Re: [gugmasters] Starting a Gnome User Group in Chennai, India

[Frederic Muller <fredm gnome org>]

On 05/05/2011 12:28 PM, Chandni Verma wrote:
> Hello Shashwat,
>
> On 4 May 2011 17:54, Shaswat Nimesh <shaw1337 gmail com
> <mailto:shaw1337 gmail com>> wrote:
>
>     Dear Chandni,
>
>     As i am busy these days with my college exams so aint getting enough
>     time for it. Once I am done, will accomplish our first few goals of
>     setting up Gnome user group in chennai. Below are my initial goals
>     for this summer.
>
>      >Creating a webpage www.chennai.gnome.org
>     <http://www.chennai.gnome.org> and mailing list.
>      >Officially starting the Gnome user group in our college, then
>     connecting with other user groups in chennai.
>      >Starting Gnome activities, inviting potential speakers and
>     enthusiastic people who can contribute to it.
>
>     * You should create Google groups for keeping people updated about
>       the latest advancements and mass mailing all round the year.
I would rather recommend to have a mailing list set up on the GNOME 
infrastructure for various reasons

>     * Make a cool list of topics that you'll be covering at each get
>       together and plan a theme or basic idea for each meetup.
I think Pockey highlighted that page in the past but I'll bluntly copy 
her link: https://live.gnome.org/GnomeAsia/GugTopics
Please feel free to expand the list or take ideas from there

>     * You can also at times, invite an established FOSS identity which
>       might not necessarily be part of GNOME and can get cool ideas to
>       implement in GNOME from him or her.
>     * You can definitely slowly incorporate hack-fests and
>       documentation-fests as theme ideas provided you find people
>       capable to take part in those.
>     * Initially you may need to train a bunch of volunteers who can take
>       care of introducing GNOME and GUG to large groups of people. They
>       should better be clear, confident and convincing.
>     * You will also need a group of technically trained people(or train
>       them) who can identify and train potential contributors.
>     * Do something that people can take back home with wellness in mind.
>       Definitely keep some computers on which people can experience
>       GNOME and maybe distribute a free GNOME3 CD to each member in the
>       first get together and note their first response and suggestions
>       to improve GNOME.
>     * Keep in mind that part of the group is to involve new users and
>       contributors and most of them might be having no idea of what
>       GNOME is all about so you and your volunteers need to be patient
>       in  handling them.
>     * Never forget the GNOME Code of Conduct.

Nothing else to add to this great list of ideas. Thanks
Fred

> Well this is all I can think of atm. It might contain some ideas that
> look weird to you so ultimately it's you who has to decide what is to be
> implemented. Hope this helps.
>
> Good luck for exams.
>
> Regards,
> Chandni