View source for Sudo room/12-28-2011 Meetup

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==Gems==
'''Things written in the margin:'''

''Addison Live lab, "occupy congress", Hacker's Brew, Jargon file, Patterns doc, "working on my '''doing''' skills", localwiki.org, Invite your friends, February''

==Attending==
Marc,
Jenny,
Phil,
David,
Paul (Pi),
Matt,
Jane

==Notes==
* Add beer / brewing measurement experiments to project list - Marc
* Marc also needs a job, and a housemate. FYI
* Brief overview of strategy to open a Sudo Room (ver 0.1) soon, but eventually expand into a Sudo Space (ver 1.0)
** Generally well accepted, advantageous for us to find a good space.
** Later, had the idea to send out an open request to hackerspace friends to find good / suitable locations--added to action items (below).
* Space / place / price / etc. discussion about location
** Came up with a minimum set of requirements, check [[Sudo room/open a space]] for '''up-to-date details''' but for posterity, see our initial list:
***Minimum Requirements
****BART is close by
****Disability / wheelchair access
****Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is ''possible''.
****Bathroom
****Sink (at least one, preferably outside of bathroom)
****Late access (preferably 24 hour)
****Ability to make some noise (at least event noise)
****Internet
****Electricity
****Security and privacy
*****e.g. not a hallway or shared access with other tenants we don't know.
****Landlord must either support the idea or be agnostic to it--not against.
***Flexibile Agilities
****Can deal with no heat/air
****Carpet or flooring not important
****Can live without amenities or luxuries.
***Other Requirements
****Min size: ___ Max size: ___
****Min price: ___ Max price: ___
***Bonus
****Roof access 
****Vehicle parking (motor and human-powered) is readily available and secure or private. 
****BART is ''extremely close''.
****Landlord ''loves us''.

*'''We should use IRC!'''
*Add Jenny to Wordpress site (marc has admin too so should be easy)
**Also ask Jenny to connect to Rachel affiliated with [[noisebridge]] and #occupyoakland about successful kickstarter and fiscal sponsorship opportunities.
*Open techincal needs: donation system, meetup confirmation system.
*Event at end of February
**Need to better define motivation, audience for event. (Action item to create email list poll).
**Originally thought of DNA barcoding, GMO verification, as implication to the possibility of "reverse engineering" a GMO.
**Might be in our best interest to make this a speaking engagement, get a good speaker.
**'''Fundamentally, what's going to help us open a hackerspace?'''
**PI can get us a room in Soda Hall for an event ;)
*Idea came up of doing "5 Minutes of Fame" events, even weekly, or monthly.
***Suggestions include Ignacio Chapela, _______
*Add Foreclosure Map to project list.
**Marc mentioned an IP switching application that uses TOR, could be handy.
**Proto-proto-type: http://htmlpad.org/occupyoakland/
*Connect to person who (runs?) HOPE conference.

==Action Items==
*Email about space to list, provide links to [[Sudo room/open a space]].
**'''''Owner: Matt'''''
*Determine possible price points, do some basic estimates on membership contribution to open a space very soon.
**'''''Owner: Marc'''''
*Email out a poll about Feb event and gauge email list members' willingness to contribute monthly dues (what amount is reasonable?)
**'''''Owner: Matt'''''
*Secure a location for Feb event (end of month).
**'''''Owner: Paul (Pi)'''''