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 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:

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