Council 2005 03
March 16, 2005
- Matteo: facilitator.
- Pete: scribe.
- Minutes form Feb 16, 2005
Committments from Previous Meeting
- Board of Directors
- Oso to invite MNR and Dennis (the remaining active Free Geek board members) to this meeting, to discuss the future of the Board of Directors - CARRY OVER.
- COMMITMENT: Martin will discuss with Oso whether this will happen at next meeting, and report back to the list.
- Tantalum research
- Martin will make a Wiki page so that other people can help out - CARRY OVER
- COMMITMENTS: Michael will assist with research. Martin will post to council list.
- Pickups
- Can we get Flexcar to donate use of a vehicle for occasional pickup of large hardware donations? - CARRY OVER
- COMMITMENTS: Pete will post draft to list for any feedback, and allow 1-2 business days before it's sent out. Phil will send the letter
- Program for Blind/Visually Impaired Adopters
- Wesley (Tallwes) was the one developing this proposal - Updats Progress is made
- Envata (spelling?)
- This ISP is interested in getting referrals from FreeGeek - CARRY OVER
- COMMITMENT:Phil will report on $$ deal (also Michael, Pete, Shawn)
- Consensus: tech support will make us recommend them; $$ won't
- Monitors: Decision to brainstorm.
Reports from Other Meeting
- Staff Reports
- Front desk update http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/council/2005-February/001218.html
- HOMESTREET (the current Collab project)
- Update on Nathan's status
Old Business
(from previous meeting's minutes)
- FUTURE OF COLLAB:
- Board of Directors
- Meta-Question
- VBC: (If there is a proposal)
New Business
(from answers to call for agenda items)
- Staffing Cuts:
- Thoughts on Increasing Sales Income
Future Committments
(This is not a part of the meeting, but a section in the notes that the scribe write down.)
- Carryovers from above
- Committments made during this meeting
Next Meeting
- Facilitator
- Scribe
- Reporters to other meetings?
- Date and time
- Place
- Unfinished business for the next meeting?