Re: GNOME Ambassadors

[Frederic Muller <fredm gnome org>]

On 02/10/2011 06:36 PM, Allan Day wrote:
> Sumana Harihareswara wrote:
> > As I catch up on marketing email:
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:06:41 +0000
> > > From: Allan Day<allanpday gmail com>
> > > To: marketing-list gnome org
> > > Subject: 3.0 Marketing Schedule
> > > Message-ID:<1295449601 4813 13 camel blackbox lan>
> > >
> > >
> > > * GNOME Ambassadors - what is happening with this? What would it involve
> > > in the context of the 3.0 campaign? If it definitely isn't going to
> > > happen in time for 3.0, I'd prefer to remove it from the schedule.
> >
> > As far as I am aware, nothing is happening with GNOME Ambassadors.  I
> > was to lead it last year and then I flaked out due to a family
> > emergency.  Stormy, Vincent,&  others&  I developed the idea during the
> > May marketing hackfest in Zaragoza, and I still think it would be
> > worthwhile, but yeah, there's no time between now and GNOME 3's launch.
>
> Thanks for the clarification - I thought that was the case. Was just
> checking.
>
> > The page is
> >
> > http://live.gnome.org/Ambassadors
> >
> > and, like Stormy, I do think it would be a valuable goal to develop more
> > quality speakers for GNOME within the next few years.  I'd be willing to
> > lead an IRC meeting next week to discuss further; say, Tuesday the 15th,
> > or Wed. or Thurs.?  I've set up a Doodle time poll:
> >
> > http://www.doodle.com/7qetmix3ivuiuazh
> >
> > Agenda:
> >
> > Looking over a schedule, to be sent out as soon as I edit it
> > Naming some candidates
> > Naming potential mentors
> >
> > Should be maybe 20-30 minutes.
>
> I've added myself here. Don't think I can take a major role in this, but
> I'm interested to see how it progresses. Definitely seems worthwhile.
>
> Best,
>
> Allan

I'm also interested. I just don't like the name of the program as I've 
add a few bad experiences with 'Ambassadors' from other communities. Can 
we find a smart name that relates more to GNOME?

Fred