Attended: Adam B, Ben S (late)

Election

Would be good to avoid people reluctantly agreeing to positions on the night.

Possibilities:

    • Damien
  • Ben M. (not sure on initial)
  • Glenn
  • Scott TODO: Check with Ben F, check with Glenn & Scott{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

Meetup.com update

43 in our meetup group! 6 new people RSVP'd to March meeting

Confirm details of upcoming meeting:

  • Meeting host (nametags, sign on outer door, welcoming, timekeeping)
      • Adam to host
  • Ben S. to give name tags to Ben F. to bring

  • need to make sure someone is there early to welcome newbies and let them in (talk to Ben F.){: list-style-type="no-bullet"}{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • Election

      • Adam to run election
        • description of roles
    • update from current committee on roles
    • call for nominations, then vote * - president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • Presentation

      • William Grant on working in free software TODO: Ben S. to follow up - 30 mins, send email address to Adam{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • Gnews

      • Adam to pull some things together{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • Meet a member

      • not this month{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

  • Dinner

      • Adam's choice{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

Possible topic for April:

  • Peter Serwylo, core developer of F-Droid{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

Update on future venue

    • Electron Workshop sounds really likely, Ben S. to try to get more concrete agreement{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

TODO: Adam to ask Sitepoint (if Eletron Workshop doesn't look promising)

Future "contribute to free software" event

    • Melbourne Uni is a possibility
  • good to keep moving on this one - Scott keen
  • cap it, say 30 people so we can get a normal sized classroom
      • 20 gnewbies and 8-10 mentors?
  • May might be best - talk already for April{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}
    • set of objectives for mentors and gnewbies
      • ie. get something submitted by end of day
  • "high touch" - don't leave students stuck on their own{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}

Possible Sydney cousin

    • Steve to coordinate in Sydney with Matt and possibly Patrick{: list-style-type="no-bullet"}{: page-href="wiki:///CommitteeMeetings/20150309"}