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#title Approval Application for New York State Team (ubuntu-us-ny)
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The New York State Ubuntu Local Community (LoCo) Team is a group of volunteers united by a commitment to Ubuntu and free and open source software (FOSS). The team advocates and supports Ubuntu for home, business, and educational use in New York State. By bringing the freedom of choice, power of the community, and stability of Ubuntu to the public, the team believes it can change the face of computing for the better. 
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== Key Details ==
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 * '''Re-Approval Date''' - July 2011
 * '''Team Contacts''' - [[ cprofitt|Charles Profitt]]
 * '''Team Founded''' - February 2007
 * '''Membership''' - 79 Members on Launchpad (an increase of 20 since our approval)
 * '''Mailing List''' - [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ny|ubuntu-us-ny on lists.ubuntu.com]]
 * '''IRC''' - [[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#ubuntu-us-ny|#ubuntu-us-ny on Freenode]]
 * '''Website''' - http://main.newyork-ubuntu.com/
 * '''Forums''' - http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=212
 * '''Launchpad''' - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-newyork

== Roadmap ==
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 * Support Ubuntu locally
   * Support existing New York state GNU/Linux user groups
     * SYRLUG - Syracuse
     * LUGOR - Rochester
     * Ithaca Free Software Association - Ithaca
   * Partner with local computer user groups to assist with events
     * Rochester Computer Society Inc
     * FOSS @ RIT - Rochester
     * Free Software Advocates - Ithaca (Cornell)
     * Tech Age - Brighton
   * Hold educational sessions open to the public
   * Host and assist with GNU/Linux install fests
 * Support Ubuntu at the state level
   * Assist New York State Ubuntu users with finding:
     * Local GNU/Linux groups
     * Local computer retailers that support Ubuntu and GNU/Linux
 * Ubuntu Activism
   * Advocate for the adoption of Ubuntu by:
     * Individual users and families
     * Schools
     * Libraries
     * Businesses
     * Senior centers
   * Assist local computer retailers with adopting Ubuntu
   * Educate local computer retailers and consultants about Canonical partner programs
 * Assist our members grow in the global Ubuntu community
   * Help our members find Ubuntu teams that align with their personal interests
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== Experience ==
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 * 2011 - ?? total events to date
  * 2011 05 05 7:30am - 3pm Mercury Fest [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20110505| Pictures]]
  * 2011 04 23 8am - 6pm Rochester Linux Festival  @ RIT [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20110423| Pictures]]
  * 2011 03 24 9am - 4pm Edtech Day at Ithaca College [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20110324|pictures]]
  * 2011 01 22 12pm - 4PM  [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20110122| Hands on Linux Workshop]] @ [[http://www.interlockroc.org/|Interlock]]
  * 2011 01 21 6pm - 12AM [[http://foss.rit.edu/winterhackfest|Winter Hackfest @ RIT]] - [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20110121| Pictures]]
 * 2010 - [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/Past2010|40 total events]] - increased activity in Syracuse and New York City
  * 2010 11 20 9am - 4pm cprofitt held a hands-on lab for educators at [[http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=432 | NYSCATE 2010]] [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20101120b| Hands-on Lab]]
  * 2010 11 06 6pm - 9pm NY State Ubuntu LoCo Launch Events [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20101106| Combined Launch Events in Rochester, Syracuse and New York City]]
  * 2010 11 23 9am - 4pm cprofitt gave a presentation to educators from across New York State at [[http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=432 | NYSCATE 2010]]
  * 2010 09 18 3pm - 12am RIT Student Innovation Center is holding a Software Freedom Day even [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20100918a| Innovation Center RIT]]
  * 2010 06 19 9am - 5:30pm cprofitt helped organize FOSSCON 2010 [[http://fosscon.org/| FOSSCON 2010 @ RIT]] and several other members manned a booth and handed out CDs
  * 2010 05 06 7:30 - 2:30 - White Hat Security Day [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20100506| Rochester, NY]]
  * 2010 03 25 7pm - 9pm Members of the NY State Ubuntu !LoCo will give presentations and man a booth [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20100325| EdTech Day @ Ithaca College]]
 * 2009 - [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/Past2009|27 total events]]
  * 2009 11 24 7:30am - 3:00pm NYSCATE presentation by Charles Profitt [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20091124| Rochester Riverside Convention Center]]
  * 2009 08 08 1pm - 4:30pm Local Bug Jam - Live! In Syracuse New York [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20090808|Soule Library - Syracuse]]
  * 2009 06 04 7:45AM - 2:30PM White Hat Security Day sponsored by Mercury Networks (presentation by Carl Schmidtmann) [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20090604|Doubletree Inn, Henrietta NY]]
  * 2009 05 30 9:00AM - 4:00PM Joint Install Fest with Lugor and RCSI [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20090530|Golisano Building RIT]]
  * 2009 04 18 8am - 11pm Rochester Bar Camp 4 [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20090418|Rochester @ RIT Campus]]
  * 20090326 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Ed Tech Day 2009 [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/20090326|Ithaca College]]
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note: for the complete lists:
 * [[http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-newyork|upcoming events]]
 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events/Past|past events - 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007]]
 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Meetings/Past|past statewide meetings - 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007]]

=== Team Reports ===
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== Ubuntu Members ==
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The following Ubuntu Members are active in the New York State Loco Team
 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Andrewsomething|Andrew Starr-Bochicchio]]
 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/cprofitt|Charles Profitt]]
 * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MikeRooney|Michael Rooney]]