OCLUG Board Agenda ¶

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Next Meeting: 2010-04-20.

Location: Nash (373 Laurier E, #903)

When it's an irc meeting, use: server oftc.net (irc.oclug.on.ca points there), chatroom #oclug-board.
Agenda ¶

Present: All but Eric. 
Location: Nash residence


     * Approval of agenda 
Yes

     * Approve Last Month's Board Meeting Minutes BoardMinutesMarch2010 (note that some members not present) 

Approved.

     * Board named positions (mainly for purposes of change form) 

Mike Kenzie -- Treasurer
John Nash -- President
Eric Brackenbury -- Secretary
Lisa Lovchik -- VP

     * Change of address for corporation 

MCR has offered. 
     470 Dawson Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 2L4

     * Resolution for Bank 

The Board approved a change of the signing officers for the OCLUG bank account # 4527987, to Mike Kenzie, Treasurer,  John C. Nash, President, Lisa Lovchik, Vice-President,  Roland Renaud, Director, and John Sebastien Taylor, Director,  and that these be the only signing officers at this time.

Approved.

     * Agree process for change of signing officers 

Roland will send name to John. John will determine what is needed for change of signatories
and for change of branch. Preferred Merivale.

     * Donations April 2010 meeting to Treasurer 
ACTION: cheque from JN (also annual donation)

     * Verify AGM Minutes (approval will be at next year's meeting) 
OK but add Margaret's report.          ACTION: JN

     * Update on action items from last Board meeting
SysAdmin access: ACTION: update list and add new board members. Find and safeguard root pw.

     * Looking for locations for doing tutorials 
ACTION: John may be able to get space at University of Ottawa, will look into this.
        Mike to check Exit Certified situation.

      * Replacement for Programming Olympics
	Look into doing some sort of student contest at the Science and Technology Museum.
	ACTION: John to follow up with contact at museum.
	Link to Randal Memorial

       * Potential hardware upgrade for TUX (new machine)
	Looking at a budget around $800 - $1000 for new machine
	JN spoke to RGB: U2 rack size.
	ACTION: Talk it up at meetings and possibly on lists.


     * Review OclugBoardForwardAgenda 
	TBD    * April 2010: what to do in place of programming olympics??
	decision    * April 2010: change corporate address
	decision    * April 2010: Book room for next 3-4 months
	TBD    * April 2010: Make sure to book Vincent Massey site for July
    	decision	* May 2010: Set up signing authorities
    	TBD * June 2010: Linux in the Wild planning (July17, to coincide with OLS)


     * Emails for Board: John ST will look into lists and what they are doing and email aliases.


     * Upcoming meetings 
	* May: Net Neutrality (MCR)
		Ubuntu 10.4 - what's new? (who?)
		Partitioning!
          June: GPS (Eric + )
		Boot sequence for linux 
          Ideas on filesystems

          July: LiTW July 17. Suggestion is Strathcona Pk (or alternate) and picnic rather than BBQ
		ACTION: JN to tell Margaret to drop reservation
			Announce at next meeting
			Post request / announcement on list(s) for volunteers
			Plan for food / other stuff?


     * Sysadmin for tux (who is doing this?) 
		ACTION: JST to ask Ian.
                        Add Mike to info@oclug.on.ca

     * Serving different classes of users 
		Boot camp
		Coffee "Linux Hour" (Tux Tuesday)

     * Memorial for Randal Leavitt 
		Mike to prepare 1 pager with idea.


     * OCLUG History
		http://oclug.on.ca/phpwiki

Motion to adjourn: 10:55