Council Meeting 14 Apr 2010

Linux Australia teleconference, and #LACTTE IRC channel

Apologies: Shaun Nykvist, Alice Boxhall.

Present: John Ferlito, Peter Lieverdink, Lindsay Holmwood, Michael Carden, James Turnbull, Elspeth Thorne.

Notes

• Accept minutes of ["Last Meeting"]
  Proposed: John
  Seconded: Michael
  Unanimously accepted.

• Report on LCA2011.
  The council discussed a debrief from ghosts. Elspeth volunteers to be our LCA liaison.

• Status update on LCA2012 bid documentation.
  Michael will collect bid documents and go over the current documentation. Then ask the rest of the council to look and comment.

• Status update on Linux Australia store.
  Peter to contact Del.

• Status update on insurance.
  Association insurance: Documentation read and looks good.
  Volunteers insurance: Documentation read and looks good.
  PLI: We have a current policy.
  Events insurance: Not yet. When this is finalised we'll cancel the PLI, as events insurance covers PL as well.
  
  Motion to go ahead with the association and volunteers insurance.
  Proposed: John
  Seconded: Peter
  Unanimously accepted.

General Business

Discussion of any items that provide relevant information to the council and which might generate motions for next meeting or new action items.

• PyCon AU
  Committee are ready to go. Current spare account will be used by PyCon AU.
  John will create 2 new bank accounts for LCA odd/even. Documentation is ready to go to the bank, to get those set up.

• James' Abdication
  Council has discussed succession planning.
  Media training to be organised for those who wish it. James will provide John with details, so we can get that started.

• Education Expo
  John will contact Sridhar for more organisational details.

• Survey
  Council will check over the current revision.

• OSDC
  There are 20APs in Brisbane. John will check if PyCon AU requires them. If so, Elspeth will ship them.