IT Can Help NEWSLETTER October 2000
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Here are some notes from the last Steering Group meeting to let you know what is happening in IT Can-Help at the moment. The bits in bold are things you need to particularly take note of. :p> We need a secretary for our committee meetings, presently held once a month in London. If you are interested, please contact Tom Mangan. :p> Abbreviations :p> SG - steering group :p> CC -county controller :p> AO - area organiser |
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Ken Stoner -
Project Leader
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IT-CAN-HELP STEERING GROUP MEETING October 2000 :p>
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Present: Ken Stoner, Larry Peer, Tom Mangan, Bob Twitchin, Bob Jamieson, Sylvia Watson, Robert Bates, Andres Crespo, John Steadman :p> Summary :p> Main IT Can Help contact name :p> Please note that Robert Bates is now the main contact name for IT Can Help, instead of Ken Stoner. :p> On new IT Can Help leaflets the national contact name needs to be changed to Robert Bates. :p> On new IT Can Help ID cards the national contact name needs to be changed to Robert Bates. :p> Tel No: 01664 840636 :p> Monday Cottage, 8 Main Street, Barsby, Leics. LE7 4RH Treasurer :p> Larry Peer is now the IT Can Help treasurer. CCs and AOs please send any claims direct to him. Please change the name on any claim forms you have, as James Fowler is no longer treasurer. :p> If you are a lone volunteer please send your claims to Robert Bates. :p> Larry Peer, 65 Stubbington Lane, Stubbington. Hants PO14 2PG :p> Tel. 01329 665 996. :p> Lone volunteers :p> There are several counties where a lone volunteer is working without a County Controller. If you are a lone volunteer needing more support then please contact Robert Bates. [email protected] :p> Agreed by committee :p> - to include lone volunteer contact details on list if they are happy to be the contact for their county :p> - if they do not wish to be a contact, then we will ask neighbouring a county whether they would temporarily be the contact point for lone a volunteer. :p> If the neighbouring county is unable to (or there isnt a CC), then Robert Bates will be the contact for that lone volunteer. :p> New people :p> John Steadman who already runs Beds and Bucks counties is now offering to become Eastern Area Organiser as well. :p> Brian Barr is the new Area Organiser for Wales and West. People who have left :p> Sandra Rice and Chris Booth both stepped down from the IT Can Help Steering Group. Marjorie Corner has stepped down as Devon CC due to work pressure. The committee want to thank them for all the work they have done on behalf of ITCH. Contact list :p> Bob Twitchen will circulate a draft of the latest contact list to the Steering Group. This lists all county controllers and Area Organisers. Activity Level :p> No details available at the moment for 2nd quarter. :p> Bob has sent form out to CCs for 3rd Quarter (Jul-Sept) and will provide results at next meeting. To all CCs, and lone volunteers , please send us your summary of work that you have done (if you have not already done so!). This is the way that we prove to BCSDG (British Computer Society Disability Group) how busy we are to show them we need more funding. :p> FINANCE :p> Please claim your expenses as we DO have the money to pay them. If we do not claim any money then there is a risk that BCSDG will reduce our grant. :p> We are still attempting to open an IT Can Help bank account. We presently use the BCSDG bank account. :p> Funds :p> BCS-DG agreed to support ITCH to the tune of £5,100 for the current financial year. The funds will be issued as follows: :p> - £250 May & June :p> - £400 per month July to April 2001 :p> - £600 for last Julys National Gathering event in Warwick. (£116 spent so far) :p> ITCH is presently in credit by approx. £870. Mileage Rate :p> The mileage rate has been increased to 25 pence per mile TCH Email addresses for
contact purposes Website What would you like to see on the website, please give us feedback on how you find it. For example, there is a map that shows which areas of the UK are now covered by IT Can Help. The committee agreed to pay up to £200 per year to move our ITCH email accounts to a more reliable mail server. |
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SG ROLES UPDATE :p> SG members agreed to take charge/become involved in the following activities: :p> |
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- Minutes and Agenda (temporarily) - Tom Mangan :p> :p> |
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- Sub Group: Supporting New CCs and Low Activity Areas (Robert is Sub Group leader) RB/JS :p> :p> |
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- Newsletter -SW :p> :p> |
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- Main contact for ITCH RB :p> :p> |
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- National Publicity (Robert is Sub Group leader) RB/SW :p> :p> |
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:p> Tom to apply to Reach to find a volunteer to fill the post of ITCH Secretary. TM/LP :p> AREA ORGANISER :p> Are you interested in becoming a person who could build up links and increase liaison between the Area Organisers? The committee is looking for someone to join the committee to be responsible for liasing with AOs. :p> If you are interested please contact Tom Mangan [email protected] :p> Other items :p> - BCS-DG meetings :p> BCS-DG has so far arranged meetings in Preston, Herts and Beds. The IT Can Help committee are hoping that a representative from IT Can Help can be present at any BCSDG meetings for the general public, in order to advertise IT Can Help. :p> - Aidis :p> The SG agreed that the AidisTrust could have a copy of the ITCH contact list. :p> The AIDIS trust is a charity that provides computers to disabled people. There is a link to the AIDIS trust on our website. :p> Work done by Alison Crearar in Scotland :p> One of our tasks was to visit a Sue Ryder home and help prepare a bid for a :p> new network. :p> With our help they expect to be awarded £20k from internal funds to create :p> a cyber café for residents. 4 volunteers including me were involved. Quite a big undertaking, but very worthwhile. :p> Do you have a short summary of some IT Can Help work that you have done? I can put it in the next newsletter, send any items to :p> Sylvia Watson [email protected] :p> :p> |
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