• MeetingNotes20101006

Council meeting

• 20:06 Wednesday, 2010/10/06
• Where: Linux Australia teleconference, and #LACTTE IRC channel

Apologies: Elspeth Thorne

Present: John Ferlito, Peter Lieverdink, Joshua Hesketh, Michael Carden, Lindsay Holmwood, Alice Boxhall

Agenda

1. Accept minutes of Last Meeting
   • Previous teleconf minutes need amendment before posting.
2. Status update on LCA2011
   • Sponsors are coming on board and looking good. The budget has been tidied up, so the wild guess numbers are now more concrete. TODO: Joshua to chat with Shaun regarding the payment gateway and keynotes and get him in touch with Sarah Stokely.
3. Status update on LCA2012
   • Weekend of 30/31 Oct is when we'll go to Ballarat to do a team meeting and site inspection. Will discuss logistics after the teleconf.
4. Status update on Drupal Down Under
   • TODO: Peter to ask to have the budget put into google docs.
5. Status update on Survey
   • John will work on survey later today.
6. Diversity policy sponsorship requirements
   • A team list now exists.
7. Brendan Scott's project.
   • Awaiting an invoice for part 1. Remove from next agenda.
8. Community wiki
   • In progress.

9. Insurance query re HackerSpaces; machinery accident cover etc?

   • Awaiting a reply from the insurance company. They're looking at a commercial lease on a property. How can we mitigate risk if we were to underwrite this?
10. Associations Incorporation Act 2009
    • In progress.
11. Planning weekend
    • We had one, it was awesome.

12. Tag & testing

    • Revisit next time it comes up with a venue.
13. Education Show Melbourne
    • Received a brochure with early-bird pricing. It'll be on in August 2011. Post to linux-aus to ask if anyone would be interested in coordinating this.

General Business

• Discussion of any items that provide relevant information to the council and which might generate motions for next meeting or new action items.

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