FORCES Project - Management Committee Agenda 06/09/99

Date: 19.00-20.00, Mon. 6th September 1999

Venue: Board Room, Royal Kings Arms, Market Street, Lancaster LA1 1HP (phone 01524-32451, fax 01524-841-698)

Agenda:

1. Appointment of Secretary (G. Blair)

2. Apologies for Absence (M. Calder, represented by S. Reiff)

3. Approval of Agenda

4. `Approval' of 04/02/99 minutes and matters arising

5. Review of outstanding actions:

   AP/2/0/DM D. Marples will organise the production of an A4/A3/A2 publicity poster (as appropriate). Ongoing

   AP/2/1/MC M. Calder will incorporate suggestions received by 08/02/99 on the draft text and submit the article to Software Echo.

   (Chairman's Note: This was done, though it appears to have disappeared in a publishing void.)

   AP/2/2/ALL Members agreed to contact various companies as follows:

   • D. Marples: as appropriate at the LATC trade show
   • E. Magill: Atlantech
   • J. Evans: Scottish Telecom
   • K. Turner: Lucent
   • E. Magill: Mitel
   • M. Calder: Graham Technology

   AP/1/6/KT K. Turner had provisionally booked a room for up to 25 people at the IEE, Savoy Place, on Friday 10th September 1999. The cost is £360 for the room, plus £14 per head for catering. After some discussion, it was agreed that it would be preferable to shift the date to either the Thursday or Tuesday of that week, to register the event as an official IEE event, and to employ a larger for room for up to 50. K. Turner was asked to approach the IEE again with these new requirements. It was agreed that, if possible, the colloquium should include 2 guest speakers, with further technical talks and a poster session.
   AP/2/2/KT,MC,JE A programme committee was formed for the colloquium consisting of K. Turner, M. Calder and J. Evans. The committee will hope to have a rough programme worked out by the end of February. Ongoing

   (Chairman's Note: As requested, the date was changed to Tuesday 7th September 1999. However the Programme Committee encountered considerable delays in getting IEE endorsement and in pinning down speakers. This has now been organised, and booking is for the Faraday Lecture Theatre (capacity 94), Friday 26th November 1999. A draft, but largely complete programme is available online.)

6. Participation of CITEL and D. Marples (K. Turner)

7. Arrangements for 10th November EPSRC `Networks' meeting (K. Turner)

8. Arrangements for 26th November Colloquium (K. Turner)

9. Arrangements for February/March Workshop (K. Turner)

10. AOCB

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