[ELECTRON] future, broadband, meeting, etc

Wed Apr 13 07:39:29 UTC 2011

Hi Paola,

Keep an eye on your email, if we get something set up we will let you know.

best wishes
Si

> Simon and all
>
> my schedule on Thursday looks wobbly, but I ould very much like to attend
> the meeting
>
> I wonder in case I cannot make it to Glasgow, if we can setup a skype
> connection with video
> then I will feel like I am in the room with you folks
>
>
> PDM
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Josh G <bitskit at gmx.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> I've just finished my 2.5 months of working in Austria and I'll be back
>> in
>> Glasgow next week. I joined the Electron Club before I left and never
>> got a
>> chance to come down. I'd love to get involved in the 3months I'll be
>> back in
>> Glasgow. Can you let me know of anything I can take part with over this
>> time.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Josh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: Alan J Munro
>>
>> Sent: 05/04/11 02:12 PM
>>
>> To: Discussion list for the Electron Club
>>
>> Subject: Re: [ELECTRON] future, broadband, meeting, etc
>>
>>
>> Hi Simon,
>> I can make the 14th and I will try to help in what way I can. It's in my
>> diary and I'll try to think how I can contribute.
>>
>> best wishes,
>>
>> alan
>>
>> On 3 Apr 2011, at 23:02, Simon Yuill wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > As you may recall Francis McKee (CCA Director) offered to meet with us
>> > last month to discuss CCA's ongoing support for the Electron Club and
>> > get familar with more members as I will be stepping down.
>> >
>> > Anyway, as things went it wasn't possible. He got caught up in other
>> > commitments which meant he couldn't make the dates originally
>> proposed.
>> >
>> > I will try and arrange for another meeting this month but meanwhile we
>> > need to press on with other people taking over my responsibilities at
>> > the Electron Club.
>> >
>> > Ben Dembroski has offered to provide hosting for the website, and
>> Blair
>> > offered to help get a new website up and running.
>> >
>> > For the mailing lists, the options are either for something to be set
>> up
>> > on Ben's server, or if we are to shift to using the Groupserver system
>> > we looked at a few weeks back, they offer a free service that Electron
>> > Club could sign up to. This would take care of both hosting and
>> > maintenance, although it would not be possible to customize it in any
>> > way, but it is posisble to have your own URL directed to it and for
>> the
>> > mailing list addresses (so members at electronclub.org could still be
>> used
>> > for example). There will need to be one or more people to act as
>> > moderators for the lists - individual group lists should continue to
>> be
>> > run by the groups themselves but will also need to move to whatever
>> new
>> > system we adopt. We should aim to get the transition to the new
>> > server(s) started this month.
>> >
>> >
>> > Kenny Macleod (CCA head technician and Production Manager) has been in
>> > touch this week regarding the broadband. The CCA have now offered to
>> > take on the full costs of running this for us, so there will no longer
>> > be any need for people to fundraise for the costs of this. The CCA
>> will
>> > be taking this over at the end of April - there may be some downtime
>> as
>> > they transfer it to their own provider.
>> >
>> >
>> > I am also setting the end of April as the deadline for my own
>> departure,
>> > so we will need people to have taken over my responsibilities by this
>> point.
>> >
>> >
>> > The main thing here is for one or more people to act as the liason
>> with
>> > the CCA, keep them updated about new members and who needs access ot
>> the
>> > room, provide advance notice when workshops are happening, respond to
>> > enquiries for them and pass on news for when the building is shut etc.
>> > It is also useful for someone to forward information to their
>> marketing
>> > people for any public events at Electron Club that people would like
>> > advertised through CCA.
>> >
>> > Internally there needs to be someone to respond to enquiries from the
>> > public about the Electron Club - passing on invites to things such as
>> > the BBC workshop last month, and welcoming new members, helping new
>> > groups get started using the space, etc.
>> >
>> > It is probably best that this is shared out between a group of people
>> > and a dedicated mailing list could be set up for that. But first we
>> need
>> > to know who is willing to be part of this.
>> >
>> > I have booked the room for a week on Thursday, 14th April, at 6pm. Can
>> > everyone who is interested in helping with the ongoing running of the
>> > Electron Club try and make that?
>> >
>> > If people can't make the date but want to be involved, just let me
>> know
>> > and I'll make sure you get included in any ongoing arrangements.
>> >
>> > I will try and get Francis or someone else from CCA to be at this as
>> > well so we can sort that stuff out at the same time.
>> >
>> >
>> > best wishes
>> > Si
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> >
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