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Fedora Ambassadors Meeting Minutes 2006-03-30

Participants

  • GeroldKa: GeroldKassube
  • kushal: KushalDas
  • tchung: ThomasChung
  • cds: ClairShaw
  • gja: TejasDinkar
  • Ekushey: RussellJohn
  • lxmaier: AlexMaier
  • iWolf: JeffreyTadlock
  • JoseTarazona: JoseTarazona
  • JorgeTorres: JorgeTorres
  • mosp: MikaelJacobsson
  • Eitch: HugoCisneiros
  • rwhetsel: RobertWhetsel
  • abompard: AurelienBompard
  • MrTom: ThomasCanniot
  • mspevack: MaxSpevack
  • AutOPSY: JasperHartline
  • CyberSpy: LeeJoseph
  • splinux: DamienDurand
  • mether: RahulSundaram

Regrets

  • FrancescoUgolini

Transcript

Summary

  • See http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/Schedule
  • Meeting Rules - AlexMaier
  • if you wish to speak, please type "!"
  • i will recognize you to speak with > YourNickname
  • please wait until I recognize you
  • 1.1 - Famsco Update
  • AlexMaier reports
  • Famsco met on Monday
  • we have discussed three things:
  • 1. reports from task groups (Budget, Events/Schwag, MembersServices)
  • all task groups are making some progress
  • budget group will post the guidelines for requesting money/resources and getting reimbursed for expenses on the list soon (today or tomorrow)
  • 2. LinuxTag
  • There was a need to reopen the discussion about canceling it, as BruderTux (FlorianBrand) requested to reconsider
  • Famsco voted to re-confirm our earlier decision
  • regrets to BruderTux
  • 3. Chairperson election
  • Famsco has confirmed AlexMaier as permanent chair--until re-election :)
  • gja: When ARE the re elections for the Steering Committee as well as for the chair person?
  • lxmaier: gja: Famsco has no rules for that yet :)
  • tchung: we have no plan for re-election until next year at this point.
  • tchung: but if you believe you're a (good) candidate for famsco, please let us know.
  • GeroldKa: maybe there should be recognized some "rules" for the famsco, voting, "job description" etc?
  • 1.2 - Review upcoming events
  • Review the FedoraEvents for upcoming 3 months.
  • Make sure they're correct. Make sure we've got ambassadors covering them.
  • Mar 30, 2006 30 minutes presentation Strasbourg, FRANCE ChitleshGoorah
  • ChitleshGoorah not present
  • Apr 3-6, 2006 LinuxWorld Boston 2006 Boston, MA, USA - LinuxWorld US MatthewMiller, JackAboutboul
  • MatthewMiller, JackAboutboul not present
  • Apr 4, 2006 A day with Fedora Durgapur, West Bengal, India KushalDas
  • KushalDas reports
  • Ok, this is by my lug
  • will have arround 150 students mainly 1st & 2nd years
  • I will talk about FC5, and another on livecd
  • Also asked some other guys to talk about translation on fedora
  • A special one will be on Fedora: for the students
  • Next day a install fest(arround 50 students)
  • The event is open to every one
  • got arround 60 tees & 15 dvds(FC4)
  • I will take 20CDS (FC5)
  • Hope the event will go perfectly
  • Apr 7, 2006 FUDCon Boston 2006 Boston, MA, USA MatthewMiller, JackAboutboul
  • MatthewMiller, JackAboutboul not present
  • Apr 11, 2006 Local LUG - Campux France, Lille. ThomasCanniot
  • ThomasCanniot reports
  • nothing to add since last time, just bought some dvds to distribute them :)
  • i bought blank dvds then i will be able to burn them on demand but i will prepare 10 i think
  • April 12, 2006 Fedora Talk Uttar Pradesh, India PuneetBatura
  • PuneetBatura not present
  • FISL 7.0 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil RodrigoPadula
  • RodrigoPadula not present need to follow up
  • Lanwelche Strasbourg, FRANCE ChitleshGoorah
  • ChitleshGoorah not present
  • Journée du Libre 4 Strasbourg, France. ChitleshGoorah
  • ChitleshGoorah not present
  • tchung: I think he sent out his current status on list.
  • LinuxTag Germany (re-open)
  • GeroldKassube reports
  • we do not get the rooms for a FUDCon
  • maybe we'll get two rooms for maybe 60 to 120 people
  • BruderTux and me don't think, that this makes sense
  • but we both think it's a must to be presented at the event himself
  • and we try all to get a booth
  • we're looking forward to have some addional help
  • but this depends on the size of the booth we'll get from LinuxTag
  • I'll reopen the event later on the wiki
  • 1.3 - Promotional material for Kadischi
  • DavidNalley not present
  • 2.1 - Video contest
  • AlexMaier reports
  • so i have not heard back from Creative Commons yet.
  • I will have to ping them again this week and see what's going on
  • i will also get in touch with a merchandise producing company to manufacture schwag for the contest
  • the prize money is NOT 5K
  • 5 K is all we got to run the contest
  • a larger chunk of if will be spent on small giveaways
  • the main prize shall not be more expensive than
  • USD 500 to make the contest be easier to conduct legally across the world
  • 2.2 - Schwag pipeline and a Standard Ambassadors Survival Kit
  • GregDeKoenigsberg not present
  • CyberSpy: Would an Ambassador Survival Kit include a carboard cutaway kiosk of some sort?
  • lxmaier: the survival kits are planned to include a table throw and/or a vinyl banner
  • lxmaier: not all ambassadors will be able to get them at once, b/c they are expensive, but we are looking to produce a few each quarter
  • 2.3 - Presentations for Ambassadors
  • RahulSundaram not present (at the moment)
  • 2.4 - FedoraLibraries
  • ChitleshGoorah not present
  • 3.1 - Fedora Community Free Media Project
  • ThomasChung reports
  • well, I've finially given away 50 DVDs so far.
  • The request form is still closed since I have no more DVDs left.
  • I might burn 50 more next week.
  • CyberSpy: I have 400 burnt, I need some sort of label image so I can print on them (like the old blue FC2 isos), and 100 more will be burnt today
  • tchung: Once again, this is volunteer program so we don't have to put official label image
  • JoseTarazona: I think we must use the same labels on CDs or DVDs, even if this is a volunteer program. Fedora must show a common and strong image to the public.
  • cds: The topic about vendors/sponsoredMedia is being discussed off list, and we'll get back to interested parties once something is worked out.
  • GeroldKa: http://booth.zapto.org/~foxkm/FC5/ these are not official labels, correct???!
  • CyberSpy: Those are great, I'll use them if it's okay
  • lxmaier: i hope we will be able to publish the ones we'll use for official DVDs--once we've got them
  • 3.2 - Fedora Word Of Mouth Project
  • ClairShaw reports
  • In order to help Ambassadors concentrate on events, I've started up WOM.
  • It's to help ambassadors (and others) get support for general publicing of fedora, telling individuals about it, etc.
  • atm I'm just after as many people interested in helping/getting help as possible, and filling in common questions.
  • JoseTarazona: It will be possible to create a spanish language version of the project?
  • cds: I've love that :)
  • lxmaier: then i guess cds and JoseTarazona should work together on this
  • Misc
  • tchung: just want to let you know, we won't have a meeting next week since most of famsco members will be at the Boston. :)
  • mether: nothing to visit there (FC5 tour). it can be removed from schedule

Next Meeting

  • 2006-04-06 22:00 UTC - Cancelled due to Fedora Events in Boston
  • 2006-04-13 14:00 UTC
  • See you in two weeks!
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