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− | + | == Five Year Goals == | |
− | + | * Tangible benefits for members | |
+ | * Medium/Large scale Pittsburgh based Linux conference | ||
+ | * Training to the point of formal certification (see what's going on with the FreeBSD community) | ||
+ | * Strong SIGs that meet monthly | ||
+ | * Better WPLUG reputation -- local, national level -- with other lugs, FOSS in general, goverments | ||
+ | * Incorporate as a 501(c)(3) | ||
− | + | == Three Year Goals == | |
+ | * Regional conference on a yearly basis | ||
+ | * OS Desktop training sessions -- PrePrint workflow, photo workflow, etc. More of a classroom instruction session see about working with ProTech or something | ||
+ | * Tiered membership program | ||
+ | ** associate, student, professional, etc | ||
+ | ** provides infrastructure for tangible benefits | ||
+ | * Incorporate with the state | ||
+ | * Crossover membership with other PGH technology organizations | ||
+ | ** In a regional sense -- connect with other Linux/BSD/Free Software Groups | ||
+ | ** Ohio, WVULug, CPlug, BPLUG, PSLUG | ||
+ | ** regional alliances | ||
+ | ** (aka getting in touch with other organizations that serve a similar purpose) | ||
− | + | == One Year Goals == | |
+ | * getting committees functioning | ||
+ | ** start with individual people | ||
+ | ** put people on the committee that are active and willing to do the tasks within the scope | ||
+ | ** make them feel empowered | ||
+ | ** have committees go through the same exercise we're doing here | ||
+ | *** 1 year, 6 mon, 3 mon plans | ||
+ | ** board member on each committee to oversee, but not do the work | ||
+ | ** reduce barrier to entry on committees | ||
+ | * Tax ID number | ||
+ | * Meeting schedule defined and published 2-3 months out - resolve meeting places | ||
+ | * LUGRadio Live USA | ||
+ | * Fix the online community | ||
+ | ** retire penguin | ||
+ | ** install a real CMS | ||
+ | *** openACS is not a long term solution | ||
+ | *** maybe just stick with MediaWiki | ||
+ | ** redirect wplug.org to wplug.ece.cmu.edu | ||
+ | ** install jabber server for wplug ([http://www.jivesoftware.org/wildfire/ wildfire] is a good option) | ||
+ | ** find some network admins | ||
+ | ** set specific times on IRC for questions/help rather than idlefest | ||
+ | ** select a software platform | ||
+ | ** contest for new WPLUG logo or layout |
Revision as of 09:53, 20 November 2007
Five Year Goals
- Tangible benefits for members
- Medium/Large scale Pittsburgh based Linux conference
- Training to the point of formal certification (see what's going on with the FreeBSD community)
- Strong SIGs that meet monthly
- Better WPLUG reputation -- local, national level -- with other lugs, FOSS in general, goverments
- Incorporate as a 501(c)(3)
Three Year Goals
- Regional conference on a yearly basis
- OS Desktop training sessions -- PrePrint workflow, photo workflow, etc. More of a classroom instruction session see about working with ProTech or something
- Tiered membership program
- associate, student, professional, etc
- provides infrastructure for tangible benefits
- Incorporate with the state
- Crossover membership with other PGH technology organizations
- In a regional sense -- connect with other Linux/BSD/Free Software Groups
- Ohio, WVULug, CPlug, BPLUG, PSLUG
- regional alliances
- (aka getting in touch with other organizations that serve a similar purpose)
One Year Goals
- getting committees functioning
- start with individual people
- put people on the committee that are active and willing to do the tasks within the scope
- make them feel empowered
- have committees go through the same exercise we're doing here
- 1 year, 6 mon, 3 mon plans
- board member on each committee to oversee, but not do the work
- reduce barrier to entry on committees
- Tax ID number
- Meeting schedule defined and published 2-3 months out - resolve meeting places
- LUGRadio Live USA
- Fix the online community
- retire penguin
- install a real CMS
- openACS is not a long term solution
- maybe just stick with MediaWiki
- redirect wplug.org to wplug.ece.cmu.edu
- install jabber server for wplug (wildfire is a good option)
- find some network admins
- set specific times on IRC for questions/help rather than idlefest
- select a software platform
- contest for new WPLUG logo or layout