[Mesh] Continue to Gather Proposals Party, Sunday 1-3pm ish

Heyo! Last Sunday, six of us showed up to the Project Proposal Party! We ate snacks, stuck sticky-notes to monitors (see below), chatted about projects we were interested in proposing, and organized our thoughts in a pad (also see below). I thought it was an effective way to gather a range of input, and to hear what's on people's minds--what their interests and priorities are at this moment in time. So we're doing it again! If you want to get feedback on a proposal idea, come by sudoroom this Sunday from 1-3pm. If you can't make it to that region of spacetime, but you still want to be heard on Sunday, feel free to e-mail me your ideas, and I'll read them to whoever shows up. I'll say it again because I think it's important: Be creative and exploratory! Let's not be afraid about presenting proposals that get rejected, or that it turns out nobody actually wants to do. That's a really important part of the process. Sincerely looking forward! --Benny -------------------------- '''People's Open Net Project Proposal Party' 13 January 2019'' === Contents === Guideline for making project proposals (https://www.loomio.org/d/t96DoNbJ/what-should-a-project-proposal-look-like-…) The proposal process: https://www.loomio.org/p/fYI1OUFW/project-proposal-process-v1 Tuesday's discussion about bounties, proposals, and other ways to focus on key goals this year (https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/08_January_2019#Discussion_Item:_Setting_up_…) === Note === Be creative and exploratory! Let's not be afraid about presenting proposals that get rejected, or that it turns out nobody actually wants to do. That's a really important part of the process. === Proposal Components === * Scope - What problem is this solving? What is the tangible solution being implemented? * Timeline - How long will it take? (Start date, end date, and any other milestones.) * Budget - What are the material and labor costs? * Risks - Are there any potential blockers on progress? (E.g. is research required?) * Outcomes / reporting requirements - What are the deliverables due at project end date? * Collaborators - Who is responsible for completing the work? * Accountability buddy / peer advisor - Who will check in with the collaborators and help them stay on track? == Proposal Process Improvements == * Use a pad (this one?) to track ideas. * If you want to elevate an idea to a proposal, fill out the above template and throw it into Loomio. * Notify the appropriate channels (mailing list and rocket.chat) that a proposal has been proposed. * If the proposal clears, create a card for it in Internal Logistics / Bureaucracy / Brainstorms with the Funded label (https://trello.com/b/LzVQlW3X/internal-logistics-bureaucracy-brainstorms) == Categories of work we do == * Outreach ** Education ** Media: Videos ** Materials: Brochures ** Events ** Art grants * Maintenance ** Hardware ** Software * Core Operations ** Accounting / Bookkeeping / State Filings ** Legal / Insurance ** Documentation ** Fundraising * Network Growth ** Uplinks/bandwidth: Internet Archive, Paxio, Monkeybrains (?) ** Node mounts * New Development ** Calyx nodes ** App Layer == Projects == * Votes (and participants) ** M = Mai ** P = Pam ** S = Seth ** E = Ben ** Y = Benny ** T = Tyler * Instructional sticker to attach to nodes (seth) - PSEM ** Design + reliable print sourcing - T ** Note: there was work done on this a year ago: https://trello.com/c/W6uAEicR/13-node-stickers-for-denoting-ports-and-print… *** jnny: and actually more recently than that: https://github.com/sudomesh/propaganda/commit/23ba8b78f8d69e7fc8405e1f60900… ** Private network name/password, admin name/password, mesh IP, our contact info (email) * Neighbor/community outreach Brochure (mai) - TSPM * Officers' Insurance (mai) - EYM ** insurance docs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1evIojKxjyDb2FuJH0wuO9tZaY3zUIn44 ** also need General Liability * CALYX mesh-in-a-box (solar) (juul/jnny) - YPE * Maintain/improve node flashing process - SM ** Create node flashing walkthrough for Windows PCs * Rebooting/Fixing Hurricane Electric Exit Node (eenblam) - EM ** $X to visit ** $X + Y to also deal with extended issue ** Post mortem required * Organizing / cleaning / updating the wiki, the propaganda repo, the website, the trello - YM * Internet Archive Exitnode - P. * Internet Archive Uplink- SY * Extend and document community outreach process - E ** Who do we talk to? ** Ask what their needs are ** Update our goals if applicable * Fundraising ** Monthly donation drive through Patreon ** Grant applications ** Fundraising docs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4_Q7DQvNFT-SHRjd2I0QU02bEE * Paxio Uplink * What Jenny does [jnny: haha. bureaucracy-wrangling] ** Tax reporting and filing (benny) *** 990s, 199s, RRF-1s, Business Tax Exemption, 1099s, SI-100s, End-of-Year Financial Reports, Annual & Projected budget ** Write checks to people ** Income and Expense tracking * Design and POC of non-penetrating roof mounts (design and documentation) - T *Internal help ticketing system? (C-desk/spiceworks)? --T * Bring Nico back to facilitate a mapping workshop - Y ** Mapping what areas need connectivity ** jnny: East Oakland Collective is starting to do neighborhood asset-mapping workshops. Connect w/ Candice * Privacy + security on the mesh pamphlet - T *Backhaul network at Oakland fire stations for city wide network services? --T * Update node tracking + key distro strategy ** To account for auto conf ** Management Way for people who want to give others/us admin privileges to do so == General Ideas == * How to make the org more inclusive to women QTPOC * Media/education budget ** Videos/Worskhops - P ** Classes on network basics? * Community mesh art grant/residency - PY