Well this news is technically from the 12th Of December but Jono has mentioned in passing our news so here it is.
The UKTeam ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com ) are extremely pleased to announce that their Approval Application submitted to the Community Council was successful. The UKTeam have now joined the prestigious list of successful LocoTeams world wide. From the first meeting at this years Linux World Expo ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UkTeam/LinuxWorldExpo2006MeetingNotes ) to the most recent online discussions ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/MeetingNotes/20061127Meeting ) the UKTeam are active in IRC, Mailists and Forums. In the real world the team created the crowd gathering .ORG village stand at this years Linux World Expo and they continue that advocacy at British Computer Fair events. More exciting still was the recent realisation of the goal to enable UKTeam members to become active Ubuntu Members and Alan Pope, Sean Hammond, Joseph Price and Nik Butler were all successful in their applications. Making use of the already established Linux User Group Community within the UK the team have identified members who can represent the UKTeam at their own local linux user group ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/UKLugMembers ) . One other piece of news following the successful attendance at the Linux World Expo, the UKTeam ( pictured here with Jono Bacon https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Gallery ) held a charity auction for Children In Need which raised £300 . The auction included a White "Ubuntu : Linux for Human Beings" T Shirt signed by the Team, Canonical staff including Mark Shuttleworth and rather unexpectedly, but no less welcome, by Jon Maddog Hall himself who commented " What use is fame if you can't put it to good use". Jono Bacon added a signed copy of an Ubuntu Book,details on the auction can be found here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/CharityWork/ChildrenInNeedTShirt . With Christmas round the corner and a New Year just to come the UKTeam are looking forward to adding their own contributions to the world wide community that is Ubuntu. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Nik Butler UKTeam -- loco-contacts mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
