balug:event_communications
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Balug.org
Owner:
TBD
Action Items:
- Update website with new speaker information in a timely manner and ensure accuracy of information
- Enable RSS feeds for meeting updates
Timing:
As speakers are confirmed & ideally with in 24 hours. If it takes longer to update
Balug Mailing Lists
- Announce - balug-announce@lists.balug.org
External LUG mailing lists
Mailing List Guideines
- Make every attempt to follow the mailing list guidlines
- Subject line is the most important part of the message… make it compelling
- Focus on most interesting or important element of the meeting
- Keep it short & pithy
- Give people an action
- Include only vital details (time, date, location)
- Use link for lesser details (driving directions, etc.) to cut down on overall message length
- Plain text only
- No attachments
Owner:
Andrew Fife
Action Items:
- Blast announcements publicizing BALUG events
- Create BALUG mail accounts for each LUG mailing list to get past filters that may exist
- Can we create a distribution list to other LUG's "announce" lists?
Timing:
First Tuesday of each month, followed by "TOMORROW" reminder notes the third Monday or each month. Immediately when a major speaker is confirmed.
LUG Directories
Known Mailing Lists
- SVLUG - svlug@lists.svlug.org (AF-Sub)
- SFLUG - sf-lug@linuxmafia.com (AF-Sub)
- PenLUG - penlug-members@penlug.org (AF-Sub)
- BayLISA - ??
- EBLUG - Forum Post (html template from 10/07 posting)
- BayPIGgies - baypiggies@python.org (AF-Sub)
- Stanford LUG - Can't find mailing lists… turns out they meet on the same date as BALUG (3rd Tuesday) but it doesn't look like they are meeting every month, so we should propose joint meetings for famous speakers, or when they aren't able to organize their own.
- SMAUG - smaug@lists.svlug.org (AF-Sub)
- SoCoSA - discuss@socosa.org (AF-Sub)
- CABAL - conspire@linuxmafia.com (AF-Sub)
- QUARTERLY ANNOUNCEMENTS ONLY
- SFO BUG - sfobug@sfobug.org (AF-Sub)
- SF Perl Mongers - sanfrancisco-pm@pm.org (AF-Sub)
- NB LUG - announce@nblug.org (AF-Sub)
- BaySec (insecure.org list) - baysec@insecure.org (AF-Sub)
- BaySec (sockpuppet.org list) -baysec@sockpuppet.org (AF-Sub)
- DON'T MAIL THIS LIST… BAYSEC ANNOUCEMENTS ONLY
- BAFUG - chat@bafug.org
- ACCU - accu-general@accu.org (AF-Sub)
University CS Department Faculty
- College of Marin
Flyers
- What is our budget for printing?
- Which universities should we prioritize given the time constraints of physically driving to each location?
- Is there a gas stipend? (Probably Not)
Universities
- CS Department hallways
- Focus on local SF schools
- Maybe add Stanford & CAL for prestige reason… sponsors may value this
- SF State (Andrew Scott, 9/25)
- USF (Mae Ling, 9/25)
- Follow Up with Gregory Benson, CS Dept Chair, about BALUG promotions… seems to want to help… Andrew also met a USF MIS Prof @ LinuxWorld
- 415.422.5066
- benson@usfca.edu
- CCSF (Mae Ling, 9/25)
- Heald College (Mae Ling, 9/25)
- De Vry(Mae Ling, 9/25)
- Golden Gate University -TBD
- College of Marin (Mae Ling, 9/25)
- Ask friendly professors to mention in lectures
Other LUG Meetings
- Make announcements at other LUG meetings
- Bring flyers to pass out
- Which meetings does BALUG volunteers already attend regularly?
Member blogs
Speaker blogs
Event listing websites
Forums
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- LinuxQuestions.org News Forum - Andrew got permission from the LinuxQuestions.org editor to post BALUG events here
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Social Networking
Facebook, MySpace, others?
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