01:06:18 #startmeeting 01:06:18 Meeting started Wed Jun 8 01:06:18 2011 UTC. The chair is SGS. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 01:06:18 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 01:06:27 #meetingname FAmNA-2011-06-07 01:06:27 The meeting name has been set to 'famna-2011-06-07' 01:06:38 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:NA_Ambassadors_2011-06-07 01:07:09 #chair VileGent 01:07:09 Current chairs: SGS VileGent 01:07:20 #topic Announcements 01:07:24 There will be community credit card news very soon - stuff isn't quite all in place but it is getting very close now. 01:07:59 oh, and go vote 01:08:05 what's this about community credit cards? 01:08:07 there are some elections going on now 01:08:22 Where do you vote, inode0 01:08:23 ? 01:08:42 https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting 01:10:05 Any more announcements? 01:10:08 +1 inode0 for the information. 01:10:19 NiveusLuna: more information will be coming soon - there will be some community members who can make credit card purchases to help relieve the burden on commarch 01:10:33 inode0: ah. okay. 01:10:54 So any more? 01:11:07 3 01:11:08 2 01:11:09 1 01:11:12 Alright then. 01:11:19 #topic Events 01:11:53 Anybody have any events? 01:12:00 So... SELF is this weekend. Someone should talk about it :) 01:12:14 #topic Events - SELF 01:12:47 VileGent: Are things all set for SELF, or is there anything we can do to make it moreready? 01:12:50 after talking to nb last night we will definitley haveing a media burning party on friday nite 01:12:55 (we being the folks driving down from RDU) 01:13:11 looks like we will be getting lives only 01:13:40 i will bring 200 dvds with me 01:13:50 and isos 01:14:25 i should be onsite roughly 3-4pm friday 01:14:42 thats all i have 01:15:22 rbergeron, anything else on the FAD 01:15:37 * rrix asks her 01:15:40 is 200 enough? 01:15:50 with lives yeah 01:15:53 VileGent: well, that's better than no lives 01:16:01 "Anyone can come, please sign up, max will buy you lunch" 01:16:02 mock: we'll have 500pcs that way 01:16:15 I don't have anything else. 01:16:17 rrix: is that an rbergeron quote? 01:16:20 Yeup 01:16:23 lol, nice! 01:16:46 * rrix didn't know she was on irc 01:17:16 Anything else on SELF? 01:17:19 rrix: she usually is, even when she isn't 01:17:34 3 01:17:36 2 01:17:37 1 01:17:43 Any other events? 01:18:15 Who is organizing OSCON? 01:18:23 herlo: I know, but she should be working with Mel on other stuff right now :P 01:18:23 O'Reilly :) 01:18:26 Is anyone working on Oscon or Linuxcon 01:18:58 VileGent: I know lcafiero asked about Linuxcon. I don't think he got a response. He might do it if we ask *nicely* 01:19:03 whoever puts it on the wiki and/or adds their name as the owner 01:19:06 or he might know someone. 01:19:23 jsandys, good question you are in the area correct 01:19:41 Yes, I have event box and banners, and will deliver to OSCON. 01:20:02 yeah, jsandys can go to linuxcon, i could theoretically go to linuxcon, adamw is around for linuxcon, sdz will be at linuxcon 01:20:08 Do we have an oscon booth? 01:20:28 * rbergeron suspects not? 01:20:34 jsandys, can you organize a booth at oscon 01:20:54 if you don't have one reserved there is already a waitlist for the free ones 01:20:55 i can help, if needed 01:21:00 I thought someone else was organizing 01:21:02 we need multiple people at oscon - it's a fairly large event 01:21:26 I may be able to staff the OSCON booth for a day or two, depending on work. 01:21:45 quaid and lcafiero have been invovled with the oscon booth in the past FWIW 01:22:01 the events page lists 4 owners - one of whom has quit 01:22:07 okay 01:22:15 so sdz is coming on 01:22:20 since he made the wiki page. 01:22:30 Hi folks. 01:22:33 * rbergeron promises that sdz has just taken rrix's laptop 01:22:34 oh, that is last year 01:22:38 lol 01:22:41 our events page needs help 01:22:44 * Jeff_S thought there was some MPD going on 01:22:46 Ben Williams asked me about the events box. 01:23:10 sdz`: so did you reserve a booth? 01:23:29 Jeff_S: I didn't, no. 01:23:36 if people are organizing events please put them on the wiki 01:23:40 I did. 01:23:43 because we just contacted them a few days ago to find out there is already a waitlist for the free booths 01:23:43 jsandys, yes i wanted to be sure where stuff was located 01:23:47 There's a wiki page and I emailed the list. 01:24:03 sdz link please 01:24:04 for what? when? 01:24:09 OSCON. 01:24:17 http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents 01:24:21 https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OSCON_2011 01:24:24 I see no OSCON for 2011 there 01:24:28 thanks, Jeff_S! 01:24:33 * Jeff_S good for something 01:24:37 :) 01:24:40 please put it on the events page of the wiki :) 01:26:39 send sdz emails if you need to talk to him :) 01:28:06 So... I guess is there any more events? :) 01:28:14 * rrix prods the meeting in to continuing 01:28:51 linuxcon?? 01:29:51 FAD Nairobi is happening in NA apparently :) 01:30:03 inode0 :) 01:30:07 3 01:30:09 2 01:30:10 That's kinda close to NA 01:30:11 1 01:30:16 sounds like TOS will have some presence at linuxcon 01:30:29 #topic Budget 01:30:34 #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Community_Architecture_expenses 01:32:45 Anyone got anything? Anything at all? 01:33:13 looks like we have money going out the the door for events so next month we should see some changes there 01:33:22 3 01:33:24 2 01:33:26 1 01:33:37 #topic Unfinished Business/Open Floor 01:33:49 What's the deal with media? I've been roughly tracking that but haven't seen much on it 01:33:50 * inode0 blinked 01:34:06 nb: ping 01:34:06 heh 01:34:12 * inode0 suggests we figure out future swag needs and get after that soonish 01:34:17 * rrix brb 01:34:36 * herlo knows the media is about ready, but SELF was a bit tight on delivery 01:35:04 has 3 T-shirts, good on pens, and balloons 01:35:14 is media not in hand yet? 01:35:19 nope 01:35:32 is suppose to be delivered to the hotel friday 01:35:32 it will arrive friday? 01:35:35 ok 01:35:40 mock, it usually takes 2 weeks after release to deliver 01:35:56 ok 01:35:58 we're a little longer this time, I guess. 2.3 weeks or something. 01:36:08 * herlo steps out for dinner 01:36:15 oh, and herlo, congrats 01:36:26 mock: thx, ttyl 01:36:28 VileGent: only 3 shirts? 01:36:43 yep 01:37:10 * mock has stickers, case and others 01:37:18 is there a mobile interface to the famna tracker? 01:37:36 the other stickers will probably be gone at SELF this week 01:37:37 <-- mostly without a computer 01:37:39 and we do have f14 media as well 01:38:36 how much? 01:39:36 100 =150 01:39:55 100-150, we are not wizards and can make things 1.5 what they are. :P 01:39:58 basicly what came back from the summit 01:40:02 I have a box of mostly 32 install dvds 01:40:29 oh, speaking of swag, has any thought been given to lanyards for non-event stuff? 01:40:29 ok 01:40:48 oh, and i have a few pins too 01:42:11 Want me to ship the remaining f14 disks to SELF? 01:42:26 jsandys, no thanks keep them for your evebt 01:42:27 you're not coming? 01:42:29 event 01:44:40 NiveusLuna: what do you mean? 01:45:30 inode0: like lanyards that can be givven out to the public or just worn by ambassadors who don't plan on attending a con 01:46:06 NiveusLuna, i might can find you one 01:46:08 obviously not the super well made ones for wearing to events 01:46:32 VileGent: I'd like that, thanks. 01:46:40 mock you have one correct 01:46:45 NiveusLuna: you can think about it and investigate and get a quote 01:46:47 yes 01:47:10 inode0: oooh. yay, task! 01:47:30 all ambassadors should feel free to investigate new swag items 01:47:48 #action NiveusLuna to investigate lanyards and getting a quote 01:47:53 which reminds me 01:48:14 I did investigate a little the idea spevack floated about hotel cards 01:48:41 that looks to be something we could do in the future if we want to 01:48:49 hotel cards? 01:49:18 yeah. I think it was *really* expensive, but might be something cool to do at a large event where we know most attendees might be staying in the hotel. (OLF comes to mind) 01:49:25 key cards for doors, with advertising 01:49:30 it isn't that expensive 01:49:32 or scale 01:49:34 well 01:49:42 he implied it was expensive ;)i don't actually know 01:49:52 like $1 or less iirc 01:50:07 and you can buy lots as small as 250 01:50:14 $1*1000 = 1000 01:50:25 there is some setup for the art 01:50:39 but we could get 250 for a few hundred dollars 01:50:53 hmm 01:50:55 interesting 01:51:13 do people keep hotel cards or would they be reusable? 01:51:26 these you could keep as a souvenir 01:51:36 interesting 01:51:43 * jsmith-away has saved several over the past few years 01:51:55 sounds like a good thing for like fudcons 01:52:09 well 01:52:21 i think the idea is to promote fedora to other people, in the case of using it at an event 01:52:26 and other events 01:52:30 i can picture someone openiup a trunk of mine years from now and seeing it stuffed with fedora-branded hotel cards 01:52:51 "wth is all this?" 01:53:02 yeah, I'm a bit iffy on the value of it - mostly it has value as something cool to fedora people which is ok too 01:53:56 I have one more thing I'd like to throw on the table tonight 01:54:23 We recently completed the Fedora Thank You offer to contributors and that was well received 01:54:24 * SGS applies a tablecloth. 01:55:04 :) I suggest try for a Fedora armband holder, travel mug. :) 01:55:04 For the next round of thank yous I'd like to pinch about 30 t-shirts from the next NA order to give to contributors 01:55:45 * inode0 means contributors who don't get the chance to get them during our normal business 01:56:38 hmm. fedora armbands and travel mugs. i like those ideas. 01:57:30 Try the vendor in Queensboro, they even do flyer discs, umbrellas, pocket flashlights, carbiners... 01:57:45 Food for thought sample at http://www.queensboro.com/misc 01:57:54 I had a request for baseball caps with fedora logo at LFNW 01:57:56 Armbands are like $2 01:58:19 baseball caps, those are good, too. 01:59:12 hats are likely outside our budget I'm afraid 01:59:12 +1 baseball caps. 01:59:18 i think we lost our moderator 01:59:26 well, not anymore 01:59:32 on his way back 01:59:54 inode0: who do you mean by contributor? 01:59:54 how about a Laser Pointer? 02:00:10 people around the world who contribute to fedora :) 02:00:20 dramsey: those i think would be expensive. 02:00:24 you mean code 02:00:33 I mean contribute 02:00:36 dramsey, sounds like a good idea for you to investigate 02:00:42 inode0: +1 02:00:49 And we are at 0 minutes 'till 10 EDT 02:01:11 we can talk more about that later 02:01:12 we are at -1 minutes :p 02:01:17 Yes we are. 02:01:24 Anything else? 02:01:32 how do distribute them is the big question and we have some ideas 02:01:39 Thank you. 02:02:10 * mock is done 02:02:29 end in 30 seconds 02:02:53 thanks SGS and good job 02:02:59 #endmeeeting 02:03:02 Thank you :) 02:03:05 see you guys at SELF 02:03:08 #endmeeting