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Meetings

Previous Events:

[:NewJerseyTeam/Meetings/MarchNorthJersey:North Jersey Meeting: Saturday, March 31st, at 3pm, New Brunswick]

[:NewJerseyTeam/Meetings/AprilIRC:April IRC Meeting: Sunday, April 1st, at 8pm]

[:NewJerseyTeam/Meetings/MarchSouthJersey:South Jersey Meeting: Saturday, March 24th]

[:NewJerseyTeam/Events/CHLUG20070302:Talk at Cherry Hill Linux Users Group, March 2, 2007]

Previous Meeting ideas [:NewJerseyTeam/FebruaryMeeting:February Meeting]

Meeting Logs:

[:NewJerseyTeam/MeetingLogs/2006-12-07:December 7th, 2006]

Current Discussion Topics

If you're a member of the team, please weigh in on these topics. If you have more ideas as to what we should organize as a group, feel free to add the page to the wiki, the topic to the forum, and both to this list.

Introduction

The New Jersey Team has been established in order to advocate and educate Linux users from the entire state of New Jersey (and surrounding states) about Ubuntu Linux and the Ubuntu "way."

Goals

• Create one main place where users will be able to gather and share information about the distribution. This goal is the most important; once we have the infrastructure (at least the forum), the first step is discussing with the group and deciding what the group wants to pursue.

  • Forums ([http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=185 done] Thanks ubuntu-geek!)

  • Website ([http://nj.ubuntu-us.org done])

  • Mailing List ([https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-nj completed])

  • Now that we have the infrastructure, we need to publicize the group. If you know anyone who would be interested, please send them our way, and consider publicizing with the [:NewJerseyTeam/PosterSpec:team poster].

• Initiate monthly face to face meetings at a pre-determined facility where users will be able to better interact and receive more support
• Plan organized activities to socialize with the group and promote Ubuntu.

  These events will probably be coordinated closely with LUGs in New Jersey; while LUGs include non-Ubuntu users, many promote Ubuntu heavily, and are interested in working with the LoCo group on events. Events which both groups participate in will be general linux-friendly events, with a focus on the use of Ubuntu. Possible plans:

  • Linux LAN Party
  • IPOD Liberation party
  • Install-fests

• Regrouping and Recruitment: The first step to any of these plans is an active and interested LoCo team. I've contacted former members, and received a few responses of interest thus far. The Rutgers LUG expressed that some of their team members would be interested in joining, and several NJIT colleagues of mine have expressed interest; at the moment, recruitment is occurring at the state college level, where interest is highest.

Join us today!

Here's how:

• Read and understand what Ubuntu Linux is all about: http://www.ubuntulinux.org

• Sign up for the [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-nj Ubuntu-us-nj mailing list]!

• Register yourself at http://www.launchpad.net

• Sign the Code of Conduct as soon as possible

• Join us at https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-us-nj

• Join in the discussion on the [http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=185 forum]

• Join the irc channel: #ubuntu-us-nj on irc.freenode.net

If you have any questions, contact JoeTerranova, or visit the #ubuntu-us-nj channel on irc.freenode.net

Sub-Pages

[:NewJerseyTeam/LinuxLanProposal:Linux LAN Proposal] -- Spec for the New Jersey Linux LAN Party [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1795487 Discussion]

[:NewJerseyTeam/PosterSpec:Team Poster Specification] [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=308150 Discussion]

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