Group:Manchester/2008-03-09

• Location: The Waterhouse
• Date: 2009-03-09
• 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		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

• Objectives:
  • Confirm the status of current room bookings at the MDDA

Speakers

• Objectives:
  • Continue to arrange speakers

• Actions from previous meeting:
  • Tim, Lucy and Dave to chase up some potential speakers

Books

• Objectives:
  • Get the books delivered

• Actions from previous meeting:
  • Michael to contact Matt Lee about delivery.

Banking

• Objectives:
  • Finish filling out the form for the bank account

• 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

• Objectives:
  • The Cafe has a new location. Update on where and when the computers need to be moved in?

The Arcspace Project

• 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

• Objectives:
  • Decide on MFS's involvement and discuss how to generate interest.

Green Party Conference

• 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

• Objectives:
  • Decide on a schedule for the upcoming election for a new chairperson.
  • Ask Paul to be independent adjudicator.

• 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.

Any other business

• Supporting material:
  • Any remaining actions from the previous meeting.
  • Reminder to Dave to arrange a meeting with the library about SFD.

Next Meeting

• Objectives:
  • Review of this meeting.
  • Time and location: 2009-04-13 19:00 at the Waterhouse?
  • List of agenda items to include