[Ambassadors] Ambassadors list

[Max Spevack]

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008, Francesco Ugolini wrote:

> Could it be a benefit? You have to give me the answer.

If I were a member of FAMSCo, here is how I would approach my job:

(1) Are ambassadors worldwide finding it relatively easy to organize and 
event, put on the event, and then report the results of the event? 
Solicit feedback often, hold people accountable for event reports and 
the "process" around budgeting, but also be flexible and alter the 
process when the general Ambassador community speaks.

(2) GOTO (1).

(3) On other questions of policy, like mailing lists, listen to the 
opinions of everyone, and then make what FAMSCo thinks is the best 
decision, explain why in public, and move on.  If people don't like the 
decisions or leadership of FAMSCo, they will make that clear when the 
next election cycle comes.  :)  It is similar to the Fedora Board -- 
they listen to the arguments and discussions, but ultimately they make 
the calls on what they think is best.  Also, if the Fedora Board 
disagrees with a decision that FAMSCo is making, I am sure that someone 
from the Board will weigh in and try to encourage FAMSCo to 
think/discuss further.

(4) Metrics.  How are we growing worldwide.  How do we encourage our 
best Ambassadors to further grow Fedora in their regions?  How do we 
continue to convert new people that we meet at events and through 
Ambassadors into contributors.  How do we *measure* this?

Personally, I think FAMSCo is doing a good job of growing Ambassadors, 
giving some formal process to the way events are organized, and making 
sure that people all over the world are involved.  It is a difficult 
job, and FAMSCo's leadership, like almost all of us, is run by 
volunteers.  We're all on the same team, and let's continue to work 
together.

--Max