On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Nelson Marques <07721@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 2010-04-06 at 09:05 -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote: >> On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 09:06:46PM -0400, Mel Chua wrote: >> > On 04/05/2010 08:50 PM, Nelson Marques wrote: >> > > Paul, >> > > >> > > Can this be done by people outside Ambassadors? Let's say that if I >> > > wanted to organize a FUDcon for 2011... would I need to be an >> > > Ambassador? >> > > >> > > That's the only question I have. >> > >> > There's no listed requirement that the planners have to be Ambassadors. >> > >> > I've actually never run an event booth as an Ambassador, and I helped >> > with the last FUDCon. Prior FUDCon experience and prior event-running >> > experience were things I found valuable for my own ability to help with >> > the organization - but then again, those aren't listed requirements either. >> >> Being an Ambassador is not a hard and fast requirement. Much of the >> work in planning a FUDCon has nothing to do with representing the >> Fedora Project's values or mission. It has much more to do with >> organization and dealing with vendors. >> >> Having said that, a good FUDCon would also attract and involve >> Ambassadors in the region. In fact, I wouldn't foresee a FUDCon being >> successful without any Ambassador involvement at all. By the way, I >> don't think Nelson was suggesting that! Having a bigger planning team >> naturally makes the work more efficient, of course. >> >> If you were looking to bid for a FUDCon for 2011, you simply respond >> to the opening of bids for your region. For the Europe/Middle >> East/Africa (EMEA) region, this is due to happen around the fall of >> 2010. > > Paul, > > Just to clear a couple of things: > > * I'm not going rogue or am against Ambassadors. Just to know if the > possibility of this can be done by someone who is not an Ambassador. > > * +1, Ambassadors need and should be involved from my perspective, as > this events have impact on local economies as well. Having Ambassador > support to deal with some local institutions that can help us is a must, > I would say. > > * Don't know for sure if I want to kick in so soon. I would like to > attend first to a event, speak with people who organized it and see how > it works before going deeply. > > * I've shown interest since the first moment, and I might start working > for it, maybe for 2011, but this also depends on my professional life by > the time it goes on. > > Thanks in advance to all. I'd recommend going to the FUDCon in Zurich this fall, if you want to get a feel for these events and - more importantly - do awesome Fedora things and meet awesome Fedora people while you're there. :) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Zurich_2010 Registration is already open. > > PS: I would like to clear that I support heavilly the work developed by > EMEA and Ambassadors, and I dont want people to believe that I am in > route of colision with them. Such a thing is not true, neither was in > the past. They have all my admiration and respect for the great work > being developed. > > nelson. > >> -- >> Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ >> gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 >> http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ >> Where open source multiplies: http://opensource.com > > -- > Nelson Marques > PGP Fingerprint: 53E1 731B 85A4 A098 8382 8CFF 1AC7 AF01 7717 8063 > > -- > marketing mailing list > marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing > -- marketing mailing list marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
