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		CSIT RTW Bulletin #1: Fri Jan 29 1999
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Congratulations! If you receive this email, you are a founding member of the
CSIT RTW group!	Currently our membership is:

Alexander Pollard 
Alonso Marquez 
Ole NIELSEN 
Markus Buchhorn 
Trevor Vickers 
Paul Veldkamp 
Don Bone 
Robert Power 
Dean Kuo 
Denise Bett 
David A Wolfram 
Martin Schwenke 
Peter Strazdins 

I have put all of these in an email alias, 
	csitrtw@cs (.anu.edu.au)
(BTW let me know if your email changes or you wish to be taken off the alias).

Some issues rased by your responses were:
	* cycle paths condition (eg ramps), especially approaching ANU
	* bike storage at ANU: shelter & security
	  (the CSIT Bikeshed I believe solves these issues, although at
	   the cost of some convenience - ie negotiating the swipe card doors.
	   BTW you get access to the bikeshed by emailing
	   bikeshed@cbr.dit.csiro.au, details on the door of the Bikeshed).
	* practical issues in riding to work: weather, protection of clothing 
	  etc
Maybe a bit later in the year we can discuss these issues one by one.


COMMUNICATION ISSUES:

1. electronic.

I guess most of us dont want a lot of discussions (`email storms') on the
csitrtw alias.  I suggest discussion of issues be left till we can get a
news group (probably hypernews), but Martin says this will take some
time (a few months maybe). 

For the time being, I will send bulletins (fortnightly or monthly, as
need be).  If you want to bring anything up, I suggest emailing myself
(peter@cs) directly.  I will find some way of making it publically
available - perhaps create a web page - and provide a digest of such
contributions in the next Bulletin. 

2. notice boards.

For this month, I have put some notices of upcoming Pedal Power events 
(see below) on:
	* the CSIT Bikeshed (outside of door).
	  I propose to move this inside, where it will be protected from 
	  weather and passersby, when I can get a suitable board to put
	  notices on. 
	* CSIT Tea Room (south corner)
	* DCS Noticeboard, outside N329.

For those of you in CMIS, would there be a better noticeboard in your wing? 
For those of you in RSISE (Ole and Markus), what would be a suitable 
arrangement? For everyone, would a board in the CSIT Bikeshed alone
be adequate? Please let me know.


UPCOMING PEDAL POWER EVENTS:

1. The RTW Breakfast Weds Feb 3 7am-9am at the Muffn Break 
(nr Garema Place, Civic).

I guess the main idea of this is to meet fellow cyclists, although there
are prizes that will be given away too. 

I will be there 7:45-8:45; if anyone else thinks they'll come along, 
please let me know.


2. The RTW Dinner Sat Feb 13 7:30pm, Wests Rugby Clib, Macquarie.

This costs $25 and you need to book - see the noticeboards or myself for
details. (I probably wont make this one, as family committments
make it difficult). Anyone that is interested, let me know - I will
put you in contact with each other.


Well thats it for the time being. Happy cycling! -Peter.

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