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        to face Council Meeting 2014</span></h1>
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        of Hobart, Cnr Runnymede Street &amp; Salamanca Place. Battery
        Point 7004 </span></p>
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        March 2014<br>
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        members of Council were present:</span></p>
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            Hesketh - President</span></p>
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            Blemings - Vice President</span></p>
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            Marier - Treasurer</span></p>
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            Reid - Secretary</span></p>
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            Stewart - Ordinary Committee Member</span></p>
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            Ra Germaine - Ordinary Committee Member</span></p>
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            Neugebauer - Ordinary Committee Member</span></p>
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        open </span></h2>
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        Hesketh opened face to face at 1011hrs on Saturday 8th March. </span></p>
    <br>
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        welcomed all members of Council and thanked them for giving up
        their time for the weekend, and also thanked the members of
        Council for their service on Council. Joshua welcomed
        Christopher Neugebauer and Sae Ra Germaine as new members of
        Council. </span></p>
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        outlined the format for the weekend. </span></p>
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        on what we would like to achieve as Council Members in 2014</span></h2>
    <br>
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Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        went around the room and discussed what they would like to
        personally achieve in 2014. Discussions were also held around
        succession planning, with various Council members indicating
        their thoughts at this stage on whether they would stand for
        Council in 2015. In general, at least half of Council will not
        be standing for re-election in 2015. </span></p>
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        key themes were;</span></p>
    <br>
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        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">To
            serve as the voice of wisdom and as a sounding board to
            other Council members and to the community as a whole</span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
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        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Undertake
            more outreach to university students</span></p>
      </li>
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        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">To
            review the current membership platform, MemberDB, with a
            view to replacement</span></p>
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        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Gain
            more impetus with the Media and Communications Subcommittee</span></p>
      </li>
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        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Undertake
            financial modelling to gain insight into how much cash
            reserve is needed in the case of a full linux.conf.au
            failure/partial failure and related scenarios</span></p>
      </li>
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        <p dir="ltr"
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            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Set
            up New Zealand bank accounts in a more optimal way,
            partially to faciliate linux.conf.au 2015</span></p>
      </li>
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        <p dir="ltr"
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Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Better
            document roles and responsibilities of Council members to
            aid succession planning</span></p>
      </li>
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        <p dir="ltr"
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            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Enable
            the Community to undertake more activities, and become an
            enabler for community efforts. </span></p>
      </li>
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        <p dir="ltr"
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            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">On
            a similar note, provide additional support for subcommittees
            and events to run under the auspices of Linux Australia
            through grants and related programmes</span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
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Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Become
            more involved in relevant industry associations - like EFA
            and OSIA, although the format this would take is unclear. </span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Become
            more involved in lobbying activities such as submissions to
            the TPP. </span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Undertake
            succession planning for Council 2015</span></p>
      </li>
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            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Harness
            the Council mailing list more to make teleconferences less
            onerous</span></p>
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        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Member
        survey outcomes and response actions</span></h2>
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    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
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        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        discussed the main points highlighted from the 2013 Member
        Survey and how they aligned with the activities that we wanted
        to undertake. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h3 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:13px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Improving
        communication with members</span></h3>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">This
        is addressed by a replacement for MemberDB that allows targeted
        communication. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h3 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:13px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Increasing
        advocacy and influence</span></h3>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Actions
        around being more involved in industry and lobbying submissions
        are in alignment here. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h3 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:13px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Improving
        services for the cohort of members identified as retired</span></h3>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        discussed whether the large cohort of members identifying as
        retired is due to a pipeline legacy issue, and related to the
        poor incoming pipeline of younger and university members.
        Council noted that introductory Linux information, the key need
        for this cohort, is something that is done very well elsewhere.
        Council noted that it could partner with Linux User Groups to
        provide a referral service. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h3 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:13px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Marketing
        and branding</span></h3>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        discussed unifying the brand under which our activities are run,
        and our marketing positioning, including the poor recognition of
        the Linux Australia brand within the Australian tech community.
      </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">DECISION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Council decided that a rebranding of Linux Australia is not in
        scope of activities for 2014, given the limited time and
        resources we have. Future Councils may wish to revisit the
        rebranding issue. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h3 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:13px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Documenting
        council roles</span></h3>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">We
        all agreed that we need to do some work this year in documenting
        the Council roles, particularly office-bearer roles to ensure
        succession planning for 2015 Council. </span></p>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Constitution</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        reviewed the constitution in terms of trying to solve a number
        of concrete problems. The key issue is mailing list conduct,
        although there are some other small gaps in the Constitution. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Codes
            of Conduct are not as easily enforceable because policies
            and Codes of Conduct are not directly linked to the
            Constitution - the only mechanisms to trigger disciplinary
            action in the Constitution are under Section 11 - which is
            not linked directly to breach of policies or Codes of
            Conduct</span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">There
            are also scope issues in that Delegates to events are not
            always members of Linux Australia, and the disciplinary
            action in Section 11 of the Constitution applies only to
            members of Linux Australia. Delegates are however bound by
            the Code of Conduct of the event which they are attending. </span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
            discussed whether we are able to deny entry to events - such
            as LCA if we need to. We can - we don&#8217;t have to sell tickets
            to people who we don&#8217;t want to - for instance if they have
            previously breached Codes of Conduct. </span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
            discussed rewording of 11(1)(b) of the Constitution to
            include values and Codes of conduct - linking values to the
            Constitution. </span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
            also discussed wording changes, such as changing Committee
            -&gt; Council </span></p>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Discussion
        of paid memberships and expiry of memberships</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        revisited the question of whether Linux Australia should charge
        for membership, and how frequently we should do expiry. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The
            point was made that we would see more maturity if we charged
            for memberships - if you pay money you tend to pay more
            interest to things. </span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The
            concept of paid membership as a donation to Linux Australia,
            where there would be no difference in benefits - was
            discussed. </span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The
            concept of open source donation fatigue was raised as a
            possible blocker here. </span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The
            issue of renewals and reduced membership due to renewals was
            raised</span></p>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        was requested to consider these issues and reflect on them
        overnight .</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Vision,
        Mission and Values</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The
        concept of LA&#8217;s relevance over time was discussed. Will we
        become less relevant in say 10-15 years time as PC user groups
        have become as people need less help with Linux? What do we do
        strategically to ensure the longevity of the organisation - and
        this probably lies in umbrellaing events. A trading name is a
        simple solution, but we would not want to enforce a new trading
        name without consulting the community. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">&#8220;Open
        source&#8221; is a cool word but &#8220;Linux&#8221; is not. A large part of the
        name change issue was first getting consensus on changing the
        name, and then actually finding the name we wanted to change it
        to. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        discussed whether our values are relevant. General feeling that
        our values are more relevant than ever given the environmental
        changes occurring - such as less use of open source, more
        surveillance and the ubiquitous use of personal information, and
        the rise of Mobile First technology. Comment was made around
        whether &#8216;privacy&#8217; should be added to the values given the rise
        of concerns around surveillance and data collection. &nbsp;</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">that
        Council re-affirms the organisation&#8217;s values for 2014 by Kathy
        Reid</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Joshua Hesketh</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">unanimously</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Committee
        structures, governance, oversight and policies</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        discussed whether we should just move a motion to put the Code
        of Conduct in place for mailing lists, as it provides a clear
        path forward for mailing list conduct. It was felt that further
        discussion was required. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        discussed at length whether the Mailing List Policy should have
        a clause stating that off list communications should remain
        private. The corollary of whether off site events should be
        considered part of the conference was raised. Council
        distinguished between Mailing Lists being a channel that Linux
        Australia manages, but that it is not actually a Linux Australia
        event. For example non-members can be on the mailing list.
        General consensus that we need a framework that works regardless
        of whether the mailing list contributor is a member or a non
        member. <br class="kix-line-break">
      </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">DECISION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        If a person is sending a mail privately, it is sent between two
        people, then a member can make a complaint about another member,
        and may result in mediation. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        considered whether there should be community Moderators for the
        mailing lists, and whether the Moderators would have to be
        members of Council. General agreement that they would be trusted
        members of the community. General point raised that people are
        leaving the linux-aus list because of the signal to noise ratio
        - and that there is actually very little useful information on
        the list. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Chris to have a look at a draft of the Code of Conduct so that
        it has applicability to the mailing lists. The mailing list Code
        of Conduct needs to give us some discretion for disciplinary
        action. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        discussed whether a generic Code of Conduct should be
        implemented versus just a Mailing List Code of Conduct. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Discussion
        around whether we have a generic code of conduct versus a
        mailing list code of conduct. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Discussion
        of having a policy mailing list where we could debate policy
        issues specifically, allowing them to be moved away from the
        main linux-aus list. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Joshua Hesketh that</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">a
        new mailing list be created called <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:policies@linux.org.au">policies@linux.org.au</a></span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">to
        which policy discussions may be referred. </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Christopher Neugebauer</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">unanimously</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Joshua Hesketh that </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">we
        work on a Code of Conference document on Sunday 9th that could
        serve as a code of conduct for the mailing list</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Josh Stewart</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
        unanimously</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h3 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:13px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">DrupalSouth
        request to form Subcommittee</span></h3>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        reviewed the request from DONNA BENJAMIN to form a Subcommittee
        of Linux Australia for the purpose of running DrupalSouth 2015
        in Melbourne with constitution as follows;</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Donna
            Benjamin - Conference Director</span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Peter
            Lieverdink - Conference Treasurer</span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Chris
            Skene - Content Lead</span></p>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        by Kathy Reid that this Subcommittee be formed as requested
        under the existing Subcommittee policy until such time as the
        new policy takes effect, from which time the Subcommittee will
        adopt the new Subcommittee policy. </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Joshua Hesketh </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">unanimously
      </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Photography
        at conferences</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Photography
        and privacy is a tough one. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">General
        common sense should prevail - if requested to remove a photo,
        politely oblige. Discussion around having a signal - such as a
        badge - or a lanyard colour so that it can be removed. On one
        hand, photography provides collateral. On the other, people have
        a right to privacy. Signals such as lanyards or stickers may
        ostracise people. Distinction between photos *of* people versus
        photos that have people *in* them, where the focus is on someone
        else. A short and sweet statement &#8220;please remove images if asked
        to do so&#8221; - gives the organiser ultimate discretion. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Joshua Hesketh that model Code of conduct will be updated to
        include a sensible statement on photography that gives
        conference directors and council members discretion over
        photography to be approved by Council </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Sae Ra Germaine</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">with
        one abstention</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Policy</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Draft
        Subcommittee policy was worked through. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">DECISION
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">to
        apply policy to Python and Drupal conference</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">NEXT
        ACTIONS</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        are to go out to the policy mailing list and ghosts to seek
        feedback </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Kathy Reid that a Risk Register is to be adopted to better
        identify, mitigate and manage the risks borne by the
        organisation, the details of which will be fleshed out at a
        later date. </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Sae Ra Germaine</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">unanimously<br
          class="kix-line-break">
      </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Kathy to work on the Risk Register and report back to Council
        when a draft is ready</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        discussed censorship of language in the Code of Conduct and
        whether it was a form of censorship. </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">DECISION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        The wording around language and profanity in the Code of Conduct
        will remain unchanged. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Josh Stewart that</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Conferences
        are expected to use the Linux Australia Code of Conduct, or a
        similarly value-consistent Code of Conduct where this has been
        approved by the LA Council</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Josh Hesketh</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">unanimously</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Documentation</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        recognised the need for additional documentation at a Council
        level, particularly around roles to aid succession planning and
        this will be an ongoing activity throughout the year. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Budget
        cycle</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Discussion
        on whether we should adjust the budget cycle. The issue is that
        the Council is appointed in January, but the budget is
        determined in October. Theoretically the last year&#8217;s Council
        could spend significant amounts of budget prior to the incoming
        Council. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Joshua Hesketh that Linux Australia continue to budget on the
        existing financial year from October to September, even though
        this does not match Council terms. Incoming Council is then free
        to issue a Budget Revision after their appointment. </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Francois Marier</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">unanimously</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        by Christopher Neugebauer that financial assistance programs
        such as the Regional delegates Programme for LCA be moved to the
        budget of the relevant conference to administer</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Hugh
        Blemings</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">unanimously</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        noted that the Subcommittee register needs updating. </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Sae Ra to update Subcommittee register. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Saturday
        closed 1724 hrs</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <hr><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Sunday
        opened at 0945hrs</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Outreach
        and engagement</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        by Hugh Blemings that given the divergent opinions between LUV
        and LA on the TPP submission that LA contact LUV with a view to
        submitting the TPP submission in its current form</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Josh Stewart</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">unanimously
      </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Generally
        we wish to keep doing community outreach. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">It
        is likely that there will be submissions called for in regard to
        copyright reform. Another key issue is the NBN. Will keep this
        on our radar. Generally lend our support, there are many other
        organisations already with a voice here. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Another
        issue is open formats in government, such as the British
        government&#8217;s Digital by Default strategy. We will seek input
        from the community on collaborative documents that could be
        submitted to the government. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Awards,
        acknowledgement and processes</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Rusty
        Wrench is running well. No further actions required here. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MemberDB
        functional enhancements</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MemberDB
        is lacking two key functions</span></p>
    <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Renewal</span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Communications</span></p>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Role
        assignment has no UI. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">None
        of the other systems on the market do elections. Council
        discussed the need to still be able to do elections. Council
        discussed difficulty in funding bespoke development. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        by Kathy Reid that the Council recognises that MemberDB is
        lacking functionality and no longer serves Linux Australia&#8217;s
        needs in terms of membership services, and further that
        alternative options should be considered in 2014. </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Chris Neugebauer. </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">PASSED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">unanimously.
      </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Kathy Reid to investigate requirements for membership management
        further with a view to writing a Functional Requirements
        specification or similar for possible replacement of MemberDB. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Open
        Invention Network </span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Francois
        briefed Council on the Open Innovation Network and how it is
        designed to diffuse the threat of patent monopolies. It is
        essentially a mutual non-aggression pact around use of patents.
        Because Linux Australia does not hold patents there are no
        binding legal elements. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        by Francois that Council further consider the costs, risks and
        benefits of becoming a signatory to the Open Invention Network
        with a future motion to be put forward at a future Council
        meeting. <br class="kix-line-break">
      </span><a href="http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/"
        style="text-decoration:none;"><span
          style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/</span></a><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
      </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Hugh. </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">PASSED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">unanimously.
      </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">linux.conf.au
        2015 conference</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Discussion
        on whether to move linux.conf.au 2015 to new Subcommittee
        format. We will need to liaise with linux.conf.au 2015 to ensure
        they&#8217;re comfortable with these arrangements. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">linux.conf.au
        2016 conference</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">No
        discussion required at this time, under control. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">linux.conf.au
        2017 conference </span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Discussion
        around taking expressions of interest now, then have the
        Subcommittee take over. Expressions of interest and further work
        here DEFERRED to a later date. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Initial communication around linux.conf.au 2017 Expressions of
        Interest to go out in due course</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Other
        business</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Joshua
        Hesketh called for any other business. No other business was
        tabled and meeting was closed at 1045hrs. Council members then
        proceeded to work on action items. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <hr><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Joshua
        Hesketh re-opened meeting at 1427hrs</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        by Joshua Hesketh that Linux Australia&#8217;s byline be changed to
        read; </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Linux
        Australia is the peak body for Open Source communities in<br
          class="kix-line-break">
        Australia. Linux Australia represents approximately 5000
        Australian<br class="kix-line-break">
        users and developers of Free Software and Open Technologies, and<br
          class="kix-line-break">
        facilitates internationally-renowned events including
        linux.conf.au --<br class="kix-line-break">
        Australasia's grassroots Free and Open Source Software
        Conference.<br class="kix-line-break">
        <br class="kix-line-break">
        Linux Australia is voluntarily bound by the principles embodied
        by its<br class="kix-line-break">
        statement of values and the articles of association, and
        undertakes to<br class="kix-line-break">
        operate at all times in an open, transparent and democratic
        manner.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"><br
          class="kix-line-break">
      </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        by Chris Neugebauer</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        unanimously</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        by Joshua Hesketh to accept LCA2015 as a Subcommittee with
        initial members</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Cherie
            Ellis - Conference Chair </span></p>
      </li>
      <li dir="ltr"
        style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        <p dir="ltr"
          style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
            style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Steven
            Ellis - Sponsor Manager</span></p>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">SECONDED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        Francois</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">CARRIED
      </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">by
        a majority of Council members with one abstention <br
          class="kix-line-break">
        (Kathy abstained as core team member of LCA2016, possible
        conflict of interest in any voting on LCA2015 matters). </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Joshua
        thanked the Council for their commitment and attendance at Face
        to Face. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Meeting
        closed at 1433hrs</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Discussions
        minuted in camera</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>Several
    discussions were held in camera and are not made public at this time<br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <h2 dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Record
        of action items</span></h2>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">
        Sae Ra to update website with new byline</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Initial communication around linux.conf.au 2017 Expressions of
        Interest to go out in due course (draft comms in the Google
        Drive DRAFT folder)</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Chris to have a look at a draft of the Code of Conduct so that
        it has applicability to the mailing lists. The mailing list Code
        of Conduct needs to give us some discretion for disciplinary
        action. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Kathy to work on the Risk Register and report back to Council
        when a draft is ready</span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
        noted that the Subcommittee register needs updating. </span></p>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Sae Ra to update Subcommittee register. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <p dir="ltr"
      style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">ACTION</span><span
        style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">:
        Kathy Reid to investigate requirements for membership management
        further with a view to writing a Functional Requirements
        specification or similar for possible replacement of MemberDB. </span></p>
    <br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br>
    <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#bf9000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span><br>
    <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:'Droid
Sans';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;"></span>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Kathy Reid
Secretary
Linux Australia

<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:secretary@linux.org.au">secretary@linux.org.au</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linux.org.au">http://linux.org.au</a>



Linux Australia Inc
GPO Box 4788
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia

ABN 56 987 117 479
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