[Ambassadors] Activities in Argentina since January

[Francesco Ugolini]

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Francesco Ugolini

Pablo Barrera ha scritto:
> Hi Ambassadors!
> Heres the news from the last four months
> 
> As Leader of the CoreTeam of Proyecto Fedora Argentina, the activities day
> by day are pretty hard. Dedicated almost 4 hours per day to talk to
> Universities (the main target of the local project) creating contents for
> the websites, strategic agreements with non profit organizations and
> thigns like that, takes our work to the limit. But this limit is the
> deepest sensation of "make the difference" .
> 
> Since January, when I start the project in Buenos Aires, Julian Somodi (
> Director of Red Hat Southamerica) , spents hours with me talking about the
> need to spread and "recreate" the Open Source community in Argentina. So,
> thats the point, spread the knowledge with the Fedora weapons, means more
> than spread Linux. Means transfer the knowledge for everyone. This is the
> hire point of success of Fedora in Argentina.
> 
> Our Activities in Time Line
> December 26th 2006
> Red Hat SouthAmerica Offices. The plan was ready. Our main target will be
> Universities, project starts January 8th.
> JAN
> -Proyecto Fedora Argentina Web site was ready. Later this was transfered
> to a .com.ar domain for security reasons. A respin version of Joomla and
> 47 hours of pacthing was necessary to put the site on line.
> -Starting the Universities trip. UADE and UAI confirmed meetings for
> Frebruary.
> FEB
> UADE and UAI accepted to collaborate with Fedora in Argentina. Confirming
> Fedora Showcase for May, 2007
> The Induction Manual #| (A pressed magazine with 32 pages) was designed.
> Santiago Silva from Red Hat developes my writings and modification of the
> official installation manual.
> The Argentinian DVD Edition was confirmed for FLISOL 2007.
> MAR
> I signed a " frame contract" with UAI, to start the FEdora local project
> inside UAI since June. All the stuff are in preparation for late May.
> Alejandro Casas (IBM/LUGUM) accept to spread Fedora Argentina in and
> public University: UNMM. We start to work on line, to get some sponsors
> and resources to make possible the presentation of Fedora Argentina in
> FLISOL. Thanx to Alejandro for Support.
> Lucas Coudures Joins the Team. Member of LUGUM (Linux Users Group
> Universidad de la Matanza). Lucas become the leader webmaster of the
> project. He is manager of the local mailing list, too.
> LUGUM team visits Fedora and Red Hat team to spread Fedora and Red Hat
> Activities in University of La Matanza.(The Lug University)
> Nicolas, as a new ambassador, starts some talkings at OLPC meetings in
> Buenos Aires.
> APR
> Lucas Coudures starts this own ambassador road. Good luck! (a lot of work
> is coming!)
> I traveled to Porto Alegre (Brazil) to FISL 8 2007, to give a little
> speech about Proyecto Fedora Argentina in a 250 people audiences. David
> Barzilay from Red Hat Brazil and Fedora Brazil Leader, help me all the
> time in the Event.
> Kim from Red Hat Magazine: Interview around Fedora Project and Open Source
> concepts for Red hat Magazine (Thanx Kim and The Cam Man!)
> Today Friday I will go to La Plata ( The capital of the Province of Buenos
> Aires) to make the first presentation of Fedora Argentina. Nicolas will
> talk in radio in the morning. And looking for DVDs sent by Thomas and some
> created by us with Argentinian Artwork made by Nicholas.
> Tomorrow, Sat 28th, The second presentation of Fedora Argentina.
> At 12.00PM my speech about the project, and at 15hs the installation by
> Nicolas Corrarelo.
> At 3PM I will give a third talk about Fedora Argentina, in another FLISOL
> city at 48kms. (so, what a day!)
> MAY (to come)
> May 4th UADE FEDORA SHOWCASE.
> May 25th (to confirm) UAI FEDORA SHOWCASE
> 
> So the next for June
> Neuquen (North Patagonia)
> Esteban Echeverria (Buenos Aires prov.)
> UBA (univesity buenos aires) Fedora will be part of the Diseño Libre
> project speech by Julia Velasco (Institutional Relationships of Fedora
> Argentina, and Head Leader of DiseñoLibre.org)
> 
> So two new universities to confirm....
> 
> So thats we are doing all this time.
> 
> A lot, and a lot is coming!
> 
> 

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