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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>June 5 2013<br />
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=Attending=<br />
Marina, Ryan, Sam, Eddan, Timon, George, Alexis, George, Ray, Tom, JC, Tim, Patrick, Mark, April, Leon, Hilary, Bill, Romy, Chris, Jordan, Jenny, Morten<br />
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=Announcements (Consent Agenda)=<br />
*This Sat 6/8 at 2PM: Today I Learned: Infographics: Convince with Pictures<br />
*See upcoming TIL's and sign up for one at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Today_I_Learned<br />
*Sudo Kids: Kids have been dj'ing on the radio every Tuesday night. Any interest in coordinating further on Tues. nights?<br />
*Sunday June 9 @ 7pm - Cleaning of Natural Decay <br />
*Use http://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/ (ask Matt for admin access) <br />
**Tweet any space details @sudoroom <br />
**Email info@sudoroom.org <br />
*Interested in more inter-hackerspaces collab? Join Open Hack Night every Monday at 7pm @LOL (1234 23rd Avenue, San Antonio (east Oakland)). LOL is a POC, Queer and Women-organized hackerspace. It is radically inclusive--EVERYONE is a desired member! Their organizers want us to do more stuff at each others' spaces. :] :] <br />
*Next BACH event: June 15th @ Noisebridge - time? please evening? 6p? <br />
**BACH info: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Consortium_of_Hackerspaces<br />
*Sudo Bike - ask Matt about borrowing it for a set period of time, or for donations to "Sudo Bike" <br />
*New internet: Goodbye Sonic, hello LMI! <br />
*June 22/23: Workshop Weekend! Help organize or teach DIY/makery/hackery/sciencey/arty workshops. - JD and Gil {Marina - Computer in a Box, Ray - food, Patrick - Polymer Clay}<br />
**Great way to reach out to kids and families <br />
*Every Thurs. at 7PM: Oakland Wiki meetup! http://www.oaklandwiki.org<br />
*RADIO!!!! <br />
**sign up for a slot at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApmrUsz7z5DodDVaZnJ4TW1ndC1jd1ZYejFhUmRoWXc#gid=0<br />
**contact marina for training, or test out the documentation: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_Radio<br />
**next steps: production <br />
*Next Writers meeting this Sunday at 4p! Screenwriters' meetup at 5p! <br />
*Tom's bachelor party June 7th! We're invited! contact Tom @ fitzsnaggle@gmail.com - Live music, beer, dominos! RSVP for address. Lakeshore area.<br />
*Hayward Hackerspace! - HayHackers! - talk to Matt or Jenny <br />
*Demo Night- this Friday, 5-15 minutes demo project<br />
*Five Minutes of Fame (noisebridge) - Talk to JC - June 20th<br />
*State of the map: OpenStreetMap conference http://stateofthemap.us/<br />
**At the Mission Bay Conference Center<br />
**1675 Owens Street, Suite 251<br />
*Saturday - Art walk, potluck - Talk to Patrick http://www.solanoartwalk.com/<br />
*June 14-16 - Geeknic picnic, Friday and Saturday hackfest: fedora project bamf@fedoraproject.org <br />
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= ACTION ITEMS =<br />
==Old Action Items==<br />
*Next Week: Follow up with Andrew on keypad access system (documentation, outreach to other tenants) (Marina) <br />
**Cubby with the keypad system is marked in sudo => Keypad system is complete but key codes have not been configured for everyone (some are already configured). <br />
**the SudoDoor Documentation - > https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_Access<br />
**need to set a cronjob for every 2 minutes. <br />
**As of this meeting, the keypad is not working. RFID does.<br />
*Matt remind Tommy to write rent check for George <br />
*Matt Ian will call LMI to get the lowdown (on hacker friendliness/political orientation?)<br />
*Eddan will talk to clear.net in the same vein.<br />
*[Postponed] Discussion of new spaces and active searching <br />
*EVERYBODY: Let's gear up for First Friday and outreach to folks on the streets - music on Broadway, gimmicks on Telegraph, etc; <br />
**June 7- First Friday is still on - http://oaklandartmurmur.org/events/first-friday-gallery-walk/<br />
**There is also the Saturday Stroll which happens every Saturday morning after 1st Friday - http://oaklandartmurmur.org/events/saturday-stroll-2013-06-08/ <br />
**Saturday morning people might be aware of this, Romy will talk to the gallery downstiars and ask about this<br />
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==New Action Items==<br />
*Document process for editing access codes & whether it's possible to have temporary access codes (Andrew) - Marina will follow up with Andrew<br />
*Add robots.txt for sudo room (open item for anyone to take on) MATT<br />
*Eddan will ask George whether rent has been paid.<br />
**has not been, until now.<br />
*Find out who has the key to the cash box :) (Marina)<br />
*First Friday promotion (Jenny and Marina)<br />
**Note: Public School has event on Fri. at 7PM on Capital Crisis Theory - let's coordinate with them (Jenny)<br />
*Eddan will coordinate discussion around the council of the exchequers<br />
**Confirmed, Eddan will send a message about this.<br />
*Ray will spearhead putting together curriculum for youth in the community - Bill suggests a workshop on security<br />
*Jenny will start a spreadsheet for churches, schools, and other community groups that we can do outreach to for people to sign up to meet with specific organizations.<br />
*Tim will share the map of potential properties available for purchase.<br />
*Jenny will write to School Factory about sponsorship opportunities.<br />
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==Postponed==<br />
''items here are not for discussion, only for reference for later meetings so that we don't forget about them :)''<br />
*[Postponed] Talk to Danny O'Brien, intro from JC to Jordan, invite him to come to a future sudo meeting to share insight!<br />
**Straight to the source--but out of the country :( Will be back later this month and Jordan will follow up then.<br />
*[Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George<br />
*[Postponed until necessary] Jenny sync with Troy on library - Not yet but they will<br />
*Set up date for label-printing organizing of stuff event - Jenny!1 -troy<br />
**still need to set a date<br />
*[Postponed until someone throws Romy a massive love bomb] Romy to lead diagram for Articles of Association amendment<br />
*Romy to work with Troy to turn the articles into a flow diagram. Diagrams and drawings of sudo room members being passed around.<br />
*[Postponed until ?] Add articles to github (gitorious!!!!!!!? - https://gitorious.org/+sudo-room) - Yardena is going to put these articles up<br />
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=Fiscal Solvency=<br />
*Setting up co-exchequers<br />
*The future of the ex-chequer (items suggested from 5/29 meeting):<br />
*New exchequer (tasks): <br />
**Get on bank account <br />
**Follow up on deposits made <br />
**Presents budget during meetings <br />
**Coordinates with scribe to make budget available to all members [transparency] <br />
**Determine if per-member dues can be reduced <br />
**Forecasting longer-term budget <br />
*Exchequer tasks that could easily be done do-acraticly: <br />
**Coordinate new ways of paying <br />
**Investigate alternative sources of income <br />
**Encourage donations <br />
**Infographics? Coordinate with Romy :D<br />
*Bank Links<br />
**Documentation: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_room/banking (out of date?)<br />
**Update information about login to bank (might make this private)<br />
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(20 mins) <br />
* LAST MEETING OF THE MONTH: Pay your dues :)<br />
* Review and consensus process:<br />
** Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2N3hUZldyejlXdFE#gid=7<br />
** Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50<br />
**Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people)<br />
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=Amendments to the Articles of Association=<br />
''In this section we discuss and review any proposed amendments to the articles of association: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association''<br />
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]<br />
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=Conflict Resolution=<br />
''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''<br />
Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator]<br />
*Test Driven Governance: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Governance_tests<br />
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=Discussion=<br />
==Security== <br />
*George (and James) https://sudoroom.org/wiki/DefensiveHacking<br />
*Tim has done research on crime statistics and it turns out that Oakland is the #1 city in the US for this kind of crime and that within Oakland, most of the crimes occur within a mile of sudo. In the last 5 days, 40 crimes happened in our immediate area.<br />
*Incident with photographs https://sudoroom.org/wiki/DefensiveHacking#June2013Robbery<br />
*Armed robbery with a gun outside sudoroom<br />
*Possible witness - overhead two kids on bikes "owned someone" near sudoroom<br />
*April, Leon, and Tim are all strongly convinced that there is a high possibility that sudoroom has been or is being cased.<br />
*Chance of a general robbery of sudoroom<br />
*"Apple picking"<br />
*Door was unlatched - do not ever unlatch the door! - if door jiggles, it needs to be latched <br />
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===Strategies===<br />
*Add camera to security buzzer / sign people in (our landlord has 6 or 7 already but they are not that noticeable as a deterrent)<br />
*Put up a sign / Keep door closed<br />
*Hackerspace culture tensions (hacker culture annonymity vs safety)<br />
*Signs ("you're on camera")and visible cameras <br />
*Let the neighborhood know that items within the space are tracked<br />
*Get ourselves listed as a Community Service Provider? - April suggests we not associate with punishment in any way. https://bikesnotbombs.org/<br />
*Install PreyProject (it's open source!) on your devices http://preyproject.com/<br />
*Install strong protection on your phone.<br />
*ZoneMinder http://www.zoneminder.com/ - open source linux surveillance system<br />
*Outreach! Хорошо <br />
**Link up with OTX West to do trainings and give out computers here http://www.otxwest.org/<br />
**Contact churches, school group<br />
*Note 826 Valencia: The Pirate Store (after-school literacy program) http://826valencia.org/store/<br />
*WORKSHOPS:<br />
**ideas? Talk after meeting. Jailbreaking? Computers? Literacy? Phone Security?<br />
*Misc Links<br />
**Our SudoDoor with code https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_Access<br />
**Structure of the door - the sidedoor - if it's unlatched then the front door can't be latched. (add this to the wiki)<br />
*How do other spaces deal with security issues?<br />
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== Real Estate / Alternative Real Estate ==<br />
*New space discussion (with Tim)<br />
*Tim:<br />
**Has pulled the property data - including zoning and back taxes due - and created a map of the Bay Area <br />
**Become a 501(c)3 and pay the back tax on a property, with a proposal to benefit low-income folks in the local area [eg; ewaste]<br />
*Priorities / values <br />
**Historical / Previous requirements for any potential space are listed here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_room/open_a_space<br />
**Please note that those are from last year and is in need of updates--let's do that now! <br />
**Exterior security - safety of the surrounding area <br />
**Lease vs month-to-month rent (latter preferred) <br />
**Kitchen / communal kitchen <br />
**Street-facing <br />
**No regressions from the current space <br />
**Strategy <br />
*Use http://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/ (ask Romy or Matt for admin access) <br />
**Tweet any space details @sudoroom <br />
**Email info@sudoroom.org <br />
*Renew Craigslist posting looking for friends? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3789289305.html<br />
**were there any responses to the first posting? <br />
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==Logos! Ryan==<br />
*Could we make a wiki page on this? <br />
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== Landlord Situation ==<br />
*[postponed] Landlord situation <br />
*What to do about request to have elevator locked at night? <br />
*Well, how do we get in? <br />
*Thank them for all their help and how awesome they are <br />
*We would love to be better tenants! <br />
*Update them on the state of the access system <br />
*Trash/recycling - we need a key for access to the trash <br />
**George doesn't want to give the key to people because he doesn't trust us to properly sort the trash. <br />
**We need to be able to access the trash or <br />
*Suggest requests be made in writing, a little more formalized, because there are often folks in the space he addresses who are new to the community. <br />
**Suggest a monthly in-person check-in instead! <br />
*Immediately write down what George requests and forward it along to him and sudo-discuss for confirmation. <br />
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== Membership Benefits ==<br />
*[possibly postponed] discussion around membership benefits https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Membership_Benefits_Discussion (has infographic)<br />
*Probationary period for new members, upon which 24/7 access is granted <br />
*Let's ship something soon, and its imperfection will enrage those willing to hack on it =)<br />
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==[[postponed]Publicity Pipeline== <br />
*how do we have better outreach strategies both for sudo room and for sudo room events? <br />
*Gwibber <br />
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==501(c)3 status and fiscal sponsors==<br />
*Could for example Noisebridge open up a bank account for us? https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/501c3app<br />
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==Membership management system==<br />
*Some codez https://github.com/substack/sudo-members<br />
*Billz codez https://gitorious.org/sudowho<br />
*Andrew set up the keypad system and reached out to the Public School (if it doesn't work he will fix it tonight :-) try code 31337) <br />
*What kind of information to publicly display? <br />
*Buzzer access to other tenants in the building <br />
*Bitcoin payment mechanism implementation (Romy) <br />
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==Funding ideas==<br />
*Current list here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Funding_Ideas<br />
*People were reminded to add their names next to projects they were interested in, unclear how many did so. <br />
*Next steps? <br />
*Membership & Access Discussion: who is a member? what are the benefits of membership? how is membership related to access? <br />
*Articles of Association on member benefits: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits<br />
*Made staggered wepay system, seeking feedback/improvements: https://www.wepay.com/donations/sudo-room<br />
*Summary of possible membership benefits structures: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Membership_Benefits_Discussion<br />
*Straw poll on membership and access: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zCaEAVVjLwMrWcoPlGb09-G6bvaaiewi33FTz3OBptE/viewform<br />
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=Post-Meeting Small Group Meetups and Discussion=<br />
*Discussion of this Friday [Marina, Jenny, Eddan, Ryan, others?]<br />
*Council of the Exchequers [Eddan] => Email eddan at eddan@eddan.com!<br />
*Circuitboards for learning to solder! [JC] <br />
*Discussion on privacy and security [April, Leon, Bill, George]<br />
*Giving Jordan a ride home<br />
*Learn more about hacking land & property laws</div>Tunabananas