<> == Summary == * OLF 2009 preparations near complete * CDs shipped, conference materials shipped * Copy of The Official Ubuntu Book and The Official Ubuntu Server Book from Pearson arrived, to be displayed at booth * Promote Ohio LoCo more this year? * Don't forget to [[https://www.ohiolinux.org/register|register]]! * Schedule: http://www.ohiolinux.org/schedule.html * 35% off offer from Pearson if we register as a usergroup * Also [[http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/118272/UbuntuBooks_Barnes%26Noble_Aug09LoCos.pdf|Barnes & Noble flyer]] * Northeast Ohio Group - paultag * +1's all around * Team contact change from group back to jpeddicord - organizational issue == Log == {{{ well, we'll go ahead and start with the informational stuff OLF prep is pretty much complete CDs were shipped today I'm told, and the rest of the materials have almost arrived thanks a bunch to zerhacke for helping out here Not a problem! whoo OLF \o/ I just got two books in the post from Pearson this morning The Official Ubuntu Book, and The Official Ubuntu Server book both I'll bring to OLF (they are free press copies) to have on display don't think we'll have the banner/display sitting behind the booth this time, unfortunately, but on the plus side we'll have more space for... stuff Derath-Srvr has gotten System76 to send us some demo laptops, which will be an awesome part of the booth and ya'll have free electricity too, so that works out well I'm going to suggest we try to promote the LoCo a little more this year. flyers, biz cards, whatever last-minute stuff we can come up with steakum: ah yes that will be nice (though those s76 batteries lasted quite a long time!) obligatory link: https://www.ohiolinux.org/register do it, it's free to get in, or pay $65 for goodies you know you want to that includes *you*, person reading these logs posted on the forms and wiki (at least I hope I remember to :P) forums, that is there is also this shiny link to make things a little more enticing: http://www.ohiolinux.org/schedule.html som Python stuff, BSD stuff, GNOME 3 stuff, a lot for everybody that's all I can think of at the moment. anything else on that subject? next up: pearson discounts I haven't looked into this much, but if we register as a usergroup everyone can get 35% off the whole pearson catalog hello reportingsjr & paultag Hey all sorry I am late np paultag, just went over OLF infos Cheers, continue, sorry for the interrupt anywho, as soon as we register for the program we'll get a group code, use it to get cheap books. who doesn't love cheap books? hi jacob that includes the latest versions of the official ubuntu books will look into it later on oh wait pearson has some special barnes & noble editions of those books let me dig up the email o/ jacob jacob, does this apply for all books, or just nerd-type books? ye paultag jacob, all books? paultag: as far as I'm told, all Outstanding. Please know that Pearson has an established user group program to support groups on an ongoing basis, including sample mailings of relevant new books soon after they publish, an ongoing 35% member discount direct from the publisher, and a monthly newsletter which announces all new books and additional promotions as they occur. Righto uploading a flyer right now on the barnes & noble thing file:///home/jacob/Desktop/UbuntuBooks_Barnes&Noble_Aug09LoCos.pdf ...no bad dropbox lol http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/118272/UbuntuBooks_Barnes%26Noble_Aug09LoCos.pdf that. the fact that the user group program header is on that makes me think the 35% discount would apply but these are also only at barnes & noble, so maybe not i'll print out a couple of these to stick on the OLF booth, since they _did_ send us free books. :P welcome paultag i missed ya dvz-, thanks for the heads up buddy :) paultag: netime Looks good jacob quick sort of off topic question, are there more localised ubuntu groups? reportingsjr: well that's part of the next topic, actually the NEO/northeast group o/ since I'm not a NEO person, this is up to you, paultag jacob, shall I steal the floor? go right ahead OK: So, first off, intros. I think a few of you know me, but I am Paul Tagliamonte, UBT member, and @ Uni at John Carroll Being from NEO ( North East Ohio ) I am trying to get together a more "Local" LoCo, as Ohio is just plain huge. So far, it's been dvz-, mathay and me We were poking about the team to figure out who else is interested in a subbranch of the LoCo, or who would do well from this I am open to Objections, Suggestions or Insults :) I have recruitment prospects from Baldwin-Wallace, paultag and mathay from John Carroll.. paultag: i believe someone else had reign in CSU? seemed to have pretty good audience according to the mailing list jacob, +1 dvz-, Outstanding. I think we can hit Unis pretty well, we have a lot of College kids. I live with 6 other Ubuntu users in my House dvz-, and I know a few other Carroll kids who use Ubuntu. I think we can get a good start to the Branch Is there anyone out there with concerns, or objections to either me heading up the branch, or the idea of the branch in of it's self? haven't heard of any yet so, jacob, do we have the blessing of the Ohio LoCo to create a NEO Branch? https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio-ne would be a handy link i know paultag to be one of the most committed sob's out there, so I fully support him as head jacob, it would indeed :) dvz-, lol, thanks bud paultag: you know it - I did approve that on Launchpad, didn't I? ;) jacob, :) jacob, I figure it's meeting time, so just check the details :) * jacob nods Righto. I'm in Cincinnati so I would be more than happy if there were a south western branch :P jacob, I have some food siting out, I'll BRB. I'll read logs np paultag, thanks for coming reportingsjr: well, i've no objections to one, see what interest there would be ok, I don't really know anyone else into ubuntu around here, so would be nice to meet some people and get connections last item on the list I'd rather wait until tnseditor / theidiotthatisme are here actually might just ping them over email basically, though, if you see something on the mailing list from launchpad about an ownership change, it's nothing big. just something to satisfy the LoCo Directory they're building. that's pretty much it. i'll grab logs of the meeting in a little bit and post. anyone have any other concerns? end of meeting then. thank you all for coming; small audience but it makes for a quicker meeting :) though I do wonder if a different meeting time would be more attractive }}}