Where: Parkside Primary School. When: Official Meeting began at 7:30PM Who: Members and guests Building: Main Building – Library $2 coin door prize: Complete Waterproof AS Flashed Meraki and Dish. On Display: Wireless Access, Equipment and 802.11n demonstration. Agenda
- Welcome and Introductions
- Annual Reports – Chairperson and Treasurer
- Member Awards Presentation – Contributions to the association
- Voting new committee
Although Air-Stream Wireless has had a record increase in membership this year, due to strong winds and rain, attendance at the 2007 AGM was a little down on previous years. Nevertheless, there was a reasonable number of members and guests and for those who did brave the weather enjoyed a great evening with friends.
Our thanks go to Kim Hawtin who despite the weather put on an excellent BBQ offering a great range of sausages, steak sandwiches and onions. The demonstration of the 802.11n Equipment had a unplanned change as it turned out. Unfortunately, because the signal from the Parkside AP wasn’t the best into the library where the event was held. The signal needed to pass through a corrugated iron roof and three 100 year old thick double brick walls.
Fortunately the two WN5000R 802.11n wireless routers showed there worth as they where used to successful bridge the Parkside router to another AP within the Library. Although by no means a high speed link it did demonstrate the ability of 802.11n to overcome NLOS environments compared with conventional 802.11b. This was quite an impressive feat as no special adjustments, modification or antennas where made, only the stock standard units as they come out of the box.
Nevertheless, there was still the usual plethora of wireless and computer equipment on display including sideshow presentations over two high resolution projectors, giving plenty of room for discussion and exchanges of ideas. The meeting was opened by Troy Vodopivec, Chairperson at 7:30pm The business end
- Annual reports presented to the members for review and discussion.
- Troy gave a talk about the significant progress and new partnerships formed over 2006-2007
- The Financial Reports for 2007 was presented by Paul Ridley, Treasurer.
- The Minutes of the previous meeting 2006 was presented by Robert Hart, Secretary.
Financial reports for 2007 and minutes of the previous meeting where unanimously accepted by a show of hands.
Member appreciation awards Award Certificates where presented to the following members in recognition of their support and participation which also included the award of one years free membership to the association:
- Chris Ford
- Damien Dreimanis
- Paul Riddley
- Paul Schulz
- Shawn Zeppel
Election 2007 The new committee where voted by ballot which was tallied by Paul Schulz these where :
- Troy Vodopivec
- Robert Hart
- Paul Ridley
- Chris Cichon
- Daniel Moscon
- Duncan McKenzie
- Kim Hawton
- Anthony Freeman – New committee member, replacing Jaqui Deering.
Thank you to the other members who where nominated.
- Shawn Zeppel; and
- Jaqui Deering.
Special thanks to Jaqui for her time and commitment when on the committee. Door prize! The lucky door prize of a complete wireless client kit, was won by Joel Stanley who was a guest and only became a member that night. The door prize included: :
- Meraki Mini which was pre-flashed with OpenWRT and configured to connect into the AS network
- Hill’s 25dbi Parabolic Dish Antenna
- Waterproof enclosure complete with mast brackets, Reverse-SMA to N-Bulkhead Pigtail and Stainless Steel cable-gland for Ethernet.
The meeting was closed at 9pm. Meeting minutes where prepared by Robert Hart, Committee, Secretary.