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This is the place to make suggestions about improving Melbourne Wireless General MeetingsGeneral Ideas
- Organisers and Committee members need to arrive at the Scout Hall at 6.30pm to get things organised before people arrive
- Encourage discussion before voting on resolutions, motions or special resolutions during the official business
- Bad accoustics in the hall makes running a workshop hard whilst others are socialising
- if more workshops are running concurrently, there could be less background chatter
- The welcome group should be kept fairly short and sweet - allow people to get to the BBQ
- decide on the topics to be covered at the welcome group
- ask newbies what they expect from Melbourne Wireless
- the Committee needs to be more proactive in signing up new members
- The timekeeper / MC should have a printed copy of the Agenda and make sure the meeting sticks to it!
- The meeting chair should have the Committee Report prepared in point form
Workshop Ideas
- Workshops can cover the same topic fairly regularly, if not at every meeting
- OpenWRT
- Antenna Mods
- General Wireless Gear overview
- Waterproof Enclosures / Node In A Box
- Power Over Ethernet
- Intro to Wireless Networking
- IP - Subnetting
- IP - Routing
Presentation Ideas
- Equipment Vendors / Distributors
- OpenWRT
- Antenna Mods
- Node Setups
- Routing
- Roundtable discussion on various topics
Organiser Roles
Door Person
- Greets everyone as they come in the door
- Notes them down on the attendance tally
- Makes sure everyone gets a nametag
- Keeps an eye on the donations tin
- Looks after membership applications on the night
- Sells T-Shirts and other merchandise
Timekeeper / MC
- Makes sure the meeting runs to time and sticks to the Agenda
- Delivers the Welcome Address early in the evening and announces the Agenda
- Introduces themselves to everyone who comes in the door and asks them what their main interest is - then directs them to the most appropriate group
- Wanders amongst the meeting and keeps track of what's happening and what people are talking about
BBQ Manager
- Runs the BBQ
- Delegates tasks as necessary to other members
Welcome Group person
- Runs a discussion group early in the evening to introduce newbies to Melbourne Wireless and answer their questions
- Asks newbies what they expect from Melbourne Wireless
- Some sort of simple practical demonstration would be good for newbies
Chairperson
- Ususally the Melbourne Wireless President
- Presides over any official business at the meeting
- Presents the Committee Report
- Chairs the Region Group Report
Workshop / Discussion Group facilitators
- Run a workshop every week covering a topic of basic knowledge that Melbourne Wireless members should be familiar with
- Workshops don't need to be too well organised
- Complex topics should be broken down into smaller topics for workshops
- Workshops should focus on questions and answers
- Some workshops should cater to newbies, others to more experienced members
Swap Meet vendors
- bring wireless gear to the meetings to sell or swap them
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