WICEN Committee of Management 18th April 2000

at WIA Rooms, Ashburton.

1. Meeting Open. 20.16

  • 2. Attendance. FGC, BAF, KPQ, JM, XMU,XDE andML

  • 3. Apologies. 3GPT, 3ZRV

  • 4. Minutes of last Meeting.

  • 3.1 Motion: Moved 3BAF/3JM CARRIED
  • That the minutes of the last meeting 21st March 2000 be accepted.

  • 5. Matters Arising. - Nil

  • 6. Correspondence

  • 6.1 Inwards: Donation WaW $300.00
  • Mrs Tobias - appreciation of attendance at James' funeral.
  • Gill Soames $50 for laptop
  • Telstra account
  • NSW WICEN News
  • Membership application
  • ACA events approval -
  • Peacom Invoices
  • E-mails from Tremellans re Y2K Submission
  • Training report
  • Property report
  • Y2K Technical working group with financial statement - General Business
  • 6.2 Outwards:
  • Eildon Navigation Rally
  • Broadford Rally
  • All RCOs re Y2K debrief
  • 6.3 Motion Moved 3BAF/3KPU CARRIED
  • That the outwards correspondence be confirmed and the incoming correspondence be received.

  • 7. Treasurers Report tabled by Fred 3JM

  • 7.1 Total income for period 01/07/99 to 17/04/00 $10,760.45
  • Total expenditure for period 01/07/99 to 17/04/00 $13,460.00
  • 7.2 Motion. 3JM/3KPU CARRIED
  • That the financial statements be accepted.
  • 7.3 Treasurer reported on the GST impact on WICEN. An application has been made for an ABN. The Treasurer recommended that WICEN otherwise remain outside the GST owing to the onerous level of paperwork required.

  • 8. Data Report M. Dods. 3XMU

  • 8.1 Laptops from Wesley - 7 distributed. 12 more ready plus one more potential.
  • 8.2 Ski 80 - discussions underway with Moama Watersports Club re the use packet.
  • 8.3 Warren Stirling developed a parralell port I/O interface - monitoring repeater coverage, selection of best paths.
  • 8.4 Data network - 2 more sites identified Kinglanke and Mt Buninyong. Looking for $1,750 for 5 TNCs.
  • 8.5 $150 needed for for upgrade of portable digipeater and include antenna.
  • 8.6 Rally in the Valley - Col Pomeroy identified few major problems. Some operators inadequately prepared. Some equipment failures. Need for scoring printout; to be done by Rally of Melbourne.
  • 8.7 Inexperienced operators should be accompanied by experienced operators.
  • 8.8 Electronic newsletter discussion. If produced electronically, recipients on list to be responsible for updating own address when necessary. General Business.
  • 8.9 Personnel Management software - Paul Elvey is working on the Monash software. Purpose of software to manage large a number of operators in the field.
  • 8.10 Motion $150 for portable digipeater 3KPU/3JM - CARRIED
  • 8.11 Strategic business plan to be lodged by Data Group before further consideration of TNC request. 3XMU

  • 9. Radio report - Nil.

  • 10. Training Report.

  • 10.1 Report from 3GPT tabled by Secretary. Request that 3FGC follow through with 3GPT to clarify Training requirements. Training to be a feature of the April 29 Think Tank.
  • 10.2 Suggestion that "State Training Officer" become "State Co-Ordinator of Training"

  • 11. Publications Report Nil.

  • Moved 3 KPU/ 3JM CARRIED

  • That all sub groups develop and submit a Strategic business/action plan.
  • Data, Radio, Publications, Training, RCOs,

  • 12. Equipment/ Assets

  • 12.1 Report from 3GPT tabled by Sectretary. Portable repeater returned to Mark.. At present 70cm MTR8000 sets now at SERCC to be retained by WICEN.

  • 13. Membership Report

  • 13.1 Applications for membership received from Ben Thompson, Bendigo.
  • 13.2 Motion Moved 3KPU/3FGC CARRIED
  • That the above application be accepted on Gerg Mores's approval, and amendments to the Membership List be carried out subject to RCO letters of approval.
    1. Moved 3KPU/3JM.that all reports be received CARRIED
  • 14. General Business:
  • 14.1 Proposed agenda for Annual General Meeting 22nd July 2000.
  • 14.2 Generator - RCOs to recommend placement through Secretary.
  • 14.3 News letter - 3JM/3BAF moved that in addition to the Newsletter being placed on the Web site that hard copies also be produced as usual. CARRIED
  • 14.4 3GPT to ask Richard Hoskin if he is prepared to place the newsletter on the web.
  • 14.5 Y2K Debrief. 3KPU to contact RCOs re de-brief/think tank. If inadequate response, think tank to be deferred to post AGM. 3GPT noted agenda items for the Think Tank..

  • 15. Next meeting. 16th May at WIA Rooms

    1. Meeting closed at 22.27.