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

[Jim Grisanzio]

Thanks for this proposal, Scott. I'd love to see a group in Cleveland. 
+1 from me.

Jim


Scott Seighman wrote:
> *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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