PLUG Committee Minutes 2025-03-25

Meeting opened 19:43 PM

Attendees
- Present: Dan, James, Nick, Harry, Wyatt
- Apologies: Paul
- Absent:
Minutes of last committee meeting:
- https://www.plug.org.au/events/committee/2025/02-18/
  - Proposed by Nick, seconded by Harry. Passed without dissent.
Next Meeting: Tuesday 2025-04-15
Reports
- Chairman / President Report
- Secretary Report
- Treasurer’s Report
Specific Business
- ACTIONS: Who / What / When / With(Action-Buddy)
- ACTION: James, buddy Nick: https://github.com/plugorgau/calendar-check
  - Still todo
- ACTION: upgrade James’ myID to Strong and lodge. ATO can accept or decline NFP declaration.
  - Still todo. Also need to discover how to regain control of organisation.
- ACTION: Submit our NFP self report under the category of “Scientific Association”.
  - Still todo
- ACTION: Harry: Confirm if Wyatt has access to WA Commerce now?
  - Maybe done? Still needs to be confirmed.
- ACTION: James to ask BendigoBank to add our ABN as a PayID
  - Still todo
- ACTION: Wyatt gets a Bendigo customer#?
  - Unsure
- ACTION: In progress. Nick and Wyatt to work though the UGMM processes to document them.
  - Done: Wyatt brought up to speed, but not docs still todo.
Events

Review events:
- March 2025
  - Second Sunday 2025-03-09 PLUG+POSH Hack afternoon
    - Online at https://meetings.ucc.asn.au/b/plug as well
    - HOSTS: James (online), Nick (in-person)
    - Had one new attendee virtually.
    - Processed some memberships
    - Started some docs on the video recording system.
  - Second Tuesday 2025-03-11 Raspberry Jam.
    - ACTION: Who/What/When/With: Promo, networking, screens, keyboards, demos, snacks/food, drinks&ice
    - Demos: Pi 400, Pi in Lego case/TV
  - 2025-03-21: Perth Design, Technology & Innovation Tradeshow
    - Jacek and Wyatt attended. Had some interest in the group from attendees.
Upcoming Events
- March 2025
  - 2025-03-26: PLUG-in-the-Pub: The Mighty Quinn Tavern, Yokine
    - ACTION: Dan, buddy Nick
- April 2025
  - Second Tuesday 2025-04-08
    - Jasper’s: Homelab Talk
    - “So you want to build a HomeLab?” see email: 2025-02-11 , 2025-02-15 to committee@plug
    - Waiting for Jasper’s info to update the calendars.
      - Nick, Dan, James hosting
        
        Promo, networking, snacks/food
        
        ACTION: Dan: bring drinks&ice
        
        ACTION: Wyatt, buddy Nick: mail to plug@plug.org.au re: April events by end of March
        
        James: bring camera to test OBS recording? Single camera, no network?
    - ACTION: James to add Jasper’s blurb to calendar and publish Meetup event. Email the list.
  - Second Sunday 2025-04-13 PLUG+POSH
- May 2025
  - Second Sunday 2025-06-11 PLUG+POSH
  - Second Tuesday 2025-05-13
    - Dean’s talk: IPv6?
    - ACTION: DeanB, buddy ACTION: Nick to contact and confirm
      - Nick emailed DeanB
      - alternative backup: dry run of Installfest/workshop
    - ACTION: touch base next week on the mailing list for progress and decide whether to move the installfest forward.
  - 2025-05-28: Plug in the Pub at The Island, Elizabeth Quay
- June 2025
  - Second Tuesday? Linux install fest
    - ACTION: Bring USB install media with ISO’s
      - Perhaps Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora others
      - ACTION: Organise an in-city market stall prior to promote event to new users
      - Wyatt to Book stall by April and use its date to lock in installfest date.
- Future events
  - Quiz night suggested by Paul if we don’t have a talk
  - Kings Park BBQ by Paul TBC if still in the country
  - James give a talk about using VLANs at home

General business

Thank you Jacek for your time on the committee.
New members: subscribe/invite to mailing list
- in parallel to tech fixes!
aim for ambitious event

Meeting finished at 9:05 PM