[15:58] <zacck> anybody here
[15:59] <zacck> ebel: hey
[15:59] <ebel> hiya
[15:59] <ebel> hello zacck how are you?
[16:00] <zacck> am good you guys havent eve registered the loco team in the loco page
[16:01] <zacck> ?
[16:02] <ebel> Ah :)
[16:02] <ebel> Well I suppose.
[16:02] <ebel> I'm actually not from Kenya. I'm in Ireland.
[16:02] <ebel> I was in kenya a few times, so I hang out here.
[16:02] <ebel> Do you know kensta?
[16:03] <ebel> he's sometimes on this irc channel and is interested in setting up a loco
[16:04] <zacck> no
[16:04] <zacck> i wanted to set up the loco afew days ago
[16:04] <zacck> but post poned it bit busy coz of exams
[16:05] <ebel> :)
[16:05] <ebel> Well there's nothing offical you need to do
[16:06] <zacck> yeah couldnt find the create page
[16:06] <zacck> lol
[16:06] <ebel> Well you don't need to create a loco first. And it's the loco council that creates them
[16:06] <ebel> The important thing is to run events.
[16:06] <zacck> i see
[16:07] <ebel> A LoCo is a Local Communit
[16:07] <zacck> i can do that
[16:07] <ebel> *Community
[16:07] <zacck> (run events)
[16:07] <ebel> So you should try to build a community
[16:07] <zacck> i see
[16:07] <ebel> a community of people in your area interested in ubuntu
[16:07] <zacck> yeah i have a number
[16:07] <zacck> like 50 or so
[16:07] <zacck> my campus alone
[16:07] <ebel> Cool! :)
[16:08] <zacck> i can look in other universities and what not
[16:08] <ebel> Cool!
[16:08] <ebel> Running events can be very easy.
[16:08] <zacck> the page only has 37 active members
[16:08] <zacck> running events = easiest
[16:09] <zacck> just call a codathon
[16:09] <ebel> Here in Ireland we have a monthly "Ubuntu Hour" where we meet up in a local pub and hang out
[16:09] <ebel> that's an option
[16:09] <ebel> you can have a release party for the last release that was out
[16:09] <zacck> yeah
[16:09] <ebel> Try to tell as many people about it as possible. facebook/twitter/local newspapers/etc.
[16:09] <zacck> or the next release when it comes out
[16:10] <ebel> you can get offical CDs when the release comes out if you are a LoCo
[16:10] <zacck> yeah ill do that after the papers see if i can have an event in late january
[16:11] <zacck> nice
[16:11] <ebel> well once you become an 'approved loco', which is where you show to the loco council that you do stuff regularly
[16:12] <zacck> ok
[16:12] <zacck> i see
[16:12] <ebel> which is cool. :)
[16:12] <zacck> lemme get some snacks
[16:12] <ebel> They are sending out some professionally printed banners for locos now
[16:13] <ebel> You should try to build your local community
[16:13] <ebel> Each community is different and will have different ways to communicate and work
[16:13] <ebel> IRC could be one, mailing lists, or face to face meetups
[16:14] <ebel> So try to use what works for you
[16:14] <ebel> if you want to be an approved loco then you'll need evidence that you do things. Emails to a mailing list, photos of past events, etc. help with this
[16:24] <zacck> it can happen with the right amount of work
[16:25] <zacck> hey later
[16:48] <kensta87> hi ebel
[16:49] <ebel> hiya kensta87
[16:50] <ebel> kensta87: there was someone else here zacck who wants to get more involved
[16:51] <kensta87> ok
[16:51] <kensta87> is he/she here
[16:51] <kensta87> ebel:was he near
[16:52] <ebel> yeah in NRB I think
[16:52] <ebel> in university i think
[16:52] <kensta87> ok
[16:52] <kensta87> thats cool
[16:53] <kensta87> atleats the room will be more active
[16:53] <ebel> yeah
[16:53] <ebel> you just missed them by like 5 minutes
[16:55] <kensta87> wow
[16:55] <kensta87> what a miss
[16:55] <kensta87> was busy reading and doing some research
[16:55] <ebel> No worries :)
[16:57] <kensta87> ok]
[17:03] <kensta87> wow
[17:04] <kensta87> what a long day its is