2007-04-23

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bocracletocn This was a meeting dedicated solely to activities and meetings for the upcoming semester. Patrick has posted notes below.

[edit] Activities

[edit] Gavin's thoughts

It is imperative to recruit new members every year. I recommend aggressive recruiting in the beginning of the Fall, with some additional efforts in Summer B (if possible) and the beginning of the Spring, and ongoing visibility.

It is similarly important to retain members, which consists of:

  • attractive programming, efficient meetings, good scheduling & logistics
  • good internal communication & publicity
  • strong social ties, internal cohesion, welcoming environment
  • selective benefits

[edit] FFC Minutes

4-23-07

Scribed by Squire Patrick Flanagan
Attendance:
Pres. John Nile
VP Gavin Baker
Treas. Mark Sisley
??? Eldo ???

For the next budget cycle, we're allocations again.

Activities:

Recruitments:

Gavin: We should table more
Eldo: We have 2 more members coming next year
John: /agree with Gavin. We should table every month a few nights before CopyNight.
John: Also, we should switch our meeting schedule to once a month (because there's not enough material for members), and exec meetings twice a month.
Gavin: Extra tableing at the beginning of the semester. Once a week, maybe. Also, at the law school, because we want law students.

Eldo: We should prod the Alligator to advertise InstallFest.

John: Weeks of Welcome, we need to sign up.
Gavin: WoW gives grants, we could apply to get moneyz.
John: Patrick, go do that shit.
Patrick: Mmmk.
John: I'll look out for IDEAL Student Organization fair (takes place in the first 2 weeks of school).

Software Freedom Day - September 15th
Eldo: Will look into it.
John: Last time we cooperated with GatorLUG.
Gavin: Last year, we did Free Your PC that same week.
John: We need to have meetings before, because we were pretty disorganized this year. So I'll talk to the GatorLUG people about setting up email.
Gavin: Last year we did it kinda far from campus (at Books A Million), so maybe we could hold it closer.
John: I think it's cool that we do it off campus, because none of our events are off campus.
Gavin: Except CopyNight
John: Oh, well yeah, but that's like, right here.
Eldo: Florida Book Store might let us do it there, but that might exclude non-students.
Gavin: We should probably do it... anywhere but Books A Million, because it was pretty lifeless there.
Eldo: Farmer's Market downtown?
Gavin: No A/C...

FIRST EXEC MEETING OF NEXT YEAR!
Monday after first day of classes (they start on Thursday August 23rd)
SO! Monday, August 27th 2007

Meeting times:
CopyNight will remain the 4th Wed. of the month.
- First one will be Wed. August 22nd, the day before school starts.
Exec meetings: 1st and third Mondays of every month.
- Perhaps a variable day, not just Monday? (Not Thursday)
Member meetings: 2nd Monday of every month.
- First member meeting: Monday, September 10th.
- Perhaps a variable day, only once a month.

EVENTS:

    • Emergency secret session, no minutes recorded**

Patrick: Will talk to the FlashMob guy

  • OpenArt*

Two semesters from now, but need submissions
Also, the Reitz Art Gallery needs to be registered, and some submissions will be needed to reserve the gallery
John: Will find out about the gallery
Gavin: We need a web submission form
- Submissions should have a CC license, be high-rez, and have info about the artist
John: I'll ask JC if we can do that on his server
Mark: Will do the script
John: Will do the web design
Gavin: We need more submissions, so let's advertise more

  • State Lobby Day*

Gavin: Go to Tallahassee and bother politicians

  • Graveyard Innovation*

Kinda like the anti-abortion crosses, but with companies/products sued out of existence because of copyright infringement
What should we put in the ground, plywood signs?
How would we cut them?
Patrick: My dad has a cutter
How would we get text on them?
Paint, as long as it's only a little bit of text
RIAA Grim Reaper, walking among the tombstones
The week before Halloween?
Buy the plywood with this year's leftover funds

  • Speakers*

Speaker series for the general meetings
John: Will contact people who'll speak for free
Eldo: Will contact Robin Miller
John: Will find out about Danny O'Brien's speaker tour

  • Concert*

CC musicians come and perform
Tim and Terry's venue?
John: Meh, no me gusta, skip it.

  • Videos*

John: I will contact Reitz Union Board about getting Hacking Democracy on its cinema series

  • ICARUS*

John: Will talk to IRHA and DHNet about organizing a... forum?
Gavin: A panel made of some DHNet people?
Gavin: A large part should be audience questions to the panel
Gavin: A few presentations (mostly so we can present our "ICARUS blows" report)

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