Sudo room/First Wed Meetup

Attending

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).

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!