meets every other Wednesday at 6:30pm at the [http://www.linuxcaffe.ca linuxcaffe].

Below is an archive of what has been discussed at previous meetings, and an open agenda for the next meeting. Feel free to add your own topics and points for the next meeting's agenda.

Next Meeting: December 13th

Agenda

  • Draft Proposals
    • Roadmap Draft (Dave Sullivan)
    • Website Recruitment/Marketing-related Content Draft (Cathy)
  • Structure, Governance (if any), Roles
  • Ojibwe translation (Ralph)
  • add your ideas here!

Previous Meeting: November 29th

Agenda

  • ubuntutoronto.org discussion
  • Ubuntu Video project
    • See ["CanadianTeam/Toronto/UbuntuVideo"] for the projects in development.
  • Vista launch party publicity stunt (Andrew Hunter)
    • David Patrick is the head organizer of our event, so lets not forget to include him
  • Promoting Ubuntu
    • local computer shops
    • end users
  • Ojibwe translation discussion
  • Planning an intro to MOTUing (Andrew Hunter)

Meeting Notes

  • Promoting Ubuntu
    • We should recruit existing users first to help in spreading the word to new users
    • March Break Install Fest
    • Back-to-school Event in August, OR
    • Software Freedom Day in September
    • Targeting politically-minded teenagers (alternative schools) for recruitment and promotion
    • Possibly teaming up with organizations who recycle computers, we could install Ubuntu on them and donate them or sell them at a low cost to people who can't afford a new computer
  • ubuntutoronto.org
    • Should be a recruitment/information site
    • Should be a tool to bring in new and existing users
  • Vista launch party
    • Being held at Toronto Congress Centre, near the airport
    • It was more or less decided that the venue prohibits this project.
  • Ubuntu Video
    • Because this is a special-interest project, it was decided that it should be discussed and developed separately, but keep the core team informed of the progress so that everyone can toss ideas in.
  • Other Items of Interest
    • Structure and Roles
      • It was decided that people tend to work better when there is a visible organized structure.
      • This will be discussed in further detail at the next meeting.
      • Dave will work on a strategic plan for the upcoming year
      • Separating Tasks
        • Organized meetings will continue bi-weekly on Wednesdays, the focus of which will be the teams goals.
        • Monthly workshops will continue on the first Saturday of every month, to educate new users.
        • Ubuntu Video will be a separate, special-interest project.
        • A purely social gathering could also be organized, or could be coupled with the monthly workshops.