Re: [gugmasters] Starting a Gnome User Group in Chennai, India

[Chandni Verma <chandniverma2112 gmail com>]

Wohoo! We now have an expert touch to it too!

Thank you Fred,

Chandni

On 5 May 2011 10:31, Frederic Muller <fredm gnome org> wrote:

On 05/05/2011 12:28 PM, Chandni Verma wrote:

Hello Shashwat,

On 4 May 2011 17:54, Shaswat Nimesh <shaw1337 gmail com

<mailto:shaw1337 gmail com>> wrote:

   Dear Chandni,

   As i am busy these days with my college exams so aint getting enough
   time for it. Once I am done, will accomplish our first few goals of
   setting up Gnome user group in chennai. Below are my initial goals
   for this summer.

    >Creating a webpage www.chennai.gnome.org

   <http://www.chennai.gnome.org> and mailing list.

    >Officially starting the Gnome user group in our college, then
   connecting with other user groups in chennai.
    >Starting Gnome activities, inviting potential speakers and
   enthusiastic people who can contribute to it.

   * You should create Google groups for keeping people updated about
     the latest advancements and mass mailing all round the year.

I would rather recommend to have a mailing list set up on the GNOME infrastructure for various reasons

   * Make a cool list of topics that you'll be covering at each get

     together and plan a theme or basic idea for each meetup.

I think Pockey highlighted that page in the past but I'll bluntly copy her link: https://live.gnome.org/GnomeAsia/GugTopics
Please feel free to expand the list or take ideas from there

   * You can also at times, invite an established FOSS identity which

     might not necessarily be part of GNOME and can get cool ideas to
     implement in GNOME from him or her.
   * You can definitely slowly incorporate hack-fests and
     documentation-fests as theme ideas provided you find people
     capable to take part in those.
   * Initially you may need to train a bunch of volunteers who can take
     care of introducing GNOME and GUG to large groups of people. They
     should better be clear, confident and convincing.
   * You will also need a group of technically trained people(or train
     them) who can identify and train potential contributors.
   * Do something that people can take back home with wellness in mind.
     Definitely keep some computers on which people can experience
     GNOME and maybe distribute a free GNOME3 CD to each member in the
     first get together and note their first response and suggestions
     to improve GNOME.
   * Keep in mind that part of the group is to involve new users and
     contributors and most of them might be having no idea of what
     GNOME is all about so you and your volunteers need to be patient
     in  handling them.
   * Never forget the GNOME Code of Conduct.

Nothing else to add to this great list of ideas. Thanks
Fred

Well this is all I can think of atm. It might contain some ideas that
look weird to you so ultimately it's you who has to decide what is to be
implemented. Hope this helps.

Good luck for exams.

Regards,
Chandni