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20:54:26 <Zakim> RRSAgent, make logs Public
20:54:27 <Zakim> please title this meeting ("meeting: ..."), nicktr
20:54:30 <nicktr> zakim, clear agenda
20:54:30 <Zakim> agenda cleared
20:54:41 <nicktr> chair: John O'Brien
20:54:47 <nicktr> scribe: Nick Telford-Reed
20:54:55 <nicktr> scribenick: nicktr
20:55:10 <nicktr> agenda+ matters arising
20:55:17 <nicktr> agenda+ future of group
20:55:24 <nicktr> agenda+ future topics
20:55:30 <nicktr> agenda+ next meeting
20:55:33 <nicktr> agenda?
21:00:19 <nicktr> q?
21:01:20 <nicktr> present+ Nick Telford-Reed
21:01:27 <nicktr> present+ John O'Brien
21:03:14 <nicktr> present+ Phil Archer
21:03:27 <nicktr> present+ Linda Toth
21:03:52 <nicktr> regrets+ Matthew Orr
21:06:11 <nicktr> zakim, take up item 1
21:06:11 <Zakim> agendum 1 -- matters arising -- taken up [from nicktr]
21:06:17 <nicktr> minutes -> https://www.w3.org/2021/04/12-merchantbg-minutes.html
21:06:36 <nicktr> zakim, close item 1
21:06:36 <Zakim> agendum 1, matters arising, closed
21:06:37 <Zakim> I see 3 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is
21:06:37 <Zakim> 2. future of group [from nicktr]
21:06:46 <nicktr> zakim, take up item 2
21:06:46 <Zakim> agendum 2 -- future of group -- taken up [from nicktr]
21:07:31 <nicktr> john_ob: cost is really proving to be a challenge
21:07:58 <nicktr> ...and the cost of being a member is very high compared to other industry groups
21:08:31 <nicktr> ...we've had great content, but without an audience, we're not really delivering
21:10:38 <Karen> present+ Karen
21:13:39 <nicktr> nicktr: moving to a community group means we can remove the cost barrier
21:14:07 <nicktr> ...but we will probably meet a little less often
21:14:33 <nicktr> phila: do we lose staff support?
21:14:57 <nicktr> linda: I would hope that we can continue to have staff support for a while
21:15:26 <Karen> q+
21:15:31 <nicktr> ...but I would note that we kicked off during a pandemic - retailers/merchants have been very distracted
21:16:01 <nicktr> ...convenience store owners have minimal bandwidth
21:16:32 <nicktr> ...and now we're going into summer
21:16:45 <nicktr> ...perhaps reboot in the fall?
21:17:24 <nicktr> phila: merchants have pivoted and have done a huge amount of digitisation in a very short time
21:18:39 <nicktr> linda: retailers are realising that the third-party platforms are disintermediating them from their customers
21:18:54 <nicktr> ack karen
21:19:31 <nicktr> karen: we were fixed on the price issue, but Phil and Linda are right to point out the bigger picture
21:19:50 <nicktr> ...is there an industry event that we could hang a reboot on?
21:20:30 <nicktr> phil: the January NRF show (back to back with CES) seems like a good opportunity
21:21:02 <nicktr> linda: there are going to be industry events in the fall of 21 like MAG and NACS
21:21:24 <nicktr> ...I think travel bans and budgets will be restrictive until the end of the year
21:24:36 <Karen> [Linda mentioned several retail org meetings coming up: https://www.merchantadvisorygroup.org/mag-calendar/2021/09/21/default-calendar/2021-annual-conference
21:24:46 <Karen> https://www.showsbee.com/fairs/66798-NACS-Show-2021.html
21:25:18 <Karen> CES, Jan. 2021: https://www.ces.tech
21:25:34 <nicktr> phila: it might be better to run the content as a set of webinars
21:25:45 <nicktr> ...rather than pitching it as a community group
21:25:58 <Karen> [NRF, Jan 2022: https://nrfbigshow.nrf.com]
21:27:42 <Karen> +1 more video, webinar-based events
21:27:57 <nicktr> ...because we're trying to reach audiences that heard
21:28:48 <Karen> +1 Linda's offer of support
21:28:49 <nicktr> nicktr: That's exactly right
21:28:59 <nicktr> ...we hope to do more active outreach
21:29:29 <nicktr> ...Linda - I'd be very happy to support NACS/Connexxus
21:31:26 <nicktr> nicktr: are you happy with the change?
21:31:48 <nicktr> phila: it's good to have staff support
21:31:59 <nicktr> present+ benoit
21:32:07 <nicktr> benoit: I am supportive
21:33:14 <nicktr> Decision: group supports a change to a community group
21:33:26 <nicktr> zakim, close item 2
21:33:26 <Zakim> agendum 2, future of group, closed
21:33:27 <Zakim> I see 2 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is
21:33:27 <Zakim> 3. future topics [from nicktr]
21:33:32 <nicktr> zakim, take up item 3
21:33:32 <Zakim> agendum 3 -- future topics -- taken up [from nicktr]
21:35:54 <nicktr> nicktr: i.	Crypto
21:35:54 <nicktr> ii.	Fundraising/charities
21:35:54 <nicktr> iii.	Accessibility – navigating conversion and accessibility
21:35:54 <nicktr> iv.	Browser privacy changes
21:37:10 <nicktr> linda: I think this issue with regard to third-party delivery platforms is definitely worth a session
21:37:21 <nicktr> ...both for small and large retailers
21:38:02 <nicktr> linda: I would also consider re-running some of our earlier content
21:38:46 <nicktr> phila: of course, our main topic is barcodes - or more importantly the identifiers within the bar codes
21:39:02 <nicktr> john: good summary tonight.
21:39:11 <nicktr> ...let's focus on the content
21:52:27 <nicktr> zakim, close item 3
21:52:27 <Zakim> agendum 3, future topics, closed
21:52:28 <Zakim> I see 1 item remaining on the agenda:
21:52:28 <Zakim> 4. next meeting [from nicktr]
21:53:34 <nicktr> We will document the decision to move to a community group to the group's membership
21:53:57 <nicktr> nicktr: the chairs and I will draft a possible programme of webinars
21:54:21 <nicktr> ...we hope to meet in late June or early July to discuss that with the group
21:54:45 <nicktr> ...with the intention of kicking back off the webinars in early September
21:54:55 <nicktr> nicktr: thanks all
21:55:43 <nicktr> rrsagent, make minutes
21:55:43 <RRSAgent> I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2021/05/24-merchantbg-minutes.html nicktr
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