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== Contributing roles in the Ambassadors Project ==
== Contributing roles in the Ambassadors Project ==
{{admon/tip|Contributing roles|The roles below are only a suggestion for contributing. You can contribute in many different ways, limited by your imagination only. }}
{{Admon/note|Contributing roles|The roles below are only a suggestion for contributing. You can contribute in many different ways, limited by your imagination only.}}
 
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=== Who we are ===
Ambassadors are the representatives of Fedora. They ensure the public understands Fedora's principles and the work that Fedora is doing, and are responsible for helping to grow the contributor base by acting as a liaison between other FLOSS projects and the Fedora community.


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=== What we do ===
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* Organize Fedora participation at [[FedoraEvents|events]].
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* Talk about the [[Foundations|Four Foundations]] of Fedora.
[[Image:Join_PeoplePerson.png]]<BR>
* Promote and demonstrate Fedora and other FLOSS projects to the public, i.e. at local user groups with talks, etc.
[[Join#PeoplePerson|People Person]]
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== Joining the Fedora Ambassadors Project ==
{{Admon/tip|Reality check|If you are just looking for swag, this is not for you!}}


If you are interested in [[Joining Ambassadors]], we would love to have you.
=== Where we are ===
Fedora Ambassadors are organized according to the geographical region where they reside.


Not sure?  Ask yourself [[3 simple questions]] before you join the project.
[[File:Ambassador-World-Map.png|frameless|center|600px|link=|Fedora Ambassadors program regional structure]]


== Who are we? ==
<div style="margin: auto; text-align: center;">'''Legend''': [[File:Map-legend_green.png|8px]] [[Fedora Ambassadors Asia Pacific (FAMAPAC)|Asia Pacific]] &verbar; [[File:Map-legend_navy.png|8px]] [[Fedora Ambassadors Europe, Middle East, and Africa (FAMEMEA)|Europe, Middle East and Africa]] &verbar; [[File:Map-legend_red.png|8px]] [[Fedora Ambassadors Latin America (FAMLATAM)|Latin America]] &verbar; [[File:Map-legend_blue.png|8px]] [[Fedora Ambassadors North America (FAMNA)|North America]]</div>


Fedora Ambassadors are users, contributors, and professionals who go places where other Linux users, contributors, and potential users/contributors gather.  Ambassadors share information about not only the Fedora distribution, but the Fedora Project and [http://theopensourceway.org The Open Source Way].  Ambassadors help to grow their local open source communities, seek to form relationships with universities who want to [http://teachingopensource.org teach open source], and recruit new contributors to the Fedora Project.
== Joining the Fedora Ambassadors Project ==
 
<div style="margin: auto; padding-top: 1em; width: 56%;">{{Link/Start|https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors_Join_start|If you are interested in joining Fedora Ambassadors — Start your membership HERE!}}</div>
== Where are they? ==
 
Fedora Ambassadors are all over the world, as you can see from the following pages:
 
{|
|-
| [https://fedoraproject.org/membership-map/ Fedora Ambassadors Map]  || [[Ambassadors/MembershipService/Verification|  Fedora Ambassadors Membership Verification]]
|}
 
More details about specific areas: [[Ambassadors/APAC| APAC]], [[Ambassadors/EMEA| EMEA]], [[Ambassadors/LATAM| LATAM]], or [[Ambassadors/NA| North America]]
 
== Getting stuff ==


Here are a list of trac ticketing systems.  File a ticket to the appropriate trac when you need anything.
=== Communications ===
 
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|- style="background-color: #3074c2; color: #000; width: 98%;"
|- style=" color: #fff; background-color: #3074c2;" tablewidth="98%"  
! Meetings !! Mailing list !! IRC
| '''Region''' || '''Link'''
|-
|-
| style="text-align: justify; width: 33.3%;" | Regional meetings are very important to the project, allowing local Ambassadors to communicate with each other. See the '''[[Ambassadors/Meetings|meetings page]]''' for more details.
| FAmSCo (global)|| [https://fedorahosted.org/famsco/ FAmSCo Trac]
| style="text-align: justify; width: 33.3%;" | The '''[https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/ambassadors Ambassadors mailing list]''' is very useful for collaboration. Please have a look at the [[Mailing list guidelines|guidelines]] regarding its use and then introduce yourself.
|-
| style="text-align: justify; width: 33.3%;" | The '''{{Fpchat|#fedora-ambassadors}}''' channel on [[Communicate#IRC|IRC]] is the best place to go to converse with Fedora Ambassadors.
| Europe (EMEA) || [https://fedorahosted.org/emea-swag-tracking/ EMEA Trac]
|-
| North America (NA) || [https://fedorahosted.org/famnarequests/ FAmNA Trac]
|-
| India || [https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-india India Operations Trac]
|-
| Asia Pacific (APAC) || [https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-apac/ APAC Trac]
|-
| Latin America (LATAM) || ?????
|}
|}


== General ==
== General information ==
* [[Ambassadors/MembershipService|Fedora Ambassadors Membership Service]]
* [[Ambassadors project structure|Ambassadors Project structure]]
* [[Ambassadors/Conduct|Code of conduct]]
* [[Ambassadors FAQ|FAQ]]


{|
=== [[FAMSCO|Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee (FAmSCo)]] ===
|- style=" color: #fff; background-color: #3074c2;" tablewidth="98%"
FAmSCo's mission is to provide the governance and support structure necessary to assist and enable Fedora Ambassadors worldwide.  
| '''Ambassadors Project''' || '''Events''' || '''Misc'''
|-
| - [[Ambassadors/Join|  How to Join Ambassadors Project]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/MembershipService| Fedora Ambassadors Membership Service]] <BR><BR>- [[Campus_Ambassadors| Campus Ambassadors]]<BR><BR>- [[Ambassadors/Conduct|  Ambassadors best conduct]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/FAQ|  Fedora Ambassadors FAQ]] <BR><BR>- [[EmailAliases| Fedora Project Email Aliases]] <BR> - [[Ambassadors/Schedule|  Fedora Ambassadors Schedule with Open Issues]]    || - [[FedoraEvents|  Fedora Events]] <BR>- [[FedoraEvents/Organization| Event Organizers' Resources]] <BR>- [[FedoraEvents/ReportingGuidelines|  Event Reporting Guidelines]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/LinuxEvents|  Linux Events and Calendar from Linux Community]] <BR><BR><!-- - [[Ambassadors/GetStuff|  Request Fedora materials]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/GetStuff/Tracker|  Fedora Ambassadors Material Request Tracker]] --><BR>- [[Ambassadors/EventBox|  EventBox]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/AmbassadorVendors|  Ambassador Vendors]]  || - [[Presentations|  Fedora Presentations]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/BusinessCards|  Business Cards]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/PoloShirt| Fedora Ambassadors Polo Shirt]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/ButtonUp|Fedora Button Up Long Sleeve Shirt]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/Statistics| Fedora Ambassadors Metrics]]<BR> - [[Ambassadors/CustomsLetter|  Customs Letter for Fedora Ambassadors]] <BR><BR> - [http://www.redhat.com/magazine/014dec05/features/ambassadors/ Red Hat Magazine article] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/Awards| Fedora Ambassadors Recognition Awards]]
|}


== Meetings / Mailing list / IRC ==
=== Request tracking ===
Regional ambassador teams track requests and tasks in different ways.


{|
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|- style=" color: #fff; background-color: #3074c2;" tablewidth="98%"
|- style="background-color: #3074c2; color: #000;"
| '''Meetings''' ||'''Mailing list''' || '''IRC'''
! Region !! Links
|-
|-
| Regional meetings are very important to this project, because they allow local Ambassadors to communicate with each other. See [[Ambassadors/Meetings|the meetings page]] for details. || The [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/ambassadors global Ambassadors mailing list] is critical for collaboration. Please have a look at the [[Mailing list guidelines|mailing list guidelines]]. || Currently, the '''#fedora-ambassadors''' channel on [[Communicate#IRC|IRC]] is the best place to go.
! [[#Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee (FAmSCo)|FAmSCo (Global)]]
| [https://pagure.io/famsco/issues Issue tracker (global scope)]
|-
! [[Fedora Ambassadors Asia Pacific (FAMAPAC)|Asia Pacfic (APAC)]]
| [https://pagure.io/ambassadors-apac/issues Tasks & requests]
|-
  ! [[Fedora Ambassadors Europe, Middle East, and Africa (FAMEMEA)|Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)]]
| [https://pagure.io/ambassadors-emea/tasks/issues Tasks & issues] &verbar; [https://pagure.io/ambassadors-emea/funding_requests/issues Funding requests]
|-
  ! [[Fedora Ambassadors North America (FAMNA)|North America (NA)]]
| [https://pagure.io/ambassadors-na/tasks/issues Tasks & issues] &verbar; [https://pagure.io/ambassadors-na/requests Funding requests]
|-
! [[Fedora Ambassadors Latin America (FAMLATAM)|Latin America (LATAM)]]
| [https://pagure.io/ambassadors-latam/tasks/issues Tasks & requests]
|}
|}
* ''For confidential requests please remember to flag your ticket as "private".''


== Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee ==
[[FAMSCO|FAmSCo]]'s mission is to provide the governance and support structure necessary to assist and enable Fedora Ambassadors worldwide.
Information:
* [[FAmSCo meetings]]
* [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/famsco Mailing list]


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Latest revision as of 16:48, 18 July 2024

The Fedora Ambassadors program is currently undergoing a revamp. More details can be found at Fedora Ambassadors Revamp 2020.

Contributing roles in the Ambassadors Project

Contributing roles
The roles below are only a suggestion for contributing. You can contribute in many different ways, limited by your imagination only.

People Person

Who we are

Ambassadors are the representatives of Fedora. They ensure the public understands Fedora's principles and the work that Fedora is doing, and are responsible for helping to grow the contributor base by acting as a liaison between other FLOSS projects and the Fedora community.

What we do

  • Organize Fedora participation at events.
  • Talk about the Four Foundations of Fedora.
  • Promote and demonstrate Fedora and other FLOSS projects to the public, i.e. at local user groups with talks, etc.
Reality check
If you are just looking for swag, this is not for you!

Where we are

Fedora Ambassadors are organized according to the geographical region where they reside.

Fedora Ambassadors program regional structure
Fedora Ambassadors program regional structure

Joining the Fedora Ambassadors Project

Communications

Meetings Mailing list IRC
Regional meetings are very important to the project, allowing local Ambassadors to communicate with each other. See the meetings page for more details. The Ambassadors mailing list is very useful for collaboration. Please have a look at the guidelines regarding its use and then introduce yourself. The #fedora-ambassadors[?] channel on IRC is the best place to go to converse with Fedora Ambassadors.

General information

Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee (FAmSCo)

FAmSCo's mission is to provide the governance and support structure necessary to assist and enable Fedora Ambassadors worldwide.

Request tracking

Regional ambassador teams track requests and tasks in different ways.

Region Links
FAmSCo (Global) Issue tracker (global scope)
Asia Pacfic (APAC) Tasks & requests
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Tasks & issues | Funding requests
North America (NA) Tasks & issues | Funding requests
Latin America (LATAM) Tasks & requests
  • For confidential requests please remember to flag your ticket as "private".
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