[SSC] Meeting notes 29th March 2011. Important request!!

Fri Apr 1 07:59:35 UTC 2011

One more thing:

The thorny issue of selection criteria was raised in our meeting with
Charles yesterday and he thought that we should reconsider our 'first
come first served' approach to student membership. He thinks that we
need to ensure that students are valued contributing members, as much as
anyone else, and that a first come first served policy does not
necessarily support this need.

This has come up before at the talk I gave last week at the Alternative
Art College. I must admit that there's something I'm not keen on about
it either.  I've just spoken to Mike and we'd like to suggest a revision
to this decision. From the FAQ:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OK6Cikt7n73yEUb-2CEDmutc4wJ_GFPrsolKBXwz5mQ/edit?hl=en_GB&authkey=CObno-MH

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How are student members selected?

Members who wish to be students at the SSC are asked to write a short
(500w) explanation of why they wish to become students, what they hope
to learn at the SSC and what they can contribute. All members who wish
to be students will be invited to a planned day where they can introduce
themselves, meet other members and learn more about the SSC. By the end
of the day, we think that it will become clear whether the SSC is the
appropriate place for learning for each student.

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I think it can probably be phrased better than this... The idea is that
it's somewhere between an open day and an interview without the
formality, and mostly an opportunity for potential students to discuss
their contribution to the SSC and their expectations.

Feel free to agree/disagree and amend that text directly in the FAQ.

Thank you
Joss

On 31/03/11 21:16, Joss Winn wrote:
> David and I met with Charles Cooke today (CC'd) to update him on recent
> developments. We did not go through the Constitution or Business Plan in
> great detail, rather we got his feedback on the costings we'd put
> together and the invitation to become members.
> 
> I think that the main outcomes of the meeting were that the costings
> seem realistic and that we agreed to send him our final constitution and
> business plan on April 15th. He will then look at it and advise us on
> whether he thinks it is sound. Following that, people who wish to do so,
> should meet to sign the constitution which effectively formalises the
> co-operative. We can then use this document to open a bank account and
> from there open up the membership process.
> 
> So here are some dates I would like to suggest:
> 
> 14th April: Meeting to discuss constitution and business plan in detail.
> This will entail a thorough reading of both documents, taking into
> consideration all comments received via this discussion list prior to
> that date.
> 
> 15th April: Send final versions of document to Charles (and this list)
> for checking.
> 
> 21st April: Receive documents back from Charles by this date with
> comments. Send any comments to this discussion list.
> 
> 25th April: Meet with final versions of both documents. Sign
> Constitution. The SSC co-operative is born!
> 
> I will try to arrange the use of Mint Lane on the 14th and 25th.
> 
> If you want to attend both meetings but are unable to, please let me
> know and I will try to rearrange. Please tell me asap.
> 
> As per my notes from our last meeting (below), please do take time to
> look at the documents listed below and contribute your thoughts. I have
> made more progress on the FAQ. Feel free to edit directly. A revision
> history of the document is automatically kept.
> 
> Thank you very much.
> Joss
> 
> 
> 
> On 29/03/11 20:59, Joss Winn wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> We had a short meeting tonight at Angel Cafe from 5.30-6.30. Attendees
>> were myself, Mike Neary, Nigel Horner and Huseyin Kishi.
>>
>> Apologys were sent from Pete Somerville, David Young, Gary Saunders,
>> Richard Hall and Sandie Stratford.
>>
>> We discussed the letter of invitation to academic members and SSC
>> costings prior to our meeting with Charles Cooke of the Lincolnshire
>> Co-operative Development Agency (LCDA) on Thursday.
>>
>> There were some important outcomes from the meeting that require the
>> input of all interested members of the SSC. We would be grateful if you
>> could find time to do the following:
>>
>> 1. Please provide comments on the draft Constitution:
>>  https://lists.aktivix.org/pipermail/ssc/attachments/20110226/2b71d615/attachment-0001.doc
>>
>> 2. Please provide comments on the draft Business Plan:
>> https://lists.aktivix.org/pipermail/ssc/attachments/20110228/12d17b0d/attachment-0001.doc
>>
>> 3. Please provide comments on the letter of invitation:
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E2Bcb_vS2Ulu6uK4nhLvArds7sjD83EukgjmF9_duso/edit?hl=en_GB&authkey=COq-u7cN
>>
>> 4. Please provide comments on the FAQ, which will go on the website:
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OK6Cikt7n73yEUb-2CEDmutc4wJ_GFPrsolKBXwz5mQ/edit?hl=en_GB&authkey=CObno-MH
>>
>> 5. Please contribute names of people who you would like to be invited to
>> join the SSC.  This is essential to our business plan and the
>> sustainability of the SSC. We need names (ideally around 100) no later
>> than Wednesday 6th April 10pm. You can edit the document directly. First
>> name and Last name are all that's required unless you have more
>> information at hand.
>>
>> https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AnDuUd71vXr4dGc3Wl9IaFZuUUh6VHg2Vk83SUo1Y0E&hl=en_GB&authkey=CNPW2uEL
>>
>> We have asked Huseyin to spend Thursday 7th April, doing (paid) research
>> around the people listed in this document. He will ensure that contact
>> details and a one sentence summary about the person are available to us
>> when we send the invites out. You will see from the letter, that there
>> is a placeholder where a sentence can be added which personalises the
>> letter in recognition of what the person would bring to the SSC.
>>
>> 6. We intend to create a page on the website of SSC founding members, so
>> that invited members can see who is behind it. Please add your name to
>> the members spreadsheet above if you wish to be listed on the website as
>> a founding member. I will contact you for a brief bio.
>>
>> Thanks very much for all your contributions to this effort. Following
>> our meeting with Charles Cooke, we will circulate the Constitution and
>> Business Plan for final comment before formalising the SSC as a
>> co-operative. We are still aiming to send the invitations out on 14th
>> April (see notes from last meeting) and need the constitution, business
>> plan and bank account set up prior to this so that we can accept
>> membership applications.
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Joss
>>
>> p.s. I gave a talk about the SSC to around 30 students last week (it was
>> featured on ITV local evening news). It went down very well and four
>> people said they wanted to sign up to be members. This is the third time
>> I have done this in one form or another and the response is always very
>> encouraging.
>>
>>
>>
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