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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 (led by Besnik Bleta) and the Flossk [http://www.flossk.org Flossk Team] mozilla team led by [[User:H4ck3rm1k3|James Michael DuPont]] )
* Define what is unique to the Balkan region (ie. region-specific market research)
* [http://www.mozilla.ba Bosnian community] (led by Kerim Kalamujic)
* Actively recruit new active contributors
* [http://bgzilla.org Bulgarian community] (led by Bogomil Shopov)  
* Organize large events called Mozilla Balkan meetups in each Balkan country
* Croatian community (led by Edo)
* Ensure that [[Balkans/Localization | Firefox and Thunderbird are localized in every Balkan language]]
* Greek community (led by Pierros Papadeas)
* Create infrastructure which will foster collaboration of all Balkan communities
* [http://www.mozilla.mk Macedonian community] (led by [[User:Jovanovski|Gorjan Jovanovski]])
* [http://www.mozilla.ro Romanian community] (led by Alina Mierlus & Anamaria Stoica)
* [http://www.mozilla-srbija.org Serbian community] (led by Sasa Maletaski)
* [http://mozilla.si Slovenian community] (led by Matjaz Horvat & [[User:Kinger|Brian King]])


= Goals  =
= Communities =


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.
* [http://www.mozilla-albania.org Albanian community]
* [http://www.mozilla.ba Bosnian community]
* [http://bgzilla.org Bulgarian community]
* [http://www.mozilla-hr.org Croatian community]
* [http://mozilla.gr Greek community]
* [http://www.mozilla-kosovo.org Kosovar community]
* [http://www.mozilla.mk Macedonian community]
* [http://www.mozilla.ro Romanian community]
* [http://www.mozilla-srbija.org Serbian community]
* [http://mozilla.si Slovenian community]
* [http://mozilla.org.tr Turkish community]
* [https://www.facebook.com/mozilla.me Montenegrian community]


The goals you can find below are defined in Skopje, during our last [[Balkans:2010/Aftermath | inter-community meet-up]], and are supposed to be achieved in next 6 months:
List of all active contributors on Balkans can be found at [[Balkans/Contributors|contributors page]].


*  Define what is unique to the Balkan region (ie. region-specific market research)
= Join us and get involved! =
* actively recruit new active contributors
* organize large event
* 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 =
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 chit-chat, use one of these:
=== 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
 
=== 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.


* 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
 
= 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 ==


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


Every two weeks, an open conference call is organized for status updates on different on-going projects and followed by discussions/brainstorms.
== Mozilla Balkans:2015 - Bucharest, Romania ==


How to join the meetings:
The meet-up took place in Bucharest, Romania in May. For more info check [[Balkans/Events:2015/Bucharest| Wiki page here]]


- Free Skype dial-in: +1.800.707.2533, followed by 369 and then 340# <br>
== Mozilla Balkans:2012 - Zagreb, Croatia  ==
- For those that can't make the call or want to participate online, join us in #Balkans on IRC (irc.mozilla.org).


Next meeting: [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Balkans/Meetings/03-08-2010 Tuesday August 3rd, 2010 @ 8pm CET]
The meet-up took place in Zagreb, Croatia in May. For more info check [[Balkans/Events:2012/Zagreb| Wiki page here]]


Past meetings (w/ notes):
== Mozilla Balkans:2011 - Sofia, Bulgaria ==


[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Balkans/Meetings/20-07-2010 July 22nd, 2010]<br>
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]].
[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Balkans/Meetings/15-06-2010 June 15th, 2010]<br>
[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Balkans/Meetings/29-06-2010 June 29th, 2010]


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


Every once in a while we're going try to hold a community event somewhere on a rocky Balkans. Brief descriptions of past as well as future events can be found below:
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.  
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]]


[[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