On Thursday 30 Jun 2005 14:18, Alex Hudson wrote: > On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 12:12 +0100, Tom Chance wrote: > > If people think this is a lame idea, flame away. If you think it's good > > but flawed, amend! > > Actually, I think it's a pretty cool idea, but I wonder if we should > also have some kind of face to face meeting before AGM? Some people > (probably those who hang around irc) will know I've been considering > trying to organise some kind of beer-up, maybe we should have one in > July? > > The danger, of course, is that people who can't attend feel excluded, > but I also think there's a benefit to having conversations in groups.
Yes, a great idea. A lot more can be achieved in person with a well facilitated, free flowing discussion :) If the meeting is well advertised, and there is plenty of effort to gather opinion from those who cannot attend, then IMO exclusion shouldn't be a big problem. > I think the most important thing is to find out what tasks people think > AFFS should focus on - the structure and stuff should support the work, > rather than the other way around. I agree completely, which is why I suggested trying to do a bit of outreach on any input gathering, and why I emphasised the activities and goals over the structure. This may be partly down to my dislike for bureaucracy, but I always prefer to see what should and can be done and developing some consensus around those issues, before people start imposing organisational structures on everyone :o) Regards, Tom -- Please send personal emails to [EMAIL PROTECTED] not [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
