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Scribe: Martin
 
Scribe: Martin
 
Minutes Checker:   
 
Minutes Checker:   
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Attendance: Vagrant, Dave, Laurel2, Debra, Laurel, Richard, John, Katelin, Cliff
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Attendance: Vagrant, Dave, Laurel2, Debra, Laurel1, Richard, John, Katelin, Cliff
 
Last meeting: October (link?)
 
Last meeting: October (link?)
 
== COMMITMENTS ==
 
== COMMITMENTS ==
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* Gizmo tracking and inventorying is coming out of staff
 
* Gizmo tracking and inventorying is coming out of staff
 
* Finances reported on.  Lots of numbers.
 
* Finances reported on.  Lots of numbers.
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* Sub-board Recruitment: Ali and Laurel will be meeting.  Contact them to join.
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* Sub-board Recruitment: Ali and Laurel1 will be meeting.  Contact them to join.
 
* Sub-board Relations: Shannon and JP have talked about volunteers.  We have an appointment in December for something.
 
* Sub-board Relations: Shannon and JP have talked about volunteers.  We have an appointment in December for something.
 
* Sub-board Intergalactic: Trademarks and excitement.  We are explode!
 
* Sub-board Intergalactic: Trademarks and excitement.  We are explode!
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== Priorities ==
 
== Priorities ==
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We started looking at [[General Priorites]] and updating it to reflect what we're already doing.  We also came up with a number of pages that need attention paid to them before we will know how much we want to do them.
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* [[Computers for Kids (PPS)]]
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* [[System Administration (PPS)]]
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* [[Volunteer Pickups (PPS)]] (no PPS)
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* [[Advanced Linux (PPS)]]
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* [[Events (PPS)]] (no PPS)
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* [[External Sales (PPS)]] (is this Online Sales?)
  
 
== BUSINESS ==
 
== BUSINESS ==
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(1) Achieving quality Council participation, particularly the issue of non-active-volunteers participating in Council.  Free Geek wants a hard & fast rule to address lack of volunteer status as barrier to participation in
 
(1) Achieving quality Council participation, particularly the issue of non-active-volunteers participating in Council.  Free Geek wants a hard & fast rule to address lack of volunteer status as barrier to participation in
 
Council.  (2) Whether Council wants to encourage volunteer involvement, and if so, who and how.
 
Council.  (2) Whether Council wants to encourage volunteer involvement, and if so, who and how.
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* Laurel1: can we have a human point of contact for potential new members to talk to?  also as a gate-keeper.
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* Laurel2: bulletin board isn't enough?
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* Debra: should a potential council member already know enough to figure out who to ask?
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* Laurel1: suggesting people ask will lead to more new members asking.
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* ...phone call or email, if the go-to person isn't on staff.
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* Katelin: shouldn't any member of council/staff be able to provide this role?  but significant confusion exists that i don't believe this is true.
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* Richard: council may be in a state of transition regarding its role within freegeek, so a cheatsheet of how to answer questions may be hard
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* Debra: face-to-face contact is more meaningful
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* PROPOSAL: Laurel1 will be a point-of-contact for people with questions about council until the February meeting.
  
 
== REMAINING COMMITMENTS ==
 
== REMAINING COMMITMENTS ==
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* Dave - tell council when staff want to start doing commissioned sales (no need to track this here, though)
 
* Dave - tell council when staff want to start doing commissioned sales (no need to track this here, though)
 
* Vagrant - tell Shannon to email us (or minutes?) with report on Relations work she has done.
 
* Vagrant - tell Shannon to email us (or minutes?) with report on Relations work she has done.
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* Laurel1 - will sync up [[General Priorities]] with the (X)es we added.
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* Richard - will set up a point-of-contact email alias
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* Laurel1 - will email core (and regulars) to see if anyone has any questions about council
  
 
== Next Meeting ==
 
== Next Meeting ==
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* Facilitator:  
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* Facilitator: Martin
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* Scribe:  
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* Scribe: Laurel1
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* Minutes Checker:  
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* Minutes Checker: Debra
 
* Reporters to other meetings?
 
* Reporters to other meetings?
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* Date and time:  
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* Date and time: 16 December, 2009
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* Place:  
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* Place: Here
 
* List of unfinished business for the next meeting:
 
* List of unfinished business for the next meeting:
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** Council's Purpose
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** Council Recruitment

Revision as of 21:42, 18 November 2009


When: 18 Nov, 2009 Place: Free Geek, PDX Facilitator: Vagrant Scribe: Martin Minutes Checker: Attendance: Vagrant, Dave, Laurel2, Debra, Laurel1, Richard, John, Katelin, Cliff Last meeting: October (link?)

COMMITMENTS

  • Seamus - email with possible evaluation criteria for how well online sales is doing - FAIL (no need to track here anymore)
  • Sergio - email Council when/if commissioned sales start – CARRYOVER INFINITY (no need to track here anymore)

REPORTS

Reports from other working groups.
  • State of the Onion
  • Gizmo tracking and inventorying is coming out of staff
  • Finances reported on. Lots of numbers.
  • Sub-board Recruitment: Ali and Laurel1 will be meeting. Contact them to join.
  • Sub-board Relations: Shannon and JP have talked about volunteers. We have an appointment in December for something.
  • Sub-board Intergalactic: Trademarks and excitement. We are explode!
  • Sub-board Audit: Bean-counters and Sayer will be meeting.
  • Space Cadets: improving laptop space, moving into new upstairs space.
  • Bulletins are great.

Priorities

We started looking at General Priorites and updating it to reflect what we're already doing. We also came up with a number of pages that need attention paid to them before we will know how much we want to do them.

BUSINESS

Volunteers & Council: (OLD)

(1) Achieving quality Council participation, particularly the issue of non-active-volunteers participating in Council. Free Geek wants a hard & fast rule to address lack of volunteer status as barrier to participation in Council. (2) Whether Council wants to encourage volunteer involvement, and if so, who and how.

  • Laurel1: can we have a human point of contact for potential new members to talk to? also as a gate-keeper.
  • Laurel2: bulletin board isn't enough?
  • Debra: should a potential council member already know enough to figure out who to ask?
  • Laurel1: suggesting people ask will lead to more new members asking.
  • ...phone call or email, if the go-to person isn't on staff.
  • Katelin: shouldn't any member of council/staff be able to provide this role? but significant confusion exists that i don't believe this is true.
  • Richard: council may be in a state of transition regarding its role within freegeek, so a cheatsheet of how to answer questions may be hard
  • Debra: face-to-face contact is more meaningful
  • PROPOSAL: Laurel1 will be a point-of-contact for people with questions about council until the February meeting.

REMAINING COMMITMENTS

New commitments, and Carry-Overs copied from above.
  • Dave - tell council when staff want to start doing commissioned sales (no need to track this here, though)
  • Vagrant - tell Shannon to email us (or minutes?) with report on Relations work she has done.
  • Laurel1 - will sync up General Priorities with the (X)es we added.
  • Richard - will set up a point-of-contact email alias
  • Laurel1 - will email core (and regulars) to see if anyone has any questions about council

Next Meeting

  • Facilitator: Martin
  • Scribe: Laurel1
  • Minutes Checker: Debra
  • Reporters to other meetings?
  • Date and time: 16 December, 2009
  • Place: Here
  • List of unfinished business for the next meeting:
    • Council's Purpose
    • Council Recruitment
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