Hey mesh crew! We've been discussing a different format to maximize productivity and reduce confusion for core crew and new folks respectively. For starters, meetings will now begin at 7:30pm, and seem to be ending between 10:30 and 2am (though folks can show up and leave whenever). Every *LAST THURSDAY* will be a general meeting to orient people new to the project, strategize and plan for the coming weeks: *Work Meeting / Hacknight Format* [not relegated to technical work alone! we need to hack community, politics, the planet writ large!] 1. Go around checking in on what each person's gotten done since the last hacknight, what they're stuck on or need help with, and what they're aiming to work on tonight. 2. Hack on each of our independent tasks, or split up into pairs / small working groups as needed. 3. Brief check-in before leaving on what's been accomplished that night and make sure everything's been documented on the wiki. *General Meeting Format* 1. Introductions of all present [20 mins] 2. Introduction of the group's mission/vision, current progress and future goals [20 mins] 3. Q&A [20 mins] 4. Breakout groups as needed by area of interest - eg; community outreach, technical firmware, branding/marketing Next week is a general meeting! We will be meeting, most likely, in the Public School room (attached to common space). Mesh the planet!! Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`