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

[Jim Walker]

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Jim Walker
Advocacy Core Contributor

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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