[ug-discuss] More on User Group Calendar and Support...

[Jim Grisanzio]

All good ideas, Laura. Thanks so much. The week of Sept 21 for a call 
works for me. And I'm especially interested in building out a map of the 
entire community as well as the user groups. :) -- Jim

Laura Ramsey wrote:

> 
> Hi everyone--72 hours ago we were chatting about ideas for getting the 
> User Groups rolling and how much support Sun might be able to provide to 
> help groups get on their feet.
> 
> I think we all agree that the groups should be as self-supporting as 
> possible, and having special events supported by OpenSolaris would be 
> alright. So here's the steps we're taking--
> 
> 1--OSUG's Marauder's Map
>     This will be a "map" that shows locations of user groups, Linked to 
> google maps for easy directions...and will also attempt to flag 
> locations of members of the community who are on the road, 
> when....SUGGESTIONS WELCOME!!
> 
> 2--OpenSolaris User-paloosa Kit
>     This is a kit of giveaways that will be offered to each user group 
> for 1 major meeting or event per year. Up to 50 items of swag in each 
> kit...signs, to be determined....SUGGESTIONS WELCOME!!
> 
> 
> 3--WWOSUG Conference Call
>      Let's face it...it's fun to all get on the phone for a quick touch 
> base. There's something about the human voice! I was thinking about 
> organizing a call for week of Sept 21, 2005 (With replay for greater 
> timezone coverage...).  We can have a few mins hearing from some of the 
> community leaders...and also spend some time on the call for a Q&A with 
> a special guest...who would we like to hear from?
> 
> Let me know what you think!
> 
> LKR