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Meeting of the US Community previous - next
Date and Time Poll	(n/a) (Click the 'English' button in the lower-right)
Date and Time	2014-08-11 20:30 EST/EDT (click for your time zone)
Chair	Robinson Tryon
Started
Adjourned
Participants
IRC (Freenode)	#libreoffice-us IRC://
Video Chat (WebRTC) (Firefox unsupported)	https://meet.jit.si/libreofficeus
Etherpad	libreoffice-us

Meeting Postponed to Next Month due to people being busy

Prep

• Meetings are usually videochat using WebRTC (video optional)
  • We fallback to IRC, if WebRTC is giving us problems
  • Remember: Use Chromium for WebRTC (Firefox doesn't support those functions yet)
• We'll also try to find a permanent time so we don't need to have a poll each month

• Remember to ping Joel/Charlie/Marketing list after we get definite date and time set

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Agenda

Follow-up

• Possible use of Moodle
  • Contest to get LibreOffice modules created?
• Collecting user stories about LibreOffice

Welcome

• How is everyone?
• Introductions

• Immanuel wants to add to the agenda: 'Promotion to "local civic hacking groups" and "local Linux clubs" '
  • Touched-on briefly at June 25 Meeting (Perhaps Immanuel can say more in next call)

Outstanding Action Items

• [SUPERSEDED] ACTION: Robinson will ask Design Team for help w/icons for TDF, LO, and DLP (including guidelines)
  • Asked for help; only heard back from K-J
  • July 16 - Figuring out stuff ourselves; Will try to recruit @Boston Hackfest
• ACTION: Algot/Robinson will refresh our existing designs and the DFD "open standards" leaflet in preparation for printing
  • TODO: Check-in w/Algot (Inkscape/SVG troubles)

File:Lo-document-freedom.pdf draft remake of DocumentFreedomDay flier. Editable SVG (Inkscape)

• [DONE] ACTION: Check with local librarians abt. LO on computers (For all to do).
  • April 18 - Checked w/a couple Librarians. They didn't even know about it -- gave them pamphlet and stickers. (Robinson)
  • TODO: Move this ACTION item to a general methods of outreach list/wiki page.

Newcomers

• We have a state-by-state roster of our team members
  • Please add your name/contact info so we can get in touch
  • Having local contacts makes outreach possible

Infrastructure

• ACTION: Robinson and Morgan will set up Facebook and G+ accounts for LibreOffice US Community
  • June 25 - Touched-base w/Morgan. Will work more on Facebook in coming days
• ACTION: Morgan will take point on social media presence/alerts
  • After setting-up, go to user list to build-up a presence

• What's new since last month?

• Still not up:
  • Website: http://us.libreoffice.org
    • Algot offered to help
    • Update on website: Plan for content

• Feel free to hang out on the #libreoffice-us ^IRC:// IRC channel

Swag

• Current status

Sample Talks/Videos

• ACTION: Immanuel/Robinson (w/help from Italo/Charles) will prepare basic talks (Slides, Talking points) and a couple of example videos
  • These will be helpful for people doing outreach, giving short talks, etc.
• ACTION: Charlie will proof/review these talks/materials

Events Box

• ACTION: Joel/Robinson will assemble the parts for v1.0 of the US Events Box
• PENS
  • Thanks to K-J we now have Improved pen designs, and we can order soon
  • Pens are ORDERED
• T-SHIRTS
  • NEW! Created an updated t-shirt design for the US
• STICKERS
  • DLP - Working on sticker design [Now ORDERED]
  • LibreOffice - Need to resize sticker design [Now ORDERED]
• TV/PROJECTOR:
• Will check out projectors @ Best Buy as an in-person test (Robinson)
  • [Now ORDERED]

Reference:

• https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/US/Box

Events

• ACTION: Round-up contact info from educators and get them in touch with Charlie (Robinson)
• ACTION: Joel will check w/Mmeeks re: tutorials and other pieces for introductory marketing/outreach

• Possible Hackfests
  • Seattle, WA - After SeaGL in October 2014 (Some developer interest)
  • Austin, TX - Possibly spring of 2015 (Interested sponsors and venue)
  • Portland, OR - Sometime in 2015 (LinuxFund.org sponsoring CLS this year -- perhaps hackfest in 2015?)

• Event calendar for the US/Help with upcoming events:
  • Fossetcon (Orlando, FL) - September 11-13 (Thu-Sat) - Could use a couple helpers!
  • All Things Open http://www.allthingsopen.org/ Raleigh, NC - Oct 22 and 23
  • SeaGL (Seattle, WA) - October 24-25 (Fri-Sat) -- Could use a couple helpers!

US Summer Hackfest

This will be our primary US event for the year...

• Event Wiki Page

• [DONE] ACTION: Set up 5 designated spaces at the hackfest for people who want to learn how to hack on LibreOffice (C++ and/or Python) (Robinson)
• [DONE] ACTION: Turn attendee list into a table w/name, t-shirt size, etc..
  • July 16 - Page organized (Robinson)
• ACTION: Help immanuel apply for TDF membership at the hackfest (Joel, Robinson)
• [DONE] ACTION: Text immanuel when invite is done (Robinson)
  • Pinged

End

• Recruitment and Growth: Buddy-system: Who are you going to bring to the meeting next time?

• Closing thoughts

Announcements

• ANNOUNCEMENT: The page for our next meeting is Marketing/US/Meetings/2014/September -- see that page for date/time details.

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