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Your help needed! AdaCamp Oakland conference organizer (fwd)

by Jake

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Subject: Ada Initiative is hiring! AdaCamp Oakland conference organizer Conference organizer job description Summary The Ada Initiative is looking for an experienced and dynamic conference organizer to assist with our next AdaCamp, a two-day, 100-person feminist unconference for women in open technology and culture, which includes open source software, Wikipedia, fan culture, and similar areas. This event will be held on the weekend of August 1-2 2015 in Oakland, California. Learn more about AdaCamp at http://adacamp.org. Details AdaCamp Oakland will be the eighth AdaCamp put on by our non-profit, the Ada Initiative, so we have a detailed and extensive conference plan (including a well-organized todo list) and experienced management and support staff. We need a conference organizer with strong local knowledge and connections to execute our conference plan on a tight schedule. >From 3 months to one month before the event, you will probably be working an average of 5 hours a week. In the month prior to the event, you will probably be working 20 hours a week. During the event, you will be working 10 hours for two weekend days in a row, plus about 5 hours a day on the previous day at the conference reception. Except for the days of the event, you decide where and when you work. This is a temporary, hourly, part-time position for someone with U.S. work rights living in or near the San Francisco Bay Area that pays $40 - $60/hr for pre-event work, and $60 - $80/hr for time worked on-site during the event. We are holding a second AdaCamp in Oakland in December and would prefer to work with the same organizer for that event if at all possible. About the Ada Initiative The Ada Initiative is a feminist non-profit dedicated to increasing the participation and status of women in free and open technology and culture, including free and open source software, open data, open education, fan culture, and similar areas. We take an explicitly intersectional approach to feminism and are a trans-inclusive organization. Our staff is located in San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA, and Sydney, Australia. Learn more about us at http://adainitiative.org. Description of work Required tasks: * Find and book an Oakland-area venue for August 1 - 2 * Assist with recruiting an inclusive and diverse set of attendees, with a strong focus on residents of the East Bay * Find lodging for a range of prices (no hotel block reservations) * Update the WordPress-based conference web site with various information * Organize catering for an extremely diverse set of dietary preferences * Organize professional on-site childcare * Research and implement accessibility accommodations * Recruit and hire on-site support staff * Research and make reservations at 8-10 local restaurants for one night * Perform a variety of simple, documented IT tasks related to attendees * Create a local travel guide for attendees * Send email announcements to attendees * Answer attendee questions by email * Attend weekly phone meetings with manager * Organize event insurance Optional tasks: * Lead evaluation of attendee applications * Write publicity material encouraging women to apply to the event * Serve as master of ceremonies at the opening and closing plenary sessions for each day Required qualifications * Extensive professional and social connections with a variety of women in open tech/culture in the East Bay * Demonstrated commitment to inclusivity of people of all races, disability status, parental or carer status, sexualities, classes, neurotypes, etc. * Comfortable with events limited to people who identify as women in a way that is significant to them * Strong knowledge of local conference venues, caterers, transit, and lodging * Detail-oriented and able to work on multiple tasks simultaneously * Self-motivated and action-oriented * Willing to push back on contractors who don't meet our criteria * Runs meetings efficiently, whether in person or on the phone * Excellent written communications skills * Tech-savvy at the level of: * Can efficiently process hundreds of emails per day * Comfortable with Google Docs and Google Sheets * Can create blog posts and pages using WordPress * Familiar with managing registrations in Eventbrite Optional qualifications (not necessary but let us know if you have them): * Experience in open technology and culture communities (fan culture, science fiction fandom, wiki-editing of any sort, open source software, open street mapping, etc.) * Attended AdaCamp, an unconference, or a women-only event before To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs(a)adainitiative.org. We prefer PDF or text-only format (or a link to your online rÃ©sumÃ©).

10 years, 7 months

Awesome dumpster score or....?

by Gabrielle Silverman

Greetings friends, so glad to be back in town and see what omni has turned into... I just dumpstered like 50 box grow your own oyster mushroom kits. Is this the kind of awesome junk I should bring by? I could imagine handing them out piecemeal or setting up (and maintaining) a mushroom closet or bringing em someplace else and leaving omni out of it.... all of these possibilities are possible. Thoughts?? Gabby Sent from my MetroPCS 4G Wireless Phone

10 years, 7 months

Cartoonist Conspiracy Drawing Night

by Romy Mimi Ilano

Here are the results! I hope to make this a regular thing. A little art goes a long way... https://sudoroom.org/cartoonist-conspiracy-drawing-night/ *Romy Mimi Ilano* *romy.ilano(a)gmail.com <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com>* *http://www.romyilano.com <http://www.romyilano.com>* +1 (415) 779-6237 skype: romy.ilano

10 years, 7 months

sudomesh: low on people power, but high on fun

by Romy Ilano

issue: there is such high employment and money going on in the bay area so it is difficult to find people to *work* on SudoMesh well... we are high on fun! it is fun to build an open internet people get to work on things they don't normally get to work on we get to use curse words in our code we allow all sorts of horrible people like comic book artists in on the project ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

10 years, 7 months

Cartoonist conspiracy sketch at Sudoroom

by Romy＠snowyla

http://360.io/PDzqZM Sent from my iPhone

10 years, 7 months

Cartoonists starting it off tonight

by Romy＠snowyla

Cartoonists starting stuff off tonight !!!! Sent from my iPhone

10 years, 7 months

mediation with Nick

by Dante Cassius

I am handling the mediation process for Nick. To do this, I need to hear from everyone who does not feel comfortable having him in the space. Please list what the problem behaviour is with specific instances it occurred, and what, if anything, he could do to make you feel comfortable allowing him back in. I will be passing this along to Nick.

10 years, 7 months

Invoice from Omni Oakland

by Omni Oakland

Dear Sudo Room, Here's your invoice for shared expenses at the Omni this month. Take a look and let me know if you have any questions. Otherwise, please pay as soon as you're able. Thanks! SP + Finances WG ------------------------ Invoice Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1033 Invoice Date: 04/27/2015 Due Date: 05/01/2015 Terms: Net 30 Amount Due: $490.17 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

10 years, 7 months

job for Hardware designer on craigslist

by Jake

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cpg/5006734211.html Hardware designer compensation: Depends on hourly rate asked for Do you do electronic hardware design? Looking for hardware designer to outsource projects to. Would like to build a longer term partnership if cost, delivery & quality are acceptable. Will start out with a couple of small projects to get to know you.

10 years, 7 months

Thingamajigs Festival

by Cere Mona Davis

FYI. Thingamajigs has an open call out for the creation of musical instruments from found objects and alternate tunings: http://thingamajigs.org/festival/call_2015.html The deadline ends today but you will likely be able to have your application considered if you send something in soon to the general email address. -Cere -- Best Regards, Cere Davis ceremona(a)gmail.com ------------------- GPG Key: http://taffy.findpage.com/~cere/pubkey.asc GPG fingerprint (ID# 73FCA9E6) : F5C7 627B ECBE C735 117B 2278 9A95 4C88 73FC A9E6

10 years, 7 months

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