[MLB-WIRELESS] Meeting Structure? #%(^&!!

[rick]

i sent a email off to intel PR wireless department

and i will be trying to orgonize a casual meeting with a amd person sometime
this month, if i recive no luck i will also try asus(mobo and pci/agp
cards), soltek(mobo and pci cards), via (with there new cpu) and cyrix

and maybe we could get someone such as ither pcpp or amtomicmpc to help as
well, they are all on my todo list, as i only study i and have no job *hint
hint* i will just pour some time into this

also anyone who looks newage is (ie doesnt look like a suit or a super nerd
or a homeless bum) would be intrested in ither atending teh meeting with me
(i will mostlikely takethem to a place called www.robotsushi.com if we meet
in melb, if they only have some one in sydney i would like someone from
sydney to do teh interview or do a webcam meeting with them from a busniess
in melb soem where

rik

geee im bored


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryce Letcher" <bryce at lectronix.com.au>
To: "melbourne wireless" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 9:42 PM
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Meeting Structure? #%(^&!!


>
> Whilst I don't post often, I think this topic is worth a bit of serious
> discussion. Not the meeting structure (never been to a meeting due to time
> constraints) but the comments about organisation. I have seen suggestions
> such as talk to Intel  / AMD about a donation to get XYZ going. I have
also
> seen comments about keeping the structure ad hoc. Both these comments have
> merit, however they are contradictory. This brings up the next point.
> Committee. The point of having a committee would be to provide a mechanism
> for descision making, a contact point, a group representitive, etc.
Although
> this does mean extra work, it is this type of organisation and sturcture
> which will provide the vehicle for growth, recognition, and eventually the
> possiblity of seeking donatations to the group from the likes of Intel.
>
> Money. It's something which is fundamental to the group. We now rely on
> donations to cover the cost of the hall, but who pays (and is out of
pocket)
> if the donations fall short of the hall costs, and if twice the costs are
> collected who pockets the extra? This again should be handled by a
structure
> headed by a committee of electees. When a club (or whatever)is formed and
> lead by a committee we have the possibility to open a bank account, and
> appoint a treasurer, keep a record of funds raised and spent for the good
of
> the group, etc. This removes the current liability of the individual who
> booked the hall for it's costs if nothing else. Another interesting point
is
> WHO is the group? Is there a membership list? If we wish to be recognised
by
> anyone for any purpose these characterisitcs of organisation are
> fundamental.
>
> I will admit to having a personal motive for making these points. I live
in
> Sunbury, which is largely in a valley, screened from Melbourne metro. In
> order to connect the 25 odd km to the metro area I see a need to have a
> stick on a pole, probably located in the Victoria University campus here
> which is located on the top of a local hill, great LOS to everywhere
around.
> This would effectively be a public node, and as such should be funded by
> those who benefit, IE the members of the group who live in the area. This
> will require the type of structure suggested above, so that VUT will
provide
> a roof, so that we can collect and manage funds toward the provision of a
> public point, etc.
>
> Over to you guys for a bit more thought & discussion.
>
> Bryce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dwayne [mailto:dwayne at pobox.com]
> Sent: Friday, 15 March 2002 19:02
> To: melbourne wireless
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Meeting Structure? #%(^&!!
>
>
> Tyson.Clugg at csiro.au wrote:
> >
> > Tee-hee-hee.... I got the response I was after.   So THAT's how this
group
> > started!  ;)
> yeah.
>
> Although there might have been other groups which merged with this in
which
> case *they* will have their own origin myths. Dunno.
>
> but that's how it looks to me.
>
> Dwayne
>
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