Subject: Aust.Computer Museum Society - Formation Meeting.

From: [email-masked]
Date: 12 Jul 94 23:51:07 AEST

Notice of  FORMATION  MEETING  of  

		Australian  Computer  Museum  Society.
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	Time:   3pm on Sunday, 31st July 1994.  

	Place: 	Veteran Car Club Hall,

			134 Queens Road, FIVEDOCK, NSW.

	Agenda items to be considered will include:-

		1. Initial membership fees.
			Suggested $20 for students/pensioners,
			and $50 for other individual members.

		2. Discussion on Major Objectives of the Society.
			This will not be a 'hobby' club but the foundation 
			of a formal and hopefully national group who would 
			consist of professional and hobby computer people.
			What priorities can be set for proposed activities.

		   a)	One major aim is to have a functional Computer 
			Museum running by the year 1999 - in 5 years time.

		   b)	Another is an Australian Software Archive for the 
			long-term preservation of software .

		   c)	A Computer Documentation Library has also been
			suggested as a necessary adjunct to any hardware
			collections that may be undertaken.

		   d)	Workshop facilities for the restoration/testing
			of vintage hardware and associated devices.

		3. Adoption of draft set of Rules until incorporation.

		4. Election of interim committee members.
			Secretary/Treasurer,
			Newsletter Editor,
			Publicity Officer, etc, as decided.

		5. Liasing with the Powerhouse Museum and other Computer
			User Groups, the A.C.S. and related organisations.

		6. Services/facilities for members. E-mail, etc.

	Please REPLY if interested to Megatronics, fax 02-764 4679 or by
	e-mail to  "[email-masked]"  or leave a message on 02-764 4855
	so that we can send you a copy of the initial newsletter.

	Afternoon tea will be provided at the conclusion of the meeting.

		Please distribute this notice freely.
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 John Geremin,   Computer MUSEUM Collector (free pick-up in Sydney).
IN%"[email-masked]"   or  fax: 02- 764 4679  (24 hours).
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