[20:11] <helghareeb_> ashams: here?
[20:11] <helghareeb_> Salam Alaykom w Rahmat ALLAH w Barakatoh
[20:12] <ashams> helghareeb_, Hi
[20:12] <helghareeb_> Bonsoir Ubuntutians :)
[20:12] <ashams> wa 'alaikom el salam
[20:12] <helghareeb_> How r U?
[20:12] <ashams> fine
[20:12] <ashams> and u?
[20:12] <ashams> how r u doing?
[20:13] <helghareeb_> alhamdl ALLAH
[20:13] <helghareeb_> I have something about Mansoura branch - anyone on the channel here from Mansoura? so we continue discussion here, or shall we move to private chat?
[20:14] <helghareeb_> it is an open discussion, anyone  can join - it is just related to Mansoura
[20:14] <ashams> no problem, please continue
[20:14] <ashams> ok, no problem
[20:14] <ashams> it's the main use of this channel
[20:14] <ashams> :)
[20:15] <helghareeb_> ok
[20:15] <ashams> thanks :-)
[20:15] <helghareeb_> there is a group in Mansoura: DevMix
[20:16] <ashams> yes, what about it
[20:16] <helghareeb_> https://www.facebook.com/pages/DevMix-Official-Page/175397139186742
[20:16] <helghareeb_> Mainly students in Faculty of Computers, Mix of .net and Open Source developers, mentored by Medhat Dawoud
[20:17] <ashams> coool
[20:17] <helghareeb_> they are arranging an Open Source event in Mid-year vacation
[20:17] <ashams> ah
[20:17] <helghareeb_> and they are asking for ubuntu-eg attendance, support, kind of sessions we give, etc.
[20:17] <ashams> very good
[20:18] <helghareeb_> I asked them to tell me the expected date of the event so we get ready
[20:18] <helghareeb_> I believe they are targeting vacation, usually they arrange events in El-Hawar Club ( the same as Open Source Day)
[20:18] <helghareeb_> they are thinking about Circles and Discussions
[20:18] <helghareeb_> all this is good, right?
[20:19] <ashams> for sure
[20:19] <helghareeb_> alhamdl ALLAH
[20:19] <ashams> mmmm
[20:19] <helghareeb_> now, let's move to what... I think we might start working on
[20:19] <ashams> since it's your untiative
[20:19] <ashams> I wold like to ask you to send a msg with this to the ml
[20:19] <ashams> mailinglist*
[20:20] <ashams> so we can announce it to other members in the region
[20:20] <helghareeb_> well, let's chit chat here first, then I will mail it
[20:20] <ashams> and see if some persons from cairo want to join
[20:20] <ashams> coooo
[20:20] <ashams> cool*
[20:20] <ashams> so, what is the "what"?
[20:20] <helghareeb_> actually, they came to me, as they are students in fci, and I teach there, and asked if I can connect them to ubuntu
[20:21] <helghareeb_> and they are contacting sponsors
[20:21] <helghareeb_> so I thought, we need to meet, to formalize 2 things:
[20:21] <ashams> I'm ready
[20:21] <helghareeb_> 1 - formal way for any community in egypt to reach ubuntu-eg and ask for support
[20:21] <helghareeb_> even if ppl don't know us, we need to have an online form, any community can fill
[20:22] <helghareeb_> we have such a think in Mozilla
[20:22] <helghareeb_> let me search for it
[20:22] <ashams> very good point
[20:22] <ashams> me too think so
[20:24] <helghareeb_> I will search for it later, will try to include that in the email inchallah
[20:24] <helghareeb_> so, I guess this is no. 1
[20:24] <helghareeb_> so, we identify types of support we can provide, topics we can present, etc. in a more formal way
[20:24] <helghareeb_> and the 2nd thing is: we need to identify the way of our prescence and the sponsorship
[20:25] <ashams> wooohooo
[20:25] <ashams> yes plz
[20:25] <helghareeb_> like, having ubuntu-eg in an event - devmix is requesting sponsorship from companies based on our presence, this is gr8 for them
[20:25] <helghareeb_> but for us!!!
[20:26] <helghareeb_> we will be there, giving the sessions, yes
[20:26] <helghareeb_> they will be there, arranging the event, yes
[20:26] <helghareeb_> this is type of win-win event
[20:26] <ashams> yes
[20:26] <helghareeb_> however, we need to sit and identify how we will present ubuntu-eg
[20:26] <helghareeb_> t-shirts, mugs, pens, etc.
[20:27] <helghareeb_> enta fahem qasde? and if they agree to our conditions, that would be ok
[20:27] <helghareeb_> if not...
[20:27] <helghareeb_> but the thing now, we don't have terms and conditions aslan
[20:27] <ashams> yes we have not
[20:27] <ashams> so any thing is correct
[20:28] <ashams> don't worry about this
[20:28] <ashams> but if we're going to sponsor this ourselves
[20:28] <ashams> this is going to cost a lot
[20:28] <ashams> you know, a t-shirt is 50 egp
[20:28] <ashams> a mug is ~30-70
[20:28] <ashams> and so
[20:29] <ashams> so what you think?
[20:29] <helghareeb_> :) ok, so I will be requesting a proposal from them, and once I receive this, I will post it to the mailing list
[20:29] <helghareeb_> I am not sure how much money they have raised in the sponsorship
[20:29] <ashams> proposal of sposorship?
[20:29] <ashams> sponsorship*
[20:29] <helghareeb_> no, a proposal of the whole day
[20:29] <helghareeb_> a proposal to be sent to ubuntu-eg
[20:29] <ashams> yeppers
[20:30] <helghareeb_> actually, I don't like the idea of being invited to an event without knowing how it is organized, how much is raised, and other details
[20:30] <helghareeb_> I might be over acting, not sure...
[20:30] <helghareeb_> but
[20:30] <ashams> you're not over acting
[20:30] <helghareeb_> after different events I have arranged and attended, I need to know where I am pushing the community name into
[20:30] <ashams> true
[20:31] <ashams> so we need to meet up
[20:31] <helghareeb_> Ok, I will divide this into 2 phases: first, once I receive the proposal, I will forward it to the mailing list
[20:31] <helghareeb_> and later, inchallah we will raise the standardization issue :)
[20:31] <ashams> I think we'll do it
[20:31] <helghareeb_> anytime Ahmed, U know we want to meet just to hang-out :)
[20:32] <ashams> cool, sure
[20:32] <helghareeb_> ok
[20:32] <ashams> so you want me to come to meet them?
[20:32] <helghareeb_> gtg now
[20:32] <helghareeb_> thanks 4 the quick talk :)
[20:32] <ashams> ok, good night
[20:32] <ashams> thanks for this great effort
[20:32] <ashams> :-)
[20:33] <helghareeb_> c U
[20:33] <ashams> It's you who will raise ubuntu in mansourah
[20:33] <ashams> c u