Vancouver

Friday 30th November, further details at http://www.meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver/calendar/10265150/

Two in Ottawa!

The first is this Thursday, Oct 29th, 7pm at UMI cafe, http://www.umicafe.org/

Second is November 14th, Saturday at Carleton University, of which tanjir says, We want to collaborate with local individuals and groups. We will have a room with multimedia projector. We are looking for speakers to demonstrate Ubuntu, and its' new features as well as Ubuntu project and sponsors to cover the cost of the event. If you have any plan, or idea feel free contact me at tanjir at gmail dot com.

The Big List

The big list of Karmic parties is over on the Ubuntu Community Wiki at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseParties#Canada

Montreal, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON and Quebec City this Thursday the 29th; details at the page listed above!

And if you're a Canadian living outside of Canada, check the rest of that list, there might well be a party where you are too.

Two pieces of news out of Ontario:

Everyone and their dead badger probably knows already, but the Ontario GNU Linux Fest 2009 is on this Saturday, 24 October 2009 in the Province City of Toronto. Advanced reg is closed, but you can still get in at the door Saturday morning.

On a more strictly Ubuntu note, Darcy told our excellent mailng list that:

As promised, we're holding a release party for Ubuntu 9.10 next
Thursday at Kwartzlab. It's at 283 Duke St W in Kitchener.

I'm planning on being at the Ubuntu booth at Ontario Linux Fest parts
of Saturday handing out flyers as well. Drop by and say hello if
you're there.

The next release of Ubuntu, 9.10, codenamed "Karmic Koala", is due out later this month!

The Release Candidate was released yesterday, if you're willing to test not-yet-finalised software, go get a copy and play with it! The final version will be out in about a week for those of you who'd prefer to wait for the real thing!

Release Parties!

There's a strong tradition of Release Parties with each new version of Ubuntu, and we'll try and get as many Canadian parties some publicity here!

So far just one announced to the mailing list:

Quebec City, QC
Where : MO tavern 810 Boul Charest E, Quebec, QC G1K 8H8
When: October 29th 2009 starting at 18h00pm
What : Free CDs, demos, presentations, experts on the spot if you need
to ask questions

(thanks to David Tremblay for that info)

If you're doing something in your area to mark Karmic's release, let the Ubuntu Canada Mailing List know, and we'll try and get it up here on the website in time too!

Wondering about Ubuntu in Vancouver? Think big meetings and lots of new members!

We're growing fast. In a few short months since our last update we've added dozens and dozens of members to our group, which is now likely the biggest in Canada.

We are a diverse collection of people that gathers to discuss all things related to Ubuntu and freedom in computing. Contrary to popular belief, we are not "geeks" or "techies". We come from every walk of life: school teachers, artists, business people, students, musicians, welders, kayak instructors, authors, programmers, activists, and poets. I don't think we have any shepherds or lighthouse keepers yet though, so if you know some please invite them to join us .

Ubuntu Vancouver LoCo organizes community events such as presentations and support sessions to help people learn about Ubuntu, install Ubuntu on their computer, and solve computing problems. We plan meetings, parties and other social events to network with our community and to foster the sharing of free software and ideas.

There's a lot more fun and growth to come in the coming months. Please watch this page for updates and I hope you'll join us and make some noise on Canada's front line for Bug #1.

Here's the best way to join the fun: http://meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver

Cheers for now!
Randall
Ubuntu Vancouver Buzz Generator.

Ubuntu enthusiasts in the beautiful Kootenay region of BC are proud to announce the formation of Ubuntu Kootenay. Our group offers help and support to Ubuntu users in the region. The towns of Nelson and Caselgar, Trail, and the greater Kootenay region are included in its coverage. Nelson and Caselgar are quickly becoming hot spots of Ubuntu activity with many recent installs. Ubuntu Kootenay is affiliated with the Ubuntu Vancouver team, adding strength in installation and support activities to Vancouver's marketing muscle.

The Linux Fredericton group will be meeting again! We'll be meeting on Friday, May 15th, at 8:00pm. Location will be downtown Fredericton at Reids Newsstand, across from Kings Place. If you're in the area, come join us!

The largest Jaunty Release party in Canada, the Vancouver party, was held
last night. It was a huge success! We're growing exponentially and have
more than quadrupled the size of the group in the past month. We've posted
our group picture on Flickr if you'd like to see some of those responsible
for spreading the word on the west coast.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubuntuvancouver/3473385017/in/pool-ubuntuva...

[Courtesy of Randall Ross]

I got an e-mail today giving an update on the activity of the members of Ubuntu Canada in the Vancouver area, and wanted to give everyone a heads-up. The Vancouver group is now holding regular monthly meetings that anyone is welcome to attend and doing various tutorials and installfests, and otherwise rocking! For more information check out their sub-page on the wiki at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CanadianTeam/Vancouver.

There's a meeting of the Fredericton Linux Users Group on February 16th from 7pm to 8pm at 370 Maple St, Apt. B. Facebook event is at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122762395573 and Facebook group page is at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2326929179.

Ubuntu Fredericton will be meeting Monday, March 10, at Reids Newsstand from 7-9pm. Please reply to the thread started on the ubuntu-ca list if you intend to come.