[sudo-discuss] Meeting Minutes 7/30

Reposted for posterity at: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2013-07-30 *https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommaintenance *Check out the Meeting archives here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes *July 31 2013 =Attending= *Matt, Jenny, Jordan, Kerrie, Danny, Timon, Len, Liberty, Ray, Donyan, Louis, Maria, Jonathan, Xander, Andy, Troy, Lazzuly [ artisincoffee(a)gmail.com] - coffee cart, Brendan, ?, Aylan, Rolo =Introductions= *Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person) *Icebreaker: What are you working on, and what do you need? *Bike trailer *Cider, apple crusher *Mesh, more folks on tech, policy, community outreach *Mate *SudoKids, more volunteers, activities *Biohacking (phage therapy), website *R&D on student debt, advice & expertise *Coworking space, sysadmin *Destroying advertising, web dev & design *Digital production focused on science/tech (thattechgirl.co) *Nanotechnology to edit the genome *Tech incubator, buy-in, people *Consulting for big ideas *Library *PBX phone system, more info on system here, and consensus *Mobile coffee cart & art gallery (and chocolate!!), advice *Electronic LED musical sweater, midi shield & rgb led lights & EL wire *Learning/listening, finding out what the project will be *Sudo expand! =Announcements (Consent Agenda)= *Every Monday 7pm: LOL / Oakland Makerspace Open Hack Night (1234 23rd Avenue) *Every Thurs. at 7PM: Oakland Wiki meetup! http://www.oaklandwiki.org **ALSO: Take the 2014 Mayor Key Issues Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cGV6N9pmpmJmHiKS8VmQAGlwJQ4mioShXyyxmrD-Ka… *Every Thurs. at 8:30pm: Mesh Networking meetup: http://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh *RADIO!!!! https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_Radio **sign-ups https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApmrUsz7z5DodDVaZnJ4TW1ndC1jd1… *Regular check-in between The Public School and Sudo Room - Thursday evening Supper Club potlucks starting at 6 *Organization / scheduling for a week-long Summer School at the end of August *We now have a shared calendar for the common space! http://2141broadway.wordpress.com/calendar/ *Sudo Room Inventory / Cleanup weekend - this weekend http://www.doodle.com/e8vwvvs6e24wkwy4 *New Economy Huddle this Friday, 6-9pm. Presentations by BACE Timebank and EBBX [East Bay Barter Exchange] and brainstorm on alternative economic models - *Sudo Kids Tuesdays at 6pm-8pm. Food 5pm ==Other announcements:== *Update from our landlord George **Cleanliness of the space is imperative! Clean up after yourself and go the extra mile. Always leave it better than you found it **Key to the dumpster *Message from Robert (Uptown Kitchen/Sound Room) about Trash. *Need help with their wifi **Expanding clientele, can't share their bins anymore (or can do exchange?) **Requested to separate trash, compost, recycling more thoroughly *Community Democracy Project [http://thecommunitydemocracyproject.org] signature drive launch this weekend! 570 14th St, Suite #3, 2pm this Saturday for training, lunch and hitting the streets! *Laney Coding Club collaboration with sudo :) = ACTION ITEMS = ==Old Action Items:== *Add to the Sudo Room Neighborhood Outreach spreadsheet and take on a few to reach out to: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao_Q7DQvNFT-dEdhZUJaQ3dDY2plMj… **Everyone? Jenny has added! Rabbit added! You should too! *1. Research tax structures [ https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Tax_Structure_Research] 2. [...] 3. Non-Profit! [Danny, Brendan] plus *Auto-reminder for weekly meetings [Bill, and Nate] **group me? *Make a flier, talking points [Jenny & Juul] *Set up date for label-printing organizing of stuff event - Marina & Jenny **Move more books inside Sudoroom **Get rid of all the broken printers... *"Who the fuck are we?" Assessing folks who've signed up to be members [in final tab on the fiscal solvency sheet] [Danny, Liberty, Brendan (sans traction)] *"Oh yah and we owe people money" [Matt too now] *Talk to JC re: sudomate funds [Jenny, Matt] ==New Action Items:== ==Postponed:== *Add robots.txt for sudo room (open item for anyone to take on) MATT (out of town) *[Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George *git-ify & flow-diagram-ify our articles *Add calendar 2141broadway.wordpress.com to Infobot's screensaver [Max] *Library - until RPS *Catalog - Max *Push Articles to Github =Fiscal Solvency= ''In this section we review our current financial situation and budget, approve monthly budgets, and discuss any other finance-related issues.'' *Exchequer: Marina / Jenny / Bill *Co-Facilitator: *$2751.69 as of 7/31/13 *August Dues: $1800 *Total after August dues: $951.69 *Pay your dues!! *We now have lockers, part of fundraising * Review and consensus process: ** Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2… ** Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50 **Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people) =Amendments to the Articles of Association= https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association *Threshold to become a card-carrying member [symbolic and/or access] *RFID Access =Conflict Resolution= =Discussion Spillover= *Laney Coding Club =Post-Meeting Groups= *Sudo Future 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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`