Ubuntu Vancouver: Monthly Meeting

I can't believe summer is half over already. Lets commiserate together!

When

• Thursday 14 August, 2008 at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Where:

• Free Geek
  1820 Pandora Street
  Vancouver
  directions
  Please enter by the back door, off the alley.

Activities

• Ryan Smith conducted and excellent "Introduction to Ubuntu" course last week. We should conduct a review and see if we can do it better next time.
• Next week Ryan will be conducting an "Install Fest". What can we do to make this run as smoothly as possible.
• Review the governance of Ubuntu Vancouver. It's been mostly ad hoc so far so lets see if we can formalize this some.

Minutes

• Ryan Smith conducted and excellent "Introduction to Ubuntu" course last week. We should conduct a review and see if we can do it better next time.
  • The introduction to using the mouse, though seemingly too elementary, wasn't. It was very useful to the participants.
  • The introduction to keyboard shortcuts should be moved the the next level of this course.
  • There were 12 participants. In the future this should be limited to 10.
  • Use of the data projector would have been helpful.
  • Add a section on saving files and searching for files.
  • Having more than one instructor at the session helped a lot.
  • The next "Into to Ubuntu" will be held Wednesday, 17 September. It will be led by Kim.
• Next week Ryan will be conducting an "Install Fest". What can we do to make this run as smoothly as possible.
  • Anybody who wishes to assist with the Install Fest are encouraged to attend.
  • Kim will bring a supply of Ubuntu CDs.
• Review the governance of Ubuntu Vancouver. It's been mostly ad hoc so far so lets see if we can formalize this some.
  • The consensus was that we are doing OK as is.
    • There is no formal membership, no dues, everyone is encouraged to attend.
    • Everybody's opinion carries equal weight.
    • "We are for Ubuntu, not against anything!"

Thank You,
Kim Kulak