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== Joining the Fedora Ambassadors Project ==
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To learn how to join Fedora Ambassadors Project, please see the [[Ambassadors/Join|  Join]]  page.
If you don't know if you are ready for that ask yourself  [[Ambassadors/3SimpleQuestion| these 3 questions]].
 
== Who are they? ==


Fedora Ambassadors are people like you and me, who go to places where other Linux users and potential converts gather and tell them about Fedora — the project and the distribution.
== Contributing roles in the Ambassadors Project ==
{{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.}}


== Where are they? ==
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Fedora Ambassadors are located all over the world. Take a look at the following pages to see where they are.
| style="padding: 1rem; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | [[File:Join_PeoplePerson.png|frameless|link=Join#PeoplePerson]]<br />[[Join#PeoplePerson|People Person]]
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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.


{|
=== What we do ===
|-
* Organize Fedora participation at [[FedoraEvents|events]].
| [[Ambassadors/CountryList| Fedora Ambassadors Country List]] || [[Ambassadors/Count| Fedora Ambassadors Count by Country]] || [[Ambassadors/MembershipService/Verification|  Fedora Ambassadors Membership Verification]]
* Talk about the [[Foundations|Four Foundations]] of Fedora.
* Promote and demonstrate Fedora and other FLOSS projects to the public, i.e. at local user groups with talks, etc.
|}
|}


More details about specific areas: [[Ambassadors/EMEA| EMEA]] or [[Ambassadors/NA| North America]]
{{Admon/tip|Reality check|If you are just looking for swag, this is not for you!}}


== Fedora Ambassadors Goals ==
=== Where we are ===
Fedora Ambassadors are organized according to the geographical region where they reside.


* Represent Fedora Project to the wider public
[[File:Ambassador-World-Map.png|frameless|center|600px|link=|Fedora Ambassadors program regional structure]]
* Help spread the word about Fedora, Linux, and Open Source
* Be a point of contact for local community members and channel the feedback to Fedora Project
* Help recruit project contributors
* Think of creative ways for promoting Fedora in your region


{{Admon/tip | If you are unsure of messaging, '''[[Marketing/TalkingPoints| Fedora Talking Points]] ''' is always a good source}}
<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>


== Resources ==
== 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>
Want to get started right now? Here's your toolbox!
 
=== General ===
 
{|
|- style=" color: #fff; background-color: #3074c2;" tablewidth="98%"  
| '''Ambassadors Project''' || '''Events''' || '''Misc'''
|-
| - [[Ambassadors/Join|  How to Join Ambassadors Project]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/MembershipService|  Fedora Ambassadors Membership Service]] <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><BR> - [[Ambassadors/CustomsLetter|  Customs Letter for Fedora Ambassadors]] <BR>- [[Ambassadors/VerificationLetter|  Verification 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 ===


{|
=== Communications ===
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| '''Meetings''' ||'''Mailing list''' || '''IRC'''
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! Meetings !! Mailing list !! IRC
| Fedora Ambassadors Meetings are very important to this project.  Please try to attend your monthly local meeting to communicate and to learn what other Ambassadors are doing. There are meeting for APAC, EMEA, and North & South America.<BR><BR>Check [[Ambassadors/Meetings| Meetings]] for details|| The mailing list behind this effort is the [https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com] mailing list. Please have a look at the [[MailinglistGuidelines| Fedora Mailing List Guidelines]] and read about [http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-ambassadors-list/2007-March/msg00011.html cross-posting]  by [[KarstenWade]]. || Currently, the '''#fedora-ambassadors''' channel on [http://freenode.net/ freenode] is the best place to go for Internet chat.  See [[Ambassadors/Meetings| Fedora Ambassadors Meetings]] for a list of IRC meeting summaries. Be aware, meetings will be hold in '''#fedora-meeting'''
|-
| 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.
| 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.
|}
|}


== Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee ==
== General information ==
 
* [[Ambassadors/MembershipService|Fedora Ambassadors Membership Service]]
'''We've got the resources, you've got the ideas''' -- so tell us what to spend that money and effort on! FAmSCo is all about helping the Ambassadors make their projects happen. FAmSCo has the money and bandwidth, and we will be happy to give them to worthy initiatives.
* [[Ambassadors project structure|Ambassadors Project structure]]
* [[Ambassadors/Conduct|Code of conduct]]
* [[Ambassadors FAQ|FAQ]]


If you have an idea and need funding, please contact [[Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee| Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee]]
=== [[FAMSCO|Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee (FAmSCo)]] ===
FAmSCo's mission is to provide the governance and support structure necessary to assist and enable Fedora Ambassadors worldwide.


If you have a question, need clarifications or have problems, please contact [[Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee| Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee]].
=== Request tracking ===
Regional ambassador teams track requests and tasks in different ways.


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|-
|- style="background-color: #3074c2; color: #000;"
|[[Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee| Details about the Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee]] || [[Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee/Agenda| FAmSCo agenda]] || [[Ambassadors/SteeringCommittee/Meetings|  FAmSCo meeting]]
! Region !! Links
|-
! [[#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".''


== FAD (Fedora Ambassador Day) ==
For more information about this kind of events, take a look at the [[FAD| FAD]] page.
{{Admon/tip | Next FADs <BR> '''in 2009''' - somewhere near you}}


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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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