<font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Hai
guys!</font></font>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">As
mentioned at the last meeting, I am now your lovely society
representative :)</font></font><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">This
role entails me putting forward any views you have pertaining to the
society / open source software.<br>I
will update you all on the dates of future student council meetings
which i will attend (I've left the sheet at home and cant seem to
find any information on the good old university portal)</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">At
the next meting i wish to further discuss the lack of support for
OpenOffice documents, and, to address any issues you may have. To
enable me to do this, please answer the following questions.</font></font><br>
</p>
<ol style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Do
        you feel the society is supported by the university?</font></font></p>
        <ol><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">e.g.
                Are there enough resources?</font></font></p>
                </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Is
                there enough equipment?<br></font></font><br>
                </p>
        </li></ol>
        </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Do
        you feel your choice of not using propriety software is supported by
        the university?</font></font></p>
        <ol><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">e.g.
                Do you find things are made more difficult for you?<br></font></font><br>
                </p>
        </li></ol>
        </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Do
        you feel there are any improvements the university could make with
        regards to open source software / the Linux society?</font></font></p>
</li></ol>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">I
would also like to represent your views within the society. You are
all aware we are a new society and your views, suggestions and
opinions can help shape us into a great one.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br>
</p>
<ol style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Do
        you like the style of the meetings?</font></font></p>
        <ol><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">e.g.
                The 'lecture' format</font></font></p>
                </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">The
                introduction of flash talks</font></font></p>
                </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Guest
                speakers<br></font></font><br>
                </p>
        </li></ol>
        </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Do
        you like the venue?<br></font></font><br>
        </p>
        </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Would
        you like to see the meetings in a different format?</font></font></p>
        <ol><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">e.g.
                Lab group to bring in laptops<br></font></font><br>
                </p>
        </li></ol>
        </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Do
        you feel the membership fee is value for money?<br></font></font><br>
        </p>
        </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">What
        kind of events would you like to be involved in as a society?<br></font></font><br>
        </p>
        </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">We
        will be introducing Case badges, Laptop Stickers and T-shirts in the
        near future. Do you have any other super-cool merchandising ideas?<br></font></font><br>
        </p>
        </li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Do
        you have any other suggestions or comments?</font></font></p>
</li></ol>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">There
will soon be a dedicated and suitably humorous email address set up
for society representation, for the time being, please reply to <a href="mailto:Sauntering.with.scissors@gmail.com">Sauntering.with.scissors@gmail.com</a></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Regards<br>
Jen<br>
<i style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">cHix0r
– Society Representative & Treasurer<br>
<a href="http://thelinuxsociety.org.uk">thelinuxsociety.org.uk</a></i></font></font></p>