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=Digital Divide Meeting #2=
==Attendees==
*Chris, Alcides, Matt, Jenny, Marina, Max, Tammy, Travia

==Outreach to Dig Divide Orgs: Pitch==
*1. Tell the story of what's been happening in Oakland
**Code for Oakland
**CityCamp Oakland
**Upcoming Hackathon/Event 'Open Data Day'
***#oakmeeting - hashtag for Oakland Wiki "non-technical" track to produce narratives around politics and policies in Oakland

*To make Oakland and, in particular technology in Oakland, open and accessible to a wide diversity of people
*Community and neighborhoods

*2. Not trying to do the work that you're already doing, but to collaborate with ongoing efforts; serve as a hub / communications medium / 
*network of facilitators working together

*3. Go later in depth on the projects Open Oakland is involved in:
**Eg; Adopt-a-Drain
***public records, crime, blight, etc;

*Fill out survey of needs / activities 

*4. Call to Action
**Invite them to:
***Open Data Day Feb 23rd
***OpenOakland meetings
***Networking Meetup?

*5. Ask if they've any other questions

*Need the poetry and a range of words / phrases

==ACTION ITEMS==
*Ask to visit spaces/volunteer.
**Fridays are best, prioritize weekends and evenings
*Send out a basic survey? --> Or just fill out their info on the wiki
*Fill out their info on Oakland Wiki for your organization, then put it on Calendar 
* Write up interview questions for Digital Divide orgs (Jenny, beginning below)
*Email group with responses
*Common meeting?

==Next Meeting==
*Tuesday the 19th at City Hall

==Sample Questions==
*Who are you already working with / who would you like to collaborate with?

==Reportbacks==
*Oakland Technology West
**Giant warehouse full of obsolete and sometimes-current hardware / laptops / desktops
**Can put in 20 hours for a free desktop or laptop or "bucks"
**1st Saturday distribution day
**Domingo runs Adult Education programs
***--> in need of instructors
**Internet was not working
**Skill set differing between cleaning computers to a need for instructors

*Also contacted VMWare

==Issues/Concerns==
*Address how intrusive we may or wouldn't be