MINUTES OF SENIORNET MEMBERS MEETING
17 February 2002
AT TUGGERANONG COMMUNITY CENTRE

President Geoffrey welcomed members, new members and some who came seeking interest in SeniorNet.

GUEST: Dr John Champness.

PRESENT: Geoffrey Hardwick, George Lincoln, Elizabeth Murphy, Edith Weber,

Joyce Cremer, Phyllis McAlister, Ailsa & Gunor Braslin, Mildred Birnie, David Clinch, Norm Thomas, Rae W. Purves, Marian Kossart.

All present were advised of the Weston Creek Bowling Club meetings commencing at 1.30 p.m. on the 4^th Wednesday of the month. (27 March 2002)

Geoffrey invited members to ask and present computer questions or problems to be solved or explained.

Topic for next workshop meeting at Tuggeranong Community Centre will be on Digital Cameras to be demonstrated by George.

Next Meeting will be at Weston Creek Bowling Club on 27 March 2002 at 1.30 p.m.

George will advise directions to Weston Creek Bowling Club.

SENIOR NET MEETING - SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER 2001

Executive Meeting opened at 12.30 p.m. at the home of Elizabeth Murphy.

PRESENT: G. Lincoln, J. Cremer, E. Murphy (Committee: E.Weber,)

APOLOGIES: Geoffrey Hardwick, Patricia Webb, Mavis and Doug Stevens, David Clinch, Carmel Wallace.

BUSINESS: George Lincoln to attend to Notice of Meetings. Membership needs to be looked at as to why it is declining – George to contact everyone on membership list both financial and unfinancial, seeking interest in SeniorNet. Seniors Net is for learning about computers/Internet NOT just Internet. What do members want from Seniors Net?

Suggestion was that meeting at a Club may be more interesting than Tuggeranong Community Centre. One problem is Clubs do not have computers available whereas Tuggeranong Community Centre has computers available for everyone present to use.

Could possibly alternate Tuggeranong with Clubs to see how that works out. Meetings previously held at Clubs were obviously successful. Meetings would probably be on week days at a Club, and on the third Sunday at Tuggeranong for a workshop. Retirement Villages to be targeted with a possible flyer in colour advertising SeniorNet and what can be gained from it by being a member. A Local newsletter was another suggestion. Geoffrey to be asked to update the Web Site regularly.

George bought to the meeting a number of computer books prices ranging from $14.95 to $34 – they are available at Newsagents. Meeting closed at 1.40 p.m.

The General meeting began at 1.45. p.m.

Present: Beryl & Norman Hunter, Ailsa & Gunor Braslins, Rae W. Purves and Marian Kossatz, George Lincoln, Elizabeth Murphy, Edith Weber, Joyce Cremer.

Elizabeth very generously had all members at her home for the meetings and a Christmas afternoon tea followed, with a small gift for all present and entertainment that I was unable to stay for as I had a prior engagement and left for Melbourne that evening.

Thank you Elizabeth. Also a special thank you to Carmel Liertz who played the piano so beautifully during the afternoon. NEXT MEETING: for The Executive only

Sunday 20 January 2002 at the home of Elizabeth Murphy, Isaacs. 12.30 p.m. Phone: 6286 6722.

Joyce Cremer Secretary

SENIOR NET MEETING

TUGGERANONG COMMUNITY CENTRE

SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2001

Executive Meeting opened by President Geoffrey Hardwick at 12.30 p.m.

PRESENT: G. Hardwick, G. Lincoln, J. Cremer, (Committee: E.Weber,)

APOLOGIES: Elizabeth Murphy, Beryl and Norman Hunter

BUSINESS: Geoffrey to arrange for the Constitution to members and any useful information for members interest. There are only 9 financial members of Canberra SeniorNet. Plus Goodwin and Monash retirement homes.

A leaflet advertising SeniorNet to be circulated to Libraries, Tuggeranong Community Centre, and Belconnen Community Centre with the hope of gaining more members to the computer class on the 3^rd Sunday of the month at Tuggeranong Community Centre from

1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Computer Room has moved downstairs – the computer room is available every Sunday if required, George would like to hear from anyone interested also from anyone with computer problems.

George offered a helpful solution to people who have a problem with operating the mouse – 'cut the end out of a shoe box and put your hand in the box and on the mouse.'

A lot of interesting computer problems were put forward by members and very useful information on the use of and interest in computers was discussed by members and instructors.

The December meeting on the 3^rd Sunday (16 December) will be held at the home of Elizabeth Murphy and will be followed by a Christmas afternoon tea – please bring a small plate of goodies.

NEXT MEETING: 18 NOVEMBER 2001

The Executive will meet at 12.30 p.m. and Members to meet at 1.30 p.m. at Tuggeranong Community Centre.

SeniorNet MEETING

TUGGERANONG COMMUNITY CENTRE

CANBERRA SeniorNet -- Sunday 16 September 2001

Due to some misunderstanding, only one member of Committee had arrived at the Tuggeranong Community Centre at the appointed time for the meeting (12.30 pm), the scheduled Committee meeting was abandoned after phone discussion between Elizabeth Murphy and Geoffrey Hardwick.

However, from approximately 1.30 pm, several members of SeniorNet started to arrive for the scheduled regular members' meeting and workshop. By 1.45 p.m., the following members had arrived:

Elizabeth Murphy (Committee member), Edith Weber, Rae Purves, Ailsa Braslins, Beryl and Norman Hunter. After further telephone conversation, Geoffrey Hardwick (President) also arrived.

Apologies were received from Gunar Braslins, George Lincoln.

The members present elected Elizabeth Murphy to take the chair, and the meeting got under way at 1.45 p.m.. Recommendations of the members were as follows:

	Recommended that Committee meetings start at 12.30 as currently scheduled, but have a full hour to avoid the disruption of general members walking in half way through a half-hour meeting -- 12.30 - 1.30 p.m..
	Recommended that General Meetings start at 1.30 p.m. and continue into workshop until 4.00 p.m.. Several members find it difficult to get to the venue before 1.30.
	Recommended that the following procedures be observed in future for notices of meetings and associated matters:
	meetings definitely to be 3rd Sunday in every month
	notice of meeting to remind of this AND give the actual date
	notice of meeting to be on e-mail discussion group list, on the web site, and in the ordinary letter post (for people without e-mail)
	list of dates of meetings for ensuing 12 months to be put on web site and regularly updated
	web site URL to be put in e-mail notices as well

	list of names of all current committee members, including the Public Officer, and the responsibilities of each committee member
	clarification of what is a quorum (for both Committee meetings and General Meetings) -- the President indicated that he would attend to these recommendations, plus provide a copy of the constitution
	Recommended that the business part of General Meetings be more structured and formal -- with a proper agenda -- in order to get through business matters expeditiously, so that the remaining time can be devoted exclusively to workshop computer problems or ideas.
	Recommended that everyone should have the phone number and e-mail address of Joyce Cremer (Secretary) and that apologies MUST be sent to her by one or other means before the date of a meeting if unable to attend.

The meeting asked Geoffrey to include on the web site sections which would cover the following:

* Notices of meetings and related matters

* Frequently asked questions -- an FAQ section based on interesting and useful problem areas that had been workshopped in a meeting (these also to be printed out for the benefit of people who come to meetings but are not connected to the Internet)

Elizabeth suggested that members might like to have the December meeting (16 December) at her house -- this was agreed to. Further details would appear later, but the meeting would be at the usual time (1.30 - 4.00pm) with the Committee meeting at 12.30 at the same address. It would be a normal meeting, with business agenda, followed by workshop. Elizabeth's laptop computer would be available for this purpose. Members would be asked to bring a small plate of something towards a Christmas afternoon tea. Elizabeth will provide tea, coffee and juice.

Beryl proposed a vote of thanks to Elizabeth for chairing the meeting.

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 2.35pm, and members then workshopped a number of computer problems with Geoffrey until 4.00pm.

SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 2001

There was no executive meeting as not enough members were present for a quorum.

PRESENT: George Lincoln, Joyce Cremer (COMMITTEE: Edith Weber)

APOLOGIES: Geoffrey Hardwick, Elizabeth Murphy, Ruth Kensitt.

Discussion took place on Computer problems with George who was able to solve them for us.

Val Miller has discontinued her membership with SeniorNet.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Rae W. Purves, David Clinch, Beryl Hunter, Norman Hunter, Ailsa Braslins, Gunor Braslins.

Quite a lot of interesting discussion took place with members on computer problems which were again solved by George.

MEETING - SUNDAY 15 JULY 2001

Executive meeting opened by President Geoff Hardwick at 12.20 p.m.

PRESENT: G. Hardwick, George Lincoln, Joyce Cremer (Committee: E.Weber, E.Murphy)

BUSINESS: Geoff to record Notice of Meetings on Web site. Notice of meeting to include 'How to get there' i.e. Room 2, Tuggeranong Community Centre, Cowlishaw Street, Greenway, ground floor level, ramp

access, close to McDonalds.

Computers are available to all members at the Centre at meeting time.

Signatures for cheques: Geoff Hardwick, George Lincoln. Joyce Cremer to apply.

Membership is now due and payable: single member $10, Family $15, Corporate $15.

Treasurer George Lincoln to attend to Financial Statement.

Elizabeth and Geoff to update Information and Application Form.

George to update Calendar until 2002.

Meeting closed 1.10 p.m.. - NEXT MEETING FOR EXECUTIVE 12.30 SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 2001

Members present: Ailsa Braslins, Gunor Braslins, Roe W. Purves, Margaret Dunstone.

SENIOR NET MEETING HELD AT TUGGERANONG COMMUNITY CENTRE SUNDAY 17^TH JUNE 2001

Meeting opened at 1:15pm

Attendees: P Ravestein, Edith Weber, M Dunstone, J Dunstone, B Hunter, N Hunter, E Murphy, J Cremer, G Hardwick (chair), G Lincoln

Geoffrey outlined what he saw as the way ahead for Senior Net. The members present agreed that we need to continue as an organisation assisting seniors with computing.

A lengthy discussion was held on the cost of membership fees. It was eventually agreed that the following fees be adopted:

Ordinary M/S $ 10.00 per annum

Family M/S $ 15.00 per annum

Corporate M/S $ 50.00 per annum

Where a retirement village joins as a corporate member, all computer users in the village, whether they have their own computers or use the village computer would be covered by the corporate membership.

George outlined the use of the computer room. We have use of the room and computers thanks to the sponsorship of the Tuggeranong Community Centre on Sunday afternoons from 1pm – 4pm.

At this stage we will meet the third Sunday each month 1 –4pm. We will have use of the computers and Internet access. (Come along with your computer and application problems.)

Since Senior Net had not met since March 2000 an election for office bearers was held.

President: G Hardwick Nominated by E Murphy

Seconded by B Hunter

Secretary J Cremer Nominated by G Hardwick

Seconded by E Murphy

Treasurer G Lincoln Nominated by G Hardwick

Seconded by E Murphy

Three committee E Murphy, P McAlister and E Weber were elected.

It was suggested that a "problem page be established on the web site where members can lodge their problems for resolution.

Meeting closed at 2.45pm.