Ambassadors/Meetings/2006-03-30

= Fedora Ambassadors Meeting Minutes 2006-03-30 =

Participants

 * : GeroldKassube
 * : KushalDas
 * : ThomasChung
 * : ClairShaw
 * : TejasDinkar
 * : RussellJohn
 * : AlexMaier
 * : JeffreyTadlock
 * : JoseTarazona
 * : JorgeTorres
 * : MikaelJacobsson
 * : HugoCisneiros
 * : RobertWhetsel
 * : AurelienBompard
 * : ThomasCanniot
 * : MaxSpevack
 * : JasperHartline
 * : LeeJoseph
 * : DamienDurand
 * : RahulSundaram

Regrets

 * FrancescoUgolini

Transcript

 * [[Image:Ambassadors_Meetings_2006]](2d)03(2d)30_fedora-ambassadors-2006-03-30.txt

Summary

 * See http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/Schedule
 * Meeting Rules - AlexMaier
 * if you wish to speak, please type "!"
 * i will recognize you to speak with > YourNickname
 * please wait until I recognize you
 * 1.1 - Famsco Update
 * AlexMaier reports
 * Famsco met on Monday
 * we have discussed three things:
 * 1. reports from task groups (Budget, Events/Schwag, MembersServices)
 * all task groups are making some progress
 * budget group will post the guidelines for requesting money/resources and getting reimbursed for expenses on the list soon (today or tomorrow)
 * 2. LinuxTag
 * There was a need to reopen the discussion about canceling it, as BruderTux (FlorianBrand) requested to reconsider
 * Famsco voted to re-confirm our earlier decision
 * regrets to BruderTux
 * 3. Chairperson election
 * Famsco has confirmed AlexMaier as permanent chair--until re-election :)
 * gja: When ARE the re elections for the Steering Committee as well as for the chair person?
 * lxmaier: gja: Famsco has no rules for that yet :)
 * tchung: we have no plan for re-election until next year at this point.
 * tchung: but if you believe you're a (good) candidate for famsco, please let us know.
 * GeroldKa: maybe there should be recognized some "rules" for the famsco, voting, "job description" etc?
 * 1.2 - Review upcoming events
 * Review the FedoraEvents for upcoming 3 months.
 * Make sure they're correct. Make sure we've got ambassadors covering them.
 * Mar 30, 2006  30 minutes presentation Strasbourg, FRANCE    ChitleshGoorah
 * ChitleshGoorah not present
 * Apr 3-6, 2006  LinuxWorld Boston 2006   Boston, MA, USA - LinuxWorld US    MatthewMiller, JackAboutboul
 * MatthewMiller, JackAboutboul not present
 * Apr 4, 2006  A day with Fedora Durgapur, West Bengal, India   KushalDas
 * KushalDas reports
 * Ok, this is by my lug
 * will have arround 150 students mainly 1st & 2nd years
 * I will talk about FC5, and another on livecd
 * Also asked some other guys to talk about translation on fedora
 * A special one will be on Fedora: for the students
 * Next day a install fest(arround 50 students)
 * The event is open to every one
 * got arround 60 tees & 15 dvds(FC4)
 * I will take 20CDS (FC5)
 * Hope the event will go perfectly
 * Apr 7, 2006 FUDCon Boston 2006 Boston, MA, USA MatthewMiller, JackAboutboul
 * MatthewMiller, JackAboutboul not present
 * Apr 11, 2006 Local LUG - Campux France, Lille. ThomasCanniot
 * ThomasCanniot reports
 * nothing to add since last time, just bought some dvds to distribute them :)
 * i bought blank dvds then i will be able to burn them on demand but i will prepare 10 i think
 * April 12, 2006 Fedora Talk Uttar Pradesh, India PuneetBatura
 * PuneetBatura not present
 * FISL 7.0 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil RodrigoPadula
 * RodrigoPadula not present need to follow up
 * Lanwelche Strasbourg, FRANCE ChitleshGoorah
 * ChitleshGoorah not present
 * Journée du Libre 4 Strasbourg, France. ChitleshGoorah
 * ChitleshGoorah not present
 * tchung: I think he sent out his current status on list.
 * Linux Tag
 * I'll reopen the event later on the wiki
 * 1.3 - Promotional material for Kadischi
 * DavidNalley not present
 * 2.1 - Video contest
 * AlexMaier reports
 * so i have not heard back from Creative Commons yet.
 * I will have to ping them again this week and see what's going on
 * i will also get in touch with a merchandise producing company to manufacture schwag for the contest
 * the prize money is NOT 5K
 * 5 K is all we got to run the contest
 * a larger chunk of if will be spent on small giveaways
 * the main prize shall not be more expensive than
 * USD 500 to make the contest be easier to conduct legally across the world
 * 2.2 - Schwag pipeline and a Standard Ambassadors Survival Kit
 * GregDeKoenigsberg not present
 * CyberSpy: Would an Ambassador Survival Kit include a carboard cutaway kiosk of some sort?
 * lxmaier: the survival kits are planned to include a table throw and/or a vinyl banner
 * lxmaier: not all ambassadors will be able to get them at once, b/c they are expensive, but we are looking to produce a few each quarter
 * 2.3 - Presentations for Ambassadors
 * RahulSundaram not present (at the moment)
 * 2.4 - FedoraLibraries
 * ChitleshGoorah not present
 * 3.1 - Fedora Community Free Media Project
 * ThomasChung reports
 * well, I've finially given away 50 DVDs so far.
 * The request form is still closed since I have no more DVDs left.
 * I might burn 50 more next week.
 * CyberSpy: I have 400 burnt, I need some sort of label image so I can print on them (like the old blue FC2 isos), and 100 more will be burnt today
 * tchung: Once again, this is volunteer program so we don't have to put official label image
 * JoseTarazona: I think we must use the same labels on CDs or DVDs, even if this is a volunteer program. Fedora must show a common and strong image to the public.
 * cds: The topic about vendors/sponsoredMedia is being discussed off list, and we'll get back to interested parties once something is worked out.
 * GeroldKa: http://booth.zapto.org/~foxkm/FC5/ these are not official labels, correct???!
 * CyberSpy: Those are great, I'll use them if it's okay
 * lxmaier: i hope we will be able to publish the ones we'll use for official DVDs--once we've got them
 * 3.2 - Fedora Word Of Mouth Project
 * ClairShaw reports
 * In order to help Ambassadors concentrate on events, I've started up WOM.
 * It's to help ambassadors (and others) get support for general publicing of fedora, telling individuals about it, etc.
 * atm I'm just after as many people interested in helping/getting help as possible, and filling in common questions.
 * JoseTarazona: It will be possible to create a spanish language version of the project?
 * cds: I've love that :)
 * lxmaier: then i guess cds and JoseTarazona should work together on this
 * Misc
 * tchung: just want to let you know, we won't have a meeting next week since most of famsco members will be at the Boston. :)
 * mether: nothing to visit there (FC5 tour). it can be removed from schedule

Next Meeting

 * 2006-04-06 22:00 UTC - Cancelled due to Fedora Events in Boston
 * 2006-04-13 14:00 UTC
 * See you in two weeks!