Hey the Stephan, I am 100% dead on right with you. Just a minor ( really minor, almost not worth mentioning ) point -- PA is one solid team. The kind of structure I am changing for Ohio.The western folk are so far from Philly that they drop off, due to a lack of "care" from the others, much Cleveland, Ashtabula and everyone else 3+ hours away from the events in Columbus.
To address this ( and hopefully fix! ), I would love to get LoLoCos ( or as the great tnseditor put it, a ReLoCo ) together, to keep a small(er) group of members face to face on a basis that is more regular then once every six months. Here in Cleveland, it's every two weeks. IMHO, heading out more then 30 minutes is unacceptable for a meet-up. Yes, Stephan, I know how it is up north a bit, but IIRC we have a few other members in Ashtabula County. I would love to get Ubuntu Hour going there as well. Every once in a great while ( 6 months to a year, perhaps? ) it might be worthwhile to get together in the population centers nearest to them ( Cleveland+, Columbus, Toledo, Cincinnati ) for a few events. I don't want anyone having the short straw. It should not be hard to stay active. RE Podcast: I LOVE the idea. I would be enthralled to see that up and running. I can provide hosting if we need it. It would just be outstanding. Any help you are offering is accepted with deep gratitude. I would love to see this team move to "the team", and really start to build real bonds to our neighbors :) Stephen, I truly thank you for the feedback, you raise excellent and well thought out points -Paul On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Stephen Michael Kellat < [email protected]> wrote: > I have a few points with respect to the action plan. Before I get in to > them I must note that I am located in the central part of Ashtabula > County. This is the largest county geographically even though our > population density sucks and we are fifty miles east of Cleveland. > > Northeast Ohio expands a wee bit beyond Cuyahoga County let alone the > city limits of Cleveland. When I checked the Pennsylvania LoCo team's > site, they don't have a Western PA sub-team. Western PA is a term > typically used to refer to areas like Pittsburgh east to Clarion and > south of I-80. Northeast Ohio is closest to the Erie/Northwest PA > Sub-Team as far as the reckoning of Metropolitan Statistical Areas goes. > > While the ideal of meeting face-to-face every six months can be rough > when we hit snow season, having an annual meeting may help with > cohesion. When you don't have a face to put with the name on-screen, it > gets difficult to remain part of a group. One of the virtual church > efforts launched by the Church of England over the past five years has > been suffering from that cohesion maintenance issue. As for a venue for > a meeting...well, the Dayton Hamvention could be a starting point for > discussion perhaps as it also provides a great outreach opportunity with > a global reach. > > A podcast may also be useful for promoting group cohesion. After all, > what is the Ubuntu UK Podcast but a LoCo team's effort? I am available > to collaborate on that. Examples of what I have done in that field of > endeavor can found at > http://lisnews.org/audio/download/35006/LISTen-93.mp3 and > http://lisnews.org/audio/download/34955/LISTen-92.mp3. > > These are just my initial thoughts. I look forward to further discussion. > > SMK > -- > Stephen Michael Kellat, MSLS > +1 702 714 0397 (message phone) > DC5A625B (Canonical OpenPGP Key) > [email protected] (e-mail) > http://erielookingproductions.info > http://identi.ca/alpacaherder > > Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > > Hey guys. > > > > I have outlined a one year plan of action for the Ohio Team. > > > > I'd love some feedback! > > > > http://blog.paultags.com/2009/11/details-on-the-one-year-ohio-team-plan/ > > > > You guys rock! > > Paul > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ohio> > > Post to : [email protected] > > Unsubscribe : > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-us-ohio> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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