Monthly Meeting Tues 1 st Feb 2005

PRESENT

Pete Rich Jim Bails Tim Paul Ben Sean Andy Matt M Lloyd Ian C Matt L

APOLOGIES

Sam

MATTERS ARISING

• Accounts: Accounts are being prepared, and will be in soon.
• Circular Management: All in agreement good idea. To be discussed at projects meeting.
• Backhaul: BMEX is preferred solution as Mistral did not respond. We have done a deal to pay after we are paid, and to get wireless connectivity from The Watershed. We want to get some community centres to buy their links from us. Many local ones are likely to commit to Inty as their provider. We have good relationships with Inty, who may use us as their suppliers. Pete F is going to talk to Inty and work out financial figures.
• Project Management: Meeting for projects, AGM and other associated issues is required. No venue as yet. Speculative dates 2nd or 3rd April, possibly at Bannerman ROad School.
• Fundraising: Funding applications are in for paid employees working on the Bannerman Road project. Wiki is kept up to date with news.
• Business Plan: Are we writing this for a specific reason? If so, perhaps it should be tailored. Cashflow forecasts required, plus mini-CVs of main people in project. More information about other projects in Bristol. Clear about whether our service is business-class or domestic. Big push on getting it right before the final polish at the AGM. Current Draft
• Network Topology Report: There are issues between ECC and Twinnell House. Lloyd and Matt working on it. We need redundancy in links between nodes.

AOB

• The Lab: We need something bigger. Perhaps we could start an Internet Cafe run by our volunteers, which would have a back room for our use, plus a money-making shop floor running LTSP.