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<p>Created page with &quot;https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes http://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommeeting April 17th 2013 ==Introductions== Co-Facilitator: Matt Intro to Sudo Room for all by...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes<br /> http://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommeeting<br /> <br /> April 17th 2013<br /> <br /> ==Introductions== Co-Facilitator: Matt<br /> <br /> Intro to Sudo Room for all by all<br /> <br /> Icebreaker - Vision exercise by Matt<br /> <br /> Attendees:<br /> <br /> Patrick<br /> <br /> Vicky<br /> <br /> Ryan<br /> <br /> George<br /> <br /> Romy<br /> <br /> Phil (FreeGeek!)<br /> <br /> JC<br /> <br /> Tommy<br /> <br /> Edward<br /> <br /> Ari<br /> <br /> Tom<br /> <br /> Troy<br /> <br /> Ryan B<br /> <br /> Marina<br /> <br /> Max<br /> <br /> Matt<br /> <br /> Julio<br /> <br /> Len<br /> <br /> Bill<br /> <br /> Naomi<br /> <br /> Jehan<br /> <br /> Jenny<br /> <br /> Jordan<br /> <br /> Bernard<br /> <br /> Ryan<br /> <br /> Travia<br /> <br /> Andrew<br /> <br /> <br /> =5-Year Visions=<br /> *Sudo room to own this building and possibly <br /> * Sustain our livelihoods through our projects and community<br /> <br /> maker business network? <br /> <br /> and lockers<br /> <br /> *Overcoming divisions and bringing more folks into the space<br /> *Co-working/sharing environment<br /> *BACH and uniting the spaces!<br /> *Milestones: sustainability while dealing with inevitable turnover<br /> *Supporting livelihoods<br /> *Helping people cooperate<br /> *Increasing diversity and reaching out throughout Oakland<br /> *Making SR a gener<br /> al hub (this building used to be a trolley stop!?)<br /> *Crystalline tree<br /> *Next-gen university / job creation space<br /> *Taps for sudomate<br /> *Always having people in the space<br /> *Epic 5-year anniversary party<br /> *Owning the building<br /> *Turning sudo room into an incubator<br /> *Next-gen public library<br /> *Transcending the limitations of 'space' - cultivating sudo culture<br /> *Ginger flower ice cream<br /> <br /> ==Announcements== Romy<br /> <br /> NoBAWC &amp;hearts; <br /> <br /> http://nobawc.org/ - ~40 worker co-ops<br /> <br /> Looking for a venue for an all-member meeting - Saturday, May 18 from 10-2<br /> <br /> Qualifications: Democratically run, economic aspect, can be a non-profit - invites sudo room to apply! <br /> <br /> Gar Oppowitz(sp) - April 25 at St. John's on College Ave<br /> <br /> Chez Hacker Retreat at Chez Hack in Marin (April 19-21 https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/hacker-retreat-at-chez-hack/?instance_id=56197 ) JC<br /> <br /> Dinner get-together Friday night, hacking Saturday, hiking/chilling Sunday<br /> <br /> Talk to Matt about biking, and Romy if you need a ride!<br /> <br /> Coordinate/RSVP here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Chez_Hack/Hacker_Retreat/4-19-2012<br /> <br /> sudo radio: now taking shows! the field is wide open. Current slot claiming mechanism: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApmrUsz7z5DodDVaZnJ4TW1ndC1jd1ZYejFhUmRoWXc#gid=0<br /> <br /> Streaming from https://radio.sudoroom.org<br /> <br /> Talk to Marina or Naomi if you'd like to learn more about the setup<br /> <br /> Free(pile) Party (Vicky)<br /> <br /> Sunday at 6pm<br /> <br /> Comment on Vicky's wiki page: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/User:Bleeblahblue<br /> <br /> Movie Nights: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Fabulous_Friday_Films<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Reports==<br /> <br /> Movie night (japanimae!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!):https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Fabulous_Friday_Films<br /> <br /> Membership survey (comprehensive)<br /> <br /> Set up date for label-printing organizing of stuff event - Jenny!1<br /> <br /> Friday the 26th?<br /> <br /> craig post to discuss about holding agar plates for testing phase therapy gonorrhea<br /> <br /> write a script for soliciting donations that can easily be read to people using the space for meetups, workshops etc; - Vicky and Matt<br /> <br /> infographics - Ryan?<br /> <br /> Brand Revision - more versatile logo<br /> <br /> To participate in the process, let's start an email thread<br /> <br /> Library<br /> <br /> Troy has been taking down titles and will be putting them on the wiki!<br /> <br /> Music <br /> <br /> http://space.sudo/music - music daemon bill set up! add music to the server!<br /> <br /> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/music<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiscal Solvency== Co-facilitator: Vicky<br /> <br /> Vision, goals, tasks, action items and action owners. <br /> <br /> Sudo room is a community supported by its membership and donations<br /> <br /> Donation box near the sink for checks and cash<br /> <br /> Matt set up GitTip - weekly tip (individually up to $25) - https://www.gittip.com/sudoroom/<br /> <br /> We're currently exploring BalancedPayments - https://www.balancedpayments.com/<br /> <br /> First Wed - budget, 2nd &amp; 3rd - collect dues, 4th - assess where we're at<br /> <br /> Pay your dues!<br /> <br /> Long-term vision: Integrated APIs and software, GitTip; funding initiatives (eg mate, stickers, magnets) to decrease cost of membership <br /> <br /> GNUCash for transparent budgeting - FOSS accounting software @ http://www.gnucash.org/<br /> <br /> Review and consensus process:<br /> <br /> Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12ZUhDUmx2N3hUZldyejlXdFE#gid=7<br /> <br /> Wishlist: non-money items on SudoRoom Wiki <br /> <br /> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Wishlist<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Amendments to the Articles of Association== Co-Facilitator: Marina<br /> <br /> Link <br /> <br /> Could we make this more interactive to keep people engaged? get out a big pad of paper and huddle around it, draw new elements by hand in a diagram? :) let me guess...this is romy<br /> <br /> Table to next meeting: Amendment process to be amended - Marina<br /> <br /> Discussion<br /> <br /> Too much time, let people who are invested work on it<br /> <br /> Make process clear from the beginning, would eliminate confusion and save time<br /> <br /> Having it at the end of the meeting is a good idea<br /> <br /> Articles should be minimal, do it first<br /> <br /> Jordan proposes more deletions than additions as future amendments<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Conflict Resolution== Co-Facilitator: Marina<br /> <br /> New Diagram added - https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution<br /> <br /> Suggest: could we make this more interactive? get a big pad of paper and draw out the process by hand?<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Additional Items== Tommy<br /> <br /> Strategies for upgrading sudo through sharing space (with BioHackers?)<br /> <br /> meetings last fri every month (BioHackrz).<br /> <br /> Joint capital raising venture?<br /> <br /> Take the Floor!<br /> <br /> Considerations for space controls?<br /> <br /> Research available locations in Oakland and East Bay - Round II<br /> <br /> Update or replace https://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/<br /> <br /> Oakland Nights Live: regular monthly usage of the common space<br /> <br /> related: what to do when groups contact us looking for meeting space?<br /> <br /> Public School wants to establish shared scheduling system<br /> <br /> list of expectations for events hosted by sudoroom<br /> <br /> complaints about the pallets left behind, chalk written on sidewalk, flyers posted on door<br /> <br /> CRM - New Members<br /> <br /> Suggest blanket new member email, guiding them to a wiki page, tastefully showing a big WePay / gittip donation button, showing them the calendar, and asking them to sign up for the next &quot;Today I learned&quot; class?<br /> <br /> Privacy<br /> <br /> Re: email thread about this topic (anonymizing emails?)<br /> <br /> Add Tommy to Bank Account<br /> <br /> Tommy steps down as co-facilitator for this item to avoid conflict of interest.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Discussion overflow== Co-Facilitator: Romy<br /> <br /> Worker-owned cooperative structure / governance<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Action Items== Scribe: Jenny<br /> Follow-up:<br /> <br /> Work with Tommy to improve Fiscal Solvency Sheets and our fiscal process during meetings - Marina and Romy<br /> <br /> Membership survey - matt will ask rusty<br /> <br /> Set up date for label-printing organizing of stuff event - Jenny!1 -troy<br /> <br /> write a script for soliciting donations that can easily be read to people using the space for meetups, workshops etc; max tommy<br /> <br /> Laptop - from Yardena, Max and Matt will install Linux on it<br /> <br /> Talk to Danny O'Brien, intro from JC to Jordan, invite him to come to a future sudo meeting to share insight!<br /> <br /> Jordan asks you to be mindful of cookery and possible fire hazards, also to try to cook and bring more food here always.<br /> <br /> Follow up with Rusty on the survey (Andrew and/or Bill)<br /> <br /> New Items:<br /> <br /> Add NoBAWC event to calendar<br /> <br /> Add Hacky Happer Hour to the calendar<br /> <br /> Jenny sync with Troy on library<br /> <br /> Vicky looking into syncing with Open Library<br /> <br /> Romy to lead diagram for Articles of Association amendment<br /> <br /> Facilitator at next meeting - icebreaker with light &quot;idea&quot; activity for working with articles better<br /> <br /> * I think this will be an ice-creator.<br /> <br /> Add articles to github (gitorious!!!!!!!?)<br /> <br /> Bill - follow up with public school about a shared scheduling system for the common space.<br /> <br /> Vicky &amp; Marina - follow up with Public School about Oakland Nights Live.<br /> <br /> Eddan - Follow up with George about event and guest concerns :) <br /> <br /> Ask for access to hose, cleanup materials, to cleanup after bigger events, etc<br /> <br /> Jenny - Set expectations for sudo events, make this available to outside and in<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Post-Meeting Teamups== Co-Facilitators: YOU! &amp; ?</div>

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