NorthCarolinaTeam/ApprovalApplication

width=75 Welcome to the NC Ubuntu LoCo Team Approval Application

The North Carolina Local Community (LoCo) Team began to organize itself in July of 2007 with attempts to identify others who were interested in Linux and Ubuntu. From that start the team continues to grow as more efforts to expose the diverse population of North Carolina increase each week. Because of the independence and separation caused by the three distinct geographical regions of North Carolina, that task is daunting. However, the team, with its determination to be inclusive and open, has bridged the geographic and societal gaps such that we can now celebrate state-wide participation from the western, mountainous section of the state to the beaches of the Atlantic sea coast. Several major cities in North Carolina now have Linux user groups that are supported by the Loco Team and active Loco Team members reside in all parts of North Carolina. The Team, from its earliest organizational efforts, has, and continues to be, very active.

The NC LoCo Team is a group of Ubuntu-Linux enthusiasts whose common goal is to share Ubuntu and its derivatives with all areas of the Tar Heel state. In accordance with the Ubuntu philosophy, this team is open and available to all. Our members range from non-technical end user (NTEU) to Ubuntu-Linux Kernel developers.

The team assists many North Carolinians through various individual and team initiatives to expose the Tar Heel State to Ubuntu, but the efforts to join such a diverse population through another commonality is a benefit to the state as a whole. It is in that spirit that the team is adopting the motto of:

Spreading Ubuntu across the Tar Heel State

Key Details

Date - Aug. 7, 2007
Team Contact - Amber Graner <akgraner at ubuntu dot com>
Membership - 78 on Launchpad, 125 on mailing list as of April 20, 2010
Mailing List - Team Mailing List
IRC - #ubuntu-us-nc on freenode
Forum - NC Team Forum
Approved Team - April 20, 2010 1744 EDT - Approval Logs from LoCo Council Meeting can be found here.

Roadmap

LoCo Support:
- Become more active within Ubuntu US community apply to become listed as mentors for the LoCo teams throughout the US.
  Develop a mentorship from the active NC LoCo team members and see where we can help each other as well as other LoCo Teams.
  Continual usage of Forums, Mailing List and IRC to maintain active community and participation to and from all team LoCo as well as Ubuntu Community participants.
  Community Participation - Helping new users of Ubuntu who want to get involved in the Ubuntu project find a path whereby they can achieve both personal goal as well as contribute and participate to the Ubuntu OS.
  Continual Face to Face meet-ups whether through Ubuntu-hours or informal gatherings to continue to build Team morale and cohesiveness.
Development:
- Organize and assist members of the NC LoCo team with becoming more involved in Bug Triage, and the Q/A process for development releases.
  NC LoCo team members are currently working to help develop the LoCo Leadership series and as well as plan for the 1st Ubuntu LoCo Leadership Days scheduled to take place in June 2010.
  Encourage other team members to see where than contribute and help with the development of the Ubuntu OS as well as the Community.
  Provide assistance with programming and packaging on and for Ubuntu
Local Advocacy:
- Develop greater participation in statewide NC Loco Team by facilitating regional teams in additional metropolitan areas of North Carolina.
  Develop a program for presentation throughout North Carolina to LUGs, schools, and other venues promoting the NC LoCo Team and the Ubuntu Community.
  Attend more expos and shows to hand out even more CDs, flyers, posters, and other swag while demonstrating Ubuntu and Variants to the crowd
Wider FOSS and Ubuntu Community Involvement:
- Working with South Carolina Lo``Co team, Georgia US Lo``Co Team, and Florida Lo``Co Team in reference to collaboration on Ubuntu Booths at various Linux Fests in the South East (SELF and ALF).
  UbuCons and Ubuntu User Conference - Members of the NC Loco Team were instrumental in the execution of Atlanta UbuCon at the 2009 Atlanta Linux Fest, SCaLE 8x Ubucon, as well as the upcoming SELF 2010 Ubucon. Plans are underway for a 2011 Ubuntu User Conference to be held in Atlanta, GA.
  Ongoing support and facilitation of LUG groups throughout NC: TriLug, WNCLUG, GCLUG.

Experience

Below is a list of the various activities that the NC LoCo Team members have participated in.

Links to online discussions, reviews, blog entries etc are also listed below:

Global Bug Jam - Held Jam in Carrboro 2009-02-21
Jaunty Release Party - Release Party in Raleigh 2009-04-23
NC LoCo Facebook Page - Established Facebook promotional presence - Presently eighty + members
South East Linux Fest - Participated in SELF 2009 with a booth for the NC LoCo.
NC LoCo Logo Developed - Logo developed in 2009 for use by the NC LoCo.
The team adopted the Current Logo in March 2010. The current Logo is displayed on the of the North Carolina Team Wiki Front Pages as well as the then header on the LoCo teams website. The main elements of the 2009 logo were used in creating the 2010 Logo.
Western NC LUG - LUG was essentially inactive. NC LoCo Team resurrected and facilitates the WNCLUG now.
Winston-Salem Ubuntu Hour - Established an ongoing Ubuntu Hour in Winston-Salem one pic below - see more and another blog post with photos
Asheville Ubuntu Hour - Established an Ubuntu Hour in Asheville
GCLUG Presentation, Greensboro - Presentation by jcg2 to Guilford County LUG re: NC LoCo activities and membership
NC LoCo Web Site - Web site established and under development currently
Lucid Lynx Release Party - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area - Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Release Party in Raleigh
Lucid Lynx Release Party - Winston-Salem - Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Release Party in Winston