Group: Manchester/2009-05-11

• Location: The Waterhouse
• Date: 2009-05-11
• 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	Chairperson election result	Simon
19:15 (+5)	Room Booking	Status of room booking for meetings	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 (+10)	The Arcspace Project	An update on the Arcspace Project	Michael
19:45 (+10)	Marbella Project	Update on the Marbella project	Lucy
19:55 (+5)	Treasurer Elections	Schedule for upcoming treasurer elections	Lucy
20:00 (+5)	MFS Branding	Consistent branding on website and mailing list	Lucy
20:05 (+5)	More other business		Lucy
20:10 (+5)	Next Meeting	Time, place, and agenda items	Lucy
20:10	Finish

Last Meeting

• Supporting Material: Minutes of Meeting on 2009-04-06
• Objective: Approval of Minutes of Meeting on 2009-04-06.

Announcements and Any Other Business

• • Announce new chairperson

Room Booking

• Objectives:
  • Update on search for new meeting venue for MFS.
  • Location for May's meeting!!

Speakers

• Objectives:
  • Continue to arrange speakers

• Actions from previous meeting:

Books

• Objectives:
  • Get the books sorted and stored with various members

• Actions from previous meeting:
  • Lucy to email lists (ManLUG, MFS) and Matthew L with details of books we have.
  • Matthew L to attempt to sell books at Man Uni when he gets book details.
  • Michael to contact list about others taking some books to store.
  • Michael to contact Lucy and Dave about storing a small box of books each.

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:
  • Matt M to produce business plan and complete bank account forms.

The Arcspace Project

• Objectives:
  • Update on the progress of the Arcspace project since the last meeting
  • Where do we go from here?
  • Setting up the computer cluster
  • Holding training sessions - at FutureSonic in May.

• Actions from previous meeting:
  • Lucy to speak to Vicki to clarify what we will do (free software) and will not do (non-free software). And the requirements for power and Internet.
  • Lucy to email out workshop dates. (18th or 25th April).

Marbella Project

• Objectives:
  • Announcement of new venue location and future plans

Treasurer Elections

• Objectives:
  • The upcoming election for a new treasurer.

• Supporting material:
  • Dates:
    • Nominations open Monday 18th May
    • Nominations close Monday 1st June
    • Nominations announced Thursday 4th June
    • Voting begins Friday 5th June
    • Voting ends Friday 19th June, with the announcement shortly after

MFS Branding

• Objectives:
  • Consistent branding across website and mailing list

• Propsoed Actions:
  • The MFS mailing list should be renamed from fsuk-manchester to MFS?
  • The website should be clearer in the 'about us' section that we are not part of the FSF?

Any other business

• Supporting material:
  • Any remaining actions from the previous meeting.

Next Meeting

• Objectives:
  • Review of this meeting.
  • Time and location: 2009-06-08 19:00 at the Waterhouse?
  • List of agenda items to include