[Ubuntu-be] IRC meeting 24/03/2011 – Report

[jean7491-Events-Team]

IRC meeting 24/03/2011 – Report

Present at the meeting (in random order) : JanC, jurgentje,  woutervddn, 
jimbauwens, massimo21, sylvaintechnic, EmilyPlays, Jean7491

Welcome to EmilyPlays (Ghent)

1. Past and future events
  a. Dipro fair Charleroi – 20/03/2011 - report
See report and pictures in 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Charleroi_2011-03-20 
Decrease of the number of visitors and booths in the fair. Alternative 
events could replace Dipro fairs in the area.

  b. Dipro fair Mechelen – 27/03/2011
Additional volunteers will be welcome. Please add your names in the wiki
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Mechelen_2011-03-27

  c. Dipro fair Genk - 03/04/2011
See  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Genk_2011-04-03 
(coordination: Claudio)
Additional volunteers will be welcome.

  d. Next events
06/04/2011 The Foire du Libre – Louvain-la-Neuve - 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/2011/FoireDuLibre-LLN-2011-04-06 
(coordination: Adrien)
10/04/2011 Dipro fair Ghent - 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Ghent_2011-04-10 
(coordination - kenneth?)
04/05/2011 Rewics 2011 - Rencontres Wallonnes de l'Internet Citoyen – 
Charleroi- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/2011/Rewics-2011-05-04  
(coordination: Adrien)
08/05/2011 Dipro fair Antwerp - 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Antwerp_2011-05-08 
(coordination -)

2. Promotion
  a. t-shirts - Update  : 100 t-shirts were delivered, Wouter is sending 
the pre-ordered t-shirts. Additional requests have been received: the 
web-site page for order will be reactivated.

  b. Flyers 2011
Please look at  
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/PromotionMaterial/ProposalsFlyers2011. 
Improvement and new proposals can still be added till 31/03 (next IRC 
meeting).

  c. Rollup
New proposals are in the wiki page 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/PromotionMaterial/ProposalsRollup2011  
and other projects are expected. Please add your comments/preferences in 
the wiki and/or mailing list. The original inkscape file (.svg) is 
available online (in the wiki).

  d. Other goodies (mugs, bags, pens, mouse-pads, ... )
Wiki page 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/PromotionMaterial/ProposalsGoodies2011 
for designs and details. The issue will be reviewed in May, after the 
25/04 meeting.

3. Update Wiki and Web-site
  - Wiki: nihil
  - Web-site: work on the bug #718482 (the Support point manual) 
continues, the German translation is still missing.
A special promotion or social media team should work on the issue of 
Ubuntu-be.org participation to social networks and blogging: interested 
volunteers should start such a group and work together on (feel free to 
organize special IRC meetings!).

4. Other questions
  a Laying some foundations - Ubuntu-be.org needs a structure and an 
organization
First ideas about a structure, a leading council and its mission 
statement has been added to the wiki page 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/TeamOrganization
The first section is about defining the agenda for the meeting planned 
on 25/04/2011 in Vilvoorde.
The main issue will be defining a kind of leadership and mandate for the 
council which should have 3 objectives as  coordination, support and 
taking decisions when needed.
Of course, the council has to keep contact with the community, LoCo Team 
and sub-teams through open IRC meetings, the mailing list, ...
The possibility to create a non-profit association will not be at the 
agenda of this first meeting.
Reactions in the mailing list will be welcome: please participate to 
this brain storming.
Everyone willing to actively participate to this project will be welcome 
at the first meeting.

  b. Membership to the Belgian LoCo team
Proposed policy should be to accept anyone to join the team, as long as 
that person is interested in Ubuntu, wants to be a part of the team and 
is being able to work together with others as part of a team. The 
participation to the team is difficult to define. There is a difference 
between the Ubuntu Belgian community (Ubuntu users and readers of the 
mailing list) and the Belgian LoCo Team (see mission statement and "If 
you want to do serious volunteer work". Various opinions were expressed.

5. Next IRC meeting on Thursday 31/03/2011 at 21.00 hr.

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jean7491
Ubuntu Belgium Events Team