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[Linux-aus] 2005/05/10 Committee Meeting Minutes (DRAFT)
Minutes for Linux Australia Committee Meeting
2005/05/10 21:00 +1000
Conducted over teleconference
Present:
Jonathan Oxer (President)
Anthony Towns (Secretary)
Mark Tearle (Treasurer)
Geoffrey Bennett
Andrew Cowie
Absent with apologies:
Pia Waugh (Vice-President)
Stewart Smith
The meeting was opened by Jonathan Oxer, the meeting chair, at 21:10.
1. Approval of minutes
Motion: That the minutes of the Committee Meeting held at
linux.conf.au 2005 on the 22nd April 2005 accurately reflect the
proceedings of that meeting.
The motion was proposed by Anthony Towns, and seconded by Mark Tearle.
The motion was passed unanimously.
2. Darwin LUG Open Source Kiosks Grant Request
Motion: That Linux Australia fulfill the grant request made by Anthony
Hornby on behalf of the Darwin Linux Users Group to provide $1800 in
funding to provide hardware upgrades for the purpose of building "open
source kiosks" for the Darwin community, as specified in the grant
proposal.
The motion was proposed by Andrew Cowie, and seconded by Anthony Towns.
Mark Tearle spoke briefly in support of the motion, expressing his
opinion that DarLUG was a worthy recipient, and it would be interesting
to see how it turned out. The motion was passed unanimously.
3. Assistance with ComputerBank Transport Costs
Motion: That Linux Australia cover the costs of transporting donated
computers from ComputerBank Sydney to ComputerBank Hunter, Computer
Bank New England, and ComputerBank Central Coast over the period from
12th July 2004 to 15th February 2005 to the value of $2781.17, upon
receipt of copies of the appropriate tax invoices, in accordance with
the previous grant proposal posted to the Linux Australia mailing list
on the 12th of April.
The motion was proposed by Anthony Towns, and seconded by Geoffrey
Bennett. There was some further discussion about the committee's
concerns about the administration of the grant, and that funds are spent
appropriately and handled in a timely manner. The motion was passed
unanimously.
4. Ghosts of Conferences Past
Motion: That the motion passed on the 22nd April 2005 be amended to
allocate up to $10000 for flight expenses.
Motion: That funds be authorised for accommodation expenses for the
Ghosts attendees, covering, where appropriate, accomodation for the
nights of Friday the 20th, Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd.
The motions were proposed by Andrew Cowie, and seconded by Mark Tearle.
The motions were passed unanimously.
5. Extra Memory for digital.linux.org.au
Motion: That digital.linux.org.au be upgraded with an additional
gigabyte of RAM, provided the upgrade can be performed without
requiring other components to also be upgraded.
The motion was proposed by Geoffrey Bennett, and seconded by Jonathan
Oxer. The motion was passed unanimously.
6. Review of Vice-President's expenditures
Motion: That the committee accepts the Vice-President's expenditure of
$873.45 for gifts for the linux.conf.au organisers is appropriate to
the mission of Linux Australia, and that the Vice-President's
executive budget be reset to $1000.
The motion was proposed by Mark Tearle, and seconded by Anthony Towns.
The motion passed unanimously.
7. Change of Business Address
Motion: That Linux Australia's registered business office be changed
to the North Sydney office of Minerva Technology Lawyers.
The motion was proposed by Anthony Towns, and seconded by Mark Tearle.
The motion was passed unanimously.
8. Face to Face Meeting
Motion: That a face to face meeting of the committee be held on the
weekend of the 18th and 19th of June in Adelaide, and funds be
authorised for flight and accommodation expenses related to holding
that meeting.
The motion was proposed by Jonathan Oxer, and seconded by Anthony Towns.
The committee briefly discussed the general topics that need to be
focussed on at the meeting, in particular the issue of improving our
performance in dealing with grants, donations, and state interaction, in
refining our priorities, in formulating our media strategy, evaluating
budgetry issues, reviewing the potential education sub-committee's
plans, and finalishing Linux Australia's response to the fair use inquiry.
The motion passed unanimously.
The formal portion of the meeting closed at 21:31.
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Anthony Towns <secretary@linux.org.au>
Secretary, Linux Australia Inc
http://www.linux.org.au/