Present: Rosie Cooke, Nicola Wood, Ella Barraclough, Joanna van der Veen

Apologies: Samuel Bailey

1. Feedback on David Redfern’s Design Brief for Website

General agreement that the brief incorporates the main elements of our feedback; main points of further discussion are who will receive the brief, whether there is scope for Rosie and Ella to submit logo designs, date of website going live and Facebook / Twitter feed (details below)

• We would like to know whether there is any scope to share the brief with designers we might know / like so that they can submit proposals (though we understand that the Watershed has their own tried and tested design team!) We would also like Rosie and Ella to be able to submit designs for the logo. AP: Rosie to email David Redfern these questions (and other feedback?)
• We really like the specification that the website design is a responsive one that will work on different platforms
• The website will be going live on 1^st December – is there any scope for having something online before this (if the design is complete)? For example, a holding page to build anticipation. Think this would be invaluable to link to through social media, as it will tie in with the new revamped design!
• If it is possible to get a holding page up as above (in, say, early to mid-November), could a live Twitter / Facebook feed be incorporated into it? Understand it wouldn’t be as relevant in December, but would be good before then! AP: ask David if this is possible

 2. Social Media & Publicity

What we should be doing now, and what we have to do in the future

• AP: Joanna and Nicola to communicate via email on which Facebook groups to post in via Electric December. This should be done VERY soon! Deadline: next meeting
• AP: try out Hootsuite with Hannah’s email. In our minds, Twitter is crucial, so need to find a way to access this and schedule – even if this means setting up a new account? AP: talk to Hannah about this
• AP: everyone to ‘like’ the ED Facebook page, and follow on Twitter, and share these within their own networks. The number of followers or fans of a page has some effect on how interested / confident new people are in it. Numbers are good!
• Q: Tumblr. Is it worth it? It’s a good sharing tool (like Twitter but with pictures and videos – thanks to Rosie for the quick intro to it!). Would be good for legacy and keeping community alive for future years. AP: decide by next meeting whether we want it or not

 3. Viewing of submitted films

Which is our preferred date?

• We agree a mammoth session on October 5^th is best for us. AP: confirm whether this is possible with Hannah