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Memo of the meeting 2.12.2009 / hallitus järjestäytyy

Location: Tampereen Yrittäjänaisten meeting facilities
Meeting started: 18:35

Present:
Anne Karppinen (sec)
Tytti Suojanen
Mary Nurminen(chair)
Terhi Sipilä
Mladen Zagorac
Nick Hill
Anu Sandqvist
Laura Katajisto
Salla Huttunen
Noora Nieminen

Selection of the society officials:
- Treasurer: Noora
- Secretary: Anne
- Webmaster: Hanna (Utriainen)
- International affairs: Terhi

As soon as new rules are in order, we need to discuss who the "actual" members are (there's a limit to the nbr of actual members). Currently as follows:
- Actuals: Anne, Mary, Tytti, Terhi, Hanna, Noora
- Deputies: Mladen, Anu

Communication principles:
- All comms thru the web site/discussion group
- Sign up for automated emails!
- minutes posted as blog entries (chair checks first)

Board meetings:
- Announced ~2 wks before
- 6 - 7 times a year, at least every 6 wks, urgent issues (voted) via email or discussion forum, skype/conf calls also possible
- once a year, meeting held somewhere else
- travel paid to board members

Quick whip up of development ideas (yellow notes):
* Division of responsibilities: people know what they need to do and do it independently > less work overall, everyone pitches in and helps
* High util rate of our new website & social media (more lively discussion on the web forum, engage members more)
* Fast and informal meetings, meet and discuss current issues
* Gather development ideas from general STVY public too
* Keep communications in order
* Get new members and activate old so that society becomes more relevant: engage local activity and participate in int'l activities (engage members also there)
* Structured and organized activities, no useless emails about choosing the place to meet
* Planned activities, no ad-hoccing

Key focus areas for 1020:

1. Membership
- members list up-to-dated and put into shape (important also from TC Europe membership fee point of view)
- membership drive: advertisement, benefits for members
- comarketing with Doctrina

2. Breaking down silos
- reach out to AMK, universities
- local activities (Laura and Salla promised to arrange), perhaps even SIG type of activity
- reach out to traditional industry, coop with translation society (Nick and Tytti have contacts)
- also developer documentation - Nick?