Executive:2009-03-23

Executive Meeting - 2009-03-23

Delegation of gtalug.org
- Chris has this in progress; transfer request is happening
New GTALUG server status
- Upgrade to new version of Mediawiki apparently works
- Miles to update the GTALUG template for the new version
- Next tale: To Migrate to MailMan as mailing list manager
- Would really like to have the front page be much more dynamic, removing the ancient history from it
- Discuss what ought to be done about improving richness of web pages
- Need to reorganize the front page

Speakers for the next few months?
- Should solicit Marcel Gagne
- Not clear what's up past March
- David Collier Brown looking for contacts on Mozilla project as possible speakers; note Mark Sherman, Exec Director
Projector
- See if presenter needs one
- Chris bringing projector

Gord volunteered to be liaison re OLF
- Neat idea: doing a "Linux 101" talk - need speaker for this

Drew recommends... Bob Niven has a content management system supporting payment via PayPal. We should arrange to have a copy of this system installed so that we may automate receipt of funds.
- Requires setting up vendor account with PayPal and connecting this to the bank account
- Targeting end of summer
- Followup: Need to consider what we wish to do with this.
  - Buttons, shirts, ???
IT360 notes
- Mention EMC passes to IT360
Gord got email from Andy Jennings (RHAT) - interested in representing TLUG @ RHAT
- Project @ U(T) implementing a supercomputer
- Apparently a contracted-thru thing via IBM/Google