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!5. Report: Google Ads
MattBrown presented a report informing us that Google AdSense had been installed on the wiki, and that initial feedback had been positive. He will continue to monitor the situation, adjusting the advertising as appropriate. Initial projections suggest that advertising revenue could match subscription revenue after a year.
-!6
. Request: Performance review
+Matt is currently working on fixing the wiki issues under IE
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-After a quiet period for the LUG, we were asked by a member to comment on the
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+!6
. Request: Keysigning
-At this point Jason has delivered me bacon and egg muffins
, so minute writing will resume momentarily!
+We were asked to consider having a regular GPG key signing. We feel that there is a lot of explaining to do about why GPG keys are a good thing
, and to do this at a regular meeting would detract from the people who aren't interested or already know how the process exists.
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Installfest planning
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General business
+We will however encourage people that want to have their GPG keys signed to bring fingerprints and ID along to meetings, so that they can join the web of trust.
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+Running a keysigning at the installfest would be an excellent idea, and it will go onto the list of things to do at the installfest this year.
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+!7. Request: Performance review
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+After a quiet period for the LUG, we were asked by a member to muse on the seeming stop of activity after the change of the committee.
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+We have tentative meeting topics planned from now through May and a new meeting venue, so we feel we are on track for delivering good meetings throughout the year. We are committed to having meetings planned two months out, and each committee member has been asked to follow up for a lead for a meeting presenter.
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+For the quiet period over Christmas, we discussed options for the BBQ last meeting, where we suggested we should hold it earlier in December, and attempt to get a higher turnout, and at that point, make sure we always have a January meeting planned in advance.
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+It was also suggested that over quiet periods that we use the mailing list more as a community builder; perhaps by encouraging people to post useful links/resources, or having a wiki drive. An idea presented was to have a "cool wall" of URLs on the wiki, which are summarised weekly to the mailing list.
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+As for advocacy and promotional events, we have several ideas which are referred to in the next item.
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+!8. Advocacy events (was:
Installfest planning)
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+Lots of ideas were floated about events we would like to run this year:
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+!Public promotional days
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+* Investigate space in a shopping mall for non-profits
+* Have PCs running demos (desktop, games, business apps, eye candy etc)
+* Have giveaways (penguin stickers, Kia Ora/OpenCD, Ubuntu CDs etc)
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+This event should be held soon before the installfest.
+
+!Installfest/Linux Expo
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+* When Ubuntu Dapper CDs are available (.: later than early May)
+* More focus on demonstrations/presentations/seminars than previously
+* Possibly somewhere closer to town/more "expo" like than Crawshaw
+
+!Business event
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+* held in suits, in a conference room
+* well advertised (Chamber of Commerce, Computerworld, newspaper advertising etc)
+* target small business (cost saving, no lock in, etc)
+* work with local Linux consultants, promote for sponsorship
+* approach commercial Linux vendors for sponsorship/advertising
+* short presentations from LUG members on a range of topics
+
+!University event
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+* Try and build momentum with university students to have the WLUG run something on Clubs Day next year (perhaps in association with the ACM chapter, or aim to push for establishing a Computer Club on campus). No point in doing much else during O-Week.
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+* Meetings targeted to programmers/university students need a rethink; perhaps contact the Uni lecturers for papers taught on Linux, and see what they recommend
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+!For all events
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+* We should get a WLUG banner/signage made up; Craig to talk to Ian's wife Jayne, who works at Admark
+* We should be prepared to spend money promoting the LUG and Linux (CDs. handouts, printing etc), but expect some events to cover their own costs through sponsorship and subscriptions
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+!9.
General business
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+Next committee meeting, 16th March; 18 Hinton Ave.
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+Meeting closed at 9.05pm.
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