[kwlug-disc] The Future of Linux User Groups with Stefano Maffulli of OSI

[Jason Eckert]

I managed to attend for the last part of that meeting near the end of
Stefano's talk (which seemed very interesting - I wish I could have seen
the beginning).
At the end, I do remember that Evan asked for ideas around bolstering
engagement, and there were a few LUGs that had some success that way that
shared their ideas.
One (California?) mentioned that they had excellent attendance mainly
because they did it in-person only and recording was not allowed (which
they believe encouraged participation for fear of missing out, and
encouraged speakers to talk since many didn't want that).
Another one mentioned that they used library space and catered primarily to
newcomers (very much like the old InstallFest days).
That's all I remember.

On Sun, 10 Mar 2024 at 21:48, Andrew Sullivan Cant <
mail at andrewsullivancant.ca> wrote:

> Ron,
>
> Do you know if there is any recording or notes from this meeting?
> I would be interested to see if they had any ideas we could use for KWLUG.
>
> I did see that they use NextCloud as the base for their calendar. That
> is kind of interesting.
>
> Andrew
>
> On 2024-02-08 14:37, Ronald Barnes wrote:
> >
> > There's an event Friday which will touch on Linux User Groups and
> > options available to them in 2024 and beyond.
> >
> > I thought this might be of interest to members of this LUG.
> >
> > The meeting will be Friday morning, with follow-up discussion at the
> > usual GTALUG meeting on Tuesday. (See https://bclug.ca/tech-meetups/
> for
> > times and locations.)
> >
> > Everyone's welcome to attend and contribute questions or thoughts.
> >
> >
> >
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > Subject: [GTALUG] This month's meeting: Friday (Tomorrow) AND Tuesday
> > Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 09:21:51 -0500 (EST)
> > From: talk at gtalug.org
> > To: Toronto Linux Users Group <talk at gtalug.org>
> >
> > NOTE THE UNIQUE TIMING.
> >
> > The Future of Linux User Groups and Open Source Advocacy
> > with Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director of the Open Source Initiative
> >
> > 09 February, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST
> >
> > Big Blue Button - https://blue.lpi.org/b/eva-zjc-gjy-kgl
> >
> >
> > Join GTALUG and our guest this month, Stefano Maffulli, to discuss the
> > current state of Linux User Groups and Open Source advocacy, and how
> > our community can be most effective in the coming years.
> >
> > Stafano is Executive Director of the Open Source Initiative (OSI,
> > opensource.org), maintainers of the Open Source Definition, and
> > involved in ongoing advocacy and community development worldwide.
> >
> >
> > PLEASE NOTE THE MEETING DATE/TIME. To address timezone and
> > availability issues, Stefano's live presentation will take place
> > Friday February 9 at 11:00am Toronto time (16:00 UTC).
> >
> > A recording of the presentation as well as followup Q&A will be held
> > during the usual GTALUG meeting time Tuesday February 13 at 19:30
> > Toronto time (Feb 14 at 00:30 UTC).
> >
> > We're going to use Big BLue Button for this meeting:
> > https://blue.lpi.org/b/eva-zjc-gjy-kgl
> >
> > Time: February 09th, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Time
> >
> > Join us on Big Blue Button: https://blue.lpi.org/b/eva-zjc-gjy-kgl
> >
> > Location
> > Big Blue Button - https://blue.lpi.org/b/eva-zjc-gjy-kgl
> >
> >
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