Group:Manchester/2008-04-15/Agenda

Meeting Agenda, April 2008

• Location: FAB Cafe, Portland Street
• Date: 2008-04-15
• Start Time: 21:00
• End Time: 22:10

Time	Agenda Item	Objectives	Owner
21:00	Introductions		Simon Ward
21:05	Announcements		Simon Ward
21:10	Chairperson	Name chairperson	Simon Ward
21:25	Decision Making	Decision making policy	Simon Ward
21:40	Speakers	Confirmed and suggested speakers	Andy Halsall
21:50	Venues	Availability of venues, and list of suggested venues	Dave Page
22:00	Other items		Simon Ward
22:10	Next Meeting	Time, place, and agenda items	Simon Ward
22:15	Finish

Chairperson

• Supporting Material: Time For Actions
• Preparation: Read point 1 in Time For Actions. Think about whether you can commit yourself to plan and chair meetings, take responsibility for making sure that decisions are reached, ensure that tasks get completed. Also think about other candidates and your reasons.
• Objectives: Name a chairperson.

Decision Making

• Supporting Material: Time For Actions
• Intermediary objectives: Come up with a list of options for decision making policies.
• Primary objectives: Decide on a decision making policy.

Speakers

• Supporting Material: Suggested Speakers
• Objectives:
  • List of confirmed speakers and schedules.
  • List of at least three people to contact as potential speakers.
• Actions: Andy Halsall to contact the people listed as potential speakers.

Venues

• Objectives:
  • Progress report on lecture room availability at MMU.
  • Progress report on availability of other venues.
  • List of suggested venues (in addition to Town Hall, MMU)
• Actions: Dave Page to find availability of suggested venues.

Next Meeting

• Objectives:
  • Review of this meeting.
  • Time and location.
  • Decide agenda items