Zac Sprackett Scratch Pad

This page is here to organize my thoughts. I've got a lot of ideas for ways to help iprove OCLUG and I plan to lay them out here to keep from forgetting them. Feel free to contact me if you have ideas or are interested in what I'm up to.

Branding / Speaker Giveaways

• We need a general purpose OCLUG banner for events such as GTEC / LitW and OSW

  • get quotes on this. 2 feet tall by 6 wide - 3 color (red, blue, black)

    • Flags & Banners 819-684-8243 (sent email 12-Apr-04)
    • Bungee Banner 819-778-0114
    • Signs and Banners Canada 613-741-6023 (email design to mike@printingandpromotions.com)

• We should have items to sell to the public / gifts to thank speakers

  • t-shirts
  • engraved beer mugs
  • boxer shorts

Other Local Groups to Reach Out To

• Ottawa Perlmongers - http://ottawa.pm.org
• Ottawa Python Authors Group (OPAG) - http://opag.ca
• Ottawa PC Users Group (OPCUG) - http://opcug.ca
• Ottawa Java Users Group (OJUG)
• Ottawa Carleton Unix Users Group (OCUUG) - http://www.ocuug.on.ca

• Other suggestions along these lines:

  • Cross-listing and announcement of events between organizations (use RSS feeds from webpage?)
  • Joint events or guest speakers ("Migrating to Linux Workshop" with OPCUG, "Java Development using Open Source Tools" with OJUG, etc)

Potential Tasks

• tux sysadmin

  • root on server
  • handles updates, maintenance, security monitoring

  • probably 2 or more responsible experienced Linux sysadmin types needed

    • I would be quite happy to volunteer. I maintain a couple of small servers, so I have some experience. Want to try tackling that SMP problem on Tux, too... -- AndrewClunis

• irc ops

  • a handful of responsible IRC users
  • should be frequent, if not constant, presence in the channel

  • responsible for enforcing OCLUG's policy on the official IRC channel, if we have one. Should include things like kicking or banning abusive (ie: hate speech) users, anyone trying to trade warez, etc.

    • Would be happy to help with this, as well. Sometimes the behaviour on the IRC channel gets somewhat... indecorus. I would like to see OCLUG's channel to be a welcoming place in the spirit of the FOSS movements. :P -- AndrewClunis

  • responsible for maintaining info about upcoming meeting in /topic

    • heh, I do this sometimes already... ;) -- Andrew Clunis

• webmaster

  • responsible for maintaining technical aspects of site (tools, content-management system, wiki)

    • Willing to help, even if I'm not a big web guy ;) -- AndrewClunis
  • responsible for posting site updates in a timely manner
  • don't need as much time commitment or expertise as the

• web designer

  • responsible for making the website be cross-platform, standards-compliant, and visually appealing.
  • work with webmaster to customize and deploy any web software used on the site.
  • must use entirely open source tools (ie: no Dreamweaver, Photoshop, etc) for site work.

• web translator

  • responsible for ensuring that site pages and news items are translated in a timely manner.
  • coordinate with webmaster/web designer, and with person responsible for oclug-announce postings

• list master

  • responsible for approving non-member posts to mailing lists
  • should be at least two people to ensure timely response
  • coordinate with sysadmin regarding list software and spam filtering.

• list host

  • these people keep the list on topic and ensure it adheres to guidelines
  • they are responsible for sending timely direct emails to people to move offtopic posts offlist.
  • They do not moderate posts

• event coordinator for individual events

  • KyleMcMartin has volunteered to be the prime for LitW (Apr 19, 2004)

Workflow Ideas

• volunteer inventory

  • contact information
  • skills profile

• task inventory

  • description
  • skills required
  • timeline
  • status
  • previous volunteers
  • related tasks
• calendaring
• multi-level tracking. Should be able to use it to track both tasks, and positions/roles

Review and/or Update the Principals and Bylaws

• Add Open Source to the definitions and mission statement -- LiamHowlett
• other board members have indicated that the bylaws should be reviewed and possibly updated for clearification.