20:00:35 <jonar> #startmeeting EMEA ambassadors 2015-07-22
20:00:35 <zodbot> Meeting started Wed Jul 22 20:00:35 2015 UTC.  The chair is jonar. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot.
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20:00:44 <jonar> #meetingname emea ambassadors
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20:00:47 <lupinix> .fas lupinix
20:00:49 <zodbot> lupinix: lupinix 'Christian Dersch' <lupinix@mailbox.org>
20:00:54 <jonar> #info The meeting protocol is in effect. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/IRCHowTo#Protocol
20:01:00 <jonar> #topic Roll Call
20:01:04 <jonar> .fas jfarcher
20:01:05 <zodbot> jonar: jfarcher 'Jonathan Archer' <jon@rosslug.org.uk>
20:01:17 <jonar> Good evening all!
20:03:26 <jonar> give it a couple more minutes see if anyone else arrives
20:04:47 <sesivany> .fas eischmann
20:04:47 <zodbot> sesivany: eischmann 'Jiri Eischmann' <eischmann@redhat.com>
20:04:59 <jonar> evening sesivany
20:05:15 <sesivany> jonar: hi!
20:06:25 <jonar> Only 3 of us tonight?
20:06:47 <sesivany> holiday season :-/
20:06:51 <jonar> true true
20:07:05 <sesivany> it will be pretty quick then.
20:07:11 <jonar> OK shall we continue on then
20:07:14 <lupinix> i've sent a reminder to ambassadors in #fedora-de, i think at least some of them will attend
20:07:21 <jonar> #topic Announcements
20:07:34 <gnokii> .fas gnokii
20:07:34 <zodbot> gnokii: gnokii 'Sirko Kemter' <buergermeister@karl-tux-stadt.de>
20:07:50 <taquilla> hi all
20:08:03 <jonar> Fedora have been announced as a silver sponsor for Barcamp Manchester
20:08:10 <jonar> #info Fedora announced as silver sponsor of Barcamp Manchester
20:08:16 <jonar> #link http://www.barcampmanchester.co.uk/
20:08:53 <sesivany> jonar: I need to tak to you about the invoice, but let's leave it for Events topic.
20:09:11 <jonar> ok
20:09:52 <sesivany> Fedora 23 has been branched.
20:09:57 <jonar> Fedora Engineering team has an Engineers posistion open.
20:10:03 <jonar> #info Opening on the Fedora Engineering team
20:10:08 <jonar> #link http://paul.frields.org/2015/07/21/fedora-engineering-team-opening/
20:10:17 <sesivany> Alpha should be released on Aug 11 already!
20:10:23 <jonar> Looks quite interesting if anyone is looking for a new job or a change
20:10:58 <jonar> great, look forward to trying that
20:12:24 <FedoraUser> .hello fedorauser
20:12:27 <zodbot> FedoraUser: fedorauser 'Medic Momcilo' <medicmomcilo@gmail.com>
20:12:30 <FedoraUser> sorry for being late
20:12:32 <jonar> Anybody anything else to announce
20:12:39 <jonar> no problem FedoraUser
20:13:15 <sesivany> nothing else from me
20:14:18 <jonar> ok then, moving on
20:14:26 <jonar> #topic Requests
20:14:34 <jonar> #link https://fedorahosted.org/emea-swag-tracking/report/1?sort=ticket&page=1&asc=1
20:14:50 <jonar> Looks like there aren't any new requests in
20:15:21 <sesivany> I think all requests for swag should be satisfied.
20:15:33 <jonar> Anything to discuss around existing requests?
20:15:58 <jonar> sesivany, are there still Polo shirts left? I still haven't ordered a new one
20:16:04 <edgages> .fas edgates
20:16:04 <zodbot> edgages: edgates 'Elijah Hanson' <pkwesihanson@yahoo.com>
20:16:33 <sesivany> jonar: there should be some left.
20:16:57 <sesivany> jonar: we've run out of some sizes, but those are the extreme ones XS and 3XL.
20:17:12 <sesivany> jonar: we should have enough M, L, XL.
20:17:41 <jonar> OK, need to measure up and send a request in
20:17:47 <jonar> thanks
20:18:02 <jonar> OK if there's nothing more on requests lets move on to the next topic
20:18:18 <taquilla> .fas diegoestrada
20:18:18 <jonar> #topic Ambassadors Schedule
20:18:19 <zodbot> taquilla: diegoestrada 'Diego Estrada' <diegoep@ono.com>
20:18:29 <jonar> #link https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-23/f-23-ambassadors-tasks.html
20:18:37 <gnokii> sesivany: watch that the swag for froscon went not out to early
20:20:05 <jonar> As sesivany mentioned earlier Alpha is due to be released on Aug 11, so nothing to be aware of yet but release will be upon us before we know it
20:20:13 <sesivany> gnokii: all requests need to be assigned to kmrstiko directly to get satisfied immediatelly. Last week, I was at work from 8am to 10pm, didn't have time for it at all.
20:20:32 <gnokii> aah thats ok
20:20:39 <sesivany> Fedora QA should have the first TC soon.
20:20:45 <jonar> #info All swag requests to be assigned to kmrstiko directly
20:20:53 <sesivany> then we can jump on testing!
20:21:49 <jonar> Look forward to it...
20:22:11 <jonar> ok - this meeting is moving way too quickly :)
20:22:13 <jonar> #topic Events
20:22:21 <jonar> #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors/EMEA/EventPlan:2016
20:22:48 <jonar> I think next event will be Flock
20:23:07 <jonar> I believe hotel registration has passed for that now
20:24:02 <jonar> #info Flock 2015, 12-15 August Rochester, New York
20:24:09 <jonar> #link http://flocktofedora.org/
20:24:27 <jonar> After that is Barcamp Manchester on Aug 15
20:24:44 <jonar> which probably leads us on to the invoice topic sesivany?
20:24:46 <sesivany> jonar: now my time comes :)
20:25:23 <sesivany> can they change the invoice to Red Hat UK instead of RH Czech?
20:25:32 <jonar> yes thats not a problem
20:25:50 <jonar> they just based it on what they were supplied with last year
20:25:56 <sesivany> we can also pay it from RH Czech, but we would need info for international transfers, SWIFT code etc.
20:26:12 <jonar> whatever is easiest I guess
20:26:29 <sesivany> the bookkeeper says it will be faster if our UK subsidiary pays it.
20:26:56 <jonar> no problem, I'll get that sorted tonight
20:27:12 <sesivany> ask them to change the company and send it to me.
20:27:19 <jonar> will do
20:27:36 <sesivany> I'll give it to our bookkeeper and she'll send it to her UK colleague to have it paid.
20:27:45 <jonar> perfect
20:28:17 <sesivany> jonar: do you have any help from other ambassadors?
20:28:27 <sesivany> to staff the booth etc.
20:28:48 <jonar> maybe, nothing confirmed yet but there has been talk of it
20:29:48 <sesivany> that reminds me that I need to ask LF about LinuxCon Europe again.
20:30:01 <jonar> that was my next question
20:30:01 <sesivany> when I asked them last time, they didn't have the venue confirmed.
20:30:14 <sesivany> make an action item for me.
20:30:41 <jonar> #action sesivany to enquire about LinuxCon Europe
20:31:18 <jonar> OK anything else for events?
20:31:56 <sesivany> we should also slowly start planning the EMEA FAD.
20:32:03 <lupinix> yes, gnokii started FrOSCon organization :)
20:32:05 <sesivany> which always takes place in December.
20:32:23 <jonar> Any thoughts on a location yet?
20:32:53 <sesivany> I'm not sure heffer will be interested in organizing it again.
20:33:30 <sesivany> I'm willing to host it in Brno if we don't have a better location.
20:33:36 <b10n1k> .fas b10n1k
20:33:37 <zodbot> b10n1k: b10n1k 'jiannis Bonatakis' <jbonatakis@gmail.com> - jobo 'jiannis bonatakis' <california17@gmail.com>
20:34:29 <jonar> there's always the UK
20:34:40 * sesivany thinks we should have in Hawaii one year :)
20:34:47 <jonar> +1
20:34:59 <gnokii> sesivany: then start planning it in Brno, seeing that trouble right now with organizing froscon...
20:35:07 <jonar> my wife gives +1 too
20:35:23 * gnokii sesivany there is a bar called Hawaii in Brno?
20:35:28 <sesivany> jonar: will you host us all in your house? ;-)
20:35:38 <jonar> Of course
20:36:00 <sesivany> then UK it is :)
20:36:41 <jonar> I'll have a think as to whether I could find anything suitable over here
20:36:41 <b10n1k> !
20:36:51 <jonar> b10n1k, please?
20:37:10 <b10n1k> what it takes to organize a such event/
20:37:15 <sesivany> jonar: we need a room and accommodation for 15 ppl, that's it.
20:37:27 <sesivany> and good Internet!!!
20:37:33 <sesivany> but it was always a struggle.
20:37:43 <sesivany> we never had a reliable connectivity.
20:37:51 <jonar> we have decent internet most places over here now
20:38:03 <sesivany> so any streaming/conference call sucked.
20:38:13 <b10n1k> are u interesting for Galway(ireland)
20:38:29 <b10n1k> are u intereste for Galway(ireland)
20:38:39 <jonar> b10n1k, just what sesivany said - enough to acommodate everyone and good internet/wifi
20:38:44 <jonar> Galway is lovely
20:38:51 <sesivany> and the location should be easy to fly to (some international airport nearby).
20:39:13 <b10n1k> i gonna make a research here
20:39:21 <b10n1k> it s a great place
20:39:37 <jonar> great
20:40:11 <jonar> gnokii, did you want to mention anything about FrosCon?
20:40:19 <sesivany> b10n1k: you live in Athens?
20:40:21 <b10n1k> there is airport in Dublin and Galway is 2h away
20:40:28 <gnokii> I can give an status update
20:40:30 <b10n1k> no anymore
20:40:53 <b10n1k> yeah of course
20:41:15 <jonar> gnokii, that would be good...
20:41:43 <b10n1k> I came in Galway recently for work
20:41:47 <taquilla> I would like to go to my first event as ambassador...
20:41:54 <gnokii> well status is, I arranged to get administration rights for our registration so I can add people to the registered booth personal
20:42:08 <gnokii> lupinix wants to come so far and maybe rsc
20:42:47 <b10n1k> i see
20:42:54 <gnokii> I also arranged that we can send the swag material to froscon and  made a ticket for it, so from this side everything fine. its just we have to move forward booking hotel as this sucks there always
20:42:59 <gnokii> eof
20:43:09 <jonar> thanks for that...
20:43:29 <jonar> not too long till the event :)
20:43:41 <jonar> OK any more on events?
20:43:42 <lupinix> and my first one as an ambassador
20:44:06 <jonar> :-)
20:44:13 <jonar> lets move on
20:44:16 <jonar> #topic Open floor
20:45:19 <sesivany> who's going to Flock?
20:45:35 <jonar> :( not me too much time off work already for events
20:46:00 <gnokii> me
20:46:18 <lupinix> me not, lack of time :(
20:47:05 <sesivany> one more thing: I encourage everyone to help Fedora Magazine and write an article for it.
20:47:23 <sesivany> I'm pretty sure many of us have many interesting topics to write about.
20:47:30 <FedoraUser> oh, speaking of magazine
20:47:40 <FedoraUser> I am trying to revitalize fedora serbia twitter account
20:47:49 <FedoraUser> but I'm having troubles with magazine's articles links
20:48:00 <FedoraUser> twitter seem to think it's spam
20:48:16 <FedoraUser> tried from two complete different accounts...
20:48:17 <jonar> Speaking of which, who runs the official Fedora Twitter account?
20:48:47 <sesivany> there are more ppl with access to it.
20:48:56 <jonar> sesivany, your article on Telegram was v good!
20:49:01 <sesivany> one of them are Paul Frields and Ruth Suehle.
20:49:10 <FedoraUser> that one I wanted to tweet out ;)
20:49:29 <sesivany> jonar: thanks, I actually went through several review with Paul to polish it.
20:49:34 <jonar> OK I'll drop them a line, thought it worth getting the account retweet event details
20:49:57 <sesivany> you can also report a problem to the marketing list.
20:50:04 <jonar> sesivany, it worked well as I noticed a few ambassadors and fedorians add me
20:50:11 <sesivany> that serves as a list for the magazine.
20:50:31 <sesivany> jonar: you mean on Telegram?
20:50:38 <FedoraUser> sesivany, cool, thanks\
20:50:44 <jonar> sesivany, yes
20:51:04 <sesivany> jonar: you'll have to send me your number so that I can add you too :)
20:51:24 <sesivany> quite a few people added me after the article, too.
20:51:56 <lupinix> yes, telegram article was very nice sesivany :)
20:52:10 <lupinix> i'll write an article when astronomy spin i ready
20:52:12 <lupinix> *is
20:55:22 <lupinix> i'm out, good night everyone!
20:55:35 <jonar> OK I think we'll call it a night
20:55:40 <jonar> thanks everyone!
20:55:55 <jonar> see you all in 2 weeks
20:56:01 <sesivany> jonar: thank you for chairing!
20:56:02 <lupinix> thanks jonar for chairing :)
20:56:02 <jonar> #endmeeting