Meeting Notes 2014-03-05

This is a Special Edition of the Sudoroom weekly meeting, focused on the upcoming reboot

Intros

Q: your thoughts on Santa Clause

• Yar (trains little christian children to believe anything)
• Troy (he owes Troy $2 million)
• Joyce (came from a pagan ritual, so should be encouraged)
• Xavier (an opportunity to just have faith)
• Marc (just an american thing)

Agenda

• This is new and scary! What do we do???
• We're trying to MOVE SUDOROOM
  • Why? This place sucks. Also: It's too small.
• Look at craigslist ads? https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Spaces#Current
• Followup on known spaces - what's happened since last time?
  • Who has been communicating with the alice people.
    • Jenny has, spoke with Jeremy last week but hasn't gotten a reply back. The space is still available and they're interested in having us. Jeremy: 510.592.4769 or Jason
• Get eddan off the lease

• 8th & Alice Costs $6000
  • 2 groups have asked for a quote, not heard back from landlords
  • sudoroom can currently afford $2000
  • CCL can currently afford $1000 to $2000
  • BAPS $1000
• Seems like we can't afford any of these things without MORE MEMBERS and MORE MONEY. So let's just focus on this!
• our message: WE ARE MOVING to a BIGGER SPACE. You want to pay for it.
• rebranding - s/sudoroom/sudospace/ ?
• talk to Laney College about them making immediate use of the space
  • show up in person
  • whoever you talk to, ask "who should i talk to next?"
• we have to clearly communicate what we want to do, to the people who want to help us do it
• reach out to: city, communities
• raise enough for 6 months of new space
• make the space more welcoming - too many wires, too messy
• have another meeting like this but SERVE FOOD and ANNOUNCE CLEARLY
• we need more outreach material - cards or flyers
• first friday table
• promotional video that tells our story
  • https://labitat.dk/wiki/I_dag_lavede_jeg_i_Labitat
• co-campaign with Candidate X (Shake)
  • reach out as individuals
• reach out to ex-sudokids people
  • what would they want out of sudospace
• phone-a-thon
  • for meeting face-to-face
  • invite them to a "Tell us what you want" meeting
• indiegogo
• get video footage of the alice space
• lots of markets - tool lending library?
• pitch: "we have absolutely no spending money, but we want ... that"

Intros round 2

Q: what would you want from a bigger space?

• Marc: we're limited, need sections. wants biolab, real kitchen
• Xavier: artist in residence
• equipment, silk screening, science mushrooms
• kids & families (kids aren't allowed here)

Math

• goal: $2000/month
• 200 people giving $2.50/week

Weekend

• visit and tell us what you want
• clean the room
• internet fund drive
• at least 3 greeters
• "gently suggested $10-20 donation" https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Art
• t-shirts & schwag
• performances
• raffle for services
  • $10/ticket
  • $20/3 tickets [ALWAYS A REASON TO DONATE MORE]
• constantly tell people the space is free
• beer keg donations - "free as in beer"
• let everyone set up a table in sudoroom for whatever cause they want
  • hacker fair
  • but they have to sign up on the wiki
  • https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Art#Tables_and_Demonstrations_at_the_Fundraiser
• laughingsquid
• Cleanup weekend: 22nd to 23rd with recycling runs on monday (cars)
• Big event: April 5-6!
• daily hard work until then!
• juul will contact Laney college
• who will apply for an awesome foundation grant for the move?
• order

Planning meeting

we are doing things...