----- Original Message ----- 
From: HeadOfDept@ami 
To: participant2@ami 
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 11:33 AM
Subject: Please summarise the last meeting

Dear Colleague,

Would you be so kind to report to me on the past meeting? Please hit the reply button and fill in the questions below, then click send. Please keep in mind that your notes are part of the project documentation ? among other things, they will be used by myself and other staff to stay informed about the state of the project. It is therefore essential that your notes ? though kept short - are of high quality. In particular:

* Do not use any abbreviations. 
* Write notes that are understandable for somebody who was not present during the meeting 

The head of your department


[ABSTRACT]   Write one paragraph of coherent text to summarize the meeting as a whole from your role?s perspective.

In this first meeting we discussed project goals, aims, finances, and the things to get done befroe next meeting. We also took some time to become acquainted with the team members and the tools that we will be using. To finish off the meeting we did some preliminary brainstorming on what the main features of our product design should be, based on previous personal experience with television remote controls. For the next meeting I am to focus on the working design of the project, while others tackle other issues.








[DECISIONS]   Name all decisions that were made during the meeting. Mark those decisions that you consider of high importance for your role with a *. Write fragmented notes.

project aims *
selling price
profit goals
project scope
production price aims
 
key decision seems to be that we are looking for product with ease of use, in a variety of contexts and ways.








[PROBLEMS/ISSUES] Name the problems or difficulties that occurred during the meeting. Mark those that you consider of high importance for your role with a *. Write fragmented notes.

Main issue - what do we mean by ease of use
   -what does that entail in this scenario?? *
What is our product meant to do?








[ACTIONS]  Name the next steps that each member will take until the next meeting. Write fragmented notes.
 
I will concentrate on working design, 
Iain on tech design
Jessie on user requirements