November 2, 2006 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Attendees

Chris Verges, Tim Utschig, Heather Stern, Ian Kluft and Sean Lynch

Old Business

Summary of the SJSU Radio Club and FARS presentations

Both presentations went well. Approximately 10 people were at the SJSU presentation and 30 people at the FARS presentation. It was well received!

Summary of the Wireless Warrior Weekend

Approximately 25 people showed up at the Wireless Warrior Weekend on October 28, 2006. The topic was the Incident Command System. Based on a course survey given out at the end, lots of people ranked it as a 4 or 5 out of 5 -- very good! Chris plans on running another class dealing with advanced ICS topics (IS-200 and IS-700) at some point in the next few months.

New Business

Revelation of the Wireless Network project name

The name "Emergency Wireless Network" (EWN) was chosen as the project name. A section on the projects.svwux.org wiki has been created and populated with some basic information.

Policy to clarify SVWUX's purpose

A policy at the last meeting was proposed to clarify the purpose of SVWUX and scope of its activities. This policy is written as:

SVWUX's purpose includes but is not limited to the following topics:

• experimentation with wireless networking, including 802.11 wireless ethernet or amateur radio,
• experimentation with software that uses wireless networking,
• construction and maintenance of wireless networking systems in and around Silicon Valley,
• use of wireless networking in emergency communications, preparedness and recovery,
• expanding our members' technical knowledge and practical experience with wireless networking, and
• using our wireless networking skills to benefit the community.

A STV vote will be posted for no less than 7 days (as per the SVWUX charter). A simple majority vote is required to adopt the policy.

Approval of SVWUX Members becoming SBAY Members

The following SVWUX members have applied for SBAY membership under the new By-Laws:

• Cliff Skolnick N1DPH
• Mark Cohen K6EF
• Bill Dale N2RHV
• John Amos KC6TVM
• Sean Lynch KG6CVV
• Ted Matsumura KC6RTB
• Tim Utschig KI6GDX
• Craig Anderson N6YXK
• Steve Loomis K6SPI
• James Morgan
• Ben Loomis KG6BNL

A simple majority vote using "yea" / "nea" was taken by the members present at the meeting to decide if SVWUX would nominate them for the SBAY membership. The motion carried unanimously, with 5 members voting.

Upcoming Elections

Craig Anderson and Sean Lynch are in the running for the next SIG Coordinator of SVWUX. A STV vote will be held between this meeting and the next meeting. A simple majority approval is needed.

Chris Verges will be stepping down as the SVWUX SIG Coordinator, effective at the end of this meeting. Ian Kluft as SBAY President will be assuming the temporary powers of the SIG Coordinator position, as defined in the SVWUX charter, to run the vote and find a new SIG Coordinator.

Emergency Wireless Network (EWN)

Acceptable Use Policy

User Classifications

Emergency vs. Regular Use

Support Agreements

Network Security Policy