(You can also find these online at http://taug.ca/node/196)
In the interest of manageable chaos, if you are replying, perhaps reply with a
new subject using one of the headings below.
i.e. Subject: Encourage smaller presentations
Cheers,
spd
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PRESENT:
* Chris Alsop
* Dave Donovan
* Doug Pickett
* Henry Coleman
* Johannes Vanderknyff
* Simon Ditner
AGENDA:
The agenda will roughly be:
* What's working / what's not
* Scaling the "management" team beyond me
* Where would we like to take the group in 2009
o spreading the word of open source telephony through outreach to
other groups/organizations/colleges/universities
o it360 participation
o linuxfest participation
o seneca foss participation
o talks/workshops
o possibility of a lab (i.e. something like http://hacklab.to)
o taug.ca tools for improving participation
SIMON'S MEETING NOTES
Working well:
* Meetings
o Access to expertise; sharing ideas
o Balance of business/technology interests
* Mailing lists
o Add list of moderators to website [Dave D. nominated]
Not working:
* Website
* Articles; not many being written
* Forums; messages go unanswered
Who are the new users:
* it managers
* hobbiests
* entrepreneurs
Case studies
* Follow up w/ Aastra about wifi numbers after giving their talk
* Testimonial to get more vendors on board giving talks
Encourage smaller presentations:
* Call forwarding / find me
* follow me
* Voicemail for your cellphone [Chris Allsop]
* Related technology (i.e. Router/CARP talk) [Doug]
Talk Topics:
* pfsense + freeswitch [Dave Donovan]
* linux tips & tricks
* asterisk tips & tricks
* webmin
* double WAN / network redundancy
* how predictive diallers work
* embeded asterisk on flash disks; CF/IDE adapters can be found cheap on
dealextreme.com
* passive cooling
* VoIP clients for Android/iPhone
Workshop Topics:
* Deliverables needed by the end
* FreeSWITCH
* Unified Messaging
* SIP/Cell gateways
* Soekris embedded systems
* Disaster recovery deployments
Outreach:
* Vendor showcase; Focus on services our own members offer
* Garage Sale
* Buildfest for charities / churches
* Fleamarket at HAM radio event [Chris]
* Colleges/Universities
o They often have computer science clubs, and students can request
funding to implement interesting projects
o George Brown, Humber, Seneca, Sheradon
o U of T, York, Ryerson
* Professional organizations in related industries
* Charities / Churches
IT360:
* Doug & Chris volunteered to help Simon get participation organized
* More of a business slant for the IT admins
* What is VoIP
* Intro to Asterisk
* Deploying cheap phone systems
* Start your own business w/ asterisk
* Stop phone spammers
* build home phone system for under $500
* High^er availability asterisk
* cell/asterisk integration
* panel talk; trenches/future
HackLab:
* not really pratical for us; most ppl have equipment
* partner w/ another computer club
* partner w/ a university/college or club
Meeting Improvements:
* MC
* Give a proper introduction for the speaker
* Point out who the 'Go-to-person' is for the evening to help new members
get introduced to who does what
* Set up recording for the evening's talk w/ phone+bluetooth
TAUG Phone System:
* Announce next event
* Get connected to an expert, (we are not affiliated w/ whomever replies to
your msg) -- leave a voicemail that will be emailed out to a contractor's list
* General inquiries number that rings out to a queue; falls back to
voicemail->email
* List of demonstration systems that you can be bridged with; or list
callback numbers to systems running asterisk to see what it can do
TAUG Loaner Pool:
* Agreed that the Cheque/Prepaid return shipping was good to move forward
with
* Nabeel to set up shipping account for returns
Scaling up TAUG:
Defined some new roles to help grow the group:
* Roles to fill:
o Corporate liaison; Get vendors involved
o Membership coordinator; Run outreach programs
o Meeting Postproduction; podcasts/slides
o Ambassador / Go-to-person (changes meeting to meeting)
* Roles filled:
o [Simon D.] Event coordination
o [Simon D.] Communications Operations (lists/website/phone systems)
o [Dave D.] List/Forum moderation
o [Nabeel] Loaner pool coordinator
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