Meeting:APAC Ambassadors 2011-07-16

Meeting Time

 * 2011-07-16 04:00 UTC Click here to convert to local time
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Participants
This week's APAC Ambassadors Meeting will be lead by Dramsey,  Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera, bckurera and  Truong Anh Tuan, tuanta.


 * Luke Martinez, asmartgoat
 * Heherson Pagcaliwagan, azneita
 * Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera, bckurera
 * Ankur Sinha, FranciscoD
 * Haowei Lee, Haowei
 * Harish Pillay, harishpillay
 * Mohd Izhar Firdaus Ismail, KageSenshi
 * Moniruzzaman Monir, kalpurush
 * Mahay Alam Khan, maktrix
 * Sureshkumar Packiyarajah, Suresht
 * Truong Anh Tuan, tuanta
 * as well as other great ambassadors!!! :)

Meeting Protocol

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Agenda

 * Ambassador Pinging - Your name, Where your located, etc.
 * For example ".fas asmartgoat My name is Luke, from Australia and I use Fedora 15 from a DVD."
 * For example ".fas dramsey My name is David, from Japan and I use Fedora 15 from a DVD and Fedora 16 from an .ISO."


 * News from FAmSCo
 * We will skip this topic if there is no news from FAmSCo or a FAmSCo representative
 * Please place news here.


 * Report current Status of upcoming events - Fedora Events
 * FAD Sri Lanka 2011 ==> Buddhika Chandradeepa Kurera, bckurera
 * Request people to attend Remote_Mini_Wiki_Editing_FAD2_2011 ==> FranciscoD
 * Major Lugs, LCA2012 ==> asmartgoat There is a separate topic below
 * FADs!!! ==> dramsey has done a Tokyo one, how about you?
 * Other future APAC events.


 * APAC plans
 * Fedora 15 Release Events! - Fedora 15 Release Events!
 * Media, Swag and other needs.
 * Does getting media or swag, cost tax for you?
 * Does getting media or swag, have no penalty for you?
 * Locally created media / swag as an option? ==> strongly suggests tell Harish and Kaio for planning
 * For locally created media / swag ==> strongly suggests inquiry on funding your initiatives
 * Use that Fedora "This is free media" form during sending of media between countries to avoid the tax problem.
 * Talk about the media distribution. ==> helps Harish and Kaio with Fedora 15 planning
 * Fedora 14
 * Fedora 15
 * Fedora 16
 * Reimbursements Blank Media as well as Fedora13/14/15 Release Party dinners??? ==> dramsey
 * We are good to go for Fedora 15 Release Party dinners!!! ==> dramsey says, "Just do it!" :)
 * XOs delivered tuanta and the not so famous battery? ==> tuanta
 * How about a Paypal payment to Tuan to get this battery paid and the other battery to one of the other XO recipients as a spare?


 * Fedora Thank You Letter
 * Did you get yours yet? ==> dramsey wants to know and says, "Help me, help you!"  :D


 * Red Hat Exams for Ambassadors
 * Developing our fellow Ambassadors not just APAC but all regions with Red Hat Exams/Training. ==> dramsey need support from FAmSCo
 * Who is interested in getting certified? ==> dramsey strongly suggests doing so


 *  Fedora APAC Magazine ==> bckurera
 * Name Suggestions - Name will be fixed in the meeting
 * Fedora APAC Magazine
 * Tutorial Fedora
 * Voice of APAC


 * FUDcon APAC Committee
 * [| Draft for FUDCon APAC from Malaysian Ambassadors]
 * #fedora-fudcon IRC channel participation in order to get support for your FUDcon ==> dramsey strongly suggests


 * Online event for Fedora 15 in China. Need help for Media Distribution and Fedora swag ==> Haowei.Lee
 * Posted URL to list?


 * LCA 2012
 * And so it begins. ==> Luke Martinez
 * Budget
 * Interest in attendance?
 * Sponsorship?


 * APAC Library
 * Better idea than APAC Box? ==> Luke Martinez
 * APACK Box ==> Luke Martinez


 * APAC special meeting - Wednesday
 * May be earlier 10:00 UTC timeslot from the two surveys out of three surveys conducted will be a better time to do this.


 * Open Floor
 * Brainstorming
 * Any Ideas that you have in your mind?

Transcript
Minutes:       http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-07-16/apac.2011-07-16-04.16.html

Summary

 * Minutes:       http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-07-16/apac.2011-07-16-04.16.html
 * Minutes (text): http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-07-16/apac.2011-07-16-04.16.txt
 * Log:           http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2011-07-16/apac.2011-07-16-04.16.log.html

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