Agenda 24Jan12

Agenda for Executive meeting by Skype.

Attendees

Expected:

• Roger Bamkin (Chair)
• Mike Peel
• Andrew Turvey
• Jon Davies
• Richard (Minutes)
• Martin Poulter
• Any other WMUK member that wishes to attend is welcome - please contact the chair or another board member.

Agenda

Meeting expected to start at 7:30pm.

1. RB - Apologies & Board Agenda (5 mins)
2. Finance status report - AT
   1. Outstanding international transfers
3. JD - Chief Executive Report (40 mins)
4. Proposed 2012-13 Budget authorising individuals (JD/AT?)
5. AOB
   1. Mandate for the Finance meeting - (CK request)
   2. EduWiki - when? re MLP's email
   3. PQASSO - Proposed contract - see Fae's email
6. Next Meeting AND ...
   1. 11/12 Feb Board Meeting at our Offices - Board Interest Day - Agenda?
   2. Proposed to hold next exec meeting in Leicester at Space Centre if available to us.
   3. Meeting to end by 10:30pm (9:30pm ideally)

Chief Exec report

See weekly reports on office, including:

SOPA and the media

We had very little notice and the ferocity of the press interest took up a little by surprise. I called round the broadhseets on the TUesay afternoon and got our message over as well as possible and on Wednesday was lucky that David G and Roger were avilable most of the day with Martin and Steve in the afternoon and Mike as back-up.

Lessons? Communicate better with the readers and community. We need a fast news service on our pages and blogs. This is something for our comms person to look at.

NB, summary of coverage is at Reports/2012/January#SOPA. Mike Peel 19:14, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

QRpedia

On hold while Roger and Terence walk the red carpets.

Recruitment

Good interview day with Fae and Mike being super. We found a candidate we could all support.

The Comms post attracting a lot of interest. Fae and Marek69 for the panel.

Financial

Almost finished with the protocols - already using them which is good. The budget is also agreed by deadline last Friday.

Bank account being organised but getting signatures a drag.

Richard on brink of accountancy package being sorted.

Planning

Planning for next year. I have circulated a gdoc called Detail for 2012 where board members can add their ambitions, ownership of projects etc. This is urgent so I can get good planning going.

Fundraising debate

Would welcome feedback on WMDE paper. We need to know if we can support them.