[Zug-sig] Goals for the SIG

[Mikhail Kashkin]

On Nov 13, 2007, at 5:00 PM, Tres Seaver wrote:

>
> First, thanks to all who have signed up over the past day or so.  I'm
> excited to see the interest level.
>
> I would like to propose the following goals for this group (the ZUG- 
> SIG):
>
>  - Increase visibility of Zope-related user groups (including Plone
>    groups, Python groups willing to hear talks on Zopish topics, etc.)

Hope, soon you add here Hivurt groups

>    on the zope.org web presence, and on the web as a whole (ZUG
>    web ring, maybe?)

I don't think web ring is good idea. IMHO, it is old school mistakes  
of pre web1.0.

Please check this page http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/UserGroups/ ,  
also add "official" zope/plone groups inside online communities like  
Facebook, Orkut, other. With language code.

May we can add something like that on Zope.org site and make small  
buttons to put on a sites.
>
>  - Share ideas, materials, etc. for user group meetings, local
>    conferences, etc.

+100, it is good idea.

>
>  - Coordinate events among groups related by geography or interest.

Can we setup additional site for that?

>
>  - Provide a sort of "speakers bureau" catalog, listing folks who are
>    willing and able to speak before user groups.  I know from running
>    UGs myself that the chair or program person is perpetually short
>    of speakers, and that managing somehow to have an interesting
>    speaker, month in and month out, is key to growing the group.
>
> Thoughts?




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