[advocacy-discuss] Proposal for Cleveland OpenSolaris User Group Project

[Scott Seighman]

*Proposal for Cleveland OpenSolaris User Group (CLE-OSUG)*

*Purpose: *
To drive awareness and adoption of OpenSolaris in Northern Ohio.

*List of Community Groups Sponsoring the project: *
Advocacy Community Group

*List of project team members:*
Scott Seighman (OS ID: seighman), Primary Contact
Alexandru Boruz, (Campus Ambassador, CWRU)

*Project Description: *
The purpose of this project is to drive OpenSolaris awareness amongst 
student and professional communities in the region.  We want to increase 
OpenSolaris adoption in small businesses, large enterprise and local 
universities.  The project will also share its contributions to the 
project space on the OpenSolaris site.

*Project Needs: *
This project requires project space on OpenSolaris.org site. The project 
also requires a mailing list, suggested list name is 
ug-cleosug at opensolaris.org

*Related Projects: *
We will replicate the success of existing OSUG and local users groups 
(like the Cleveland Java Users Group), plus work with other regional 
groups to identify opportunities for collaborative OpenSolaris promotion 
in the region.

*Related Past Activities: *
We have been active in many regional technical events and participate in 
several user groups and advisory committees in the region including the 
Cleveland Java Users Group, Cuyahoga Community College Technical 
Committee, Lorain County Technical Advisory Committee and Northeast Ohio 
Software Association.  We plan to leverage a recently added Campus 
Ambassador at Case Western Reserve University to build awareness and 
adoption at the university level.

*Proposed Activities:*
Proposed activities will include monthly group meetings and awareness 
events focusing on the advantages of OpenSolaris.  The initial phase of 
growth and awareness will focus on building membership and support from 
the university and business communities. Phase two will focus on 
activities and events to further promote OpenSolaris in the region.  The 
over-arching premise is to build technical competency of OpenSolaris and 
increase adoption in the region.

Respectfully submitted,
Scott Seighman

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