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This page can be considered home of a Balkans' communities initiative to work together on a well defined goals with a purpose to improve and grow.
= Goals =


= Communities  =
Except goals which are the same for whole Mozilla, all regions and communities, we defined a few more concise ones to lead us on our way to spread the word about Mozilla, enlarge our communities and make our ecosystem even better.


* Albanian community (TDB)
* Define what is unique to the Balkan region (ie. region-specific market research)
* [http://www.mozilla-kosovo.org Kosovar community]
* Actively recruit new active contributors
* Organize large events called Mozilla Balkan meetups in each Balkan country
* Ensure that [[Balkans/Localization | Firefox and Thunderbird are localized in every Balkan language]]
* Create infrastructure which will foster collaboration of all Balkan communities
 
= Communities =
 
* [http://www.mozilla-albania.org Albanian community]
* [http://www.mozilla.ba Bosnian community]
* [http://www.mozilla.ba Bosnian community]
* [http://bgzilla.org Bulgarian community]
* [http://bgzilla.org Bulgarian community]
* [http://www.mozilla-hr.org Croatian community]
* [http://www.mozilla-hr.org Croatian community]
* [http://mozilla.gr Greek community]
* [http://mozilla.gr Greek community]
* [http://www.mozilla-kosovo.org Kosovar community]
* [http://www.mozilla.mk Macedonian community]
* [http://www.mozilla.mk Macedonian community]
* [http://www.mozilla.ro Romanian community]
* [http://www.mozilla.ro Romanian community]
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* [http://mozilla.si Slovenian community]
* [http://mozilla.si Slovenian community]
* [http://mozilla.org.tr Turkish community]
* [http://mozilla.org.tr Turkish community]
* [https://www.facebook.com/mozilla.me Montenegrian community]


List of all active contributors on Balkans can be found at [[Balkans/Contributors|contributors page]].
List of all active contributors on Balkans can be found at [[Balkans/Contributors|contributors page]].


= Goals  =
= Join us and get involved! =


Beside the goals which are the same for Mozilla as a community, we have defined a several more concise ones to lead us on our way to spread the word about Mozilla, enlarge our communities and make our ecosystem even better.
If you want to get involved, have some proposal(s), need some help or just wanna chat, use one of these:


* Define what is unique to the Balkan region (ie. region-specific market research)
=== Communication Channels ===
* Actively recruit new active contributors
* IRC Channel: #balkans (irc.mozilla.org), you can connect through a web based client [https://cbe001.chat.mibbit.com/?url=irc%3A%2F%2Firc.mozilla.org%2F%2523balkans Mibbit]
* Organize large events called Mozilla Balkan meetups in each Balkan country
* Mailing list: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-balkans
* Ensure that [[Balkans/Localization | Firefox and Thunderbird are localized in every Balkan language]]
* Create infrastructure which will foster collaboration of all Balkan communities


= Get involved =
=== Online meetings ===


If you want to get involved, have some proposal(s), need some help or just wanna chit-chat, use one of these:
On First Tuesday from each month at 17:00 UTC (18:00 CET) an online meeting is organized for status updates on different on-going projects, followed by discussions/brainstorming.


* IRC Channel: #balkans (connect to irc.mozilla.org)
You can find meeting agendas and notes [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Balkans/Online-Meetings here].
* Mailing list: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-balkans


==Local Events==
= Meet-ups (Mozilla Balkan) =
If there is an event in your region and you are planning to speak about Mozilla, or there will be an event and it will be nice for Mozilla to attend, please enter the [[Balkans/LocalEvents |information here]]


= Bi-weekly calls =
Every once in a while we try to hold a community event somewhere on a rocky Balkans. So far 3 events have been held. Brief descriptions of them can be found below:


Every two weeks, an open conference call is organized for status updates on different on-going projects and followed by discussions/brainstorms.
== Mozilla Balkans:2016 - Tirana, Albania ==


How to join the meetings:
The meet-up will take place in Tirana, Albania in September. For more info check [[Balkans/Events:2016/Tirana| Wiki page here]]


- Monitor the mailing lists above for information about the calls (time, system used, iniciator).
== Mozilla Balkans:2015 - Bucharest, Romania ==
- For those that can't make the call or want to participate via IRC, join us in #Balkans on Mozilla servers(irc.mozilla.org).


Next meeting:[[Balkans/Meetings/21-11-2011|November 21st, 2011]]
The meet-up took place in Bucharest, Romania in May. For more info check [[Balkans/Events:2015/Bucharest| Wiki page here]]


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== Mozilla Balkans:2012 - Zagreb, Croatia  ==
|Past Meetings
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[[Balkans/Meetings/12-07-2011|June 28th, 2011]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/28-06-2011|June 28th, 2011]]<br>
[http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/balkans-2011-05-26 May 26th, 2011]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/29-03-2011|March 29th, 2011]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/15-03-2011|March 15th,2011]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/01-02-2011|February 1st, 2011]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/18-01-2011|January 18th, 2011]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/30-11-2010|November 30th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/23-11-2010|November 23rd, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/09-11-2010|November 09th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/26-10-2010|October 26th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/12-10-2010|October 12th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/28-09-2010|September 28th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/14-09-2010|September 14th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/31-08-2010|August 31th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/17-08-2010|August 17th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/03-08-2010|August 3rd, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/20-07-2010|July 22nd, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/15-06-2010|June 15th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/29-06-2010|June 29th, 2010]]
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= Meet-ups (Mozilla Balkan) =
The meet-up took place in Zagreb, Croatia in May. For more info check [[Balkans/Events:2012/Zagreb| Wiki page here]]


Every once in a while we try to hold a community event somewhere on a rocky Balkans. So far 3 events have been held. Brief descriptions of them can be found below:
== Mozilla Balkans:2011 - Sofia, Bulgaria ==
 
==== Mozilla Balkans:2011 - Sofia, Bulgaria ====


The meet-up took place in Sofia, Bulgaria in June. As always, both Mozilla contributors and staff joined their forces in helping local communities grow faster and collaborate better among themselves. Schedule for this event was discussed at [[Balkans/Events:2011/Sofia| Sofia Event Page]].
The meet-up took place in Sofia, Bulgaria in June. As always, both Mozilla contributors and staff joined their forces in helping local communities grow faster and collaborate better among themselves. Schedule for this event was discussed at [[Balkans/Events:2011/Sofia| Sofia Event Page]].


==== Mozilla Balkans:2010 - Ljubljana, Slovenia ====
== Mozilla Balkans:2010 - Ljubljana, Slovenia ==


The meet-up took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia in early December. As always, both Mozilla contributors and staff joined their forces in helping local communities grow faster and collaborate better among themselves. Schedule for this event was discussed at [[Balkans/Events:2010/Ljubljana| Ljubljana Event Page]].
The meet-up took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia in early December. As always, both Mozilla contributors and staff joined their forces in helping local communities grow faster and collaborate better among themselves. Schedule for this event was discussed at [[Balkans/Events:2010/Ljubljana| Ljubljana Event Page]].


==== Mozilla Balkans:2010 - Skopje, Macedonia  ====
== Mozilla Balkans:2010 - Skopje, Macedonia  ==


The meet-up took place in Skopje, Macedonia and began on Friday 21 May, with a private Mozilla staff/community meeting, followed by a public event open to everyone on Saturday 22 May, and finished on Sunday 23 May, with a private wrap-up meeting with Mozilla staff and community. [[Balkans:2010/Aftermath| Session slides, photos and posts can be found here]]
The meet-up took place in Skopje, Macedonia and began on Friday 21 May, with a private Mozilla staff/community meeting, followed by a public event open to everyone on Saturday 22 May, and finished on Sunday 23 May, with a private wrap-up meeting with Mozilla staff and community. [[Balkans:2010/Aftermath| Session slides, photos and posts can be found here]]
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