Syntax highlighting of rolesInFSM
= Responsibilities in Free Software Melbourne = ''The purpose of this list is to define the various responsibilities held by committee members.'' * Participate on FSM website, wiki and mailing list * Website: Post blog entries for meetup announcing speaker (see details below) * Wiki: Post committee notes and generaly improve the space (good scout principle) * Mailing list: Ensure you are enrolled and able to post messages to the "general" and "announce" lists * Be involved in planning upcoming meetings and events * Suggest potential speakers, events and activities for the group * Be involved in promoting FSM and outreach to other groups * Be a good advocat and role model for the group * Bring groups attention to current and upcoming campaigns and events * Liaise with other related groups * Make and sell merchandise like stickers (RedBubble might be a good option, just design a sticker and profit) * Setup EtherPad for committe meetings like [[https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/fsm-ctte-2016-July|this example]] (most meetings won't have everything, but the basic form) * Prepare and setup audio recording for meetups * Send out announcement emails at least one week before the meetup to the "announce" and "main" mailing lists * Consider posting to Meetup.com, Pump.io, Diaspora or similar * Consider preparing a short summary of the meet up for the blog Example schedule: * 6:30pm Welcome and introduce speaker * 6:40pm Talk/discussion * 7:10pm Q&A and topic discussion * 7:30pm Gnews * 8:00pm Leave How to prepare an announcement: * Prepare a blog with all information, links and attachments at http://freesoftware.org.au/admin/blog/blogpost/add/ * Check all links work * I leave this open and copy paste into everything else to make sure it's all the same * Add a link to the Main page: http://freesoftware.org.au/admin/pages/page/2/ * Add a link to the Melbourne page: http://freesoftware.org.au/admin/pages/page/7/ * Send out a Main mailing list email: free-software-melb@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au * Send out an Announce mailing list email: free-software-melb-announce@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au * Post a Meetup event: https://www.meetup.com/Free-Software-Melbourne/events/?action=new * Publish on Diaspora, Pump and others to taste :D