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Kick Out The Jam

by | Fri 5 Aug 2011

LoCo Teams! We need you. The [Ubuntu Global Jam](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam) is happening in less than a month.

Help bring Free Software to the masses. Organize an *Ubuntu Global Jam* event. Anyone can do it, you don’t have to be a developer or technical, you just provide a place for Ubuntu fans in your area to get together.

It is simple:

1. Pick a venue (can just be a pub, bar, restaurant, or coffee shop) near you.
2. Pick a day between **2nd – 4th September 2011**.
3. [Add your event](https://loco.ubuntu.com/events/add/) to the [LoCo Team Portal](https://loco.ubuntu.com/).
4. Tell your local area about it, blog about it, tweet it, and spread the word!

Let me know in the comments the events you get set up!

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