'''This is the place to make suggestions about improving Melbourne Wireless General Meetings'''



! General 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