MESSAGE
| DATE | 2003-04-08 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Meeting April 7th, 2003: Minutes
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It's even harder to decouple NY from FU
........
On 2003.04.08 10:13 Dave Williams wrote:
>
> An observation: ACS (Association of Copyright Stakeholders) can't be
> used without the NY, because of the American Chemistry Society. I
> thought about rearranging it to CSA, because after the Confederate
> States of America it didn't seem likely to be used again. Sure enough,
> there's a Chicago Software Association.
>
> It's a tricky one, and I haven't come up with anything better. I made a
> table of potential keywords and terms which I've been mixing and
> matching, but nothing stands out. Nothing wrong with NYACS, but the NY
> can't be decoupled.
>
> - Dave
>
> On Tue, 2003-04-08 at 02:50, Ruben Safir wrote:
> > First Board Meeting of the 2nd administration of NYLXS
> >
> > The NYLXS Board met at the Killarny Rose, 80 Beaver Street, in Lower
> > Manhattan at 8:00PM
> >
> > Attendance:
> >
> > Marco Scoffier President
> > Michael Richardson Vice President
> > Selso DaSilva Recording Secretary
> > Evan Inker 2nd Vice-President
> > Ruben Safir Secretary
> > Ray Connolley 2nd Treasure
> >
> >
> > Joanne Cripps NYLXS Voting Member
> >
> > Marco Chaired the meeting and called it to order:
> >
> > The board compiled a list of the current Committees:
> > * Membership - To oversee membership policy and track hours and dues
> >
> > * Education - encouraging adoption of Free Software in the education system,
> > providing support to educational institutions and developing course
> > curriculums, scheduling of classes and teachers.
> >
> > * Lobbying - establishing and maintaining relationships with other groups
> > having similar goals, disseminating information about where and when
> > people can show up and add their voice, speaking up on the issues facing the
> > Free Software community.
> >
> > * Journal - produce an NYLXS Journal and other informational materials.
> > * Finance - Report to the board on the status of the financial position of the
> > organization.
> >
> > Ruben Safir was nominated to the Membership Committee chairman.
> > Nominated Marco
> > Second Ray
> > passed unanimously
> >
> > Michael Richardson was nominated to The Public Relations Committee (currently
> > an ad-hoc committee).
> >
> > Selso DaSilva was nominated to the Education Committee
> > Second Ray
> > passed unanimously
> >
> > The previous Real Estate Committee was voted by the board to be folded into
> > the Finance Committee
> >
> > Joe Maffia was nominated to the Finance Committee
> > Second everyone
> >
> > Ruben Safir was nominated to the Lobbying Committee
> > Second Everyone
> >
> > Marco made a motion to make the Free Software Chamber of Commerce a
> > Permanent Committee
> > Second by Ruben
> > Passed unanimously
> >
> > Ruben Nominated to the Journal Committed
> > Passed unanimously
> >
> > Ray Connelly was nominated to head The Free Software Chamber of Commerce Seconded by Michael Richardson
> > Passed unanimously
> >
> > Marco Motions to make a permanent Technology Committee and to put the
> > Previous Web server design committee into it.
> > seconded by Evan Inker
> > Passed by the whole board
> >
> > The Technology Subcommittee is to be charged as follows:
> > Inventory NYLXS Infrastructure assets
> > In charge of Domain Registration Issues
> > Charged to maintain Infrastructure
> > Web Server Administration
> > Database Administration
> >
> >
> > Ruben: The library needs to be better documented and maintained
> > Evan: Motion to move library to education sub-committee
> > Michael Seconds motion:
> > Ruben: The library is more than an education facility.
> > Ruben: Library needs more volunteers and a librarian
> > Michael Volunteers to take over library
> > Marco appoints Michael to the library ad-hoc committee
> > Ruben: Current Inventory of Technology Equipment
> > 2 Servers (one tower SCSI and one PC IDE based)
> > One Video Camera
> > 10 Video Cassets
> > 1 Makee Mixer
> > 2 Microphones
> > 1 Monitor at Rosenzweig and Maffia
> >
> > Evan: Library should maintain a software library
> > Motion to build such a library
> > Marco Seconded
> > Passed unanimously
> >
> > Ruben - We need to invest in a phone patch and 6 new workstations
> >
> > Marco Nominated to Technology Infrastructure committee
> > Second Evan
> > Passed by board
> >
> > Ruben - We are offered a new Technology Center and Internet Cafe at
> > Kings Games on Kings Highway. We need 6 computers. Cafe charges $5
> > per hour for usage. Large new space built virtually to our specification
> > for teaching and to make the first Free Software Internet Cafe in NYC.
> > We can move our tables and chairs to the new cafe.
> >
> > Marco Approves expenditure for new machines.
> >
> > Ruben Reports on last weeks NY Fair Use Meeting:
> >
> > 1- Washington Testimony for the DMCA on May 2nd
> > 2- NYC Government Action to be planned
> > 3- Protest NYU Vital Books planned
> >
> > Ruben: Motion to change the name of NY Fair Use to the New York Association
> > of Copyright stakeholders.
> >
> > Seconded: Michael Richardson and approved by the board
> > unanimously
> >
> > Ruben: Motion to make a press release that NY Fair Use, a sub committees
> > of NYLXS and the original and only legitimate NY Fair Use is to be renamed
> > as per previous motion to the NY Associate of Copyright Stakeholders.
> > The name change is to better reflect the educational and lobbying mission
> > of NY Fair Use and to separate NY Fair Use from the damage done to it by
> > Brett Wynkoop and Jay Sulzberger.
> >
> > Motion second by many
> > Voted Unanimously.
> >
> > Selso: Need to make a pilot curriculum for NY Board of Education Meeting
> > in late April. Meeting is to be scheduled for the coming week.
> >
> > Meeting Adjured
>
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