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# Things that worked well # * amount of discussion * adds to the meeting * more interaction than other meetup groups * overtly talking about free software * deliberately non-technical * even though most members are technical * less jargon, good for newcombers * getting a bit bigger, more momentum * great letter to Mozilla * been wanting to do more outward-facing stuff like this * perhaps more opinion pieces for website * Facebook's internet.org * introducing continuity, new committed people getting involved * working well with LUV, eg. Software Freedom Day * inviting women specifically * just inviting people in general working too * not a problem turning up late with phone number * become more a part of society, public facing, activism * photo carousel on website makes a big difference # Things that didn't work so well # * not enough women * encouraging women event was good * time of meeting may not be ideal for many * getting into city is hard * consider closer to a station? * getting locked out is still a hassle * we don't have any money * discussion can make it harder to be an anonymous newbie # Things to work on # * more educating the public on privacy and security * following up on invites * publish "I'm late" phone number in meeting announcement * print and laminate the window sign * go to other compatible groups * freedom and openness * community groups * non-technical * societal issues * [GovHack](GovHack) presence * invite Pia to talk at FSM? * follow up with a blog post after meetings * builds confidence * go back through archive and list past meeting topics somewhere * LCA presence? * being called upon as practical educators * write documents, eg. download and install [LibreOffice](LibreOffice) * ask about what sort of event would suit our (not yet present) Meetup.com members * run joint events with other groups * explicitly welcome newbies * keep making an effort to start on time * make sure we nominate a meeting chair/host/timekeeper * nominate someone to sit on door for first 15 mins * mix in more informal events, schedule them well ahead to give us a break * trivia night * clash of the licenses * things involving teamwork * things in Gnews * find groups we haven't partnered with * makes normal sounding activities new and interesting * run keysigning parties * roll out same thing with different groups * run something not on a Thursday night * perhaps on a day that doesn't typically suit committee members * LUV Beginners? # Ideas for "contribute to free software" event # * next thing is to pick a date well in advance, eg. 2 months * Melb Uni venue looks like it would work, may provide catering * warmup by making a contribution to Wikipedia * then a contribution to Open Street Map * then a documentation change * talk to people who run Open Tech School # Ideas for June meeting # * Scott: Distributed social networks * Ben M: Guy on Android in schools{: page-href="wiki:///CommitteeMeetings/20150508"}