Scala Meeting Summary Oct-Nov 2011

I apologize for having neglected the weekly reports. Here's a summary of what's been happening since the last meeting report.I'll do my best to stick to weekly or bi-weekly reporting. Or would it make sense to stick to monthly updates?
Since the report is a bit long, I published it rather than including it online: 
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1-rwFnSevAZTmHsNXmvWLJqG4EGFDVH9BjJ4N3yTL6y0
if you'd like to continue the discussions in the report, please start a new thread per topic
cheersadriaan