AGM: A Brief Review

On Saturday, the AGM was held. At 10am, we gathered at Bannerman Road School. Whilst some of us set up the tables, chairs and tea/coffee, others worked on the node at the school. The antenna had been realigned by Lloyd earlier in the week, and Matt worked away on the Linksys box to provide connectivity to the local network. A temporary access point was installed for coverage inside the building, although we realised there was a good signal from Twinnel House and The Chelsea inside the hall! At 12:00, we were ready to start the AGM. The agenda was quite short, and we were finished by 13:00. It was a good turnout, as can be seen from the minutes. At this point, most people retired to The Chelsea, whilst others did some last minute preperation for the workshops they were to hold.

After lunch, it was time to present the networking workshop, which I did with the help of Matt. There was little jeering, so I think that went well! I gave an overview of how the network started, and how it has evolved to where it is now. I also gave insight into future developments, and some of the issues we have had to overcome. After this, Sean presented his (clearly well prepared) workshop on product planning. Sadly, both Sean and myself took longer than expected and left Sam with very little time for his workshop on circular management. After this workshop, we tidied up and headed for The Chelsea to discuss some of the interesting items from the day. Of course, beer featured in these discussions!