Group: Manchester/2008-03-09
- Location: The Waterhouse
- Date: 2009-03-09
- 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 | Simon | |
19:15 (+5) | Room Booking | Status of room booking for meetings at the MDDA | 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 (+5) | Marbella LTSP Cluster | An update on the computers in the Marbella Cafe | Michael |
19:40 (+10) | The Arcspace Project | An update on the Arcspace Project | Michael |
19:50 (+5) | Oekonux Conference | Involvement in the Oekonux Conference | Lucy |
19:55 (+5) | Green Party Conference | Involvement in the Green Party Conference | Lucy |
20:00 (+5) | Chairperson Elections | Schedule for upcoming chairperson elections | Lucy |
20:05 (+5) | More other business | Lucy | |
20:10 (+5) | Next Meeting | Time, place, and agenda items | Lucy |
20:15 | Finish |
Last Meeting
- Supporting Material: Minutes of Meeting on 2009-01-12
- Objective: Approval of Minutes of Meeting on 2009-02-09.
Room Booking
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Objectives:
- Confirm the status of current room bookings at the MDDA
Speakers
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Objectives:
- Continue to arrange speakers
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Actions from previous meeting:
- Tim, Lucy and Dave to chase up some potential speakers
Books
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Objectives:
- Get the books delivered
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Actions from previous meeting:
- Michael to contact Matt Lee about delivery.
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.
- Actions from previous meeting:
Action: Matt M to email constitution to list for final confirmation and complete the business plan
Marbella Computer Cluster
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Objectives:
- The Cafe has a new location. Update on where and when the computers need to be moved in?
The Arcspace Project
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Objectives:
- Find out the current status of the Arcspace project after the last meeting
- Where do we go from here?
- Setting up the computer cluster
- Holding training sessions - possibly Saturday 18th or 25th April
Oekonux Conference
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Objectives:
- Decide on MFS's involvement and discuss how to generate interest.
Green Party Conference
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Objectives:
- Decide on MFS's involvement now that a free software stall has been booked by Nigel Rolland (not directly for MFS) and discuss how to generate interest.
- Creation of materials for the stall.
Chairperson Elections
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Objectives:
- Decide on a schedule for the upcoming election for a new chairperson.
- Ask Paul to be independent adjudicator.
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Supporting material:
- Suggested schedule, based on the previous election +6 months:
- Nominations to be submitted before Thursday 16th April.
- Voting opens on Monday 20th April.
- Votes to be submitted before Monday 3rd May.
- Votes tallied, announced.
- Admin meeting + handover on 10th May.
- Suggested schedule, based on the previous election +6 months:
Any other business
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Supporting material:
- Any remaining actions from the previous meeting.
- Reminder to Dave to arrange a meeting with the library about SFD.
Next Meeting
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Objectives:
- Review of this meeting.
- Time and location: 2009-04-13 19:00 at the Waterhouse?
- List of agenda items to include