== September 2010 Team Meeting Agenda == * Initial Planning for Launch Party Support * Rochester * Syracuse * Ithaca * Albany * Plattsburgh * (please add your items) === minutes === {{{#!irc 20:59 < jaricanese7> hey everyone 21:00 < cprofitt> hello jaricanese7 21:01 < jaricanese7> I don't have too much time but I heard there was a meeting today so I dropped in. 21:01 < jaricanese7> I'm from the New York City area. 21:02 < cprofitt> There is... 21:02 < cprofitt> beginning right now 21:02 < cprofitt> anyone else here for the meeting 21:03 < cprofitt> ausimage: 21:03 < cprofitt> DavidLevin: 21:03 < cprofitt> Dave123: 21:03 < cprofitt> hal14450: 21:03 < Dave123> hi cprofitt 21:03 < cprofitt> hey Dave123 -- we are having our meeting right now 21:03 < cprofitt> glad you could make it 21:03 < cprofitt> here is the planned agenda - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Meetings/20100921 21:04 < asymptote-school> hey cprofitt is my name showing up as asymptote-school ? 21:04 < cprofitt> though I think we may discuss NYC with jaricanese7 21:04 < cprofitt> yes it is asymptote-school 21:04 < asymptote-school> k - I tried to change it to strAlan but I guess it didn't take 21:04 < cprofitt> Begin Meeting 21:04 < cprofitt> welcome everyone. 21:04 < asymptote-school> I'm trying to centralize my aliases with ubuntuforums and stuff 21:04 < asymptote-school> ok go 21:04 < cprofitt> Glad to see you here 21:05 < cprofitt> The first and only pre-planned topic is Launch Parties 21:05 < cprofitt> I am sure you all know that 10.10 is closing in 21:05 < Dave123> yes 21:05 < cprofitt> and we currently have a launch party scheduled for Rochester 21:05 < jaricanese7> can't wait 21:05 < cprofitt> November 6th 21:05 < Dave123> planning to do it at B&N? 21:05 < cprofitt> and Syracuse is looking at either the 6th or 13th 21:05 < cprofitt> Yes, the Rochester will be at B&N 21:06 < cprofitt> 6pm to 9pm 21:06 < cprofitt> three hours in the big room 21:06 < cprofitt> jaricanese7: any chance you want to organize one for NYC? 21:06 < cprofitt> asymptote-school: where are you again? 21:06 < asymptote-school> cprofitt: morrisville 21:07 < asymptote-school> cprofitt: i'm Alan Nordman 21:07 < cprofitt> launch parties do not have to be tremendously formal affaird 21:07 < cprofitt> asymptote-school: I know... did not remember where you were though... 21:07 < asymptote-school> I've just been popping in and out w/ so many aliases 21:07 < cprofitt> should have with all our discussions of your getting a job -- Syr 21:07 < jaricanese7> I would love to however I'm not sure how effective it will be in such a short time span. 21:08 < cprofitt> jaricanese7: even if it was little more than an Ubuntu hour type event at a local coffee shop 21:08 < cprofitt> I would think it would be a success 21:08 < cprofitt> NYC has had little to nothing... and things must start... even if small 21:08 < jaricanese7> I have my own development company and I am trying to push support for Ubuntu on that end. 21:09 < cprofitt> if you would like to do it I can work with you to try to get some ideas flowing... 21:09 < jaricanese7> I'm also going to start offering discounts for NYC residents for computer services when it's Linux related 21:09 < cprofitt> and get some advertising out for the NYC folks via email lists, etc 21:09 < jaricanese7> Sure I would definitely like to hold an event here. 21:09 < asymptote-school> cprofitt: yeah I'm finally settled :D 21:10 < cprofitt> alright 21:10 < asymptote-school> jaricanese7: you know what you need to do 21:10 < asymptote-school> or is this not the right time 21:10 < cprofitt> not the right time asymptote-school 21:10 < cprofitt> we can work out details after the meeting 21:10 < asymptote-school> k 21:11 < cprofitt> ok... 21:11 < cprofitt> one other small announcement 21:11 < cprofitt> I will be attending UDS this October 21:11 < cprofitt> I was fortunate and have been sponsored for the trip 21:11 < jaricanese7> cprofitt: I know some stuff. I sent you an email. 21:11 < asymptote-school> cprofitt: sweet 21:11 < cprofitt> I will try to represent NY State while there 21:12 < cprofitt> jaricanese7: awesome 21:12 < asymptote-school> cprofitt: are you a dev or are you just an observer ? 21:12 < jaricanese7> Hopefully you can meet more New Yorkers at the event. 21:12 < cprofitt> asymptote-school: not good enough to be a FOSS dev yet 21:13 < cprofitt> I do development, but I believe I am there mostly because of my advocacy 21:13 < cprofitt> any other topics that anyone else wants to bring up? 21:13 < asymptote-school> understood 21:13 < asymptote-school> cprofitt: well I'd just like to say that I'd definitely like to participate in any way I can 21:14 < cprofitt> with the launch? 21:14 < asymptote-school> like if I could demonstrate a service or show off a specific aspect 21:14 < asymptote-school> yes 21:14 < cprofitt> you should, if you want to work with the Syracuse folks 21:14 < cprofitt> work with ducky and slick666 21:14 < cprofitt> they have a base plan I believe 21:15 < jaricanese7> For some ideas, how is the Rochester launch going to me handled? 21:15 < cprofitt> I am holding it at a local book store 21:15 -!- ducky [~dnewell@pool-74-111-41-177.syrcny.fios.verizon.net] has joined #ubuntu-us-ny 21:15 < cprofitt> Barnes and Noble @ RIT 21:15 < cprofitt> I will, if others have their at the same day/time, setup a video feed 21:15 < asymptote-school> cprofitt: ok well I may be able to come chill in crackchester as well 21:16 < cprofitt> and we will also be going over the new features, etc 21:16 < cprofitt> mostly launch is to go over new features, see each other and advocate if non-Ubuntu users come by 21:16 < jaricanese7> Sounds good 21:16 < asymptote-school> are you planning on 21:16 < cprofitt> yeah... launch parties are fun 21:16 < asymptote-school> posting flyers or something 21:16 < asymptote-school> mailings 21:17 < asymptote-school> I dunno how this works - I would imagine you don't want to push it on people 21:17 < cprofitt> bug jams are fun, but take more work 21:17 < cprofitt> I usually send a message on LUG mailing lists 21:17 < cprofitt> announce at LUG meetings 21:17 < cprofitt> and post some fliers at local schools 21:17 < cprofitt> ducky: 21:17 < ducky> hi 21:17 < cprofitt> if you can,... do you have a plan for Syr yet? 21:17 < cprofitt> we are discussing the launch 21:17 < ducky> ah 21:18 < cprofitt> jaricanese7: is from NYC and will try to put an event together... 21:18 < asymptote-school> yeah I could put up something at Morrisville - unfortunately there isn't a very large *nix contingent there though :( 21:18 < ducky> um i will talk to landon and post it 21:18 < cprofitt> though likely a simple meetup style just to get things rolling 21:18 < cprofitt> ducky: cool. 21:18 < ducky> it looks like it wil most likely be the 13th 21:18 < cprofitt> asymptote-school: may want to help 21:18 < cprofitt> jaricanese7: one other thing our team has been looking for is a News Letter team 21:18 < cprofitt> if you are interested in that or know of others... let us know 21:19 < jaricanese7> to write a newsletter for the NY LoCo? 21:19 < cprofitt> yes 21:19 < cprofitt> monthly 21:19 < ducky> ... 21:19 < asymptote-school> do we have enough to write about monthly ? 21:19 < ducky> its alot of work 21:19 < cprofitt> we do have stuff to write about... 21:19 < cprofitt> but we need a team 21:19 < ducky> and yes there is alot of stuff to write about 21:20 < cprofitt> one person can coordinate, but it takes a team willing to write some articles 21:20 < asymptote-school> alright - I'll go with it and I'll contribute in any way I can 21:20 < cprofitt> in the past it has been Ducky and me 21:20 < asymptote-school> I am slowly learning artwork 21:20 < cprofitt> two people can not make it happen 21:20 < jaricanese7> Yes I would't mind working on a newsletter as long as I'm not alone on it. 21:21 < cprofitt> cool... perhaps we can start to get a little steam on that as well... 21:21 < asymptote-school> jaricanese7: I'll support. I think I should be flexible enough to contribute 21:21 < cprofitt> we can talk about the specifics on the newsletter after the meeting... 21:21 < cprofitt> anyone else have anything? 21:21 < asymptote-school> I don't have a family or other commitments so I should be able to support 21:21 < ducky> i dont mind leading 21:22 < ducky> i just cannot do the whole thing 21:22 < asymptote-school> cprofitt: can u recap and save me scrolling up, times/locations of launch party 21:22 < cprofitt> I agree ducky 21:22 < cprofitt> asymptote-school: they are on the wiki 21:22 < asymptote-school> cprofitt: ok 21:22 < cprofitt> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewYorkTeam/Events 21:22 < cprofitt> Syracuse and NYC still have to set a date/time though 21:22 < asymptote-school> right I'll be sure to read it 21:22 < asymptote-school> ok that's fair 21:22 < asymptote-school> well we have some time right 21:22 < cprofitt> Ducky you have a good template for the newsletter 21:22 < asymptote-school> october 10th 21:22 < asymptote-school> well that's not very much time 21:23 < cprofitt> so we can have you focus on that and start rolling again 21:23 < cprofitt> asymptote-school: our lauch is usually after that... 21:23 < cprofitt> November 6th 21:23 < asymptote-school> ohhh 21:23 < asymptote-school> oh right I remember now 21:23 < asymptote-school> my bad 21:23 < cprofitt> gives us time to get the new CDs, etc 21:23 < cprofitt> and makes sure if their is a delay that we are not celebrating Duke Nukem 21:23 < asymptote-school> yeah I should be in good position to contribute 21:23 < cprofitt> alright... 21:23 < cprofitt> I think the official stuff is over 21:24 < cprofitt> Meeting Closed }}}