Sudo room/Agenda template
This is a template for Sudo Room meeting agendas. It's a useful framework to keep a basic structure together for Sudo Room related meetings. Like all things, nothing is universal or lasts forever, this is only built to be remixed, tweaked, and improved.
How to use this agenda draft: Please substitute items in [ ] with text for this particular meeting
Check out the Meeting archives here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes
[DATE]
Attending: [List Attendees]
Introductions
Let's get to know each other!
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
- Introduction to purpose and format of this meeting
Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person)
- [Go-around topic]
Icebreaker (10 min)
- [Pair/small group discussion on a topic. Ex: What are some ways that you resolve conflicts?]
Announcements (Consent Agenda)
Use this section to briefly announce and consent to items that need no more details or discussion
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
(< 8 minutes)
- May 25th: Showing of Judi Bari film in the entire space.
ACTION ITEMS
Use this section to review old tasks and propose new tasks/topics for discussion. Keep topics brief - if topics are large, they can spillover into later discussion, after-meeting small group discussion, listserv discussion, or next meeting discussion
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
(< 30 mins)
Old Business:
- [EX: DONE: Eat cake.]
- FUNDING ideas
- Put your name next to specific projects that you are interested in
- Membership management system - Bill and Tommy - POSTPONED TO HACKATHON sunday
New Business:
- Topics for discussion
- Action Items
Postponed: items here are not for discussion, only for reference for later meetings so that we don't forget about them :)
- [Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George
Fiscal Solvency
In this section we review our current financial situation and budget, approve monthly budgets, and discuss any other finance-related issues.
Exchequer: Tommy
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
(20 mins)
- Third Wed - collect dues! (2nd & 3rd - collect dues, 4th - assess where we're at) pay your dues!
- Review and consensus process:
- Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2N3hUZldyejlXdFE#gid=7
- Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50
- Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people)
- Financial Planning
Amendments to the Articles of Association
In this section we discuss and review any proposed amendments to the articles of association: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
Conflict Resolution
In this section we address any conflicts that have gone through the conflict resolution process as described here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Resolution
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
Spillover!
Add any discussion or other agenda item spillover to this section
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]
- Communication with landlord: how do we communicate with the landlord?
- Membership & Access Discussion: who is a member? what are the benefits of membership? how is membership related to access?
Post-Meeting Small Group Meetups and Discussion
Co-Facilitators: YOU! & ?
- Recap on IRC
- meet after the meeting to move stuff downstairs
Scribe: Convert notes to wiki page [HOW?] and email the list with a link to the notes page and a succinct list of highlights (including action items).