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Graphics Needed (desertc)

• Need a 14x14 pixels icon to be used for team identification in lists.
• Need a 64x64 pixels logo to be used on every office team page. Recommend a logo that incorporates symbol of Ubuntu (three person circle) and some symbol of Tennessee (outline of state, for example).

Introduction Bulletin Board (desertc)

• Write up your details on the ["TennesseeTeam/Members"], and let your teammates know where you are located and your interests.

Ubuntu Open Week

• Ubuntu Open Week is Mon 22nd Oct - Sat 27th Oct on IRC in #ubuntu-classroom. [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek] check it's wiki page for details.

Consolidate (Possibly Regionally) a mass order from Shipit of "Official" copies of the 7.10 Gutsy Release in both the i686 and 64bit versions for distribution and use during install parties. (w4ett)

• Shipit is now accepting pre-orders of Gutsy Gibbon https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ I ordered 10 CDs 10/8/07 (w4ett)

• For those active on Launchpad and the Forums should be able to order up to 10 CDs on the initial order. (w4ett)

• For those of you looking for a stand alone CD of Open Office, the download is available here: http://download.openoffice.org/common/instructions.html (w4ett)

• For those wanting to do an upgrade only, the Update Manager should be enabled for Distribution Upgrade on or about 10/18/07 (Remember to backup your home folder/partition before upgrading). (w4ett)
• If you are intent on downloading the Final of Gutsy Gibbon to do a clean install, it is requested that you use the usual Torrent sites to free up the available bandwith from Canonical. (w4ett)

• We should really think about the upcoming Gutsy release. It's coming up soon! [Thu 10/18] Maybe some GutsyReleaseParties ? (desertc)

• The pressed copies are much more impressive to the public than a burned CD (maybe I need a lightscribe? ) I include one Canonical Disk with every PC I sell. (w4ett)

• There is talk in the #ubuntu-us channel about making a purchase of a huge number of pressed CDs, then selling them at cost to the region LoCos that want them. I suspect there will be details in the next weekly newsletter. (desertc)

Get Ubuntu install disks into state libraries. (desertc)

• Talked with Nashville collections manager in July. (desertc)
• I placed 12 Feisty Disks with my Business Cards in the local Henderson County (Lexington) Library on 09/03/07 #3 are remaining on 10/08/07 (w4ett)
• (To w4ett) Interesting! Were they pressed disks? Any extra instructions? I love this kind of marketing. (desertc)

  • => They are extra Canonical pressed disks (I had a few extra)...I have received 3 calls for tech support, since I included my card, so not a bad return on investment! (w4ett)

Get some ideas for those of us in rural areas of the state that can be handled singlehandedly or in a very small group without overwhelming any users. (JohnCub)

• Currently I simply keep a copy of ubuntu with me and give it to anyone that will take it. It doesn't seem like much but it, at the very least, gets the name out there. (JohnCub)

Set up local sub-teams in the Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Tri-Cities so members can meet up in the real world.(saxonjf)

• I also suggest adding Jackson as a regional sub-team...then there will be coverage with approximately 100 miles between each population centre. (w4ett)
• Getting the ideas brought up from the meetups back onto the wiki or team-wide repository (desertc)
• Tennessee is a very wide state. The distance between Memphis and Johnson City is further than San Francisco and Los Angeles. Regional meetups will be good in some areas, but it may not be possible to cover the state so everyone has a meetup within a short driving distance. (desertc)

• For cities on the state lines, consider your neighbors over the boarder. Inquiring with neighboring LoCo teams, might generate as many attendants as soliciting our own members. (desertc)

• We should set up cameras and TVs at each meeting, so we can conference amongst the meetings.

Nashville 'meetup' (desertc)

• First meetup a success. Contact me to help coordinate future events.

Linux Gamefest (desertc)

• Using a bootable Linux disk, preloaded with video games, find a computer cafe that will allow us to host a gamefest there. Or set up a LAN party. (desertc)

Windows User Outreach (nealmcb)

• Perform a presentation for a computer club once that has mostly windows users. (nealmcb)
• There are a few in Nashville where I know the presidents and can arrange a presentation. I am sure there are lots more across the state. We can collaborate on our presentations and speeches. (desertc)

Getting Team LoCo Approved (desertc)

• LoCoGettingApproved =>Research and formulate a roadmap of activities/events that out new team is capable of completing to place us on the path to approval. (w4ett)

Get a group on Facebook so local Linux users can find our group in a different fashion (saxonjf)

Contact Local Linux User Groups and PC User Groups (desertc)

• For presentations and outreach, for instance (desertc)

• [http://www.ale.org Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts]

• [http://wiki.bham-lug.org/BALU Birmingham, Alabama Linux Users]

• [http://www.chugalug.org/ Chattanooga Unix GNU and Linux Users Group]

• [http://www.ncug.org Nashville Cisco User Group]

• [http://golum.org/ Group of Linux Users, Memphis]

• [http://www.luna.huntsville.al.us/ Linux Users of North Alabama]

• [http://nashville2600.org/ Nashville 2600]

• [http://nlug.wikispot.org/ Nashville Linux Users Group]

• [http://www.phpusers.net/portal/ Nashville PHP Users Group]

• [http://linux.wku.edu/~lamonml/kb.html WKU Linux Users] (Bowling Green, KY)

• Just to throw this out there, there is an MTSU Linux Users Group. Not very active, but out there nonetheless. I can put an event to them when the Ubuntu meeting is scheduled. - RobC4 (Rob Case)

• => Does the MTSU Linux Users Group have a website?

• We should contact computer clubs of all the downtown campuses (TSU, Vandy, Belmont, Lipscomb) to see if there's any interest there. (saxonjf)

• => Do these computer groups a have websites?

Set Up regular IRC chat times (saxonjf)

• Set up a time, perhaps a couple days a week, when all members can expect to find others.
• This would not preclude other times, but allow chat to focus on times everyone knows to show up.

Mental roadmap of Ubuntu and LoCos

• JohnCub put together a concise team introduction page ["TennesseeTeam/Introduction"].