Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee/Meetings/2008-08-27

Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee Meeting - 2008-08-27

fugolini	ok, who is here for FAmSCo meeting?
* spevack is here
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* fabian_a is here
* iWolf is here
fugolini	mh, ok, just a minute (hoping someone else will join us)
fugolini	ok, we can start!
fugolini	First of all: call roll
fugolini	FrancescoUgolini
fabian_a	FabianAffolter
iWolf	JeffreyTadlock
spevack	Max spevack
fugolini	First topic: Budget
fugolini	As you can see
fugolini	Max posted in the list all the details about
spevack	hopefully not too much more to say
fugolini	FY Q3
spevack	i think we're all set for Q3 budget
spevack	any questions or comments?
fugolini	spevack: only a question:
spevack	Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee/Budget
spevack	fugolini: yep?
fugolini	i know it's too early, but for Q4, we have to find a way to better distribute money, I just made some charts
spevack	i'm open to any new idea
fugolini	and I saw event are growing exponentially, that's good, but
fugolini	or we lower budget or we have to focus on certain events, and try to help with alternative way other ones
spevack	fugolini: there were many events added after the August 1 deadline for funding, even with all my reminders. i feel bad for those people, but if we fund everything, then each event almost gets nothing
fugolini	in fact, this was a good way to filter, but there are still a lot of events and budget is not infinite
fugolini	but, meanwhile, I personally want to read q3 events report :)
fugolini	Any other questions?
fabian_a	just one input: i think that it's possible to pass a part of the money from OpenExpo to Athens Digital Week. the accommodation for OpenExpo will not need much money
fugolini	great
fugolini	Personally I think we are in the right way with budget.
fugolini	eof
fugolini	2. Release events, i know it was in the 1 with budget but it quite different
fugolini	I hope to organize a meeting with the release event owner
fugolini	and understand the local status, moreover, I will be out starting from september 10th (not sure about it) due to a ship training
spevack	fabian_a: yeah, i will work with Dimitris to handle Athens
fabian_a	spevack: ok
fugolini	I will send an email to Ambassadors list waiting for feedbacks. That's all
fugolini	Suggestions?
fugolini	ok
fugolini	3. Localization
fugolini	I'm happy to say that the local groups activity is going on,
fugolini	I didn't read the last NA meeting, but i'll do it soon
fugolini	This is the most important space of the meeting
fugolini	To FAmSCo members and who want to join this discussion: any update?
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fugolini	spevack: about media production, is the actual system working?
fugolini	or better
fugolini	sorry
fugolini	We had a discussion in FAmSCo list about it. Can we handle media production budget for next Quarter (Q4) alongside event sponsorization
spevack	fugolini: well
spevack	fugolini: for media production, here is what we are currently trying:
spevack	in North America, event owners are using an on-demand vendor, and they can spend part of their budget on media
spevack	in EMEA, we have a really good producer at Red Hat Munich, and we can take a little bit from different event budgets to produce Media.
fugolini	just because a big part of the budget is spent for media production and except for medium event, the smallest one don't need a lot of money if we give them media
spevack	everywhere else, people are basically on their own
spevack	fugolini: yep, you are right
iWolf	NA is going to order in bulk.
spevack	fugolini: i think it's working pretty well. people aren't complaining right now about not being able to get media, so that is a good sign
spevack	and local people are handling the details.
fugolini	yes, it was only to assure some concern about it that I found in some local meetings
fugolini	but thanks a lot for the answer
fugolini	Any other question/update/etc?
fugolini	3
fugolini	2
fugolini	1
fugolini	4. Membership and more
fugolini	First of all membership
fugolini	there aren't relevant update about it. I want to personally thanks with fabian_a for his mails about m-l and irc
fugolini	it's important to update periodically the users, just because sometimes someone forget the basic of the rules
fugolini	joerg suggested, moreover, to work over a Membership rule etc.
fabian_a	something from #fedora-ambassadors
fabian_a	<delhage> something that I find annoying is all the "welcome to the family" etc replys to new ambassador intros. Nice, but can be sent as private e-mail
fugolini	Yes, that's true, but it's quite complicated to ask people to make it, in the past we sent some advice but we can't stop those ones
fugolini	Now, I want to ask all of you for advice about membership management
fugolini	see Membership Administrators and newbie policy so that we will be able to write with the big help of Joerg a Ambassadors Membership policy draft
fugolini	attention: nothing of this is about law or other, just a set of simple rules and way to prevent abusage
fugolini	eof
fugolini	Questions?
fugolini	3
fugolini	2
fugolini	1
fugolini	Now another small point, all agree to set fedora-ambassadors as our IRC channel in the FAS ?
fugolini	for me is right, then if we will go back we will able to re-set this
iWolf	it is fine with me
fugolini	ok, so just do it :) !
fugolini	For today we have finished, have you other suggestions?
spevack	no, nothing from me.
* spevack is tired, the budget work has taken a long time :)
fugolini	So, thank you for your attention
fugolini	== Meeting adjourned ==

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