[ELECTRON] broadband + Camcorder Guerillas + future of Electron Club

[Alan J Munro]

I can make 1st and 2nd but not 9th or 10th. Maybe all interested could tell Simon their availability? 
alan

On 21 Feb 2011, at 17:06, Simon Yuill wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for everyone's emails. It's good to see that there is an interest
> in continuing things. Blair - your website has a some fascinating stuff
> on it.
> 
> I am still waiting on definite dates from Francis but it looks likely to
> be sometime during the first two weeks of March, most likely options are
> 1st, 2nd, 9th and 10th March. Will keep you posted.
> 
> best wishes
> Si
> 
> 
> Document Film Festival wrote:
>> Hi Simon,
>> 
>> Thanks for info. Will come along to meeting and well done for the past 4
>> years!!!!
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Paula
>> Paula Larkin
>> Coordinator 
>> Document Festival
>> 
>> tel: 00 44 141 332 9311
>> http://documentfilmfestival.org <http://documentfilmfestival.org/>
>> 
>> Document 9 - International Human Rights Documentary Film
>> Festival, Glasgow, October 2011.
>> 
>> Document Festival | Basement Office | 35 Carnarvon St | Glasgow | G3
>> 6HP | Scotland | UK 
>> Document is a company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland
>> SC157797.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 18 Feb 2011, at 12:27, Simon Yuill wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I had a meeting with Francis McKee, CCA Director, last night. Initially
>>> the meeting was to ask if Electron Club would be willing to have the
>>> Camcorder Guerillas join us. They are a film-making group also based in
>>> CCA. They are in need of a new space as they have had their funding
>>> reduced and can no longer afford the space they rent.
>>> 
>>> They would primarily be using the Electron Club space during the daytime
>>> rather than evenings so this should not interfere with any of the current
>>> groups already in the space. So basically they would be using the space on
>>> the same basis as groups such as Document and the Drouth magazine.
>>> 
>>> We also discussed the Electron Club broadband. It has turned out that the
>>> cause of the increased traffic on our broadband account was due to the CCA
>>> patching in an open access wifi point to the Electron Club ADSL modem by
>>> mistake. CCA have agreed to refund us the full cost of the excess charges
>>> we have incurred as a result of this and will shift the wifi point to
>>> their own broadband.
>>> 
>>> Lastly he has offered to have a meeting with Electron Club members to get
>>> a better idea of who is involved and find out if people want use of other
>>> facilities in CCA (such as the cinema etc). He is very keen to continue
>>> supporting the Electron Club.
>>> 
>>> This is important as I will be leaving the Electron Club. I have helped
>>> with the running of the space for the past 4 years but my current
>>> commitments are making it increasingly harder for me to put in the time.
>>> For the space to continue it is essential that other people take over the
>>> things I have been responsible for. This includes liaising with CCA,
>>> dealing with new members and requests to use the space, managing the
>>> website and mailing lists, and our broadband account. It's not a huge
>>> amount of work but it is necessary. What I would suggest is that these
>>> tasks are shared out between a number of people and that a working group
>>> or committee is set up to handle this and manage the space overall. This
>>> would allow the Electron Club to become constituted, set up a bank
>>> account, apply for funding, etc -  if that is what people want. Given that
>>> a number of other people already make a significant input into organising
>>> and running other aspects of the space, this is really just an expansion
>>> of the way we run already.
>>> 
>>> This is a good opportunity for people who would like to do more with the
>>> space. People can either continue running the space under its existing
>>> principles or see this as a chance to redefine the space, even change its
>>> name, whatever. The only conditions would be that it continues to be open,
>>> free to use and support self-organised activities, as the CCA supports the
>>> Electron Club based on this ethos.
>>> 
>>> For people who want to take this on, I am willing to help out with the
>>> transition, show people what needs done, etc.
>>> 
>>> Francis is going to get back to me with some suggested dates for a meeting
>>> which will be on a weekday evening, and I will pass these onto the list.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> best wishes
>>> Si
>>> 
>>> 
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