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font-size: 0.85em; border: none; width: 100%; background-color: #f1f1ed; font-weight: bold; &quot;"><tbody><tr> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="LoCo Teams Home" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=home.png" title="LoCo Teams Home" /> <a href="/LoCoTeams">LoCo Home</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="LoCo Teams" class="attachment" src="/IconsPage?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=iconCircle32.png" title="LoCo Teams" /> <a class="http" href="http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/">LoCo Teams</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="Joining a Team" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=joiningateam.png" title="Joining a Team" /> <a href="/LoCoTeamJoining">Join a Team</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="Running a Team" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=runningateam.png" title="Running a Team" /> <a href="/LoCoTeamHowto">Start a LoCo Team!</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="Knowledge Base" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=knowledgebase.png" title="Knowledge Base" /> <a href="/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase">Knowledge Base</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="FAQ" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=faq.png" title="FAQ" /> <a href="/LoCoFAQ">FAQ</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="Contacts" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=contacts.png" title="Contacts" /> <a href="/LoCoTeamContacts">Contacts</a> </td> <td style="&quot; font-size: 0.80em; border: 2px; background-color: #cccccc; &quot;"><p class="line891"><img alt="Meeting" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=events.png" title="Meeting" /> <strong>NEXT LOCO MEETING</strong>:<br> Third Tues of each month (<a href="/LoCoCouncil/Agenda">details/agenda</a>) </td> </tr> </tbody></table></div><span class="anchor" id="LoCoMenuHeader.line-2"></span><span class="anchor" id="LoCoMenuHeader.bottom"></span></div> <span class="anchor" id="line-4"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-5"></span><p class="line862">For us to have a rocking <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> Community, we need to ensure we have as much documentation and guidance in place as possible. We should ensure that every aspect of running and participating in a <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> team is documented. This will make it easier for new and existing teams to be successful. <span class="anchor" id="line-6"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-7"></span><p class="line862">As such, on a <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> Docs Day we come together as a community and review and update our <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> documentation. Everyone should get together in the IRC channel (#ubuntu-locoteams on Freenode) to collaborate on the day. <span class="anchor" id="line-8"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-9"></span><p class="line867"><strong>NEXT LOCO DOCS DAY:</strong> 12 February 2009 in #ubuntu-locoteams on Freenode. <span class="anchor" id="line-10"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-11"></span><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Helping_out">Helping out</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-12"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-13"></span><p class="line862">Helping is easy, just look at the list of documents below and enhance them. We also need some docs, listed in <a href="/LoCoTeamDocsToDo">LoCoTeamDocsToDo</a>, to be created. The <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> Docs Day will take place on #ubuntu-locoteams all day, so you can collaborate with other contributors. <span class="anchor" id="line-14"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span><p class="line862">Please list what pages you worked on at the bottom of this page. <img alt="Wink ;)" height="16" src="/moin_static198/light/img/icon_wink.png" title="Wink ;)" width="16" /> <span class="anchor" id="line-16"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-17"></span><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Docs_to_work_on">Docs to work on</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-18"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-19"></span><p class="line874">These are the docs that need expanding, filling out and building up: <span class="anchor" id="line-20"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-21"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LoCoFAQ">LoCoFAQ</a> - The FAQ should be a full and detailed page filled with all kinds of questions about the <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> project. If something is missing, add it. <span class="anchor" id="line-22"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LoCoTeamHowto">LoCoTeamHowto</a> - This is a concise and clear guide to running <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> teams. We want this to be an expansive and clear document about running a team. <span class="anchor" id="line-23"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LoCoComputerFairHowto">LoCoComputerFairHowto</a> - organising a computer fair booth <span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups">LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups</a> - what are the best ways to work with LUGs and other local groups? <a class="nonexistent" href="/%5BJoeyStanford">Joey</a>: Needs lots of Love. Please work on me!] <span class="anchor" id="line-25"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LoCoRunningInstallfests">LoCoRunningInstallfests</a> - let us know the best way to run an installfest and the gotchas when installing Ubuntu on different machines. <span class="anchor" id="line-26"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LoCoCreatingWebsite">LoCoCreatingWebsite</a> - what is the best method of creating a website for your team? <span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LoCoCreatingForum">LoCoCreatingForum</a> - how do you set up a forum for your team? <span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LoCoCreatingPlanet">LoCoCreatingPlanet</a> - how do you create a Planet site to aggregate your <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> team's blogs? Identify how you do this with a tutorial on this page. <span class="anchor" id="line-29"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LoCoCreatingMap">LoCoCreatingMap</a> - how do you create a user map to show where the users in your team are? Also explain how to make this map available on your website. <span class="anchor" id="line-30"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/LoCoTeamDocsToDo">LoCoTeamDocsToDo</a> - contains a list of wanted documents to create/update <span class="anchor" id="line-31"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Docs_Updated">Docs Updated</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-33"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-34"></span><p class="line874">List your nick and docs you updated below! <span class="anchor" id="line-35"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><tt class="backtick">dholbach</tt>: <span class="anchor" id="line-36"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">added <tt class="backtick">CategoryLoCoTeams</tt> in a bunch of places <span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span></li><li><p class="line862">linked Jam information on <a href="/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase">LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-38"></span></li><li><p class="line862">fixed <a href="/LoCoActivism">LoCoActivism</a> to redirect to the right page <span class="anchor" id="line-39"></span></li><li><p class="line862">fixed a bunch of links on <a href="/LoCoComputerFairHowto">LoCoComputerFairHowto</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-40"></span></li><li><p class="line862">added some more content to <a href="/LoCoTeamJoining">LoCoTeamJoining</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-41"></span></li></ul></li><li><p class="line891"><tt class="backtick">damokles</tt> (a.k.a. "ccm") <span class="anchor" id="line-42"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">extended <a href="/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups">LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-43"></span></li><li><p class="line862">extended <a href="/LoCoRunningInstallfests">LoCoRunningInstallfests</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-44"></span></li><li><p class="line862">added comment on calendar apps on <a href="/LoCoCreatingWebsite">LoCoCreatingWebsite</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-45"></span></li></ul></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/nhandler">nhandler</a>: <span class="anchor" id="line-46"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">Added note about Launchpad supporting team maps to <a href="/LoCoCreatingMap">LoCoCreatingMap</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-47"></span></li><li><p class="line862">Corrected minor grammatical error in <a href="/LoCoFAQ">LoCoFAQ</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-48"></span></li></ul></li><li><p class="line891"><a class="https" href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CraigAEddy">tyche</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-49"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">Added positives about lugs to <a href="/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups">LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-50"></span></li><li><p class="line862">Add points to "What <a href="/LoCoTeams">LoCoTeams</a> Can Provide" in <a href="/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups">LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-51"></span></li></ul></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/JohnCrawford">JohnCrawford</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-52"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">added link to <a href="/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase">LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase</a> on available event speakers <a href="/LoCoTeamSpeakers">LoCoTeamSpeakers</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-53"></span></li><li><p class="line862">added link to <a href="/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase">LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase</a> on working with area LUGs <a href="/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups">LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-54"></span></li><li><p class="line862">added a sub-header section on getting your team involved with the area LUGs to <a href="/LoCoTeamHowto">LoCoTeamHowto</a> page. <span class="anchor" id="line-55"></span></li></ul></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/EfrainValles">effie-jayx</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-56"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">added Team Reports to the "Running the Team" section of the <a href="/LoCoTeamHowto">LoCoTeamHowto</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-57"></span></li><li><p class="line862">added <a href="/LoCoRunningReleaseParty">LoCoRunningReleaseParty</a> (redirect from <a href="/BuildingCommunity/RunningReleaseParty">BuildingCommunity/RunningReleaseParty</a>) to <a href="/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase">LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-58"></span></li><li><p class="line862">added Release Party information and references for other activities in the <a href="/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase">LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase</a> in <a href="/LoCoTeamHowto">LoCoTeamHowto</a> under Advocacy. <span class="anchor" id="line-59"></span></li></ul></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/JonoBacon">JonoBacon</a>: <span class="anchor" id="line-60"></span><ul><li>added icons to the main menu items. <span class="anchor" id="line-61"></span></li><li><p class="line862">updated <a href="/LoCoTeamContacts">LoCoTeamContacts</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-62"></span></li><li>restructured the front page, added a side bar and logo. <span class="anchor" id="line-63"></span></li><li><p class="line862">updated <a href="/LoCoTeamMeeting">LoCoTeamMeeting</a> with new meeting. <span class="anchor" id="line-64"></span></li></ul></li><li>Jorge Castro <span class="anchor" id="line-65"></span><ul><li>Edited the FAQ <span class="anchor" id="line-66"></span></li><li><p class="line862">Syntax fixes on <a href="/LoCoCreatingPlanet">LoCoCreatingPlanet</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-67"></span></li></ul></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/lyz">Elizabeth Krumbach</a> (a.k.a. "pleia2") <span class="anchor" id="line-68"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">Fix up gender unfriendly language and assumptions on <a href="/LoCoComputerFairHowto">LoCoComputerFairHowto</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-69"></span></li></ul></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/NickAli">NickAli</a> (boredandblogging): <span class="anchor" id="line-70"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">reference <a href="/LoCoHosting">LoCoHosting</a> in <a href="/LoCoCreatingWebsite">LoCoCreatingWebsite</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-71"></span></li><li><p class="line862">clean up <a href="/LoCoHosting">LoCoHosting</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-72"></span></li></ul></li><li><p class="line891"><a class="nonexistent" href="/cprofitt">Charles Profitt</a>: <span class="anchor" id="line-73"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">Added 'booth example area' for pictures of quality booth presentations - <a href="/LoCoComputerFairHowto">LoCoComputerFairHowto</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-74"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-75"></span></li></ul></li></ul><p class="line867"><hr /><p class="line874"> <span class="anchor" id="line-76"></span><a href="/CategoryLoCoTeams">CategoryLoCoTeams</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-77"></span><span class="anchor" id="bottom"></span></div>  <div id="pagebottom"></div> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <p id="pageinfo" class="info" lang="en" dir="ltr">LoCoDocsDay (last edited 2010-01-06 14:53:49 by <span title="??? @ cpe-66-67-139-158.rochester.res.rr.com[66.67.139.158]">cpe-66-67-139-158</span>)</p> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearBoth"></div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div id="siteinfo"> <p> The material on this wiki is available under a free license, see <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/License">Copyright / License</a> for details. </p> </div> </div> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){ i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-1018242-7', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script></body> </html>