Monthly Meeting Tues 5 th Apr 2005

PRESENT

Sean Ben Matt Andy Ian Lloyd Matt Sam Rich Jim Paul

APOLOGIES

Bails Pete F

MATTERS ARISING

• Accounts : Almost done. Pete Ferne has sent the annual returns to Dom. Suggest we do a lay audit.
• Training : Werburghs would like us to do 2 courses of four sessions before the end of June. ERN have been advised that courses are on offer at Werburghs. Bannerman Road training dates have been set, and training will (provisionally) be at the ECC.
• Fundraising : Possibility of funds for an employee to work with introducing refugees to the community. £4000 received for market research purposes, which will be discussed at the AGM. Still looking for Bannerman Road funding, one possible could be Community Broadband Network. Nesta application (£15000) failed, but another Nesta fund is a possibility. We have two strategies; long-term commercial funding, and short-term grant-based funding.
• Easton Community Centre : Meeting on Thursday about the future of the ECC. We should have a presence. Rich, Lloyd and Ian will go with Pete F if he can make it.
• Bristol Wireless Beautification Project : Each of our logos is different. This project is to provide a consistent front end to the project, including headed paper, logos, T-Shirts, business cards, etc. Seperate meeting to discuss this on Wednesday 20th April 2005 at 3pm at The Lab.
• Traffic Shaping : To prevent the network being brought down by a malicious (or unwitting) user, we need to install a quality of service system on the network. A technical subgroup will meet at 6pm on 13th April 2005 at The Chelsea to discuss.
• Premises : We have just acquired a new room to bring our rent up to £30/week from £15/week. We need volunteers to paint it this weekend.

AGM

• Jobs/Equipment : Lloyd to arrange antenna install at Bannerman Road. This will require a directional antenna and fixings, in addition to an access point configured to connect to the network.
• Workshops : There are 3 workshops; Network (Past, Present and Future), Product Development (Presented by Sean), Circular Management (Presented by Sam). Lloyd and Andy to arrange and present the Network workshop.
• Legal and Admin : Elections will be made for Chair, Company Secretary and Treasurer. Membership criteria to be confirmed at the AGM. Annual report to be given at the AGM.

AOB