===== 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 ===== Other ===== BALUG has a [Twitter|http://twitter.com/] account: BALUG_org BALUG also has a [bit.ly|http://bit.ly/account/login] account: balugorg At least Michael Paoli has access to the above Twiter and bit.ly accounts - email address on the accounts is The balug-sysadmins alias at domain balug.org - so accounts should be recoverable if person(s) get flattened by a bus or some such. ===== 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__** * [[http://linuxmafia.com/bale/|BALE]] * [[http://www.svbug.com/babe/|BABE]] * [[http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/bass/groups.php|Bay Area Scripting Groups]] * [[http://www.eblug.org/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=2|EBLUG List]] * [[http://sf.pm.org/h/related.html|San Francisco Perl Mongers List]] * [[http://www.linux.org/groups/usa/california.htm|Linux.org List]] **__Known Mailing Lists__** - [[https://dvlug.org/|Diablo Valley Linux Users Group (DVLUG)]] - [[https://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/dvlug|list]] [[dvlug@linuxmafia.com|Diablo Valley Linux Users Group (DVLUG)]] (max. one per month per Grant Bowman 2014-06-14) (Michael Paoli - subscribed) - SVLUG - svlug@lists.svlug.org (AF-Sub) - SFLUG - sf-lug@linuxmafia.com (AF-Sub) - PenLUG - penlug-members@penlug.org (AF-Sub) - BayLISA - baylisa@baylisa.org - EBLUG - [[http://www.eblug.org/modules.php?name=Submit_News|Forum Post]] ([[html template from 10/07 posting]]) - [[http://bad.debian.net/|Bay Area Debian (BAD)]] [[http://bad.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bad|list]]: (AF-Sub) - BayPIGgies - baypiggies@python.org (AF-Sub) - Stanford LUG - sulug-discuss@lists.stanford.edu (AF-Sub) - SMAUG - smaug@lists.svlug.org (AF-Sub) - SoCoSA - discuss@socosa.org (AF-Sub) - CABAL - conspire@linuxmafia.com (AF-Sub) *QUARTERLY ANNOUNCEMENTS ONLY - [[http://www.buug.org/|Berkeley Unix User Group (BUUG)]] [[http://www.weak.org/mailman/listinfo/buug|list]]: (AF-Sub) - [[http://www.berkeleylug.com/|Berkeley Linux Users Group]] (Michael Paoli) - SFO BUG - sfobug@sfobug.org (AF-Sub) *DON'T MAIL THIS LIST... [[http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-admin-balug.org/2008-August/000598.html|mail admin requests no BALUG annoucements as of 8/11/08]] - SF Perl Mongers - sanfrancisco-pm@pm.org (AF-Sub) - NB LUG - talk@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 *Policy changed again, okay to post local software events as of Feb 08. - BAFUG - chat@bafug.org - [[http://oakland.pm.org/|Oakland Perl Mongers]] [[http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/oakland|list]]: (Michael Paoli) - [[http://www.sf-lug.org/|San Francisco Linux Users' Group (SF-LUG)]] (Michael Paoli) - ACCU - accu-general@accu.org (AF-Sub) - CAL CS Grad Students - csgsa@cs.berkeley *Message Bounced on 12/24/07 - CAL CS Undergrad Students - politburo@csua.berkeley *Message Bounced on 12/24/07 - LUGOD - vox@lists.lugod.org (AF-Sub) - SacLUG - lug-nuts@saclug.org (AF-Sub) ===== University Department Faculty ===== - [[http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/ug/computer_science/fac_staff.html|University of San Francisco CS]] - [[http://cs.stanford.edu/People/faculty|Stanford CS]] - [[http://cs.sfsu.edu/People/people.html|SF State CS]] - [[http://is.sfsu.edu/faculty|SF State IS]] - College of Marin *[[http://www.marin.cc.ca.us/ProgramDirectory/ProgramProfile.aspx?AcadProgramID=36|CIS Faculty]] *[[http://www.marin.cc.ca.us/ProgramDirectory/ProgramProfile.aspx?AcadProgramID=54|CS Faculty]] ===== 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 *www.ca.usfca.edu/benson - 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 ===== - [[http://www.workit.com|WorkIT]] *[[http://www.workit.com/events/event_pop.cfm?event_id=42948|October Event]] *[[http://www.workit.com/events/event_pop.cfm?event_id=42950|November Event]] - [[http://events.mercurynews.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/80530336-balug-open-source-backup-recovery|Mecury News Events]] *[[http://events.mercurynews.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/80530337-balug-dinner-recycling-computers-with-linux|November Event]] - [[http://www.facebook.com|Facebook]] *[[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5282477293|October Event]] *[[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5245313113|November Event]] - [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/calendar.php|LinuxQuestions.org Calendar]] - [[http://upcoming.yahoo.com/|Upcomming]] * this site folds lines - seems to depend on browser and browser settings - might be better to enter listing //without// folding lines, except where explicit folds are desired (and perhaps then use a %%
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