Group: Manchester/2009-11-09

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  • Location: The Waterhouse
  • Date: 2009-11-09
  • Start time: 19:00

Agenda

Time Agenda Item Objectives Lead
19:00 (+10) Introductions Lucy
Last Meeting Adopt minutes Lucy
19:10 (+5) Announcements and other business Lucy
19:15 (+5) Handover of Chairperson and Treasurer Handover of positions Lucy
19:20 (+10) Speakers Confirmed and suggested speakers Michael
19:30 (+5) MMU Pro-Dev Report on event Michael
19:35 (+10) MDDA Workshop Report on MDDA workshop and future Leslie
19:45 (+5) Software Freedom Day Written reports for Software Freedom Day Leslie and Michael
19:50 (+5) Merchandise Books and stickers status Michael
19:55 (+5) Bank Account Setting one up Leslie
20:00 (+5) Ubuntu 9.10 Release Party Promotion of free software Lucy
20:05 (+5) LUG Radio Live Report on our presence at LUG Radio Live Leslie
20:10 (+5) Logo Competition Refinement and prize Michael
20:15 (+5) More any other business Michael
20:20 (+5) Next Meeting Time, place, and agenda items Michael
20:25 Finish Call the meeting to a close Michael

Introductions

  • Objectives:
    • Introduce new people to the group.

Last Meeting

  • Objectives:
    • Approval of Minutes of Meeting on 2009-10-12.

Announcements and Any Other Business

  • Objectives:
    • Announce and discuss items that haven't made it to the Agenda.

Handover of Chairperson and Treasurer

  • Objectives:
    • Handover positions of Chairperson from Lucy to Michael.
    • Handover positions of Treasurer from Matthew to Leslie.
  • Supporting Material:
    • Chairperson and Treasurer Nominations results.

Speakers

  • Objectives:
    • Continue to arrange speakers, especially for November and January.

MMU Pro-Dev

  • Objectives:
    • Report on how event went.
    • Did event help spur on a Manchester University free software society?

MDDA Workshop

  • Objectives:
    • Report on workshop.
    • Planning for future workshops.
  • Actions from previous meeting:
    • Leslie to create workshop for Wednesday 21st October 2009. And post to list and website.

Software Freedom Day

  • Objectives:
    • Confirm and discuss written reports.
  • Actions from previous meeting:
    • Leslie to write a report.
    • Michael to write a report.

Merchandise

  • Objectives:
    • Book pricing.
    • Ideas to sell books.
    • Stickers status.
  • Supporting material:
    • Lots of books left.
    • Some stickers run out and new stickers available.
  • Actions from previous meeting:
    • Michael to contact book seller about buying more "Free Software, Free Society".
    • Tim to contact FSF for stickers. GPLv3, Defective by Design, Windows7sins.

Bank Account

  • Objectives:
    • Decide how we are going to go about setting up a bank account.
  • Actions from previous meeting:
    • Leslie to investigate setting up group bank account.

LUG Radio Live

  • Objectives:
    • Report how the event went. What went well and what could be improved.
  • Supporting material:
    • Lucy arranged a LUG Radio stall for us.

Ubuntu 9.10 Release Party

  • Objectives:
    • Report on how promoting Manchester Free Software and free software went.
  • Supporting material:
    • Lucy's post to the mailing list "Ubuntu 9.10 Release Party - 30th October".

Logo Competition

  • Objectives:
    • Refinement of logo status.
    • Updating the website and promotion material.
  • Actions from previous meeting:
    • Michael to email Pete to discuss refining logo and to discuss getting his prize to him.
    • Michael to ask Luke and team about T-shirt printing.
    • Leslie to get Luke on team mailing list.

More any other business

  • Objectives:
    • Any remaining actions from the previous meeting.

Next Meeting

  • Objectives:
    • Review of this meeting.
    • Time and location: 2009-12-14 19:00 at the Waterhouse? The 3rd Wednesday is the 2009-12-15, the next day, but this is the Christmas meeting.
    • List of agenda items to include

Finish