Group: Manchester/2008-10-13

• Location: The Waterhouse
• Date: 2008-10-13
• Start time: 19:00

Agenda

Time	Agenda Item	Objectives	Lead
19:00 (+10)	Introductions		Paul
	Last Meeting	Adopt minutes	Lucy
19:10 (+5)	Announcements and other business		Simon
19:15 (+10)	Election	Announcement of election for chairperson	Simon
19:25 (+10)	Speakers	Confirmed and suggested speakers	Simon
19:35 (+10)	Software Freedom Day	Review of the event || Dave
19:45 (+10)	Linux Expo	Final planning for the event || Dave
19:55 (+5)	More other business		Matt
20:00 (+5)	Next Meeting	Time, place, and agenda items	Matt
20:05	Finish

Last Meeting

• Supporting Material: Minutes of Meeting on 2008-07-14
• Objective: Approval of Minutes of Meeting on 2008-07-14.

Election

• Objectives:
  • Announce a date for the candidate nominations and for the election.

Speakers

• Actions from previous meeting:
  • Alan Burlison — Tim
  • Ben G — Dave
  • Harald Welte — Simon
  • Jono Bacon — Simon
  • MJ Ray — Dave
  • Stephen Fry — Tim
  • Someone from gNewSense (Brian Brazil?) — Dave
  • Someone from Moodle — Tim
• Other speakers contacted:
  • Glyn Wintle — Lucy
  • Jason Clifford — Dave
  • Steve Durrant — Dave
• Suggested speakers:
  • Michael Sparks
  • Jamie Van Dyke

Books

• Objectives:
  • An update on the 120 books from the FSF

• Previous Actions:

Software Freedom Day Review

• Objectives:
  • To discuss and evaluate the software freedom day event at the Marbella Cafe.

Linux Expo

• Objectives:
  • To finalise the upcoming event.

Next Meeting

• Objectives:
  • Review of this meeting.
  • Time and location: 2008-11-10 19:00 at the Waterhouse?
  • List of agenda items to include