[Imc] Steering group meeting 9/9/01

[jacobs]

U-C IMC Steering Group Meeting
Sunday September 9, 2001

Present: Aaron, Brian, Ellen, James, Mike, Paul, Sascha
Facilitator: Sascha
Note taker: James
Meeting called to order at 12:10pm.

UPDATES:

--Outreach group (Brian): The co-op conference last Saturday was a great 
success!  28 people showed and much enthusiasm for local co-ops was generated.
 The IMC Midwest Regional Conference has tentatively been set for October 
19-21 at the U-C IMC. More information is to follow.

--Print group (Aaron): Distribution of the second issue is going forward, 
despite the poor quality of printing. Those issues are being worked on for the 
next issue which is already in production.

--Technology group (Paul): The new audio station has arrived, which will take 
some of the burden off of “Sergei”. Configuration of the new workstation is in 
process to try and add network-wide access. The next tech meeting will be on 
Wednesday at 6pm with a focus on computers (meetings switch between 
audio/video focus and computer focus). As a side note, the video interest 
group met for the first time last week. 5 people are interested. The first 
item on the agenda is the preparation of activists going to Washington DC. 
with proper video-taking techniques. Those interested in the tech group or the 
newly formed video group should contact Paul R. (p-riism at uiuc.edu).

--Space group (Mike): The next meeting will be held on Weds. At 6:30pm. There 
is a desk in the back room that needs a new home. Anyone interested should 
contact Mike (rebelmike at earthlink.net)

--Librarians (Ellen): A new meeting time has been set for every other Tuesday 
at 8pm. This coming Tuesday will be a work hour and Tuesday September 18th 
will be the next meeting. Collection development will be the topic.

--Finance (Sascha): Amy Fry is being trained on the finance software and will 
soon be able to write checks and do all the things that Sascha is currently 
doing. Founding Funders will begin to drop off this month as many FFs’ year 
commitment is coming to an end. On a plus note, the First Annual IMC Yard sale 
held at Ellen and Paul’s brought in a whopping $406.50 after expenses! Thanks 
to Ellen, Paul and other yard sale volunteers!

OLD BUSINESS:

--The appropriate use statement is still in the works.
--Organization continues for the DC trip. People interested in going to DC 
should contact Sascha (Meinrath at uiuc.edu). There are currently 5 people who 
have agreed to do home support for the action. Others interested in helping 
out with home support should contact Paul R. (p-riism at uiuc.edu).

NEW BUSINESS:

--No new business

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

--The U-C IMC Library now has a website at 
http://urbana.indymedia.org/library/ ! Check it out!!

Meeting adjourned at 12:40pm.

Respectfully submitted,

James Jacobs
Radical Librarian

James R. Jacobs 
Graduate Reference Assistant 
Education/Social Science Library
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign                        
Home: 303B1 Paddock Drive  
Savoy, IL 61874           
(217)359-9283
jacobs at uiuc.edu
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