20:00:05 <sesivany> #startmeeting EMEA ambassadors 2015-04-29
20:00:05 <zodbot> Meeting started Wed Apr 29 20:00:05 2015 UTC.  The chair is sesivany. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot.
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20:00:07 <sesivany> #meetingname emea ambassadors
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20:00:14 <sesivany> #topic Roll Call
20:00:18 <sesivany> .fas eischmann
20:00:19 <zodbot> sesivany: eischmann 'Jiri Eischmann' <eischmann@redhat.com>
20:00:43 <jonar> .fas jfarcher
20:00:44 <zodbot> jonar: jfarcher 'Jonathan Archer' <jon@rosslug.org.uk>
20:01:21 <andreasch> .fas andreasch
20:01:22 <zodbot> andreasch: andreasch 'Andreas Christoforou' <aceoscy@gmail.com>
20:02:05 <Mohamed_Fawzy> .fas mohamedfawzy
20:02:06 <zodbot> Mohamed_Fawzy: mohamedfawzy 'Mohamed Fawzy' <medoelmasry142@gmail.com>
20:02:40 <sesivany> let's wait a couple more minutes for others...
20:02:42 <gnokii> .fas gnokii
20:02:43 <zodbot> gnokii: gnokii 'Sirko Kemter' <buergermeister@karl-tux-stadt.de>
20:05:16 <sesivany> just 5 people today? :)
20:05:54 <Mohamed_Fawzy> yes
20:05:56 <gnokii> well we can make decisions then
20:06:06 <sesivany> ok, let's start then
20:06:14 <sesivany> #topic Announcements
20:06:18 * gnokii makes a ticket for an world trip
20:06:24 <sesivany> any announcements?
20:07:22 <jonar> nothing for me
20:07:43 <sesivany> F22 Beta is out.
20:07:48 <sgallagh> I'd like to note one thing that came out of Monday's Council meeting.
20:07:52 <kmf> .fas kmf
20:07:56 <zodbot> kmf: kmfcandu 'Kyle Fletcher' <kyle.fletcher@candu.com> - kmf 'Karl Fischer' <kmf@fischer.org.za>
20:08:03 <kmf> sorry I'm late
20:08:14 <sesivany> #info F22 Beta has been released: http://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-22-beta-released/
20:08:25 <sesivany> who is running F22 already? :)
20:08:30 <sgallagh> The Council decided that the second of its high-level strategic initiatives is to significantly increase our involvement with universities.
20:08:36 <jonar> I have been for some time
20:08:42 <sgallagh> /me raises his hand. I am.
20:08:53 <sesivany> #info The Council decided that the second of its high-level strategic initiatives is to significantly increase our involvement with universities.
20:08:55 <Mohamed_Fawzy> it is in download list hahaha
20:08:59 <sesivany> sgallagh: thanks for the info.
20:10:12 <gnokii> majority of council is american arent they not?
20:10:38 <sesivany> BTW there is online catalog of Fedora apps in the works: http://python-jmlich.rhcloud.com/
20:10:52 <sgallagh> gnokii: Yes, at the moment.
20:11:07 <sesivany> #info there is online catalog of Fedora apps in the works: http://python-jmlich.rhcloud.com/
20:11:33 <gnokii> sgallagh: see there is the difference we do our events not at hotels as on universities ;)
20:11:37 <sgallagh> Anyway, since that shift in strategic effort is going to involve the Ambassadors heavily, I wanted to make sure you all got the memo :)
20:12:35 <sesivany> sgallagh: bigger involvement with universities is something I have been promoting for some time, so I'm happy to hear that :)
20:12:42 <jonar> Like the online catalogue, even if the design does look a little facebookish
20:13:30 <sgallagh> sesivany: I've been doing the same. We had great success with the Brno universities and RIT in the States.
20:13:34 <sgallagh> So we're going to try to expand that
20:13:52 <sesivany> jonar: it's a proof of concept after a couple of days of development, they welcome feedback.
20:14:33 <jonar> sesivany, I really like the idea, and the design does look very good.
20:14:56 <sesivany> ok, any other announcements?
20:15:12 <sesivany> if not let's move on, shall we?
20:15:32 <Mohamed_Fawzy> let's move on
20:15:42 <sesivany> #topic Requests
20:15:55 * sesivany is checking the list of requests.
20:16:31 <sesivany> #link https://fedorahosted.org/emea-swag-tracking/report/1?sort=ticket&asc=1&page=1
20:17:36 <sesivany> #info Ticket #473 - F22 media production
20:17:53 <sesivany> #link https://fedorahosted.org/emea-swag-tracking/ticket/473
20:18:10 <sesivany> last time we agreed on quantity.
20:18:22 <sesivany> I added quotes.
20:18:31 <sesivany> so now we need to approve it.
20:18:42 <sesivany> the prices are pretty much the same as last time.
20:19:31 <sesivany> any questions? should we vote?
20:20:26 * sesivany notes that Red Hat Czech will produce 1000 for their purposes, so we will get slightly better price, for quantity of 3000.
20:20:52 <Mohamed_Fawzy> #464
20:21:15 <sesivany> Mohamed_Fawzy: one ticket after another, let's finish this one first.
20:21:39 <Mohamed_Fawzy> it is ok
20:21:54 <sesivany> +1 from me to start the voting.
20:22:29 <andreasch> +1
20:22:32 <gnokii> +
20:22:33 <Mohamed_Fawzy> +1
20:22:50 <sesivany> one more
20:22:56 <sesivany> jonar?
20:23:25 <jonar> sorry yes
20:23:27 <jonar> +1
20:23:32 <sesivany> ok
20:23:37 <sesivany> thanks
20:23:44 <kmf> +1
20:23:52 <sesivany> #info Ticket #473 has been approved.
20:24:37 <sesivany> Mohamed_Fawzy: what about #464?
20:24:48 <FedoraUser> .hello FedoraUser
20:24:49 <zodbot> FedoraUser: Sorry, but you don't exist
20:25:06 <Mohamed_Fawzy> it is late to get it
20:25:17 <FedoraUser> .hello fedorauser
20:25:18 <zodbot> FedoraUser: fedorauser 'Medic Momcilo' <medicmomcilo@gmail.com>
20:25:27 <FedoraUser> sorry I'm late
20:25:31 <sesivany> Mohamed_Fawzy: I cannot make it faster, you have to remind jsimon.
20:25:45 <sesivany> Mohamed_Fawzy: write him email, ping him on IRC.
20:25:55 <Mohamed_Fawzy> ok i will thank you :D
20:26:03 <sesivany> Mohamed_Fawzy: he's the only one who can send you money.
20:26:21 <sesivany> Mohamed_Fawzy: but he's also just a volunteer who does it in his spare time.
20:26:34 <Mohamed_Fawzy> i know i know
20:27:31 <sesivany> I don't see any other ticket that needs to be approved.
20:27:42 <sesivany> correct me if I'm wrong.
20:28:13 <jonar> just a heads up, I'll be putting a couple of sponsorship requests in, dates have been announced for a couple of UK events
20:28:39 <sesivany> jonar: is it what's in the budget or something extra?
20:29:36 <jonar> no, its in the budget
20:30:04 <sesivany> jonar: fine, then it should be no problem.
20:30:08 <jonar> :-)
20:30:26 <b10n1k> .fas b10n1k
20:30:27 <zodbot> b10n1k: b10n1k 'jiannis Bonatakis' <jbonatakis@gmail.com> - jobo 'jiannis bonatakis' <california17@gmail.com>
20:30:35 <sesivany> what about swag deliveries, everyone? have you received what you requested recently?
20:31:12 <sesivany> I don't have time to check this closely any more, but I trust kmrstiko.
20:32:30 <FedoraUser> I was thinking about requesting amb T-shirt after producing media is done, so I can kill two birds with one stone
20:33:16 <sesivany> FedoraUser: sure, we got a new batch of polo shirts.
20:33:33 <FedoraUser> also, I am really big, so I need to check what is my size called :D
20:33:39 <sesivany> FYI every active ambassador is eligible to get one polo shirt every other year.
20:33:56 <sesivany> so if you have had yours for two years already, request a new one.
20:34:02 <gnokii> sesivany: btw rsc has also a wrong one
20:34:16 <jonar> I'm planning to request one when I request swag, saves on postage
20:34:19 <sesivany> #info every active ambassador is eligible to get one polo shirt every other year, so if you have had yours for two years already, request a new one.
20:34:24 <gnokii> http://karl-tux-stadt.de/graph/clt15.png
20:35:08 <sesivany> gnokii: yeah, the wrong ones can be replaced, the company delivered replacements.
20:36:23 <sesivany> #topic Ambassador's schedule
20:36:24 <gnokii> sesivany: we should find out who has one received of them rsc didnt notice it until I told him
20:37:02 <sesivany> gnokii: I will ask kmrstiko to check to whom she sent it at that time.
20:37:17 <gnokii> +1
20:37:36 * sesivany is looking for the schedule for ambassadors...
20:37:42 <sesivany> anyone has the link?
20:38:28 <sesivany> anyway, the F22 release is coming.
20:38:34 <jonar> https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-22/f-22-ambassadors-tasks.html
20:39:05 <sesivany> jonar: thanks
20:39:30 <sesivany> the release is planned on May 26.
20:39:41 <jonar> \o/
20:39:49 <sesivany> I will try to have the media within a week after that.
20:40:15 <sesivany> last time, it was delivered two days after the release, in record time.
20:40:39 <sesivany> so it's slowly time to plan release parties.
20:41:18 <sesivany> I hope we will have more of them in EMEA than last time.
20:41:31 * sesivany is planning one in Brno.
20:42:06 <Mohamed_Fawzy> *in Egypt*
20:42:10 <sesivany> which brings me to events...
20:42:51 <sesivany> #topic Events
20:42:53 <FedoraUser> I am planning first small meetup of Fedorans in Serbia, we need to get to know each other face to face
20:43:37 <sesivany> FedoraUser: it'd be nice to see more activity there, we haven't seen many events in Serbia in the last couple of years.
20:43:57 <sesivany> gnokii: everything ok with LinuxWochen Vienna?
20:44:02 <andreasch> on Monday (4/5/2015) I will give a small presentation to the University of Nicosia (Cyprus)
20:44:20 <gnokii> I am fine will be cheap this year, still dont know if jreznik comes
20:44:39 <Mohamed_Fawzy> iam invited as TEDx speaker
20:44:55 <sesivany> Mohamed_Fawzy: +1!
20:44:57 <Mohamed_Fawzy> i dnt have any idea about what i should talk about
20:45:17 <sesivany> gnokii: he doesn't know or doesn't reply?
20:45:41 <Mohamed_Fawzy> i want to talk about freedom
20:45:49 <sesivany> Mohamed_Fawzy: about Fedora and how it connects people around the world! ;)
20:45:50 <gnokii> nope hadnt time to ask him again
20:46:23 <sesivany> gnokii: Miro doesn't want to come?
20:46:40 <gnokii> Miro hasnt time
20:46:47 <Mohamed_Fawzy> i want very easy presentation most of them is not interested in what will i talk
20:47:15 <gnokii> so its me Kevin and Volker
20:47:47 <sesivany> andreasch: good luck there, as you heard at the beginning of our meeting, universities are one of our focuses.
20:48:02 <andreasch> :)
20:49:05 <sesivany> gnokii: Oliver Falk is not active any more?
20:49:19 <gnokii> who?
20:50:06 <sesivany> gnokii: one of our ambassadors in Austria.
20:50:15 <gnokii> never met the guy
20:50:24 <lupinix> .fas lupinix
20:50:25 <zodbot> lupinix: lupinix 'Christian Dersch' <lupinix@mailbox.org>
20:50:25 <gnokii> I speaking of volter
20:50:31 <lupinix> sry i'm late
20:51:17 <sesivany> anything else to events?
20:51:24 <jonar> yes
20:51:35 <jonar> 2 UK dates have been announced
20:52:35 <jonar> Barcamp Blackpool and Barcamp Manchester, Blackpool on 15th August and Manchester on 26h and 27th September
20:53:12 <sesivany> jonar: will you have anyone to help you there?
20:53:22 <jonar> both based in the North west of England.
20:54:08 <jonar> I'm going to speak to kubblai see whether he will be coming along to either
20:54:25 <jonar> he came to manchester last year
20:55:07 <sesivany> jonar: I spoke with jamielinux at FOSDEM and he said he was going to quit the doctors job and get back into IT and be more active in Fedora.
20:55:23 <jonar> cool, be good to see him back and more active
20:55:44 <jonar> I'm planning to run a talk at both events too
20:55:48 <sesivany> jonar: dunno who else is active in the UK.
20:56:09 <sesivany> seems like some are only active on mailing lists and social networks :)
20:56:19 <jonar> it's very hit and miss in the UK to be honest
20:57:17 <sesivany> anything else to events?
20:57:26 <b10n1k> !
20:57:35 <jonar> one to ask
20:57:36 <sesivany> b10n1k: yes?
20:58:29 <jonar> b10n1k first
20:58:33 <b10n1k> I am a greek ambassador but I am in wales currently and if I would be glad to help jonar
20:58:48 <sesivany> b10n1k: great to hear that!
20:58:49 <jonar> b10n1k, fantastic!
20:59:29 <jonar> I'll keep you informed of the event details as and when i find out
20:59:46 <sesivany> jonar: what was your question?
21:00:04 <b10n1k> cool
21:00:05 <jonar> about LinuxCon Europe
21:00:18 <jonar> just wondering if anything has been organised for the booth as yet?
21:00:41 <jonar> I know its soon
21:00:48 <sesivany> jonar: not yet, I need to contact the Linux Foundation and find out what's the deal this year.
21:00:54 <Mohamed_Fawzy> it will be good for me if you want help on social media
21:01:00 <sesivany> jonar: thank you for reminding me that.
21:01:21 <jonar> ok, no probs. I just need to organise time away from work
21:01:37 <sesivany> #action sesivany to contact the Linux Foundation and get a deal for this year's LinuxCon Europe.
21:02:33 <sesivany> jonar: I suppose it will be the same as this year. They usually give a booth and 2 tickets, but I convinced them to give us 4, so hopefully we'll get 4 tickets again.
21:03:04 <sesivany> jonar: but I'm counting with the event and I'm counting with you if you want to come.
21:03:04 <jonar> well if its ok, i'm fairly close so would like to help out.
21:03:13 <jonar> snap
21:03:43 <gnokii> soon in October?
21:04:12 <jonar> gnokii, by soon i meant early to talk about it
21:04:38 <sesivany> btw has anyone submitted a talk to Flock 2015?
21:04:44 <gnokii> yes
21:04:55 <Mohamed_Fawzy> not yet
21:05:00 <sesivany> #link http://flocktofedora.net/submit-a-talk/
21:05:24 <sesivany> the website says the deadline is on April 22, but they extended it.
21:05:47 <gnokii> 3 days left
21:06:08 <sesivany> #info If you want to submit a talk to Flock 2015, you have 3 days left!
21:06:54 <sesivany> we can do a little sponsorship program again for those who deserve to go, but don't have a talk accepted. But with our budget, we could sponsor 2 people max.
21:06:54 <Mohamed_Fawzy> i know but at most i cannt because travelling papers is so bad
21:07:38 <sesivany> #topic Open floor
21:07:50 <sesivany> now we have open floor for discussion.
21:08:12 <Mohamed_Fawzy> i want to talk about arab community
21:08:24 <gnokii> sesivany: can you bring me some stuff to the train station in brno when I passing?
21:08:29 <sesivany> do you have anything in mind?
21:08:48 <Mohamed_Fawzy> i want some advises to rebuild it
21:08:51 <gnokii> yeah, your personal table cloth
21:09:08 <sesivany> gnokii: what day and time approx?
21:09:21 <gnokii> DVD i have the remains from CLT, stickers I have also just no workstation anymre
21:10:17 <gnokii> sesivany: well its the EC 175 so we have to look when he should be in Brno
21:10:57 <sesivany> gnokii: I'm usually pretty busy during the day, but if I can't go I'll find someone else.
21:11:10 <gnokii> its in the evening
21:11:24 <sesivany> gnokii: and what day is it?
21:11:45 <gnokii> 6th of may
21:12:20 <sesivany> gnokii: ok
21:12:56 <sesivany> ok, anything else?
21:13:04 <gnokii> I should be normally 7pm in Breclav and thats not s far isnt it
21:13:49 <sesivany> gnokii: yeah, it's like 30 minutes to Breclav.
21:14:17 <gnokii> ok lets talk about that during next days
21:14:40 <sesivany> gnokii: it's in Brno at 18:21.
21:14:55 <gnokii> hopefully
21:15:38 <sesivany> if we don't have anything else to discuss, let's end the meeting.
21:15:44 <gnokii> ++
21:15:58 <sesivany> thank you, everyone for coming tonight.
21:16:07 <sesivany> and meet you in 2 weeks!
21:16:14 <FedoraUser> sesivany, thanks for chairing
21:16:35 <b10n1k> bb
21:16:55 <sesivany> #endmeeting