A little more than a year ago I started the Ubuntu Utah LoCo Team and we were officially approved a few months later. This LoCo Team has been a great project–something I have loved working on since the beginning and I hope to be able to continue to build long into the future. It has been a great way to help Ubuntu grow in my local area.
This past week a few of us in the Utah Team and a few members of the (unofficial) Ohio Team began discussing how to improve the LoCo project within the US. After some initial brainstorming I feel we have come up with the basics of what will prove to be a very good long-term project for Ubuntu members within the US.
Our Goal
An officially recognized, strong LoCo Team in every US state by the end of 2007.
Our Methods
Currently established teams will offer close mentoring to newly established and growing teams. Major focus will be placed on expanding and improving existing documentation and improved communication between existing and growing teams.
Our Meetings
The US-Teams Project will hold bi-monthly meetings in #ubuntu-us (freenode) every two weeks. The first meet to take place Jan 20, 1700 UTC.
If you have any questions about this project, would like to help mentor a new team or would like to consider helping create a team in your state please come see us in #ubuntu-us anytime or visit the US-Teams Project Wiki.
We’re really excited for this project and we’ll need a lot of help. Here is yet one more way that you can contribute back to Ubuntu, the distro we love so much!
Hmmm… Why didn’t Jono think of this? I know: he is more concerned with the Jokosher Project then Ubuntu.
Dan – I don’t know if he is *more* concerned with the Jokosher project, but I’m sure it does take time. He has been trying to better develop and document the teams strategy for some time and I think he’s doing a good job. Considering he’s overseeing a worldwide coordination my guess is that US-specific might be on his list, just further down.
We have contacted Jono and have nod for the project. We’ll be working closely with him, of course, throughout the project.
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