On Monday 13 May 2013 16:28:20 Sebastian Oliva wrote: > I'm not sure about the periods of Local Coordinators, as I understood, > there might be more than one Coordinator per area. Also as long as the > coordinator is active, there should be no reason to cancel their > coordination duties. I do agree on the TSP coordinators point.
I think the time limit is an interesting idea as it might make sure others have a chance to help, too. And giving the local community a say can be helpful, too. But for now - let's set it up and see where it goes :D > Cheers! > > On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Stathis Iosifidis (aka diamond_gr) > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Στις 10/05/2013 08:43 μμ, ο/η Richard Brown έγραψε: > >> Hello Everyone, > >> > >> After months of hard work and discussion, we're finally ready to make > >> significant changes to the Ambassador programme. > >> > >> The article at > >> http://news.opensuse.org/2013/05/10/ambassadors-event-merchendise-all-c > >> hange/ goes into detail about what is changing and why, but to > >> summarize > >> > >> - Our openSUSE Ambassadors are being renamed to 'openSUSE Advocates', > >> and the process is opened up so anyone can volunteer themselves as an > >> Advocate without needing to be vetted by the Ambassador Welcome Team > >> > >> - We're introducing a new role of 'Local Coordinator' and looking for > >> volunteers. These local coordinators will be a designated point of > >> contact for new openSUSE users/contributors who need help finding > >> their way around the project, and also responsible for helping > >> organize and report on the activities of the openSUSE Advocates in > >> their area. Details and how to sign up can be found on the wiki: > >> https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Local_Coordinator > >> > >> - Also, changes are being made regarding the Merchandising for Events. > >> Instead of boxes of PromoDVD's, specialised boxes full of high quality > >> items, everything openSUSE Advocates need to fully equip a booth, are > >> being put together. These will be shipped (by the openSUSE Team at > >> SUSE) in advance of events. It's expected that our new Local > >> Coordinators will be a big part of putting together a list of events > >> so we will know which events need what materials. > >> > >> We hope these changes are to everyone's liking. Please let us know > >> what you think, and pardon any dust and rough edges while we > >> transition from the old to the new > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Richard Brown > >> openSUSE Board Member > > > > Hello mates, > > > > That program looks better. It'll work. > > A suggestion regarding Local Coordinator is every 1 or 2 years, the > > local > > community should decide the contact person for the next period > > (something > > similar to Ubuntu LoCo contact). > > > > Maybe the same thing should be done with TSP coordinators since it's > > money involved. > > A proposal is to elect them during board elections. > > Anyways, that's just a thought. > > > > Regards, > > Stathis > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > To contact the owner, e-mail: [email protected]
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