Group: Manchester/2009-05-11
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- Location: The Waterhouse
- Date: 2009-05-11
- Start time: 19:00
Contents
Agenda
Time | Agenda Item | Objectives | Lead |
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19:00 (+10) | Introductions | Lucy | |
Last Meeting | Adopt minutes | Lucy | |
19:10 (+5) | Announcements and other business | Chairperson election result | Simon |
19:15 (+5) | Room Booking | Status of room booking for meetings | Lucy |
19:20 (+5) | Speakers | Confirmed and suggested speakers | Lucy |
19:25 (+5) | Books | An update of the books from the FSF | Michael |
19:30 (+5) | Banking | Application for a bank account | Matt |
19:35 (+10) | The Arcspace Project | An update on the Arcspace Project | Michael |
19:45 (+10) | Marbella Project | Update on the Marbella project | Lucy |
19:55 (+5) | Treasurer Elections | Schedule for upcoming treasurer elections | Lucy |
20:00 (+5) | MFS Branding | Consistent branding on website and mailing list | Lucy |
20:05 (+5) | More other business | Lucy | |
20:10 (+5) | Next Meeting | Time, place, and agenda items | Lucy |
20:10 | Finish |
Last Meeting
- Supporting Material: Minutes of Meeting on 2009-04-06
- Objective: Approval of Minutes of Meeting on 2009-04-06.
Announcements and Any Other Business
- Announce new chairperson
Room Booking
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Objectives:
- Update on search for new meeting venue for MFS.
- Location for May's meeting!!
Speakers
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Objectives:
- Continue to arrange speakers
- Actions from previous meeting:
Books
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Objectives:
- Get the books sorted and stored with various members
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Actions from previous meeting:
- Lucy to email lists (ManLUG, MFS) and Matthew L with details of books we have.
- Matthew L to attempt to sell books at Man Uni when he gets book details.
- Michael to contact list about others taking some books to store.
- Michael to contact Lucy and Dave about storing a small box of books each.
Banking
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Objectives:
- Finish filling out the form for the bank account
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Supporting material:
- The bank details and current address (and previous address if moved within the last 3 years) of all members who will be responsible for the bank account.
- Signatures from all members who wish to be signatories on the account.
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Actions from previous meeting:
- Matt M to produce business plan and complete bank account forms.
The Arcspace Project
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Objectives:
- Update on the progress of the Arcspace project since the last meeting
- Where do we go from here?
- Setting up the computer cluster
- Holding training sessions - at FutureSonic in May.
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Actions from previous meeting:
- Lucy to speak to Vicki to clarify what we will do (free software) and will not do (non-free software). And the requirements for power and Internet.
- Lucy to email out workshop dates. (18th or 25th April).
Marbella Project
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Objectives:
- Announcement of new venue location and future plans
Treasurer Elections
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Objectives:
- The upcoming election for a new treasurer.
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Supporting material:
- Dates:
- Nominations open Monday 18th May
- Nominations close Monday 1st June
- Nominations announced Thursday 4th June
- Voting begins Friday 5th June
- Voting ends Friday 19th June, with the announcement shortly after
- Dates:
MFS Branding
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Objectives:
- Consistent branding across website and mailing list
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Propsoed Actions:
- The MFS mailing list should be renamed from fsuk-manchester to MFS?
- The website should be clearer in the 'about us' section that we are not part of the FSF?
Any other business
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Supporting material:
- Any remaining actions from the previous meeting.
Next Meeting
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Objectives:
- Review of this meeting.
- Time and location: 2009-06-08 19:00 at the Waterhouse?
- List of agenda items to include