Sudo room/First Wed Meetup

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Attending

• Matt
• Philip
• David

Notes

• Philip has interest in hardware, embedded computing systems, sensors, etc.
• Would be great to have a wheelchair accessible space.
• Locations near BART or other transport would be good.
• Fundraising thoughts
  • Possibilities for fundraising events, e.g. lock-picking school.
  • Some grants may be available based on workshops/projects/events.
• Goal thoughts
  • Some commitment to public access is a common goal so far.
  • Great to create a supportive community for learning and education.
  • Re-use, finding use for old technology that is often assumed to be trash.
  • Creating a coherent discussion for goals may be difficult on wiki and over email.
    • Ask hackerspaces.org folks about Liquid threads extension for MediaWiki.
  • Might be a need for a "something else" space where folks can work on projects they are passionate about rather than the things they have to work on, say for livelihood.
    • Ultimate dream here may be to develop a livelihood based on this work.
• Looking at a 6 month time-frame for opening a space, with at least a 1 year commitment (an additional 6 months).

Action Items

• Reach out to others in your social network, those folks who you know in the back of your head would be interested in Sudo Room.
• Begin list of Funding Opportunities.
• Brainstorm Goals on wiki, over email.
• Visit East Bay spaces for those who have yet to see them!

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