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# Unfinished Business | # Unfinished Business | ||
# New Business | # New Business | ||
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+ | = Minutes = | ||
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+ | # Call to order: 7:38 | ||
+ | # Minutes from March: Approved with minor edits. | ||
+ | # Officer Reports | ||
+ | ## Chair | ||
+ | ### Can not attend June 9th elections -> Vance to handle chair duties | ||
+ | ### PPM have asked for help with perl workshop | ||
+ | ### Pgh tech council -> not interested in meeting | ||
+ | ### WPLUG involved with summer slam? | ||
+ | ### Would perl mongers be interseted in barcamp? Patrick to contact. | ||
+ | ## Vice Chair | ||
+ | ### Sent letter to Post Gazette | ||
+ | ### Vance has t-shirts for swag | ||
+ | ## Secretary | ||
+ | ### Membership records are being updated | ||
+ | ## Treasurer | ||
+ | ### Have not seen any recent bank statements | ||
+ | ### Patrick gave Beth his PO box key | ||
+ | # Committee reports | ||
+ | ## Program committee | ||
+ | ### May is not a good time for an installfest (picnics, other stuff) | ||
+ | ### May could be a good time for the picnic for 2008 | ||
+ | ### Beth investigating other venues (2 libraries with too many stairs) | ||
+ | ### Squirrel Hill is booked far in advance | ||
+ | ### Jared from PTC has expressed openness to allow us to have meetings there. | ||
+ | ### It would be intersting to have ~4 meetings /year outside of CMU | ||
+ | ### Meeting June 9, NSH 3002 I/O talk on FS perf/etc Mike Schoven | ||
+ | #### Promo this to SNAPgh | ||
+ | #### We need an RSVP@wplug so we know how many people are going to show | ||
+ | ### Picnic will happen in August | ||
+ | ### Greg Akens: would like a repeat of the Coding Dojo event | ||
+ | #### Late July/Early August (scheduled for August) | ||
+ | #### Can we well publicise this? | ||
+ | #### Patrick will have a bunch of Ubuntu CDs | ||
+ | #### Maybe set up a "classroom session" with Ubuntu: Follow along | ||
+ | ##### Need additional volunteers to help out | ||
+ | ##### Publicise it with Ubuntu | ||
+ | ### We should move the October meeting: Probably to the 20th | ||
+ | ### Picnic is on Aug 5 | ||
+ | ### Still need meeting topic for July 14 | ||
+ | ## PR committee | ||
+ | ### Called Bernie/left voicemail/Pgh TiE -- 3rd/4th week of June | ||
+ | ### Survey : waiting for input | ||
+ | ### Linux phrase book - we have as a givaway | ||
+ | ### Vance to send out reminder regarding survey | ||
+ | ### Ted & Brian were turned down for the sprout fund | ||
+ | ## Internet | ||
+ | ### Either tektronic.net or johncompanies. tt = $20/mo, jc = $35/mo | ||
+ | ### Patrick to check out PAIR | ||
+ | ### Beth to check out aspstation | ||
+ | ### Beth to migrate DNS to Joker | ||
+ | ## Newsletter | ||
+ | ### April issue is out. May issue looking for submissions | ||
+ | ## Erie LUG | ||
+ | ### We should offer to give a talk in Erie | ||
+ | # New Business | ||
+ | ## IRC: Informal member meetings: Wednesday 6th from 7:00 - 8:00 PM Candidates should be there in case of question | ||
+ | ## Patrick Announce contest, Deadline July 1, Will be prize. Feel free to use content management system, etc | ||
+ | ## Member profiles: what kind of questions to ask | ||
+ | ## It was moved to remove the wplug-bs mailing list. The motion passed unanimously. | ||
+ | ## Bill should have a password for wplug-members | ||
+ | ## Dave O. should be removed from wplug-board | ||
+ | # Adjourned at 8:58. |
Revision as of 16:45, 19 June 2007
Agenda
- Minutes from Previous Meeting
- Officer Reports
- Chair - Patrick Wagstrom
- Elections will happen at June 9th meeting
- Pittsburgh Perl Mongers have asked for help with Pittsburgh Perl Workshop
- Vice Chair - Vance Kochenderfer
- Secretary - Bill Moran
- Treasurer - Beth Lynn Eicher
- Member at Large - Beth Lynn Eicher
- Chair - Patrick Wagstrom
- Committee Reports
- Program
- Next meeting on June 9th in NSH 3002 - speaker is Mike Skowvron
- Picnic is in August
- Do we want to consider a larger scale installfest in late July / Early August?
- Public Relations
- Internet
- Patrick looked at a few VPS options, tektronic.net and johncompanies. The former is cheaper ($20/mo), the latter is rock solid and well regarded ($35ish/mo).
- Investigating
- Newsletter
- Program
- Unfinished Business
- New Business
Minutes
- Call to order: 7:38
- Minutes from March: Approved with minor edits.
- Officer Reports
- Chair
- Can not attend June 9th elections -> Vance to handle chair duties
- PPM have asked for help with perl workshop
- Pgh tech council -> not interested in meeting
- WPLUG involved with summer slam?
- Would perl mongers be interseted in barcamp? Patrick to contact.
- Vice Chair
- Sent letter to Post Gazette
- Vance has t-shirts for swag
- Secretary
- Membership records are being updated
- Treasurer
- Have not seen any recent bank statements
- Patrick gave Beth his PO box key
- Chair
- Committee reports
- Program committee
- May is not a good time for an installfest (picnics, other stuff)
- May could be a good time for the picnic for 2008
- Beth investigating other venues (2 libraries with too many stairs)
- Squirrel Hill is booked far in advance
- Jared from PTC has expressed openness to allow us to have meetings there.
- It would be intersting to have ~4 meetings /year outside of CMU
- Meeting June 9, NSH 3002 I/O talk on FS perf/etc Mike Schoven
- Promo this to SNAPgh
- We need an RSVP@wplug so we know how many people are going to show
- Picnic will happen in August
- Greg Akens: would like a repeat of the Coding Dojo event
- Late July/Early August (scheduled for August)
- Can we well publicise this?
- Patrick will have a bunch of Ubuntu CDs
- Maybe set up a "classroom session" with Ubuntu: Follow along
- Need additional volunteers to help out
- Publicise it with Ubuntu
- We should move the October meeting: Probably to the 20th
- Picnic is on Aug 5
- Still need meeting topic for July 14
- PR committee
- Called Bernie/left voicemail/Pgh TiE -- 3rd/4th week of June
- Survey : waiting for input
- Linux phrase book - we have as a givaway
- Vance to send out reminder regarding survey
- Ted & Brian were turned down for the sprout fund
- Internet
- Either tektronic.net or johncompanies. tt = $20/mo, jc = $35/mo
- Patrick to check out PAIR
- Beth to check out aspstation
- Beth to migrate DNS to Joker
- Newsletter
- April issue is out. May issue looking for submissions
- Erie LUG
- We should offer to give a talk in Erie
- Program committee
- New Business
- IRC: Informal member meetings: Wednesday 6th from 7:00 - 8:00 PM Candidates should be there in case of question
- Patrick Announce contest, Deadline July 1, Will be prize. Feel free to use content management system, etc
- Member profiles: what kind of questions to ask
- It was moved to remove the wplug-bs mailing list. The motion passed unanimously.
- Bill should have a password for wplug-members
- Dave O. should be removed from wplug-board
- Adjourned at 8:58.