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{{Hackerspace
==Plan==
|logo=Sudoroom.png
 
|country=United States
===='''Current Critical Momentum'''====
|state=California
We are now:
|city=Oakland
* '''Forging a [[Sudo_room/Compact|Compact]].'''
|founding=2011/11/14
We made headway with:
|status=planned
* How we make [[Sudo_room/decisions|decisions]].
|site=http://sudoroom.org
* Developing our [[Sudo_room/Governance_Structure|Governance Structure]]
|twitter=http://twitter.com/sudoroom
* How we create [[Sudo_room/income|income]].
|email=sudoroom@citizensciencequarterly.com
* How we define [[Sudo_room/membership|membership]].
}}
* We have a [[Sudo_room/room|room]], are seeking more room?
==Contact==
 
* Many thanks to hackerspaces.org for our initial email list: [http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/sudoroom sign up here].
==Next Steps==
* You can also leave a message here: [[User_talk:Wrought|Wrought]].
As per discussions and polling, we are moving toward these steps:
* August 10th - [[Sudo room/banking|Get bank account]]
* August 24th - Expand membership, get a sense of paying members
* August 31st - Get first payment
* September 3rd - Rent for Space
 
===Research===
* Conduct [[Sudo_room/research|research on other hackerspaces]], exploring their models of community, governance and funding.
* Create a list of [[open knowledge ecosystem|open knowledge ecosystem]] organizations in the Bay Area.
* Examine potential [[Sudo room/Tax Structure Research|tax structures]]
 


==Plan==
'''''Needs to be Updated'''''
The plan is separated into the goals (sort of early mission for now), the constraints (more like things to keep in mind), and current approaches.
===Goals===
===Goals===
* To create a creative community hacker space in the East Bay Area near San Francisco, CA, specifically in Oakland, CA.
* To found a creative community hacker space in the East Bay, specifically in Oakland, CA.
* Provide public interfacing and opportunities.
* Establish a platform and space committed to:
===Constraints===
** Citizen science
* BART train access is a crucial location constraint.
** Democratic Culture
* Areas of preferred location are: Temescal, Downtown, and Lake Merritt areas of Oakland, CA.
** Access to Knowledge
* There are some hackerspaces in the East Bay that focus a bit more on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker_culture/ Maker Culture]. The constraint here may be to open up to other creative areas besides robotics, fabrication, and hardware. At the very least, focus on virtual and software creativity could be useful! Existent spaces:
** Freedom to Connect
** [[Ace Monster Toys]]
** Non-technical (humanities, social science, the environment/ environmental justice, arts, crafts, all the squishy stuff!) and technical knowledge (including transitions and bridges between the two) --
** [[The Crucible]]
*** the useful arts & sciences?
** [[Ponoko - San Francisco, United States of America]]
*** information, data, knowledge, wisdom?
*** memes, genes, bits, and atoms?
*** Non-technical knowledge includes but is not limited to expertise in fields or disciplines that can be largely independent of technology. Also includes non-academic realms of knowledge.
** Digital/Online Citizenship - Netizen Rights & Freedoms
** Doing stuff to make our community openly accessible.
**: ''...to do something more with digital and network technology''
** Environmental sustainability
** Education and mentorship
** Community engagement
** Public access
* To become a center for active hacking projects but also a destination where speakers on the areas listed above may be hosted, and where folks may go for skill sharing classes
 
For examples, check out our list of potential [[Sudo room/projects|projects]] or read about ones we've shared on [http://sudoroom.org/category/projects/ our website].


===Approaches===
===Approaches===
* Build a community and group of members, grow our ideas together, and open a space over the next 1-2 years.
* Build a community and group of members, grow our ideas together, and [[Sudo room/open a space|open a space]] before the end of 2012.
* Create online presence and communications infrastructure
* Create online presence and communications infrastructure
* Hold weekly or bi-weekly meeting, salon, or meetup.
** Utilize our [http://sudoroom.org/ website and blog] more effectively!
* Collect membership dues to start building a budget.
** Beg our artsy friends to fulfill our [[sudo room/design needs|design needs]].
* Apply to relevant grants, fellowships, and various funding opportunities.
** Make a video for [[Sudo room/funding opportunities#Crowd-funding|crowd-funding opportunities]]
* Hold weekly meetup / salon.
* Collect membership dues to start building a budget as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_association Voluntary <nowiki>[</nowiki>membership<nowiki>]</nowiki> Association].
* Apply to relevant [[sudo room/funding opportunities|grants, fellowships, and various funding opportunities]].
 
==Projects==
*Read (and contribute to) our [[Sudo room/projects|list of projects]] to see (and inform) what kinds of projects we will be able to do in this space! You can also see projects we've featured on [http://sudoroom.org/category/projects/ our website].
 
==Mood Board==
* [http://pinterest.com/wrought/sudo-room-mood-board/ Mood at pinterest.com]
 
[[Category:SudoRoom Organization]]

Latest revision as of 13:42, 1 September 2014

Plan

Current Critical Momentum

We are now:

We made headway with:

Next Steps

As per discussions and polling, we are moving toward these steps:

  • August 10th - Get bank account
  • August 24th - Expand membership, get a sense of paying members
  • August 31st - Get first payment
  • September 3rd - Rent for Space

Research


Needs to be Updated

Goals

  • To found a creative community hacker space in the East Bay, specifically in Oakland, CA.
  • Establish a platform and space committed to:
    • Citizen science
    • Democratic Culture
    • Access to Knowledge
    • Freedom to Connect
    • Non-technical (humanities, social science, the environment/ environmental justice, arts, crafts, all the squishy stuff!) and technical knowledge (including transitions and bridges between the two) --
      • the useful arts & sciences?
      • information, data, knowledge, wisdom?
      • memes, genes, bits, and atoms?
      • Non-technical knowledge includes but is not limited to expertise in fields or disciplines that can be largely independent of technology. Also includes non-academic realms of knowledge.
    • Digital/Online Citizenship - Netizen Rights & Freedoms
    • Doing stuff to make our community openly accessible.
      ...to do something more with digital and network technology
    • Environmental sustainability
    • Education and mentorship
    • Community engagement
    • Public access
  • To become a center for active hacking projects but also a destination where speakers on the areas listed above may be hosted, and where folks may go for skill sharing classes

For examples, check out our list of potential projects or read about ones we've shared on our website.

Approaches

Projects

  • Read (and contribute to) our list of projects to see (and inform) what kinds of projects we will be able to do in this space! You can also see projects we've featured on our website.

Mood Board