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[Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey the Stephan,

I am 100% dead on right with you. Just a minor ( really minor, almost not
worth mentioning ) point -- PA is one solid team. The kind of structure I am
changing for Ohio.The western folk are so far from Philly that they drop
off, due to a lack of "care" from the others, much Cleveland, Ashtabula and
everyone else 3+ hours away from the events in Columbus.

To address this ( and hopefully fix! ), I would love to get LoLoCos ( or as
the great tnseditor put it, a ReLoCo ) together, to keep a small(er) group
of members face to face on a basis that is more regular then once every six
months. Here in Cleveland, it's every two weeks.

IMHO, heading out more then 30 minutes is unacceptable for a meet-up. Yes,
Stephan, I know how it is up north a bit, but IIRC we have a few other
members in Ashtabula County. I would love to get Ubuntu Hour going there as
well.

Every once in a great while ( 6 months to a year, perhaps? ) it might be
worthwhile to get together in the population centers nearest to them (
Cleveland+, Columbus, Toledo, Cincinnati ) for a few events. I don't want
anyone having the short straw. It should not be hard to stay active.

RE Podcast:

I LOVE the idea. I would be enthralled to see that up and running. I can
provide hosting if we need it. It would just be outstanding. Any help you
are offering is accepted with deep gratitude.

I would love to see this team move to "the team", and really start to build
real bonds to our neighbors :)


Stephen, I truly thank you for the feedback, you raise excellent and well
thought out points

-Paul

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Stephen Michael Kellat <
skellat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have a few points with respect to the action plan.  Before I get in to
> them I must note that I am located in the central part of Ashtabula
> County.  This is the largest county geographically even though our
> population density sucks and we are fifty miles east of Cleveland.
>
> Northeast Ohio expands a wee bit beyond Cuyahoga County let alone the
> city limits of Cleveland.  When I checked the Pennsylvania LoCo team's
> site, they don't have a Western PA sub-team.  Western PA is a term
> typically used to refer to areas like Pittsburgh east to Clarion and
> south of I-80.  Northeast Ohio is closest to the Erie/Northwest PA
> Sub-Team as far as the reckoning of Metropolitan Statistical Areas goes.
>
> While the ideal of meeting face-to-face every six months can be rough
> when we hit snow season, having an annual meeting may help with
> cohesion.  When you don't have a face to put with the name on-screen, it
> gets difficult to remain part of a group.  One of the virtual church
> efforts launched by the Church of England over the past five years has
> been suffering from that cohesion maintenance issue.  As for a venue for
> a meeting...well, the Dayton Hamvention could be a starting point for
> discussion perhaps as it also provides a great outreach opportunity with
> a global reach.
>
> A podcast may also be useful for promoting group cohesion.  After all,
> what is the Ubuntu UK Podcast but a LoCo team's effort?  I am available
> to collaborate on that.  Examples of what I have done in that field of
> endeavor can found at
> http://lisnews.org/audio/download/35006/LISTen-93.mp3 and
> http://lisnews.org/audio/download/34955/LISTen-92.mp3.
>
> These are just my initial thoughts.  I look forward to further discussion.
>
> SMK
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> Paul Tagliamonte wrote:
> > Hey guys.
> >
> > I have outlined a one year plan of action for the Ohio Team.
> >
> > I'd love some feedback!
> >
> > http://blog.paultags.com/2009/11/details-on-the-one-year-ohio-team-plan/
> >
> > You guys rock!
> > Paul
> >
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