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====== Board Minutes August 2008 ======

**Location**: Margaret and Tyler's house.

<code>
Present: 
   maggi   Margaret Tidman
   rj_ren  Roland Renaud
   ttidman Tyler Tidman
   mcr     Michael Richardson
   nashjc  John Nash
   wardi   Ian Ward
</code>


====== Agenda ======

  * approval of agenda
<code>
passed unanimously
</code>


  * Approve Last Month's Board Meeting Minutes [[:BoardMinutesJune2008]]
<code>
passed unanimously
</code>


  * Review OclugBoardForwardAgenda
<code>
items added for 2009.
</code>


  * Still to do: Review/followup Suggestions from ticket tracking
<code>
Outreach to universities: John Nash has been trying to contact CS departments.
Could we co-sponsor an event with Carleton CS/Ottawa U CS.
"Back to school with Linux". 
</code>


  * Ubuntu CDs received 
<code>
Ubuntu CDs are not yet on library shelves. Likely waiting for vacations to return.
Tyler will prod to make sure that they are available.
</code>


  * status of speakers
    * meeting room arrangements
<code>
    Karen Ballard <ballark@algonquincollege.com>
    Support Services Officer  (web site says she's "budget officer")
    Computer Studies Department
    Algonquin College
    T307b - Woodroffe Campus
    (613)727-4723 ext. 5948
    http://algonquincollege.com/sat/cs/contact.htm
</code>

    * need speakers for September
<code>
   Two speakers for September.
   The room is T117. The dates are: September 2. October 7. November 4. December 2.

   Need speakers for Oct/Nov/Dec.   
</code>

  Let's present a list on Tuesday of ListOfApplications.

    * get new cards new cards, #13
<code>
June 2008: get pamphlets printed up

We got some quotes for brochures, Ian's were the best, but we need to find the list again.
ACTION: Ian will look this up again. 
</code>


    * June 2008: determine how many business card are left, order more.
<code>
ACTION: order more business cards.
</code>


    * June 2008: look at tux backups
<code>
We need to organize another work-party.
TUX is at Richard's house.
Spare-TUX still needs ram.
ACTION: MCR will organize a work-party.
</code>


  * New Business

    * onlinux.
<code>
  Anyone planning to go to Onlinux.ca?  End of October.
  JCNASH: maybe.
  MCR: maybe.
  Tyler/Maggi: maybe.
</code>

    * moderation of oclug-announce list (spam issue)
<code>
  oclug-announce was letting spam through.
  who are the moderators?  Ian can moderate, and Brenda can.
  DaveEdwards (dle) needs someone else to moderate the linux-novice list.
</code>


    * programming olympics page. AlgonquinProgrammingOlympics 
<code>
  The programming olympics page is still 2007.  We need to post the 2008 results.
ACTION: Need to ask Bill Case to update the page, or move it to the wiki.
  Need to get pictures.
</code>


    * bank choices
<code>
  Discussion about changing away from Alterna Bank.
  Is it worth changing banks? we'd have to make a trip to branch as a group.
ACTION: MCR will ask PCFinancial. 
</code>


    * power bars for TheCodeFactory power bars: #39
<code>
We will look at purchasing about $200 of these, and ask the members if they want to order some as well.
</code>

    * A THANK YOU TO MARGARET and TYLER for organizing LitW.


<code>
Adjourned at 21:02.
</code>