[06:36] <dholbach> good morning
[20:28] <BobJonkman> Where should I make a request to have a Global LoCo Event for RaringRingtail Release Parties? 
[20:28] <czajkowski> BobJonkman: hiya 
[20:29] <BobJonkman> Hi czajkowski
[20:29] <czajkowski> I'll create that right now 
[20:29] <czajkowski> 2 ticks :)
[20:29] <BobJonkman> Wonderful!
[20:29] <czajkowski> np
[20:29] <BobJonkman> Sadly, I don't yet have a party to host.  We're short for a venue.
[20:30] <czajkowski> BobJonkman: where are you based?
[20:30] <BobJonkman> Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
[20:31] <BobJonkman> I hosted one last time, but the venue was a little un-party-like
[20:32] <czajkowski> nods 
[20:32] <czajkowski> hard to find the right type tbh 
[20:32] <czajkowski> pizza and quiz have worked for some in the past 
[20:32] <BobJonkman> I'm hoping dscassel will spring to the fore with an offer of a venue at Kwartzlab (hint!)
[20:32] <czajkowski> heh
[20:32] <czajkowski> hmm lemie find my phone need to get my 2FA generator 
[20:39] <czajkowski> BobJonkman: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/global/2322/
[20:39] <BobJonkman> Yay!
[20:40] <BobJonkman> Do you have the power to add existing release parties to the global event?
[20:42] <czajkowski> BobJonkman: I dont but you can go in and edit your event and add it to the global event 
[20:43] <BobJonkman> OK.  I see some parties already listed; I'll send an e-mail to the organizers to let them know about the global LoCo event
[20:44] <BobJonkman> ...and I hate to be a pest, but can you extend the closing date for the event? We were thinking of holding the release party a couple of weeks after the actual release date so we can distribute official disks (should Ubuntu-ca get its reapproval).  Maybe until 12 May 2013?
[20:45] <czajkowski> BobJonkman: it is extended to may 25th 
[20:45] <czajkowski> a whole month :)
[20:45] <BobJonkman> Double Yay!
[20:45]  * czajkowski double checks I did it right 
[20:45] <czajkowski> yup tis there may 25th 
[20:46] <BobJonkman> Yes, looks good from here. 
[20:46] <czajkowski> BobJonkman: I'll drop theother teams a mail now and let them know the global event is on 
[20:46] <czajkowski> its never been aded really till the final month no sure why perhaps outta habbit 
[20:46] <czajkowski> will ad a reminder for future releases to do it a bit earlier 
[20:52] <czajkowski> BobJonkman: all contacted now 
[20:52] <czajkowski> cheers
[20:53] <BobJonkman> Thanx, czajkowski!
[20:54] <czajkowski> BobJonkman: have you ever thought about just maybe going to a pub and reserving an area to have the release party
[20:54] <czajkowski> and then looking for another venue at a later date to do a talk hand out DVDs or what ever ye fancy doing ?
[20:54] <czajkowski> so do it a twao prong approach
[20:54] <czajkowski> I find sometimes people like one  type over another 
[20:54] <BobJonkman> Yes, we used to do that for our Ubuntu Hours in Waterloo
[20:55] <czajkowski> nods
[20:56] <BobJonkman> Didn't get much cooperation from the various establishments. Our reservation was bumped at one pub a bunch of times, and another venue started closing early...
[20:57] <BobJonkman> Also, in spite of being located in the prosperous Region of Blackberry, there are a large number of lcoal Ubuntu enthusiasts that find a commercial venue too expensive (dinner, drinks, &c.)
[20:58] <czajkowski> nods
[20:58] <czajkowski> BobJonkman: is there a uni/college near by ?
[20:58] <czajkowski> not familiar with the area 
[20:58] <BobJonkman> So, last release party was held at our local St. John's Kitchen.  It's a bit large, and there's no good place to set up lots of computers for installation.
[20:59] <BobJonkman> Yes, Waterloo has two unis, Wilfrid Laurier and UofWaterloo.
[20:59] <BobJonkman> But in order to run an event there has to be a campus-authorized club to host it.
[21:00] <BobJonkman> But I think I know someone who's involved in the UofW CS Club; I'll ask him too.
[21:01] <czajkowski> nods
[21:01] <czajkowski> that is what we've done in Limerick in ireland
[21:01] <czajkowski> is team up with the uni which works well I ended up doing a short talk last year of the new features plus then we went for pizza afterwards
[21:02] <czajkowski> no right or wrong way or best way imo 
[21:02] <czajkowski> main thing is to have fun and spread some news about ubuntu :)
[21:02] <BobJonkman> Yes, parties have always been lots of fun...
[21:03] <BobJonkman> So, looking forward to another!