[wplug-board] Minutes from 2/11/2012 GUM/Installfest

[Pat Barron]

My thought is that meeting minutes should be released as quickly as 
possible after the meeting.  I think it is sufficient to simply publish 
them to the wiki - it's possible to set a "watch" on any wiki page, so 
that anyone interested can be notified by email automatically whenever 
the page changes.  The wiki pages for meeting minutes should have the 
"DRAFT" indication removed whenever the minutes are read and approved at 
a subsequent meeting.

My thoughts on agendas for upcoming meetings are similar - publish as 
soon as available, and use the wiki as the "authoritative" information 
source.

--Pat.

On 3/10/2012 1:27 AM, Joseph Prostko wrote:
> Board members,
>
> You can find the draft minutes here:
> http://www.wplug.org/wiki/Meeting-20120211#Meeting_Minutes
>
> I need to talk to Vance a bit, as I need to figure out the timing of
> when these should be released, as well as what lists they should go
> to.  I couldn't make any real determination by looking through the
> archives.
>
> In any case, if you don't feel like clicking the link, the draft
> minutes are also pasted below:
>
>
> '''DRAFT'''
>
> The regular meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group was
> held on Saturday, February, 2012, at 2:17 PM, at the Wilkins School
> Community Center, the regular presiding officer being in the chair and
> the secretary being present. The minutes of the November 11, 2011
> meeting were approved as read.
>
> The Chair reported that he's looking for speakers.  There are a couple
> planned for the March/April time frame.  Also, he reported that more
> volunteers for committees is welcome, particularly for the Program
> Committee.
>
> The Vice-Chair was not present and had nothing to report.
>
> The Secretary reported that WPLUG currently has 16 members.
>
> The Treasurer reported that current finances as of end of January are
> $835.67.  Recent deposits of 40 dollars, plus there are some dues that
> are being held.  With those, the total funds available are $925.67.
> The process of getting the signature cards done has not been completed
> yet, as still have to work with Beth Lynn Eicher to make this happen.
> Also, as of 2/2 there is a bill for the PO box.  It costs $94.00 for
> year, and is due by 2/29.
>
> The Director-at-Large reported that she's working with ComputeReach
> and the Homeless Children's Education Fund.  She also talked to a
> recruiter from E-Safe Consulting and told him to send employment
> opportunities to the wplug-jobs email list.  He would also like to
> give a talk sometime, and WPLUG is alright with that as long as it's a
> soft sell.  She also reported that lots of people asking for
> volunteers to teach.  Currently WPLUG is thinking about having Linux
> classes at Goodwill, but this being actualized is currently not
> certain.
>
> The Internet Committee has nothing to report.
>
> The Program Committee reported that it is looking for speakers and is
> interested in ideas about how to attract speakers.  The speaker in
> March will be Vance Kochenderfer, and the talk will be about secure
> shell.  The committee is also looking to have more users join the
> group and come to Installfests.  It was mentioned that Hack Pittsburgh
> possibly wants to work with WPLUG to have an Installfest in the near
> future.  Lastly, there was mention about trying to update online
> calendars to post our events.
>
> The Investigating Committee has nothing to report.
>
> The Newsletter Committee has nothing to report.
>
> The Public Relations Committee has nothing to report.
>
> The Wilkins School Network Committee reports that the third floor
> needs finished, as well as a room on second floor.  Member Nick
> Schembri wants to discuss this outside of the meeting, as a leader is
> needed to to finish this.  That said, Brian Seklecki will volunteer
> for this role as he used to be an electrician.  Brian and Nick will
> discuss this further.
>
> With respect to New Business, there was a variety of discussion.  One
> thing mentioned was that the WPLUG.org site could potentially be
> redone using a content management system (CMS) such as WordPress,
> Joomla, Drupal, et cetera.  Another topic discussed was that perhaps a
> local company can host a WPLUG Linux repository, and that the
> feasibility should be discussed in the future.  Member John Lewis also
> expressed his interest to head the Program Committee or at least take
> on a large role, as well as update the WPLUG calendar and Twitter
> account.
>
> The final piece of New Business was a motion made by the secretary:
>
> MOTION to destroy old ballots as per the bylaws; seconded and passed.
>
> The meeting adjourned at 2:43 PM.
>
> '''DRAFT'''