[Imc-auckland] Meeting Minutes 4/2/07 -Funds, MultiMedia Group, Next Meeting

[bern at ihug.co.nz]

Kudos to everyone who made the weekend happen - wished I
could have made more workshops!

Points below all sound good to me.

One thought about purchasing the minidisc:
I think it's a great idea, but would like to see some clear
process in place that accounts for its distribution and use.
In the past we had thought about purchasing a video camera,
but decided against it primarily because of the difficulty
of mobility within the group (needing a constant person to
guarantee the equipment stayed in circulation); the
potential for inadvertant monopolisation of its use by a
small group;  and the need for someone to who takes
responsibility for making sure that the availability of the
equipment was sufficiently and consistently publicised so
its status as a shared resource for indymedia and other
affiliated groups was well known.  In one instance somebody
donated a high-end graphics computer monitor - it was
difficult to find a home for it and and although initially
made use of by one or two people, the monitor seems to have
since disappeared into the bowels of some worthy caretaking
institution.

I discussed this briefly with Omar yesterday - one
suggestion is to use a page on the wiki to keep track of the
recorder's use and whereabouts...

other thoughts?

cheers, g


> Kia ora all,
>
> As you know we had the Aotearoa Indymedia Convergence over
> the weekend in Auckland. ((More info on that to be fed
> back at a later date)) During the convergence we held a
> "local caucus" where people from Auckland (some long time
> IMCers and some very new) met to re-establish the Auckland
> Indymedia Collective.
>
> The following is our meeting minutes and the decisions to
> do with funds need to be ratified over this email list, so
> read carefully and if you have any objections nows the
> time to raise it and for us to discuss these provisional
> decisions :
>
> Funds:
> 1. Bank account signatories- to transfer from Chloe to
> Omar and Kathy Lane, ((To people who don't know her: Kathy
> is a long term activist who has looked after the GPJA
> database for ages and is just getting involved in Indy))
>
> 2. To transfer the $280 of Auckland Indymedia money that
> Omar has in his possesion as a result of donations; to the
> Indy.org.nz server Axxs, to help them cover their costs.
> Also to transfer a further $220 of Auckland Indymedia
> funds to Axxs to make the entire donation to our server
> $500. Note: $500 was the amount agreed during the
> convergence to give to Axxs.
>
> 3. To make available the use of up to $200 to pay for the
> exclusive use of the Oblong internet cafe in Wellington so
> that we can host the IndyGeek Bootcamp.
>
> 4. To make available a certain amunt of funds (yet to be
> decided) for Indymedia to purchase a MiniDisc Player as a
> way of digitally recording audio for streaming on our
> website and then to Low Power FM and Internet stations
> like Radio Chomsky, podcasting and what not.
>
>
> Auckland Mult((i))media Group
>
> During the meeting we decided that in order to get more
> people excited about the potentials of multimedia
> technology, sharing their own stories and empowering their
> communitties we needed a group that could act as a base in
> Auckland where people who want to shoot video/make radio
> shows/take photos can come to and borrow technology, gain
> skills, and coordinate on projects.
>
> 1. To look into what sort of MiniDisk player and
> microphone we would need to make available within the
> group.
>
> 2. To produce material advertising the Auckland
> Mult((i))media group for distribution digitally and in the
> real world.
>
> 3. In the group so far- Omar, Kathy, Davian, Aaron, Phil,
> Bruce, Daph, Farrell
>
> 4. To use the imc-auckland-video list to co-ordinate the
> groups internal activities.
>
>
> Next Auckland Indymedia Meeting
> When: 1pm on Saturday, March 3rd
> Where: "Brazil" Cafe, on Karangahape Road
>
>
>
>
>
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