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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 =
= Goals =


Except goals which are the same for Mozilla as a community, we have 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.
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.


* Define what is unique to the Balkan region (ie. region-specific market research)
* Define what is unique to the Balkan region (ie. region-specific market research)
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* Ensure that [[Balkans/Localization | Firefox and Thunderbird are localized in every Balkan language]]
* Ensure that [[Balkans/Localization | Firefox and Thunderbird are localized in every Balkan language]]
* Create infrastructure which will foster collaboration of all Balkan communities
* Create infrastructure which will foster collaboration of all Balkan communities


= Communities =
= Communities =


* [http://www.mozilla-kosovo.org Kosovar community]
* [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]].


= Join us and get involved! =
= Join us and get involved! =
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If you want to get involved, have some proposal(s), need some help or just wanna chat, use one of these:
If you want to get involved, have some proposal(s), need some help or just wanna chat, use one of these:


* IRC Channel: #balkans (connect to irc.mozilla.org)
=== Communication Channels ===
* 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]
* Mailing list: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-balkans
* Mailing list: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-balkans
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/mozillabalkans


== Weekly online meetings ==
=== Online meetings ===


Every [DECIDE ON DAY], an online meeting is organized for status updates on different on-going projects and followed by discussions/brainstorms.  
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.  


You can find meeting agendas and notes [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Balkans/Online-Meetings here].
You can find meeting agendas and notes [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Balkans/Online-Meetings here].


Next meeting: Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 - 21:00H (CET)
= Meet-ups (Mozilla Balkan) =


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:


= Community events =
== Mozilla Balkans:2016 - Tirana, Albania ==
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]]


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


= Meet-ups (Mozilla Balkan) =
== Mozilla Balkans:2015 - Bucharest, Romania ==
 
The meet-up took place in Bucharest, Romania in May. For more info check [[Balkans/Events:2015/Bucharest| Wiki page here]]
 
== Mozilla Balkans:2012 - Zagreb, Croatia  ==


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:  
The meet-up took place in Zagreb, Croatia in May. For more info check [[Balkans/Events:2012/Zagreb| Wiki page here]]


==== 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]]
[[Category:Mozilla Balkans]]
[[Category:Communities]]

Latest revision as of 17:22, 3 July 2016

Goals

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.

  • Define what is unique to the Balkan region (ie. region-specific market research)
  • Actively recruit new active contributors
  • Organize large events called Mozilla Balkan meetups in each Balkan country
  • Ensure that Firefox and Thunderbird are localized in every Balkan language
  • Create infrastructure which will foster collaboration of all Balkan communities

Communities

List of all active contributors on Balkans can be found at contributors page.

Join us and get involved!

If you want to get involved, have some proposal(s), need some help or just wanna chat, use one of these:

Communication Channels

Online meetings

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.

You can find meeting agendas and notes here.

Meet-ups (Mozilla Balkan)

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:2016 - Tirana, Albania

The meet-up will take place in Tirana, Albania in September. For more info check Wiki page here

Mozilla Balkans:2015 - Bucharest, Romania

The meet-up took place in Bucharest, Romania in May. For more info check Wiki page here

Mozilla Balkans:2012 - Zagreb, Croatia

The meet-up took place in Zagreb, Croatia in May. For more info check Wiki page here

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 Sofia Event Page.

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 Ljubljana Event Page.

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. Session slides, photos and posts can be found here