On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:00:37 -0700 "Elizabeth K. Joseph" <l...@ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Scott DuBois <li...@roguehorse.com> wrote: > > On 06/17/2014 11:13 PM, Elizabeth K. Joseph wrote: > >> On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Scott DuBois <li...@roguehorse.com> wrote: > >>> I'm (fairly) confident Hurricane Electric would let us use their > >>> facilities for hosting some sort of event if someone has something in > >>> mind. As this is my first year getting involved with UbuntuCA as well as > >>> the local CA LUGs I'm not sure what kinds of stuff has gone on in the > >>> past to use as a reference for other events. > >> > >> That's great, we have a few offers for venue space on the table now, > >> but more is better! It's good to have options :) > >> > >> What I think we need right now are drivers for events. I've done a lot > >> of it in the past few years, but I have a pretty hectic travel > >> schedule this year and work is taking up a lot of my time. It would be > >> great to see some new faces planning events. > >> > >> Some event ideas: > >> > >> - Participate in Ubuntu Global Jam: > >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam (I did a Quality Assurance Jam > >> a couple years ago, went really well). > >> > >> - Installfest (need a full day for this, so probably 6 hours on a > >> Saturday with a venue that has parking in case people bring > >> towers+monitors) > >> > >> - Presentations on Ubuntu topics that may not be of interest to the > >> broader LUG community (like rww's app dev suggestion) > >> > >> For some insight into past work, see: > >> > >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Projects > >> > >> We used to participate in the Solano Stroll in Berkeley in September, > >> and SFSU often has Software Freedom Day (also September) events on > >> campus that it would be great to us participate in that more. > >>https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10570562_825962990749097_1576976279656322674_n.jpg?oh=c302e52a994d7a13dde3e1fa3163b6e5&oe=54369570 > > > > Has there been any new progress on this topic? I haven't seen anything > > come through so I wanted to follow up. : ) > > Unfortunately not. I'm still a bit too busy to plan anything directly > myself, but I'm happy to help out others. > > There's now a proposed date for the Ubuntu Global Jam in September: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/loco-contacts/2014-July/006717.html > > Details for what a Global Jam is: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam > > We did an ISO testing jam a couple years ago in SF: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Projects/QuantalGlobalJam > > There are some venue options I know of if someone wants to take a lead here. > > -- > Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph || Lyz || pleia2 > http://www.princessleia.com > > -- > Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list > Ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca I like the idea of an ISO testing jam but am clueless when it comes to venues in my area around socal. Might need somewhere with ethernet for certain wifi chips though. -- brendanperrine <walteror...@gmail.com> -- Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list Ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca
