Stephan, Glad to hear that someone in Ashtabula County is taking a serious interest! I hail from Conneaut but go to school in the Cleveland Area. It is a bit of a hassle to get out to these parts on a regular basis and trust me, that snow...I don't know if any more be said in regards to that aside from trying to go down Rt. 90 in a blizzard is less than preferable.
I understand where you're coming from though. Northeast Ohio is quite expansive and covers a great deal of area. Feeling a bit bold, I'd even go as far to say that it includes the greater Akron and Youngstown areas. A way in which to incorporate these said areas is quite an order but with the input of everyone a way in which to broker a more cohesive group won't be very difficult (at least in my mind). Any further ideas would only lead to a way in which to solve this slight dilemma. Paul and I have been throwing ideas back and forth to one another and we really want to see a real community spawn. But, reaching out to the rest of you who may be reading this set of e-mails, your input is extremely important and I encourage you to talk to Paul and come into the IRC channel (#ubuntu-us-oh on Freenode). The podcast idea is fantastic though. Any more ideas in regards to that? andy On Mon, 2009-11-02 at 22:23 -0500, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > 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 > > Post to : [email protected] > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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