Ambassadors
In this section, we cover Fedora Ambassadors Project[1].
Contributing Writer: Larry Cafiero
Fedora 11 Release Events Contest winners announced
Francesco Ugolini recently announced the F11 Release Events Contest winners:
- Kevin Higgins with the Vancouver, Washington (USA), release event;
- Neville A. Cross with the Managua, Nicaragua, release event and;
- Truong Anh Tuan with the Hanoi, Vietnam, release event.
Francesco outlined that for the Fedora 11 release, the Fedora Ambassador Steering Committee (FAmSCo) wants to give some of the Ambassadors who organized great release events an opportunity to attend a FUDCon or a FAD in their region, and to meet more of the community face to face.
The purpose of these events is to promote the new release of Fedora, to raise awareness among local communities, and to educate users and developers on the most important features of the release.
FAmSCo wants to thank all the participants for their amazing job, and asks them to remember that the committee will continue to encourage such actions.
If you are still planning a Fedora 11 event, please list it on the Release Party wiki here.
Get on the map
Want to find the nearest ambassador? How about one in Belarus? Now you can.
Susmit Shannigrahi reports that finding out the nearest ambassadors, which was once a tedious task, is now as simple as viewing a map. The map is at here and instructions on how to place yourself on the map can be found at here.
Get the word out about your F11 event
Fedora 11 was released recently and with it a variety of activities around the release will be forthcoming. As such, with the upcoming release of Fedora 11, this is a reminder that posting your event on Fedora Weekly News can help get the word out. Contact FWN Ambassador correspondent Larry Cafiero at lcafiero-AT-fedoraproject-DOT-org with announcements of upcoming events -- and don't forget to e-mail reports after the events as well.