===== Balug.org =====
__**Owner:**__
TBD
__**Action Items:**__
- Update website with new speaker information in a timely manner and ensure accuracy of information
- Enable RSS feeds for meeting updates
__**Timing:**__
As speakers are confirmed & ideally with in 24 hours. If it takes longer to update
===== Balug Mailing Lists =====
- Announce - balug-announce@lists.balug.org
===== Other =====
BALUG has a [Twitter|http://twitter.com/] account: BALUG_org
BALUG also has a [bit.ly|http://bit.ly/account/login] account: balugorg
At least Michael Paoli has access to the above Twiter and bit.ly accounts - email address on the accounts is The balug-sysadmins alias at domain balug.org - so accounts should be recoverable if person(s) get flattened by a bus or some such.
===== External LUG mailing lists =====
__**Mailing List Guideines**__
- Make every attempt to follow the mailing list guidlines
- Subject line is the most important part of the message... make it compelling
- Focus on most interesting or important element of the meeting
- Keep it short & pithy
- Give people an action
- Include only vital details (time, date, location)
- Use link for lesser details (driving directions, etc.) to cut down on overall message length
- Plain text only
- No attachments
__**Owner:**__
Andrew Fife
__**Action Items:**__
- Blast announcements publicizing BALUG events
- Create BALUG mail accounts for each LUG mailing list to get past filters that may exist
- Can we create a distribution list to other LUG's "announce" lists?
__**Timing:**__
First Tuesday of each month, followed by "TOMORROW" reminder notes the third Monday or each month. Immediately when a major speaker is confirmed.
**__LUG Directories__**
* [[http://linuxmafia.com/bale/|BALE]]
* [[http://www.svbug.com/babe/|BABE]]
* [[http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/bass/groups.php|Bay Area Scripting Groups]]
* [[http://www.eblug.org/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=2|EBLUG List]]
* [[http://sf.pm.org/h/related.html|San Francisco Perl Mongers List]]
* [[http://www.linux.org/groups/usa/california.htm|Linux.org List]]
**__Known Mailing Lists__**
- [[https://dvlug.org/|Diablo Valley Linux Users Group (DVLUG)]] - [[https://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/dvlug|list]] [[dvlug@linuxmafia.com|Diablo Valley Linux Users Group (DVLUG)]] (max. one per month per Grant Bowman 2014-06-14) (Michael Paoli - subscribed)
- SVLUG - svlug@lists.svlug.org (AF-Sub)
- SFLUG - sf-lug@linuxmafia.com (AF-Sub)
- PenLUG - penlug-members@penlug.org (AF-Sub)
- BayLISA - baylisa@baylisa.org
- EBLUG - [[http://www.eblug.org/modules.php?name=Submit_News|Forum Post]] ([[html template from 10/07 posting]])
- [[http://bad.debian.net/|Bay Area Debian (BAD)]] [[http://bad.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bad|list]]: (AF-Sub)
- BayPIGgies - baypiggies@python.org (AF-Sub)
- Stanford LUG - sulug-discuss@lists.stanford.edu (AF-Sub)
- SMAUG - smaug@lists.svlug.org (AF-Sub)
- SoCoSA - discuss@socosa.org (AF-Sub)
- CABAL - conspire@linuxmafia.com (AF-Sub)
*QUARTERLY ANNOUNCEMENTS ONLY
- [[http://www.buug.org/|Berkeley Unix User Group (BUUG)]] [[http://www.weak.org/mailman/listinfo/buug|list]]: (AF-Sub)
- [[http://www.berkeleylug.com/|Berkeley Linux Users Group]] (Michael Paoli)
- SFO BUG - sfobug@sfobug.org (AF-Sub)
*DON'T MAIL THIS LIST... [[http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-admin-balug.org/2008-August/000598.html|mail admin requests no BALUG annoucements as of 8/11/08]]
- SF Perl Mongers - sanfrancisco-pm@pm.org (AF-Sub)
- NB LUG - talk@nblug.org (AF-Sub)
- BaySec (insecure.org list) - baysec@insecure.org (AF-Sub)
- BaySec (sockpuppet.org list) -baysec@sockpuppet.org (AF-Sub)
*DON'T MAIL THIS LIST... BAYSEC ANNOUCEMENTS ONLY
*Policy changed again, okay to post local software events as of Feb 08.
- BAFUG - chat@bafug.org
- [[http://oakland.pm.org/|Oakland Perl Mongers]] [[http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/oakland|list]]: (Michael Paoli)
- [[http://www.sf-lug.org/|San Francisco Linux Users' Group (SF-LUG)]] (Michael Paoli)
- ACCU - accu-general@accu.org (AF-Sub)
- CAL CS Grad Students - csgsa@cs.berkeley
*Message Bounced on 12/24/07
- CAL CS Undergrad Students - politburo@csua.berkeley
*Message Bounced on 12/24/07
- LUGOD - vox@lists.lugod.org (AF-Sub)
- SacLUG - lug-nuts@saclug.org (AF-Sub)
===== University Department Faculty =====
- [[http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/ug/computer_science/fac_staff.html|University of San Francisco CS]]
- [[http://cs.stanford.edu/People/faculty|Stanford CS]]
- [[http://cs.sfsu.edu/People/people.html|SF State CS]]
- [[http://is.sfsu.edu/faculty|SF State IS]]
- College of Marin
*[[http://www.marin.cc.ca.us/ProgramDirectory/ProgramProfile.aspx?AcadProgramID=36|CIS Faculty]]
*[[http://www.marin.cc.ca.us/ProgramDirectory/ProgramProfile.aspx?AcadProgramID=54|CS Faculty]]
===== Flyers =====
* What is our budget for printing?
* Which universities should we prioritize given the time constraints of physically driving to each location?
* Is there a gas stipend? (Probably Not)
__**Universities**__
*CS Department hallways
*Focus on local SF schools
*Maybe add Stanford & CAL for prestige reason... sponsors may value this
- SF State (Andrew Scott, 9/25)
- USF (Mae Ling, 9/25)
*Follow Up with Gregory Benson, CS Dept Chair, about BALUG promotions... seems to want to help... Andrew also met a USF MIS Prof @ LinuxWorld
*415.422.5066
*benson@usfca.edu
*www.ca.usfca.edu/benson
- CCSF (Mae Ling, 9/25)
- Heald College (Mae Ling, 9/25)
- De Vry(Mae Ling, 9/25)
- Golden Gate University -TBD
- College of Marin (Mae Ling, 9/25)
*Ask friendly professors to mention in lectures
__**Other LUG Meetings**__
*Make announcements at other LUG meetings
*Bring flyers to pass out
*Which meetings does BALUG volunteers already attend regularly?
===== Member blogs =====
===== Speaker blogs =====
===== Event listing websites =====
- [[http://www.workit.com|WorkIT]]
*[[http://www.workit.com/events/event_pop.cfm?event_id=42948|October Event]]
*[[http://www.workit.com/events/event_pop.cfm?event_id=42950|November Event]]
- [[http://events.mercurynews.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/80530336-balug-open-source-backup-recovery|Mecury News Events]]
*[[http://events.mercurynews.com/san-francisco-ca/events/show/80530337-balug-dinner-recycling-computers-with-linux|November Event]]
- [[http://www.facebook.com|Facebook]]
*[[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5282477293|October Event]]
*[[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5245313113|November Event]]
- [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/calendar.php|LinuxQuestions.org Calendar]]
- [[http://upcoming.yahoo.com/|Upcomming]]
* this site folds lines - seems to depend on browser and browser settings - might be better to enter listing //without// folding lines, except where explicit folds are desired (and perhaps then use a %%
%% or %%
%% tags, as appropriate - and if the site recognizes them - see also note immediately below).
* The site/listings accept at least some HTML - e.g.