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

[Paola Di Maio]

would a doodle be useful?
http://www.doodle.com


On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Alan J Munro <alan at munrobius.com> wrote:

> 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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