[ELECTRON] future, broadband, meeting, etc

Wed Apr 13 07:45:35 UTC 2011

If Skype does get setup. I might be able to attend remotely as well.
On 13 Apr 2011 08:39, "Simon Yuill" <simon at lipparosa.org> wrote:
> 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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