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* If we have extra time, we can discuss potential future talks. | * If we have extra time, we can discuss potential future talks. | ||
* Reminder that our AGM is in April. If you wish to serve on the board, feel free to self-nominate. | * Reminder that our AGM is in April. If you wish to serve on the board, feel free to self-nominate. | ||
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+ | Meeting will be online via jitsi with the following link and code: | ||
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+ | AGM portion: | ||
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+ | Key business: | ||
+ | - election of board members | ||
+ | - reports on activities and finance | ||
+ | - discussion of priorities for Linux Ottawa activities | ||
+ | - discussion of group services and how to maintain them | ||
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+ | Proxies: If you cannot participate, | ||
+ | at the bottom of this email. The target number we need is 15 people/ | ||
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+ | Meeting background information. | ||
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+ | Board: Several board members have other obligations and have decided | ||
+ | to step down. Tug Williams, Ian Gorman and John Nash have agreed to | ||
+ | stay on. That is a minimal quorum for the Board. We can definitely use | ||
+ | some more members to give wider experience and opinions. | ||
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+ | Priorities for Linux Ottawa activities: It appears that the mailing list | ||
+ | is our most valued service and well-used. Our monthly meetings get reasonable | ||
+ | participation online (and previously in person). At the present, there is | ||
+ | uncertainty as to the wisdom of returning to in-person meetings from a health | ||
+ | perspective. Moreover, having set up the infrastructure for virtual meetings, | ||
+ | the Board has noted that arrangements for meetings are less effort than those | ||
+ | for in-person ones, and also cost less in financial terms. | ||
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+ | Other activities -- for example a club distro, outreach activities -- have | ||
+ | had verbal support but no serious commitment of effort. Should we simply list | ||
+ | them as activities we will support as and when there is member buy-in? | ||
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+ | Group services: We need volunteers -- preferably small teams -- to maintain | ||
+ | our services. We have a Linux Ottawa virtual server, so must maintain and | ||
+ | back it up. To simplify the operation, we present only our Dokuwiki instance. | ||
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+ | Our mailing list is not fully standards-compliant. We had a member who | ||
+ | undertook to set up a Mailman3 list service. However, that person has stopped | ||
+ | communicating and we have not been able to determine the reason. With covid | ||
+ | and convoys, we reserve judgement pending more information. However, our | ||
+ | mailing list could use some work, and that will not happen without some | ||
+ | members stepping up to the plate. | ||
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+ | We also welcome contributions to our monthly meetings. The format of one | ||
+ | or two topics with a presentation and discussion seems to work. The presentations | ||
+ | do not need to be from an " | ||
+ | understanding of different tools or situations. | ||
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+ | Meeting portion of the evening: | ||
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+ | We have one talk scheduled so far. John will lead a discussion on "Video formats | ||
+ | and conversion” after the AGM portion is completed. There may be a second talk, | ||
+ | depending on available time and availability. Topic “to be determined” at this point. | ||
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+ | Proxy Instructions… | ||
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+ | Proxies can be registered by sending an email to either John Nash (john dot | ||
+ | nash at uottawa dot ca) or Scott Murphy (scott dot murphy at linux dash ottawa | ||
+ | dot org) prior to 17:00 on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 so that we have a record | ||
+ | prior to the election. The email should be in the form of the example in the | ||
+ | bylaws, replicated below: | ||
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+ | ----cut—— | ||
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+ | OTTAWA CANADA LINUX USERS GROUP Proxy Appointment | ||
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+ | The undersigned member of the OTTAWA CANADA LINUX USERS GROUP hereby | ||
+ | appoints _________________________ of _________________________ or | ||
+ | failing in person appointed above, _________________________ of | ||
+ | _________________________ as the proxy of the undersigned to attend and | ||
+ | act at the OCLUG meeting to be held on the day of _________________________, | ||
+ | and at any adjournment thereof in the same manner, to the same extent and | ||
+ | with the same power as if the undersigned were present. | ||
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+ | Dated this day of _________________________. | ||
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+ | Legal name of Member: _________________________. | ||
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+ | Email address of Member: _________________________. | ||
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+ | —cut— | ||
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+ | At the request of another board member to ensure the above makes sense, | ||
+ | the following is an example of filled out example would look something like: | ||
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+ | OTTAWA CANADA LINUX USERS GROUP Proxy Appointment | ||
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+ | The undersigned member of the OTTAWA CANADA LINUX USERS GROUP hereby | ||
+ | appoints Scott Murphy of Ottawa or failing in person appointed above, | ||
+ | John Nash of Ottawa as the proxy of the undersigned to attend and | ||
+ | act at the OCLUG meeting to be held on the day of April 9, 2020, | ||
+ | and at any adjournment thereof in the same manner, to the same extent and | ||
+ | with the same power as if the undersigned were present. | ||
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+ | Dated this day of _April_6, | ||
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+ | Legal name of Member: _Tux_T._Penguin_. | ||
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+ | Email address of Member: _tux@linux-ottawa.org_. | ||
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