Editing WPLUGBoard/Meeting-20071210

Monday, December 10th, 2007, 7:00 PM
Newell-Simon Hall, CMU

= Agenda =

# Reading and Approval of [[WPLUGBoard/Meeting-20071119#Minutes|Minutes from Previous Meeting]]
# Officer Reports
## Chair
## Vice Chair
## Secretary
## Treasurer
## Member at Large
# Committee Reports
## Program
## Public Relations
## Internet
## Investigating
## Newsletter
## ErieLUG
# Unfinished Business
# New Business

= Items for Discussion =

* Set GUM/event schedule for next 12 months
* Review and update [[WPLUGBoard#WPLUG_Goals|WPLUG 1- 3- 5-year goals]]

= Minutes =

Call to order at 7:33pm

# Minutes from [[WPLUGBoard/Meeting-20071119|November board meeting]] were approved.
## Corrections: (THERE ARE TWO, ask Dave)
# Officer Reports
## Chair
### No new business to report.
## Vice Chair
### Interviewed for Post Gazette article "Wal-Mart, Dell offers help breathe new life into Linux" by Elwin Green. [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07331/836964-28.stm Article]  Good exposure for FOSS and WPLUG.
## Secretary - Absent
## Treasurer
### Reprint Apr & May 2007 statements received, Jun 2007 statement still missing
### Two deposits: $94 cash, $18.64 check from coins
### Cash on hand $330 + Oct membership collection = $595; also have a large amount of coins. 
### Beth Lynn has Dec GUM refreshment funds and report
### Debit Card application to be submitted, 12/11
### Beth Lynn will go to Oakland Eureka branch to pickup signature card, deposit payment for pending membership, and request ATM card
## Member at Large
### Linode virtual host is SLOW, referred to Internet Committee
### Internet Committee Side-Bar
#### Spam Assassin may kill virtual host, proposed to stress test.
#### Proposal to remove list moderation and drop non-subscribed incoming mail (SPAM)
# Committee Reports
## Program (Ted Rodgers)
### LDAP Authentication presentation by B. Skrekeli for Jan 2008 GUM
### Pgh Tech Council offered to list WPLUG events on calendar, Ted to contact PTC for details.
## PR
### Dave Kraus to send letter(s) to local high schools and colleges extending an invite to WPLUG InstallFests, etc.
### Reach-out to community groups offering Linux/FOSS demostrations. 
## Internet
### (See above side-bar)
### Apache redirects on virtual host need work, Dave Kraus
### Need a Postfix and Mailman expert to help with mail migration
### Proposed to enable email confirmation on new MediaWiki configuration to enable editing of WPLUG wiki.
## Investigating
### No new business to report.
## Newsletter
### December issue of TOP to include review from Patrick Wagstrom.
## ErieLUG revival
### No new business to report.
# Unfinished Business
## None
# New Business
## WPLUG Goals
### Jabber will not be implemented, strike from goals list.
### No current interest in Podcasts and LinuxRadioLive, strike from goals list.
### Tiered Membership, WPLUG is not yet ready.
## Installfest router needs replaced:
### Proposed, voted and approved motion for $60 to Ted Rodgers to purchase and configure a new COTS router for Installfests
## Discussion on implementing a router/file server appliance for use at Installfests, provides local copies of popular distros decreasing traffic on CMU network.
## Need to get WPLUG committees moving
### Get reports from committee chairs
### Committees to establish roles, get members involved.
### January GUM: Invite membership, recruit volunteers, define roles/tasks, setup meetings.
(Vance and Mike to notify membership)
## Standard Operating Procedures
### New Membership, etc.
### Mike Semcheski to report at Jan 2008 board meeting
# Adjourned 10:14p