[Computerbank] may president's report

[John Dalton]

David Lloyd wrote:

> Does open office save as text?

Yes, it does.  Here's the content of the attachment, for those who 
couldn't read it.

John

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President's Report May 2004
19 May 2004

Hi all Computerbankers,

I have approached a couple of legal firms requesting advice on DGR 
status for our organisation  – these being Howie Maher Barristers and 
Solicitors as well as Pitcher Partners; Howie Maher have offered to 
help – I expect to hear from them in the short term.

Geoff Tregenza (Computerbank NSW President) has arranged a deal with 
an insurance firm with regard to stock being distributed to state 
branches around Australia. The stock includes PIII computers and laser 
printers – branches will be able to distribute Linux machines on 
high-quality hardware!! Thank you to Geoff for his efforts here.

State branches are quite busy with revenue-generating activities. 
(Work for the Dole programs are underway in most states and are 
running very well.) CBNSW are on the verge of securing a long-term 
lease in Sydney which will accommodate their storage needs. This is 
positive news.

Computerbank volunteers in all states are putting in a great amount of 
work and state branches are moving forward as a result. SA and VIC for 
instance run two Work for the Dole programs – the hard work required 
to get to that position is due to volunteer effort. This is 
Computerbank's strength I believe – volunteers working together. NSW 
has also received exposure in the press recently - the group are 
making great inroads with regard to exposing Computerbank and their 
activities to the outside world.

Our Vice-President, Steve Paynter, has resigned due to study 
commitments. All the best Steve.

Hope all are well.


Con Validas
President
Computerbank Australia Inc