====== Meeting notes: Board Meeting April 4 2007 ======

  * Hacknight report
     * report to come; we talked about the mediabox & portal pages
  * Harbourfront 
     * they're in for the wifi install; not the mediabox (this year, due to budget constraints)
     * meeting next Friday: Gabe, Michael; 
     * Patrick available to help
  * SLM plan; email discussion to assess strategy
     * G will begin by next week
  * Teriyaki report
     * they've ordered 10 new routers
  * YDS report
     * back up
     * Michael to test the modem
           * modem is flaky, can't hold a connection for > 1 day. Returned to Gabe on day of 1st HFC install.  
  * crisis at ISF
  * Carrot Commons joining
    * they ran the ether cable
    * venue agreement being approved by their board now
    * Michael following up
  * Distillery District
    * Edward has pitched
  * Toronto The Good
    * Tuesday, May 15
    * projects: Virj? SMS thing?
    * we need to volunteer on day, help with promotion, ++?
    * let's wait 'til the formal announcement before we start talking about it, just so we don't "scoop" them.
  * FITC
    * Wireless Toronto is the free wifi sponsor
    * Apr 20-25
    * we need volunteers
  * finances report / renewals
    * bank statements are now filed in Patrick/Gabe's office
    * Scotiabank account to be closed by end of month
    * more $ from ISF?  maybe not, 'cause of MediaBox stuff - let's ask.
    * G to put stuff into Google Docs spreadsheet
    * we will invoice all venues whose network memberships have lapsed, and send a venue agreement to those for whom we don't have one on file.  We'll then follow up with an in-person visit if we don't hear back from them.
    * Edward will coordinate the mailing.  Stamped return envelopes will be included.
    * we will bill for all past fees, but if they ask us to waive old stuff, we will  
    * send sticker too!
  * network membership fee policy on multi-router installs
    * from now on, $50/router/year
    * this is now the policy for all new venues, and all existing venues renewals in 2008
    * CSI, 401, SLM, YDS?, DGP?, 
  * Dufferin Grove second router assessment
    * should happen as soon as the weather gets nice    
  * meeting schedules:
    * quarterly board meetings: quarterly, third Tuesdays
    * volunteer meetings: quarterly, second Tuesdays (beginning in June)
      * volunteer recruitment meeting
    * hacknights: monthly, first Tuesdays
    * socials: Wireless (fourth) Wednesdays
  * policy/enforcement on venues that turn off the router at night
    * Sneaky Dee's + Lettieri + Teriyaki York Mills issue
    * discussion: charge them extra for this "right", or cut them off?
    * we decided on the latter: we will do everything we can to accommodate their needs/fears, but we won't budge on that the router must be always on/available  
  * OneZone channel hogging
    * they're using 1, 6 and 11 at YDS
    * let's research legit use of 2.4, then write a letter to Dobbin, and maybe the City?
    * if he doesn't reply in 60 days, write a letter to the CRTC
    * let's mention it at TTG    
  * netneutrality.ca banner on our sites
    * yes