Group:Manchester/2009-11-09

• 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.

• Supporting Material:
  • 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.

• Actions from previous meeting:
  • Tim to find out when the MMU Pro-Dev event is to take place.
  • Tim to put October speaker on wiki. Manchester/Meetings#Group_Meetings.
  • Tim to confirm Chris Warburton speaking for November and put on wiki. Manchester/Meetings#Group_Meetings.

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.

• Actions from previous meeting:
  • Leslie to print out leaflets. Manchester/Publicity/Materials.
  • Michael to post to list asking for help.

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.

• Supporting material:
  • The logo: Manchester/Logo_Competition#Logo_Number:_.235

• 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