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title: Committee Minutes 2025-01-21
date: 2025-01-21
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Meeting opened 19:37 PM

1. Attendees
* Present:
- Dan, Harry, Jacek, James, Paul, Wyatt
* Apologies
- Nick
* Absent:

2. Minutes of last committee meeting
https://www.plug.org.au/events/committee/2024/11-19/
* Motion to accept minutes Paul, Seconded by James
* Passed without dissent.

3. Next Meeting
* 18th February 2025

4. Reports
- Chairman / President Report
- Secretary Report
- Wyatt has been calling most current members to find out what they would like to do for 2025.
- Especially regarding what sort of events members would like to see and attend.
- See the details email from 2025-01-18
- Treasurer's Report 2025-01-21
- Savings: $3032.25
- Debit: $178.78
- Cash: $386.10

5. Specific Business
- ACTION Follow up email from Harry to Storm Clive-Smith <[e-mail]> [plug-ctte] Your Upcoming Events
@Spacecubed"
* Done: James to update website meeting minutes.
* Action: Not Done. James will contact Benjamin USD$26.40/month for three months = AUD$120
* Current bills are USD$13.20/month (downsized the instance)
* Action: James will contact Benjamin and explain our offer and discuss options with him.
* Action: In progress. PLUG Addresses updating. Harry has established commerce and Paul/Wyatt need to follow the setup instructions from Harry's email 2025-01-18
* associated with the ABN (via ATO.gov.au?), ASIC (N.B. Benjamin's new address)
* https://connectonline.asic.gov.au/ , "Perth Linux User Group" ABN 58233849580
* Also AWS has old address: volunteer to fix?
* Action: James to investigate PAYID what is necessary once he has access to accounts.
* I attempted to get an email added as a PayID, but Bendigo said that was impossible for organisation bank accounts.
* Action: James to go back to Bendigo to ask to add ABN as PayID.
* Action: In progress. Nick and Wyatt to work though the UGMM processes to document them.
* Moving forward.
* Action: In progress. Nick and Wyatt [Group activity documents](https://hackmd.io/@plug/r1mD75lWkl/edit). Onboarding process not fully actioned yet, but the document to detail onboarding process has been done. e.g. event runsheets: recorded talks, BBQ, Quiz.
* Action: Done. James to put SGM minutes on website.
- Done on its way: Nick Form response: "2024-10-11 Matt Richardson [plug-ctte] October and November Community Event Gift Shipping"

New Items:
* Action: James to follow up on mailing list. Check Committee and everyone access for everything.
We can always do before the start of the next in person meeting.
* Action: James to add Jacek's event (Perth Design, Technology & Innovation Tradeshow 2025) to calendar.

* Follow on Artifactory invoice to pay for meetup.com subscription.

6. Events
* Review events:
* November 2024
* PLUG-in-the-Pub Thursday 2024-11-28
* Due for a central: https://hyggebar.com.au/
* Had good attendance.
* December 2024
* Second Sunday 2024-12-08T11:00 Xmas BBQ + PLUG+POSH
* Did not happen.
* January 2025
* Second Sunday 2025-01-12 PLUG+POSH
* Second Tuesday 2025-01-14 AGM
* Monday 2025-01-20 -- Wednesday 2025-01-22 https://2025.everythingopen.au/
* tickets on sale now!
* Adelaide Convention Centre, North Tce 5000, https://adelaidecc.com.au/
* https://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2024-June/024557.html

* Upcoming events:
* January 2025
* PLUG-in-the-Pub
* Last Wed 2025-01-29 Gosnells Hotel https://www.gosnellshotel.com.au/
* ACTION: Paul to send email reminder to the list.
* February 2025
* Second Sunday 2025-02-09 PLUG+POSH Hack afternoon
* Second Tuesday 2025-02-11 PLUG: Talk/seminar, Second Tuesday
* James has contacted Jasper to confirm if the Matrix talk is possible.
* ACTION: James to update calendar based on Jasper's response
* March 2025
* Second Sunday 2025-03-09 PLUG+POSH Hack afternoon
* Second Tuesday 2025-03-11 Raspberry Jam.
* ACTION: James to make sure event submitted to R-Pi events calendar.
* 2025-03-21: Perth Design, Technology & Innovation Tradeshow
* April 2025.
* Second Tuesday 2025-04-08 Linux install fest
* ACTON: Bring USB install media with ISO's
* Perhaps Deb, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora others
* May 2025.
* Quiz night suggested by Paul to organise
* June/July.
* Kings Park BBQ suggested by Paul to organise

7. General business
* Discussed the methods so far for finding events people with a view to some new methods.
* Direct contacts.
* Issues with hosting talks
* Lack the hardware for recording
* We used to have mixers, multiple cameras and microphones
* Want a camera with higher definition recording and modern software
* We have one "AVNODE1" set of good quality equipment
* TODO: A superior streaming service. OBS possible option but has had issues in the past.
* TODO: design a system for being able to easily stream (chat needs to be continued)
* Action: James to write a short doc about future AV setup.
* Automatic network detection orchestration
* No backup for broadcasting
* Action: Harry to ask the PLUG list about what topics would interest them.

* Status of the South Australian Enthusiast Group.
* Action: Wyatt contact Linux Australia to find out about them and if they need assistance. Hosting can be provided by Linux Australia.
* Action: Wyatt to host a PLUG stall in Geraldton to Show off linux installation.
- sign up sheet for expressions of interest
- Will be able to get recompensation from Linux Australia and PLUG.
* Action: Wyatt to email committee for how much.

* Discussion about 3G shutdown&blocking / 4G/5G VoIP emergency call access [Committee to email michele Rowland MP this document](https://hackmd.io/@loomhigh/HJ2Bu-jZyl)
* discussion had. Not to be sent as written
* PLUG is supportive of bringing government policy changes to the government.

9. Meeting finished at 20:42 PM on 2025-01-21