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Meeting Notes 2018 02 06

2018-02-07T16:29:27Z

108.65.4.214: add meeting notes

These are the notes from the The 9,999th Meeting of Noisebridge. Date: 6 Feb 2018
Note-taker: @mister_name; Moderators: John Shutt

Matt, recent transplant to SF, from Crashspace in LA

Adele, transplant from NY, NYC Resistor member

Jared, transplant from Vancouver, DCtrl

Neal, rebel, first time to be here

Aimi, been here a few times, here for the meeting

Dany, been around for awhile, book scanner stuff

Rabble, from Portland, CtrlH

Mark, does game dev at NB on Tuesdays, game archiving (occasional Friday)

Jarrod, does woodworking at NB when they can

Jeremy, been coming around for a few months, likes to build contraptions, program things

Alan, from Borderland Books, interest

Kevin, coming to Noisebridge for about a year, likes working with electronics and gadgets and teaches the Arduino hacking class on 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month

Patrick, works on computer security stuff by day, NB stuff by night

X, brought free pizza! Hot, exquisite, tasty pizza at 444 Townsend. OpenLate by OpenDNS, every other Wednesday. Likes microPython, esp8266 etc.

One or two bullet points of high-level meeting summary.

Meeting Summary
FIXME FILL OUT AT END OF MEETING AND SEND TO MAILING LIST TLDR what happened at the meeting:

Announcements:

Feb 28th @ 7-10pm: Doctor Enigma will be coming to NB, with a fully-functioning Enigma machine (the German encryption device, made famous in Cryptonomical by Neal Stephenson). Hands-on demonstration. Will be a fund-raiser, to cover speaker fees, and looking for people to offer matching donations.

5MOF next Thursday, Feb 13th (via X)

There's a new coworking space by OAK airport, CircuitLaunch. Memberships starting at $100/mo. They have a PCB printer. Noisebridge fundraising event will be held there in the next couple of space. Corporate-ish, but very maker community and supportive.

Mark, Jarrod, Jeremy are planning to build a classic arcade games console. See Slack channel #nbgamingarchivists

Maker Faire is coming up May 18-20th, 2018. We have submitted an application. We're gonna need people to come together and help with projects. Please consider being part of the team. More info to come, on a wiki page.

Power Racing Series (PRS): will be at Maker Faire, X suggests NB put in an entry. It's Barbie-type kids electric cars driven by adults. Also there will be an autonomous car racing series.

Finances:

Mini-financial report: $95K in the bank, after paying end-of-year expenses and rent. Good chance of breaking $100K during Feb. NoiseTor has about $20K of the bank balance allocated (bandwidth). They run two exit nodes, plus a bridge. NB acts as a 501(c)3 umbrella for NoiseTor. We also have an equipment fund, which will pay for half the cost of a piece of equipment. About $5K remaining in the fund (started at $15K). Broadcast fund (over $1K): equipment for A/V, projectors, mics, etc. Qualified equipment can be paid 50% from Broadcast Fund & 50% from Equipment Fund.

How does Noisebridge get money? (Aimi) We get cash donations, donate.noisebridge.net, Patreon, regular donations from philanthropists and members.

Noisebridge is a place you can edit like a wiki. You can work on it by yourself, or with others. Be excellent to each other. NB is a Do-ocratic space, which essentially means we're all empowered to make changes to the space, make it better. It's an anarchist do-ocratic space, meaning you don't have to ask permission to customize NB to fit your needs. Being excellent to each other means asking if you plan on making a big change.

Noisebridge is a Safe Space: is a place where we all come together to work on stuff, together or individually. Any kind of behavior that's harassing others, that's objectifying other people, anything that makes NB not a safe space for others to come work on stuff is NOT EXCELLENT. If you feel anyone is being unexcellent, you can ask them to leave. If you want, you can ask for help. If someone asks you to leave, you should leave. Come back later when things have cooled off, mellowed, and you can address the issue. For example: if somebody is messed up on substances, passed out on the couch, they can't be here in the space. If someone is openly harassing someone that's not okay. If someone's giving too much unwanted attention that's not okay, it can be distracting. If someone is secretly living in the walls, under or over the elevators, that's not cool. Causes us trouble with the landlord, which has affected their perception of us and perhaps whether we can continue renting the space from them. If you're asked to leave, and don't, that's a big red flag. Fighting, stealing from the space, doign bad stuff.

Participation:

IF you're new to the space, and found that you had to be buzzed in from the ground floor, that's how you start. You can also get an RFID token with which you may enter the space during business hours, 11am-10pm. Once you've come around for a bit, you can also join as a Philanthropist, which gives you 24/7 access, and costs $80 (lower price available for hungry hackers; requires one member to sponsor). The next level is Member, with the same benefits and cost, but confers the ability to be involved in consensus decisionmaking (requires two members to sponsor). None of these positions grant anybody authority over anybody else in the space. We all have equal authority, responsibility in the space to maintain NB and to be excellent to each other. You do not have to become a member or philanthropist to hold events in the space, or to raise issues during meetings, or to comment on consensus items. All of these are possible even if you are new to NB.

Consensus Items:

Consensus is for items that affect the entire space. Requires at least two meetings for a consensus item to be presented at, so that people have time to review and decide. Many things at NB were built that did not require consensus; it's a rare thing and is really for things that affect everybody, e.g. changing to a new location, which we might have to do this August (2018). Talking about Big "C" consensus; whereas little consensus is getting buy-in from people who would be affected or annoyed by your action.

Small C consensus example: (Alex) If someone said "let's move the couches over there" it's okay, but they might not stay there for very long, and someone else might move them back. Sometimes it's helpful, to increase the acceptance and permanence of a change, is to ask others who will be affected. Painting over a mural, for example. But painting a new mural over a blank space would be cool.

No consensus items for this week, though a consensus item is currently being redrafted (see Discussion Items).

Discussion Items:

There is a big-C consensus item around finances for purchasing a building. To do that, we would need to raise a ton of money.

Eric Miller: 2018 Musicians and DIY Electronics Swap Meet. In the east bay @ Omni Commons. Sunday, 18 February 2018, 11AM-3PM (opens at 10AM for seller loading). 4799 Shattuck Ave, Oakland. Free to shop, $20 per table. http://www.eutronics.us/swap

Ryan proposes that Noisebridge set up a table at the swap meet. Eric suggests that we use it to fundraise.

John S: we need volunteers to review documents once we get into leases or purchasing contracts.

X proposes that business hours be changed: 10am to 11pm (currently 11am to 10pm)

Alan from Borderland Books will be speaking about his experiences raising $2 million for their shop. Instead of being displaced from the City, they now own a building and have a permanent foothold in San Francisco.

Almost closed because of the minimum wage increase in SF. Started a sponsorship program to cover the wage gap.

Their old lease was running out, and so the problem to address was to purchase the building. Spent 1.5 years looking at places. Found a record shop, heard about through the Internet Archive via his parter who works there, started talking to the building owner about purchasing the place in September, signed contract in October, got into the bldg in November.

Raised $2 million in loans by people he knew in the business. 43 lenders (one more than they wanted!) Raised $100K from the 43.

$2.27 million: purchase price for the building.

Different zoning/use for their building, but we're probably looking at $3-4 million. He ran into problem of pricing predicated on tearing down purchased building and replacing with condo developments. City protections for "PDR" spaces make those more protected against residential use, so we should focus on them.

He just asked people to help. There was a deposit of 3% which would've been lost if they exited the contract without fulfilling. It was right down to the wire whether they would raise the money or not.

Being direct with people, what they needed, why they needed it. Having 28 years of positive reputation helped much. NB has a reputation and people that believe in us, and will allow us to raise the money. Be really clear and direct with people. Try really hard, talk with everybody.

Some people said "I'd love to lend you money, but for high interest rate." He had to turn those down, still friends. The math didn't support making high interest payments. This was all done on a basis of trust.

Question (John S): Did Alan talk to lenders before going into contract? Given the terms of the contract, there's no risk -up to a certain point in time. Once you cross that date, you lose the deposit. Be careful about people who have promised money but haven't delivered. He had previously been ready to make an offer on a building, spoke to sponsors of the store, and realized if he had gotten into contract he'd have to run around fast to raise the money. He sent an email asking which people would make a loan of $50K on 7-days notice. "I'm trying to borrow $X, and I already have $Y" and this gave credibility when others were approached, having the $400K pledged.

Question (Alex): Did people make a deposit on their pledged amount, or did they just make the full amount? Alan: he just counted on money in the bank.

Question (Rabble): What's the terms of the loan? Alan: a simple promissory note. The interest is due annually, on the amount borrowed, the principle is due after nine years, and the entire principle is due. If they paid a loan off early, prorated interest, no penalty.

The building is owned by an LLC. The bookshop pays rent to the LLC. There's also apartments in the building. They are actively not evicting the tenants, and not jacking up their rent.

Reasons for the LLC: legal & financial liability. The Valentine Smith Corp owns Borderlands, which Alan owns. He also owns the LLC. Liability separation is to protect the entire arrangement, in case of accidents and stuff and the like. Keeps the building and the bookstore separate. Also protects the people who lent money.

Question (John S): How hard is it to set up a LLC that owns a building? Cost $7K, and about 32 hours work, that's expedited. An S-Corp might be the way we need to go. When a nonprofit owns a for-profit it creates a messy set of books, but the govt likes because taxes.

The company names come from Robert A. Heinlein novels (Valentine Smith from Stranger in a Strange Land, and DD Harriman from The Man Who Sold The Moon).

Question (Jared): Could you have a nonprofit that ??? A nonprofit that owns a building doesn't have to pay property tax on it. But the building would have to be owned by a nonprofit.

Question (Lizzie): A big constraint with NB is that we want community control over the things we do, so we may not trust one person to own a building, instead a group.

(Ryan) A financier of the NPO could own the building, instead of NB owning the building?

What about the Women's Building and Omni Commins? How are they doing it? We should meet with them.

Alan: It's good to think for the future, but the real problem is getting the money and finding the building. Noisebridge as a community needs to retain control of the building and its direction, but the building needs separate ownership for liability purposes.

Alex: Worst-case, if NB were destroyed by a lawsuit, total strangers could make a Noisebridge2 in that building, and continue as before.

Alan: As neat as NB is, one of the greatest toy shop around, there's nothing worth suing us for. If NB owned the building, we'd become a lawsuit magnet.

Kevin: moves to name the holding company "NullPointerException" (yes Java)

Alan: the thing about building purposes is it's a tremendously complex contract. Seven initial pages, but total stack of paperwork was 196 pages. One thing very central is specific timelines on which things have to happen. Asking and offers have to happen within a short timeframe, 2-3 days. If accepted, the bidder must move forward with the contract. Offers can't sit still. Ask/offer/counter-offer is a well-defined process with certain time periods for responses, otherwise the deal dies. A good death, a nonprofit's death.

Once you have a contract, there are performance requirements. For example within seven days, the seller has to provide tenant, lien, and other reports. The buyer has to review and respond within three days. And so on. No response == acceptance, the default.

Some deadlines revolve around inspections, reporting problems, accepting or rejecting. For example, once you own the building, and you discover it's a hazardous waste site, you the new owner own that problem, and have to foot the bill.

X: Many industrial properties have had underground tanks, there's a chance they may not have been remediated. The whole thing's a negotiation. Contingencies.

Alan: it's a seller's market. Any contingency added by a buyer that makes the deal harder can lower chances of acceptance, and might increase the price. You need a good realtor to help negotiate these things.

X: a former real estate broker, says it's a poor time to buy right now. Rent for now, then wait for the market to come down and have reasonable prices.

X: The city has passed ordinances to protect PDR properties, and those properties are having trouble moving, and they might be current opportunities.

PDR: "Production, distribution, repair." PDR-IA: Industrial, Art. City law protects these spaces from being converted to residential.

2169#3 used to be a garment shop, and it was zoned for that. City has ruled that we're a public facility, we countered that we're a community facility, but we might be able to do an in-kind donation (~$20K) of providing free training to members of the public.

If we took over 2169 we could make the building property tax-exempt.

Jarrod: (needing a good realtor) What was their reaction to the loan structure. Was there anything about fundraising that affected the deal or was unusual. Alan's realtor said this was a most unusual deal, and they've been in business 62 years combined. "You seem like you know what you're doing, though it seems completely insane. But we'll give it a try." A realtor with a lot of experience, especially commercial properties, not residential.

X: what was the commission? Seller pays commission. Buyer's realtor's commission is paid by the seller's agent. Alan says his experience contradict's some of X's statements.

Ryan: during the process of looking at buildings, did Alan do FOIA requests, look at city databases, and such? Alan: kept his eyes open.

X: did Alan come across "pocket listings?" Unadvertised, unlisted properties. Alan: many commercial properties are sold that way. This is another reason to have a good realtor.

X: Does Alan have a referral for a broker? Alan will respond offline, after the meeting.

Jarrod: Did Alan have people that were willing to lend money but didn't like his terms? Alan: that happened a few times. Some people wanted a lien on the property. A lien gives ownership rights to a lender until the term is up. Alan didn't want thte complexity of a bunch of different liens with 43 individual lenders. Also with some having liens and some not, it would confer advantage to the lien-holders. People advised by attorneys were told to get liens; people who actually were attorneys didn't even bring up liens. He got average interest rate of 2.85% across all the loans. Others wanted 4-5% but Alan turned them down.

Noisebridge Space Program

2018-01-22T21:46:40Z

108.65.4.214: udpate end date per Trent's feedback

'''Noisebridge will be moving in 2018. We'll need everybody's help to make it happen.'''

'''NEXT Noisebridge Space Program meeting: TBD'''

This is a set of pages meant to facilitate the discussion on moving Noisebridge to a new physical location. We should use this space to capture consensus as it occurs, and to draw all our planning tools together.
 

__TOC__

 
 

== Current Fundraising Progress ==

TBD - Progress bars?

== The story so far, and how you can help ==

TBD - pending discussion of fundraising letter drafts

== NEXT MEETING: TBD ==

'''Next meeting Agenda:'''

See https://pad.riseup.net/p/nb-new-space for notes and agenda

== New Space 2017 Meeting Notes ==
* '''when is the next meeting?'''
* [[New space meeting 2017 12 16]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 12 09]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 12 02]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 11 18]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 11 11]]

== Identity ==

If you would like to read the current version of the "Noisebridge Story" we have assembled for the Noisebridge Space Program please look at the locations below:

* Noisebridge story resources:
** tbd
** tbd
* Example fundraising letters and graphics
* Noisebridge Logos are located at [[Identity]]

== Fundraising ==

Here is a list of our current fundraising sub-projects. If you would like to participate in any of them please come to the Noisebridge Space Program meeting, or contact the leads for the specific sub-project.

*; Pineapple Fund
** Patrick, Darryl, Gavin
** A BTC fund worth $millions someone is giving away to non-profit groups

*; San Francisco Community Land Trust
** [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]]
** A non-profit that buys properties for SF coop housing and non-profit groups

*; San Francisco Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative
** Contact: none yet
** The Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative helps San Francisco’s nonprofits secure new, nonprofit-owned space and creates solutions for organizations seeking long-term leases. https://www.ncclf.org/sfsustainability/

*; Project Name
** Contact(s)
** Description of sub-project

== New Location ==

'''Location Requirements'''

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Primary
! style="text-align:left;"| Bonus
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
*Within San Francisco
*Walkable from BART
*safe enough for walking at all hours
*At least 5,500 sq. ft.
*Elevator access or ground floor
*Zoned to allow a Community Facility
*at least 100A power supply
|
*Neighbors who are not concerned about noise
*Natural Light
*Good Ventilation
*Chill landlord, if leasing
*Not too nice, easily to modify the interior spaces.
|}

'''Potential Locations'''
We are keeping track of locations that have come up in our searching here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GNvhF__W23G3EbT5Hoif1p4okErR0yYVAH-M7iuvI3Y/edit#gid=0

Here is the summary of the notable locations we have visited, specific details are on the Potential Locations spreadsheet:
* '''20 Heron''' - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hR0h2Xta6cMwIWe0VeOyhFnHyzGiScMH/view

If you have a building/space you would like to donate or know of a location that you think would work for Noisebridge. Please list it below and/or notify noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net or come to a Noisebridge Space Program meeting.

== Current Location Status==

Our lease ends on August 31st, 2018 at 17:00. We are open to negotiating with the Landlord but the Landlord is not interested at the moment.

Noisebridge is currently approximately 5,550 sq. ft.

Our current rent is: $4,356/month ~ $0.79/sq. ft. /month

== Possible Partners ==

* The Lab
* former TechShop members

== Overall Project management ==

Important updates and information are being added to this wiki page. For a more active list of what is going on please see this trello board:

https://trello.com/b/abpzdDsq

== Frequently Asked Questions, not addressed above ==

== Consensus Proposal ==

&NBSP; Consensus Proposal

1. Noisebridge must survive not just as a nonprofit that exists only as a paper entity and bank account, or as a diffuse online community, but a physical location in the city that is accessible, near public transit, properly zoned for our use, and able to accommodate our growing size. (See Background Information, Items A and B, for context for the introduction of this proposal. Short version: Lease is ending, gotta move.)

2. It would be much better for us to purchase a building than to sign a lease, which would leave us vulnerable to future rent increases, and direct nearly all of our future revenue into our landlord’s pocket instead of investing it into real property we own outright.

3. The preferred option to finance a building purchase would be to borrow money from individuals through simple promissory notes secured against the building being purchased but without any liens. (See Background Information, Item C.)

4. Financing and purchasing a building is a large undertaking that will require us to make hundreds of decisions between now and the end of August regarding loans, grants, purchase agreements, inspections, and professional services. If we can not make these decisions efficiently, we will not be able to purchase a building (or sign a lease, for that matter), and Noisebridge will be displaced by fall of this year, maybe permanently.

5. Looking at our “API,” the most logical points of contact for cutting checks, entering loan agreements, and signing off on purchases are the board officers: the treasurer, president, and secretary. (See Background Information, Item D.) They have the clear legal authority to enter into agreements on behalf of Noisebridge, and their roles will be clearly understood by people outside of the Noisebridge community.

6. The current board officers must consider whether they have the bandwidth to do all of the work involved in acquiring a new building. If they simply don’t have the time, think someone else would be better suited for the task right now, or would rather spend their Noisebridge time on other important tasks like fundraising, press outreach, party organizing, safe space volunteering, teaching classes, or simply hacking on fun projects, they should pass their title to someone with lots of time and interest in doing paperwork.

7. The board officers of Noisebridge are empowered by consensus to enter into loan agreements and building purchase negotiations on behalf of Noisebridge in the interest of acquiring a suitable building to be our permanent home. Any final lease or purchase agreement will require additional full consensus.

8. Board officers must follow their best understanding of lower-case-c consensus when making decisions. They will be efficient, but not hasty. They will seek feedback on major decisions.

9. Major decisions must not be surprising or unwanted by the community. Board officers must keep everyone as up-to-date on their actions related to the hunt for a new space as possible, given time constraints and the fact that everyone is a volunteer with a day job. At the bare minimum, they will log all of their actions and write a report once a week that can be read at the Tuesday meeting.

10. As a practical matter, certain details about purchase negotiations may need to be kept off of the public Internet, to avoid being undercut by real estate speculators. For example, we may discover a property listing that has not been posted publicly, and do not want to alert competitors who may bid for the property. Or maybe the city hints that they may offer a city-owned property for sale at a discount, but negotiations are ongoing and it may not be the right time to reveal details to the press. The specific dollar amount of any bid we make when negotiating a building purchase is something else we will probably want to keep offline until the deal is closed.

11. For any details that are kept off of the public Internet, board officers must still flag that the private information exists. They must share that information privately with any member who is interested, with the proviso that it should be kept from the press and any possible competing bidders.

12. It is expected that a follow-on consensus proposal will outline a vision for what Noisebridge wants and needs in its new home, and that board officers will follow that vision in all of their work.

13. Nothing in this proposal implies that all or even most of the work in acquiring a new space will be done by board officers, or that their voices have more weight in making big-picture decisions. The sole purpose of this proposal is to empower them to make the hundreds of necessary executive decisions to pull this off, and to act as the points of contact for the outside world. The board officers do not make big-picture decisions themselves, but implement the consensus of the community in an efficient way.

14. This proposal does not expand the role of board members or board officers beyond what is necessary to acquire a permanent home for Noisebridge. For example, this consensus proposal empowers a board officer to acquire a $50,000 loan on Noisebridge’s behalf to purchase a new building, but would not empower them to acquire a $50,000 loan to purchase new fabrication equipment once that building is secured.

15. This consensus proposal will automatically expire on December 31, 2018 or after we move into a new building, whichever comes sooner, and would need to be renewed by full consensus.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

A. Noisebridge’s lease will end in August of this year. It has been made clear to us that it will not be renewed under any circumstances.

B. For Noisebridge to survive, we will need to move. Our two options are to raise a lot of money to purchase a building that could serve as our permanent home, or raise a lot of money to sign a lease on a new location. Both options require much more money than we currently have and big new revenue streams.

C. The promissory note fundraising method was successfully pioneered by Alan Beatts, the owner of Borderlands Books, whose customers loaned him $1.3M to purchase a permanent location on Haight Street in amounts ranging from $250,000 to $10,000 per lender. The terms of the note are simple: Borrower pays 3% interest on the principal to the lender once per year, for nine years, with a balloon payment of the entire principal at the end of nine years. There is no penalty for pre-payment. Mr. Beatts has shared the promissory note he used, which we can modify for our own use. He has also offered to introduce us to his real estate broker, lawyer, and accountant, and provide any advice he can, provided we have clear points of contact and an efficient decision-making process.

D. The “administration” of Noisebridge, including our bylaws, nonprofit corporation, board of directors, and board officers, are basically our API for interacting with the outside world. Internally, we make decisions through do-ocracy and consensus. When we need to work with the outside world, we do so via that API. Brief description of the way payments work now: Most of our payments for critical expenses, like rent, utilities, and garbage collection, are automated. Most payments that can not be automated are made by board officers — the treasurer (John Shutt), president (Patrick O’Doherty), or secretary (Victoria Fierce) — either online or by check. In rare cases payments are made by co-founders of the space who have access to our bank account, Mitch Altman or Andy Isaacson. The current board officers are John Shutt (treasurer), Patrick O’Doherty (president), and Victoria Fierce (secretary). The board of directors can choose to retain these three as board officers or appoint different people. When doing so, they should follow the lower-case-c consensus of the community.

== 2009 Move page ==

* [[Moving2009]]

Noisebridge Space Program

2018-01-22T20:14:44Z

108.65.4.214: /* Consensus Proposal */ refactor proposal

[[File:Nbsp-mission-patch.jpg|400px|right]]

 
'''Noisebridge will be moving in 2018. We'll need everybody's help to make it happen.'''

'''NEXT Noisebridge Space Program meeting: TBD'''

This is a set of pages meant to facilitate the discussion on moving Noisebridge to a new physical location. We should use this space to capture consensus as it occurs, and to draw all our planning tools together.
 

__TOC__

 
 

== Current Fundraising Progress ==

TBD - Progress bars?

== The story so far, and how you can help ==

TBD - pending discussion of fundraising letter drafts

== NEXT MEETING: TBD ==

'''Next meeting Agenda:'''

See https://pad.riseup.net/p/nb-new-space for notes and agenda

== New Space 2017 Meeting Notes ==
* '''when is the next meeting?'''
* [[New space meeting 2017 12 16]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 12 09]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 12 02]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 11 18]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 11 11]]

== Identity ==

If you would like to read the current version of the "Noisebridge Story" we have assembled for the Noisebridge Space Program please look at the locations below:

* Noisebridge story resources:
** tbd
** tbd
* Example fundraising letters and graphics
* Noisebridge Logos are located at [[Identity]]

== Fundraising ==

Here is a list of our current fundraising sub-projects. If you would like to participate in any of them please come to the Noisebridge Space Program meeting, or contact the leads for the specific sub-project.

*; Pineapple Fund
** Patrick, Darryl, Gavin
** A BTC fund worth $millions someone is giving away to non-profit groups

*; San Francisco Community Land Trust
** [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]]
** A non-profit that buys properties for SF coop housing and non-profit groups

*; San Francisco Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative
** Contact: none yet
** The Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative helps San Francisco’s nonprofits secure new, nonprofit-owned space and creates solutions for organizations seeking long-term leases. https://www.ncclf.org/sfsustainability/

*; Project Name
** Contact(s)
** Description of sub-project

== New Location ==

'''Location Requirements'''

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Primary
! style="text-align:left;"| Bonus
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
*Within San Francisco
*Walkable from BART
*safe enough for walking at all hours
*At least 5,500 sq. ft.
*Elevator access or ground floor
*Zoned to allow a Community Facility
*at least 100A power supply
|
*Neighbors who are not concerned about noise
*Natural Light
*Good Ventilation
*Chill landlord, if leasing
*Not too nice, easily to modify the interior spaces.
|}

'''Potential Locations'''
We are keeping track of locations that have come up in our searching here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GNvhF__W23G3EbT5Hoif1p4okErR0yYVAH-M7iuvI3Y/edit#gid=0

Here is the summary of the notable locations we have visited, specific details are on the Potential Locations spreadsheet:
* '''20 Heron''' - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hR0h2Xta6cMwIWe0VeOyhFnHyzGiScMH/view

If you have a building/space you would like to donate or know of a location that you think would work for Noisebridge. Please list it below and/or notify noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net or come to a Noisebridge Space Program meeting.

== Current Location Status==

Our lease ends on August 31st, 2018 at 17:00. We are open to negotiating with the Landlord but the Landlord is not interested at the moment.

Noisebridge is currently approximately 5,550 sq. ft.

Our current rent is: $4,356/month ~ $0.79/sq. ft. /month

== Possible Partners ==

* The Lab
* former TechShop members

== Overall Project management ==

Important updates and information are being added to this wiki page. For a more active list of what is going on please see this trello board:

https://trello.com/b/abpzdDsq

== Frequently Asked Questions, not addressed above ==

== Consensus Proposal ==

&NBSP; Consensus Proposal

1. Noisebridge must survive not just as a nonprofit that exists only as a paper entity and bank account, or as a diffuse online community, but a physical location in the city that is accessible, near public transit, properly zoned for our use, and able to accommodate our growing size. (See Background Information, Items A and B, for context for the introduction of this proposal. Short version: Lease is ending, gotta move.)

2. It would be much better for us to purchase a building than to sign a lease, which would leave us vulnerable to future rent increases, and direct nearly all of our future revenue into our landlord’s pocket instead of investing it into real property we own outright.

3. The preferred option to finance a building purchase would be to borrow money from individuals through simple promissory notes secured against the building being purchased but without any liens. (See Background Information, Item C.)

4. Financing and purchasing a building is a large undertaking that will require us to make hundreds of decisions between now and the end of August regarding loans, grants, purchase agreements, inspections, and professional services. If we can not make these decisions efficiently, we will not be able to purchase a building (or sign a lease, for that matter), and Noisebridge will be displaced by fall of this year, maybe permanently.

5. Looking at our “API,” the most logical points of contact for cutting checks, entering loan agreements, and signing off on purchases are the board officers: the treasurer, president, and secretary. (See Background Information, Item D.) They have the clear legal authority to enter into agreements on behalf of Noisebridge, and their roles will be clearly understood by people outside of the Noisebridge community.

6. The current board officers must consider whether they have the bandwidth to do all of the work involved in acquiring a new building. If they simply don’t have the time, think someone else would be better suited for the task right now, or would rather spend their Noisebridge time on other important tasks like fundraising, press outreach, party organizing, safe space volunteering, teaching classes, or simply hacking on fun projects, they should pass their title to someone with lots of time and interest in doing paperwork.

7. The board officers of Noisebridge are empowered by consensus to enter into loan agreements and building purchase negotiations on behalf of Noisebridge in the interest of acquiring a suitable building to be our permanent home. Any final lease or purchase agreement will require additional full consensus.

8. Board officers must follow their best understanding of lower-case-c consensus when making decisions. They will be efficient, but not hasty. They will seek feedback on major decisions.

9. Major decisions must not be surprising or unwanted by the community. Board officers must keep everyone as up-to-date on their actions related to the hunt for a new space as possible, given time constraints and the fact that everyone is a volunteer with a day job. At the bare minimum, they will log all of their actions and write a report once a week that can be read at the Tuesday meeting.

10. As a practical matter, certain details about purchase negotiations may need to be kept off of the public Internet, to avoid being undercut by real estate speculators. For example, we may discover a property listing that has not been posted publicly, and do not want to alert competitors who may bid for the property. Or maybe the city hints that they may offer a city-owned property for sale at a discount, but negotiations are ongoing and it may not be the right time to reveal details to the press. The specific dollar amount of any bid we make when negotiating a building purchase is something else we will probably want to keep offline until the deal is closed.

11. For any details that are kept off of the public Internet, board officers must still flag that the private information exists. They must share that information privately with any member who is interested, with the proviso that it should be kept from the press and any possible competing bidders.

12. It is expected that a follow-on consensus proposal will outline a vision for what Noisebridge wants and needs in its new home, and that board officers will follow that vision in all of their work.

13. Nothing in this proposal implies that all or even most of the work in acquiring a new space will be done by board officers, or that their voices have more weight in making big-picture decisions. The sole purpose of this proposal is to empower them to make the hundreds of necessary executive decisions to pull this off, and to act as the points of contact for the outside world. The board officers do not make big-picture decisions themselves, but implement the consensus of the community in an efficient way.

14. This proposal does not expand the role of board members or board officers beyond what is necessary to acquire a permanent home for Noisebridge. For example, this consensus proposal empowers a board officer to acquire a $50,000 loan on Noisebridge’s behalf to purchase a new building, but would not empower them to acquire a $50,000 loan to purchase new fabrication equipment once that building is secured.

15. This consensus proposal will automatically expire after eight months or after we move into a new building, whichever comes sooner, and would need to be renewed by full consensus.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

A. Noisebridge’s lease will end in August of this year. It has been made clear to us that it will not be renewed under any circumstances.

B. For Noisebridge to survive, we will need to move. Our two options are to raise a lot of money to purchase a building that could serve as our permanent home, or raise a lot of money to sign a lease on a new location. Both options require much more money than we currently have and big new revenue streams.

C. The promissory note fundraising method was successfully pioneered by Alan Beatts, the owner of Borderlands Books, whose customers loaned him $1.3M to purchase a permanent location on Haight Street in amounts ranging from $250,000 to $10,000 per lender. The terms of the note are simple: Borrower pays 3% interest on the principal to the lender once per year, for nine years, with a balloon payment of the entire principal at the end of nine years. There is no penalty for pre-payment. Mr. Beatts has shared the promissory note he used, which we can modify for our own use. He has also offered to introduce us to his real estate broker, lawyer, and accountant, and provide any advice he can, provided we have clear points of contact and an efficient decision-making process.

D. The “administration” of Noisebridge, including our bylaws, nonprofit corporation, board of directors, and board officers, are basically our API for interacting with the outside world. Internally, we make decisions through do-ocracy and consensus. When we need to work with the outside world, we do so via that API. Brief description of the way payments work now: Most of our payments for critical expenses, like rent, utilities, and garbage collection, are automated. Most payments that can not be automated are made by board officers — the treasurer (John Shutt), president (Patrick O’Doherty), or secretary (Victoria Fierce) — either online or by check. In rare cases payments are made by co-founders of the space who have access to our bank account, Mitch Altman or Andy Isaacson. The current board officers are John Shutt (treasurer), Patrick O’Doherty (president), and Victoria Fierce (secretary). The board of directors can choose to retain these three as board officers or appoint different people. When doing so, they should follow the lower-case-c consensus of the community.

== 2009 Move page ==

* [[Moving2009]]

Noisebridge Space Program

2018-01-17T07:59:07Z

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[[File:Nbsp-mission-patch.jpg|400px|right]]

 
'''Noisebridge will be moving in 2018. We'll need everybody's help to make it happen.'''

'''NEXT Noisebridge Space Program meeting: TBD'''

This is a set of pages meant to facilitate the discussion on moving Noisebridge to a new physical location. We should use this space to capture consensus as it occurs, and to draw all our planning tools together.
 

__TOC__

 
 

== Current Fundraising Progress ==

TBD - Progress bars?

== The story so far, and how you can help ==

TBD - pending discussion of fundraising letter drafts

== NEXT MEETING: TBD ==

'''Next meeting Agenda:'''

See https://pad.riseup.net/p/nb-new-space for notes and agenda

== New Space 2017 Meeting Notes ==
* '''when is the next meeting?'''
* [[New space meeting 2017 12 16]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 12 09]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 12 02]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 11 18]]
* [[New space meeting 2017 11 11]]

== Identity ==

If you would like to read the current version of the "Noisebridge Story" we have assembled for the Noisebridge Space Program please look at the locations below:

* Noisebridge story resources:
** tbd
** tbd
* Example fundraising letters and graphics
* Noisebridge Logos are located at [[Identity]]

== Fundraising ==

Here is a list of our current fundraising sub-projects. If you would like to participate in any of them please come to the Noisebridge Space Program meeting, or contact the leads for the specific sub-project.

*; Pineapple Fund
** Patrick, Darryl, Gavin
** A BTC fund worth $millions someone is giving away to non-profit groups

*; San Francisco Community Land Trust
** [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]]
** A non-profit that buys properties for SF coop housing and non-profit groups

*; San Francisco Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative
** Contact: none yet
** The Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative helps San Francisco’s nonprofits secure new, nonprofit-owned space and creates solutions for organizations seeking long-term leases. https://www.ncclf.org/sfsustainability/

*; Project Name
** Contact(s)
** Description of sub-project

== New Location ==

'''Location Requirements'''

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Primary
! style="text-align:left;"| Bonus
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
*Within San Francisco
*Walkable from BART
*safe enough for walking at all hours
*At least 5,500 sq. ft.
*Elevator access or ground floor
*Zoned to allow a Community Facility
*at least 100A power supply
|
*Neighbors who are not concerned about noise
*Natural Light
*Good Ventilation
*Chill landlord, if leasing
*Not too nice, easily to modify the interior spaces.
|}

'''Potential Locations'''
We are keeping track of locations that have come up in our searching here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GNvhF__W23G3EbT5Hoif1p4okErR0yYVAH-M7iuvI3Y/edit#gid=0

Here is the summary of the notable locations we have visited, specific details are on the Potential Locations spreadsheet:
* '''20 Heron''' - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hR0h2Xta6cMwIWe0VeOyhFnHyzGiScMH/view

If you have a building/space you would like to donate or know of a location that you think would work for Noisebridge. Please list it below and/or notify noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net or come to a Noisebridge Space Program meeting.

== Current Location Status==

Our lease ends on August 31st, 2018 at 17:00. We are open to negotiating with the Landlord but the Landlord is not interested at the moment.

Noisebridge is currently approximately 5,550 sq. ft.

Our current rent is: $4,356/month ~ $0.79/sq. ft. /month

== Possible Partners ==

* The Lab
* former TechShop members

== Overall Project management ==

Important updates and information are being added to this wiki page. For a more active list of what is going on please see this trello board:

https://trello.com/b/abpzdDsq

== Frequently Asked Questions, not addressed above ==

== Consensus Proposal ==

&NBSP; Consensus Proposal

1. Noisebridge’s lease will end in August of this year. It has been made clear to us that it will not be renewed under any circumstances.

2. Noisebridge must survive not just as a nonprofit that exists only as a paper entity and bank account, or as a diffuse online community, but a physical location in the city that is accessible, near public transit, properly zoned for our use, and able to accommodate our growing size.

3. For this to happen, we will need to move. Our two options are to raise a lot of money to purchase a building that could serve as our permanent home, or raise a lot of money to sign a lease on a new location. Both options require much more money than we currently have and big new revenue streams.

4. It would be much better for us to purchase a building than to sign a lease, which would leave us vulnerable to future rent increases, and direct nearly all of our future revenue into our landlord’s pocket instead of investing it into real property we own outright.

5. The preferred option to finance a building purchase would be to borrow money from individuals through simple promissory notes secured against the building being purchased but without any liens. This method was successfully pioneered by Alan Beatts, the owner of Borderlands Books, whose customers loaned him $1.3M to purchase a permanent location on Haight Street in amounts ranging from $250,000 to $10,000 per lender.

6. The terms of the note are simple: Borrower pays 3% interest on the principal to the lender once per year, for nine years, with a balloon payment of the entire principal at the end of nine years. There is no penalty for pre-payment.

7. Mr. Beatts has shared the promissory note he used, which we can modify for our own use. He has also offered to introduce us to his real estate broker, lawyer, and accountant, and provide any advice he can, provided we have clear points of contact and an efficient decision-making process.

8. Financing and purchasing a building is a large undertaking that will require us to make hundreds of decisions between now and the end of August regarding loans, grants, purchase agreements, inspections, and professional services. If we can not make these decisions efficiently, we will not be able to purchase a building (or sign a lease, for that matter), and Noisebridge will be displaced by fall of this year, maybe permanently.

9. The “administration” of Noisebridge, including our bylaws, nonprofit corporation, board of directors, and board officers, are basically our API for interacting with the outside world. Internally, we make decisions through do-ocracy and consensus. When we need to work with the outside world, we do so via that API.

10. Brief description of the way payments work now: Most of our payments for critical expenses, like rent, utilities, and garbage collection, are automated. Most payments that can not be automated are made by board officers — the treasurer (John Shutt), president (Patrick O’Doherty), or secretary (Victoria Fierce) — either online or by check. In rare cases payments are made by co-founders of the space who have access to our bank account, Mitch Altman or Andy Isaacson.

11. Looking at our “API,” the most logical points of contact for cutting checks, entering loan agreements, and signing off on purchases are the board officers: the treasurer, president, and secretary. They have the clear legal authority to enter into agreements on behalf of Noisebridge, and their roles will be clearly understood by people outside of the Noisebridge community.

12. The current board officers are John Shutt (treasurer), Patrick O’Doherty (president), and Victoria Fierce (secretary). The board of directors can choose to retain these three as board officers or appoint different people. When doing so, they should follow the lower-case-c consensus of the community.

13. The current board officers must consider whether they have the bandwidth to do all of the work involved in acquiring a new building. If they simply don’t have the time, think someone else would be better suited for the task right now, or would rather spend their Noisebridge time on other important tasks like fundraising, press outreach, party organizing, safe space volunteering, teaching classes, or simply hacking on fun projects, they should pass their title to someone with lots of time and interest in doing paperwork.

14. The board officers of Noisebridge are empowered by consensus to enter into loan agreements, building purchase negotiations, and legal contracts on behalf of Noisebridge in the interest of acquiring a suitable building to be our permanent home. Any FINAL lease or purchase agreement will require additional full consensus.

15. Board officers are expected to follow their best understanding of lower-case-c consensus when making decisions. They will be efficient, but not hasty. They will seek feedback on major decisions.

16. Major decisions should not be surprising or unwanted by the community. Board officers must keep everyone as up-to-date on their actions related to the hunt for a new space as possible, given time constraints and the fact that everyone is a volunteer with a day job. At the bare minimum, they will log all of their actions and write a report once a week that can be read at the Tuesday meeting.

17. As a practical matter, certain details about purchase negotiations may need to be kept off of the public Internet, to avoid being undercut by real estate speculators. For example, we may discover a property listing that has not been posted publicly, and do not want to alert competitors who may bid for the property. Or maybe the city hints that they may offer a city-owned property for sale at a discount, but negotiations are ongoing and it may not be the right time to reveal details to the press. The specific dollar amount of any bid we make when negotiating a building purchase is something else we will probably want to keep offline until the deal is closed.

18. For any details that are kept off of the public Internet, board officers must still flag that the private information exists. They must share that information privately with any member who is interested, with the proviso that it should be kept from the press and any possible competing bidders.

19. It is expected that a follow-on consensus proposal will outline a vision for what Noisebridge wants and needs in its new home, and that board officers will follow that vision in all of their work.

20. Nothing in this proposal implies that all or even most of the work in acquiring a new space will be done by board officers, or that their voices have more weight in making big-picture decisions. The sole purpose of this proposal is to empower them to make the hundreds of necessary executive decisions to pull this off, and to act as the points of contact for the outside world. The board officers do not make big-picture decisions themselves, but implement the consensus of the community in an efficient way.

21. This proposal does not expand the role of board members or board officers beyond what is necessary to acquire a permanent home for Noisebridge. For example, this consensus proposal empowers a board officer to acquire a $50,000 loan on Noisebridge’s behalf to purchase a new building, but would not empower them to acquire a $50,000 loan to purchase new fabrication equipment once that building is secured.

22. This consensus proposal will automatically expire after eight months or after we move into a new building, whichever comes sooner, and would need to be renewed by full consensus.

== 2009 Move page ==

* [[Moving2009]]

Meeting Notes 2018 01 16

2018-01-17T07:57:13Z

108.65.4.214: add spaces in consensus proposal

Notes from the January 16, 2018 Unmeeting

Introductions:

John - Help with Noisebridge money stuff
Jarrod - Volunteers here and likes to work in the woodshop. Tends to know where a lot of stuff is, but not as much anymore these days.
Augur - Functional programming, laser cutter class, Haskell class, random things She/They
Leo Madrid - Consciousness researcher and does work in theoretical physics and quantum mechanics. Here to connect with the community about installations and has an installation that may take up 50,000 sqft at the World's Fair. If you go to the World's Fair website right now we're on the front page.
Ryan - Has been a Noisebridger a couple of years now and likes helping people and helps run the VR stuff. El Jefe. He
David - Starting an Etsy business, 3D printing
James - Been coming here a few times to do some work in the electronics lab. Attending the meeting because I have a lead on a possible equipment donation.
Osman - Audiovisual performances and installations

What is Noisebridge?
Augur: Community-run open source anarchist hackerspace where you can come and work on cool projects and hang out
Osman: Hack on things, learn new skills
Augur: Don't sit off in a corner

Announcements:
Leo: World's Fair at the pier next to AT&T Park, Pier 26. 65,000sqft space, March 10th and 11th. worldsfairnano.com/sf
Ryan: This Thursday at Microsoft Reactor there's a VR meets neurohacking event that me, Alex and a couple other Noisebridge people are participating in. It should be really awesome. If you have some free time around 8pm on Thursday night come by and see some cool demos and listen to a couple talks. It is on Eventbrite. SFVR meetup event.
Osman: Wednesday next week (January 24th) I'm going to perform at a place called The Bindery at Haight-Ashbury, at 7pm
Ryan: I've been working on a Noisebridge pitch deck for showing the potential donors or spaces, and I'd like some preliminary feedback after the meeting on it. If you have a couple minutes please come over and see me, I'll show you what I have. It's not 100% finished but partway there.
Jarrod: Supervisor Hilary Ronen is coming to visit the space. She's the supervisor for Mission. Hoping later on during the discussion period we can organize some sort of cleaning day or time or something.
Jarrod: Women's March is this weekend, starts at 11am or 12pm at Civic Center. Possibly 11:30 start and march at 2:00pm.

Financial Report (January 12, 2018):

Noisebridge has $86,379.08 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$43,957.03 in the general fund, which is over 7 months of critical expenses. (SEE NOISETOR NOTE)
$20,364.66 for Noisetor (SEE NOISETOR NOTE)
$4,498.74 in the equipment fund
$3,021.64 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$2,137.28 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits
$200 in the Accessibility Fund
$179.77 in the Elevator Repair Fund
$232 in the Sewing Fund
$XXX in the Roguelike Celebration fund (placeholder—all roguelike moneys treated as general fund until we reconcile numbers)

Financial Notes:

The Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation has been registered as an independent nonprofit in Pennsylvania and obtained independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. Now that its status is confirmed and it has an independent checking account, I will be transferring its funds from Noisebridge to the new organization. Our first grant will be a small competitive scholarship given to a senior graduating from Thomas’ high school this spring with an interest in creative writing.

@patrickod looks like noisetor.net/finances is down, so I can’t calculate Noisetor’s recent revenue, only expenses. The total in this report is therefore lower than the real total. The most recent Noisetor donation I have recorded in my notes is from October 9, 2017, so any donations past that date have not been included in my calculations here.

The sewing fund was seeded by a donation from Vice for shooting a documentary interview in our space. It’s always existed, but is being tracked in the financial report for the first time after a reminder from the sewing crew.

What’s up with the Roguelike Celebration? I haven’t heard from anyone involved in that for quite some time.

The laser maintenance fund revenue and expenses are being tracked here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c3LHJ4RYClrEC-8m4VBMEjJU_KorokSuVbW3CiaB84A/edit#gid=0

Current Consensus Proposal:

&NBSP; Consensus Proposal

1. Noisebridge’s lease will end in August of this year. It has been made clear to us that it will not be renewed under any circumstances.

2. Noisebridge must survive not just as a nonprofit that exists only as a paper entity and bank account, or as a diffuse online community, but a physical location in the city that is accessible, near public transit, properly zoned for our use, and able to accommodate our growing size.

3. For this to happen, we will need to move. Our two options are to raise a lot of money to purchase a building that could serve as our permanent home, or raise a lot of money to sign a lease on a new location. Both options require much more money than we currently have and big new revenue streams.

4. It would be much better for us to purchase a building than to sign a lease, which would leave us vulnerable to future rent increases, and direct nearly all of our future revenue into our landlord’s pocket instead of investing it into real property we own outright.

5. The preferred option to finance a building purchase would be to borrow money from individuals through simple promissory notes secured against the building being purchased but without any liens. This method was successfully pioneered by Alan Beatts, the owner of Borderlands Books, whose customers loaned him $1.3M to purchase a permanent location on Haight Street in amounts ranging from $250,000 to $10,000 per lender.

6. The terms of the note are simple: Borrower pays 3% interest on the principal to the lender once per year, for nine years, with a balloon payment of the entire principal at the end of nine years. There is no penalty for pre-payment.

7. Mr. Beatts has shared the promissory note he used, which we can modify for our own use. He has also offered to introduce us to his real estate broker, lawyer, and accountant, and provide any advice he can, provided we have clear points of contact and an efficient decision-making process.

8. Financing and purchasing a building is a large undertaking that will require us to make hundreds of decisions between now and the end of August regarding loans, grants, purchase agreements, inspections, and professional services. If we can not make these decisions efficiently, we will not be able to purchase a building (or sign a lease, for that matter), and Noisebridge will be displaced by fall of this year, maybe permanently.

9. The “administration” of Noisebridge, including our bylaws, nonprofit corporation, board of directors, and board officers, are basically our API for interacting with the outside world. Internally, we make decisions through do-ocracy and consensus. When we need to work with the outside world, we do so via that API.

10. Brief description of the way payments work now: Most of our payments for critical expenses, like rent, utilities, and garbage collection, are automated. Most payments that can not be automated are made by board officers — the treasurer (John Shutt), president (Patrick O’Doherty), or secretary (Victoria Fierce) — either online or by check. In rare cases payments are made by co-founders of the space who have access to our bank account, Mitch Altman or Andy Isaacson.

11. Looking at our “API,” the most logical points of contact for cutting checks, entering loan agreements, and signing off on purchases are the board officers: the treasurer, president, and secretary. They have the clear legal authority to enter into agreements on behalf of Noisebridge, and their roles will be clearly understood by people outside of the Noisebridge community.

12. The current board officers are John Shutt (treasurer), Patrick O’Doherty (president), and Victoria Fierce (secretary). The board of directors can choose to retain these three as board officers or appoint different people. When doing so, they should follow the lower-case-c consensus of the community.

13. The current board officers must consider whether they have the bandwidth to do all of the work involved in acquiring a new building. If they simply don’t have the time, think someone else would be better suited for the task right now, or would rather spend their Noisebridge time on other important tasks like fundraising, press outreach, party organizing, safe space volunteering, teaching classes, or simply hacking on fun projects, they should pass their title to someone with lots of time and interest in doing paperwork.

14. The board officers of Noisebridge are empowered by consensus to enter into loan agreements, building purchase negotiations, and legal contracts on behalf of Noisebridge in the interest of acquiring a suitable building to be our permanent home. Any FINAL lease or purchase agreement will require additional full consensus.

15. Board officers are expected to follow their best understanding of lower-case-c consensus when making decisions. They will be efficient, but not hasty. They will seek feedback on major decisions.

16. Major decisions should not be surprising or unwanted by the community. Board officers must keep everyone as up-to-date on their actions related to the hunt for a new space as possible, given time constraints and the fact that everyone is a volunteer with a day job. At the bare minimum, they will log all of their actions and write a report once a week that can be read at the Tuesday meeting.

17. As a practical matter, certain details about purchase negotiations may need to be kept off of the public Internet, to avoid being undercut by real estate speculators. For example, we may discover a property listing that has not been posted publicly, and do not want to alert competitors who may bid for the property. Or maybe the city hints that they may offer a city-owned property for sale at a discount, but negotiations are ongoing and it may not be the right time to reveal details to the press. The specific dollar amount of any bid we make when negotiating a building purchase is something else we will probably want to keep offline until the deal is closed.

18. For any details that are kept off of the public Internet, board officers must still flag that the private information exists. They must share that information privately with any member who is interested, with the proviso that it should be kept from the press and any possible competing bidders.

19. It is expected that a follow-on consensus proposal will outline a vision for what Noisebridge wants and needs in its new home, and that board officers will follow that vision in all of their work.

20. Nothing in this proposal implies that all or even most of the work in acquiring a new space will be done by board officers, or that their voices have more weight in making big-picture decisions. The sole purpose of this proposal is to empower them to make the hundreds of necessary executive decisions to pull this off, and to act as the points of contact for the outside world. The board officers do not make big-picture decisions themselves, but implement the consensus of the community in an efficient way.

21. This proposal does not expand the role of board members or board officers beyond what is necessary to acquire a permanent home for Noisebridge. For example, this consensus proposal empowers a board officer to acquire a $50,000 loan on Noisebridge’s behalf to purchase a new building, but would not empower them to acquire a $50,000 loan to purchase new fabrication equipment once that building is secured.

22. This consensus proposal will automatically expire after eight months or after we move into a new building, whichever comes sooner, and would need to be renewed by full consensus.

Discussion of Consensus Proposal:

Ryan: Are there any positions that need to be filled on the board to fill all the requirements for the city regulations
John: We should be all set legally.
Alex: We previously consensed that we dont need a full consensus for putting a deposit.
John: I think it would be helpful to outline the expectations for the consensus process.
Alex: Exact amount would be needed to kept offline.
John: I'd consider slack as a public channel. But any participant that would like to know more would be able to reach that information.
Ryan: Have we found anymore buildings since last time?

John: basically the doagram is that people who have money to invest, people who want noisebridge to exist. The fact that we are a non profit might give them a tax reduction.

Ryan: is it possible that we could have a second versionof this consensus that's like a summary, that we can put on a page and hand out.
John: I th'nk the main thing wit this is nit the language since I wrote this in an hour, but to iterate on this. We'll need around 1.3M referencing Borderlands property, might be even more.

Ryan: I kinda got confused with certain oarts, is tere any stuff in there f we do think about renting out space, I feel it would be in NB's best interest, and we dont need to worry about subletters. How would we l'cense a space w'th subcontracts in it. would we do that or would it become a portion of a rental agency.
Alex: It sounds similar to what they have in Sudo Room, Omnicommons.

John: NB would raise the money, and NB would be the owner of the property. We'd be paying them to manage NB's property.
Ryan: Then we dont need to worry about that stuff

Corey: If you need some advice on acquiring a property like this, I have a friend.

John: We definitely need any kind of advice.

Corey: I have a number of people former techshop, can not only rent NB space but also turn the wood studio into a school. With other people curating other tools too.

Jarrod: I wanna make sure we're answering the questions related to the new space

James: I have a quest'on about the proposal. Hows the pricing on the bonds?

John: That was an example from Borderlands bookstore. They dealt with a bunch of people who loaned him money who are lawyers, and their legal advice to get a lien. they want borderlands to exist, adn even if borderlands doesnt exist in 9 years, the property will still be valuable enough to cover all the loans.

Jarrod: How does borderlands pay their mortgage and loans at the same time

John: They dont have a mortgage, they only have the loan.

Ryan: Would there be any conflict if we end up doing SF comminty land trust loan repaymement?

John: Thats an option we could pursue. There is 100 year community loan trust. And at the end of the day somebody will need to sign a bunch of paperwork

Alex: There is all the cases like Soma project, we cant rely on any land fairy giving us a new place.

Jarrod: This needs to be separated and clarified. The background should be an addendum.

Jarrod: this is also on discussion list and slack. if these dont make sense completely here, feel free to read and comment.

-----End of John's consensus item-------

- https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fiscal_Sponsorship

John: Mailing List, Slack, and Read out at meeting. Put item on wiki.

- https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Current_Consensus_Items

James: I found this on CL, this guy is looking to get rid of his Electronic Hardware equitment; spectrum analyzers, logic analyzer, osciloscope etc. He's asking for 8k or give away for free to a 501c3. Are these something that we'd wanna get?

John: If you reach out and cc treasurer@noisebridge.net, we can link our 501c3 docs to him.

Ryan: do we have an short text for this?

Noisebridge letterhead link: https://www.noisebridge.net/images/9/94/Letterhead.pdf

Alex: If a bunch of logic equipment could be sold, can that be considered as fund raising?

John: I think we sold some books in the past.

Jarrod: I think ppl doacratically did that but thats not something we encourage

-------

David: Thursday and fridays after food runners, we can bring the excess food to NB. but we need some more people to help while the car double parks downstairs.

David: there is an alternative for RDWorks, LightBurn (still in beta).

Ryan: Check out the NB pitchdeck, I'd love some feedback.

Meeting Notes 2018 01 16

2018-01-17T07:55:26Z

108.65.4.214: add meeting notes

Notes from the January 16, 2018 Unmeeting

Introductions:

John - Help with Noisebridge money stuff
Jarrod - Volunteers here and likes to work in the woodshop. Tends to know where a lot of stuff is, but not as much anymore these days.
Augur - Functional programming, laser cutter class, Haskell class, random things She/They
Leo Madrid - Consciousness researcher and does work in theoretical physics and quantum mechanics. Here to connect with the community about installations and has an installation that may take up 50,000 sqft at the World's Fair. If you go to the World's Fair website right now we're on the front page.
Ryan - Has been a Noisebridger a couple of years now and likes helping people and helps run the VR stuff. El Jefe. He
David - Starting an Etsy business, 3D printing
James - Been coming here a few times to do some work in the electronics lab. Attending the meeting because I have a lead on a possible equipment donation.
Osman - Audiovisual performances and installations

What is Noisebridge?
Augur: Community-run open source anarchist hackerspace where you can come and work on cool projects and hang out
Osman: Hack on things, learn new skills
Augur: Don't sit off in a corner

Announcements:
Leo: World's Fair at the pier next to AT&T Park, Pier 26. 65,000sqft space, March 10th and 11th. worldsfairnano.com/sf
Ryan: This Thursday at Microsoft Reactor there's a VR meets neurohacking event that me, Alex and a couple other Noisebridge people are participating in. It should be really awesome. If you have some free time around 8pm on Thursday night come by and see some cool demos and listen to a couple talks. It is on Eventbrite. SFVR meetup event.
Osman: Wednesday next week (January 24th) I'm going to perform at a place called The Bindery at Haight-Ashbury, at 7pm
Ryan: I've been working on a Noisebridge pitch deck for showing the potential donors or spaces, and I'd like some preliminary feedback after the meeting on it. If you have a couple minutes please come over and see me, I'll show you what I have. It's not 100% finished but partway there.
Jarrod: Supervisor Hilary Ronen is coming to visit the space. She's the supervisor for Mission. Hoping later on during the discussion period we can organize some sort of cleaning day or time or something.
Jarrod: Women's March is this weekend, starts at 11am or 12pm at Civic Center. Possibly 11:30 start and march at 2:00pm.

Financial Report (January 12, 2018):

Noisebridge has $86,379.08 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$43,957.03 in the general fund, which is over 7 months of critical expenses. (SEE NOISETOR NOTE)
$20,364.66 for Noisetor (SEE NOISETOR NOTE)
$4,498.74 in the equipment fund
$3,021.64 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$2,137.28 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits
$200 in the Accessibility Fund
$179.77 in the Elevator Repair Fund
$232 in the Sewing Fund
$XXX in the Roguelike Celebration fund (placeholder—all roguelike moneys treated as general fund until we reconcile numbers)

Financial Notes:

The Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation has been registered as an independent nonprofit in Pennsylvania and obtained independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. Now that its status is confirmed and it has an independent checking account, I will be transferring its funds from Noisebridge to the new organization. Our first grant will be a small competitive scholarship given to a senior graduating from Thomas’ high school this spring with an interest in creative writing.

@patrickod looks like noisetor.net/finances is down, so I can’t calculate Noisetor’s recent revenue, only expenses. The total in this report is therefore lower than the real total. The most recent Noisetor donation I have recorded in my notes is from October 9, 2017, so any donations past that date have not been included in my calculations here.

The sewing fund was seeded by a donation from Vice for shooting a documentary interview in our space. It’s always existed, but is being tracked in the financial report for the first time after a reminder from the sewing crew.

What’s up with the Roguelike Celebration? I haven’t heard from anyone involved in that for quite some time.

The laser maintenance fund revenue and expenses are being tracked here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c3LHJ4RYClrEC-8m4VBMEjJU_KorokSuVbW3CiaB84A/edit#gid=0

Current Consensus Proposal:

&NBSP; Consensus Proposal
1. Noisebridge’s lease will end in August of this year. It has been made clear to us that it will not be renewed under any circumstances.
2. Noisebridge must survive not just as a nonprofit that exists only as a paper entity and bank account, or as a diffuse online community, but a physical location in the city that is accessible, near public transit, properly zoned for our use, and able to accommodate our growing size.
3. For this to happen, we will need to move. Our two options are to raise a lot of money to purchase a building that could serve as our permanent home, or raise a lot of money to sign a lease on a new location. Both options require much more money than we currently have and big new revenue streams.
4. It would be much better for us to purchase a building than to sign a lease, which would leave us vulnerable to future rent increases, and direct nearly all of our future revenue into our landlord’s pocket instead of investing it into real property we own outright.
5. The preferred option to finance a building purchase would be to borrow money from individuals through simple promissory notes secured against the building being purchased but without any liens. This method was successfully pioneered by Alan Beatts, the owner of Borderlands Books, whose customers loaned him $1.3M to purchase a permanent location on Haight Street in amounts ranging from $250,000 to $10,000 per lender.
6. The terms of the note are simple: Borrower pays 3% interest on the principal to the lender once per year, for nine years, with a balloon payment of the entire principal at the end of nine years. There is no penalty for pre-payment.
7. Mr. Beatts has shared the promissory note he used, which we can modify for our own use. He has also offered to introduce us to his real estate broker, lawyer, and accountant, and provide any advice he can, provided we have clear points of contact and an efficient decision-making process.
8. Financing and purchasing a building is a large undertaking that will require us to make hundreds of decisions between now and the end of August regarding loans, grants, purchase agreements, inspections, and professional services. If we can not make these decisions efficiently, we will not be able to purchase a building (or sign a lease, for that matter), and Noisebridge will be displaced by fall of this year, maybe permanently.
9. The “administration” of Noisebridge, including our bylaws, nonprofit corporation, board of directors, and board officers, are basically our API for interacting with the outside world. Internally, we make decisions through do-ocracy and consensus. When we need to work with the outside world, we do so via that API.
10. Brief description of the way payments work now: Most of our payments for critical expenses, like rent, utilities, and garbage collection, are automated. Most payments that can not be automated are made by board officers — the treasurer (John Shutt), president (Patrick O’Doherty), or secretary (Victoria Fierce) — either online or by check. In rare cases payments are made by co-founders of the space who have access to our bank account, Mitch Altman or Andy Isaacson.
11. Looking at our “API,” the most logical points of contact for cutting checks, entering loan agreements, and signing off on purchases are the board officers: the treasurer, president, and secretary. They have the clear legal authority to enter into agreements on behalf of Noisebridge, and their roles will be clearly understood by people outside of the Noisebridge community.
12. The current board officers are John Shutt (treasurer), Patrick O’Doherty (president), and Victoria Fierce (secretary). The board of directors can choose to retain these three as board officers or appoint different people. When doing so, they should follow the lower-case-c consensus of the community.
13. The current board officers must consider whether they have the bandwidth to do all of the work involved in acquiring a new building. If they simply don’t have the time, think someone else would be better suited for the task right now, or would rather spend their Noisebridge time on other important tasks like fundraising, press outreach, party organizing, safe space volunteering, teaching classes, or simply hacking on fun projects, they should pass their title to someone with lots of time and interest in doing paperwork.
14. The board officers of Noisebridge are empowered by consensus to enter into loan agreements, building purchase negotiations, and legal contracts on behalf of Noisebridge in the interest of acquiring a suitable building to be our permanent home. Any FINAL lease or purchase agreement will require additional full consensus.
15. Board officers are expected to follow their best understanding of lower-case-c consensus when making decisions. They will be efficient, but not hasty. They will seek feedback on major decisions.
16. Major decisions should not be surprising or unwanted by the community. Board officers must keep everyone as up-to-date on their actions related to the hunt for a new space as possible, given time constraints and the fact that everyone is a volunteer with a day job. At the bare minimum, they will log all of their actions and write a report once a week that can be read at the Tuesday meeting.
17. As a practical matter, certain details about purchase negotiations may need to be kept off of the public Internet, to avoid being undercut by real estate speculators. For example, we may discover a property listing that has not been posted publicly, and do not want to alert competitors who may bid for the property. Or maybe the city hints that they may offer a city-owned property for sale at a discount, but negotiations are ongoing and it may not be the right time to reveal details to the press. The specific dollar amount of any bid we make when negotiating a building purchase is something else we will probably want to keep offline until the deal is closed.
18. For any details that are kept off of the public Internet, board officers must still flag that the private information exists. They must share that information privately with any member who is interested, with the proviso that it should be kept from the press and any possible competing bidders.
19. It is expected that a follow-on consensus proposal will outline a vision for what Noisebridge wants and needs in its new home, and that board officers will follow that vision in all of their work.
20. Nothing in this proposal implies that all or even most of the work in acquiring a new space will be done by board officers, or that their voices have more weight in making big-picture decisions. The sole purpose of this proposal is to empower them to make the hundreds of necessary executive decisions to pull this off, and to act as the points of contact for the outside world. The board officers do not make big-picture decisions themselves, but implement the consensus of the community in an efficient way.
21. This proposal does not expand the role of board members or board officers beyond what is necessary to acquire a permanent home for Noisebridge. For example, this consensus proposal empowers a board officer to acquire a $50,000 loan on Noisebridge’s behalf to purchase a new building, but would not empower them to acquire a $50,000 loan to purchase new fabrication equipment once that building is secured.
22. This consensus proposal will automatically expire after eight months or after we move into a new building, whichever comes sooner, and would need to be renewed by full consensus.

Discussion of Consensus Proposal:

Ryan: Are there any positions that need to be filled on the board to fill all the requirements for the city regulations
John: We should be all set legally.
Alex: We previously consensed that we dont need a full consensus for putting a deposit.
John: I think it would be helpful to outline the expectations for the consensus process.
Alex: Exact amount would be needed to kept offline.
John: I'd consider slack as a public channel. But any participant that would like to know more would be able to reach that information.
Ryan: Have we found anymore buildings since last time?

John: basically the doagram is that people who have money to invest, people who want noisebridge to exist. The fact that we are a non profit might give them a tax reduction.

Ryan: is it possible that we could have a second versionof this consensus that's like a summary, that we can put on a page and hand out.
John: I th'nk the main thing wit this is nit the language since I wrote this in an hour, but to iterate on this. We'll need around 1.3M referencing Borderlands property, might be even more.

Ryan: I kinda got confused with certain oarts, is tere any stuff in there f we do think about renting out space, I feel it would be in NB's best interest, and we dont need to worry about subletters. How would we l'cense a space w'th subcontracts in it. would we do that or would it become a portion of a rental agency.
Alex: It sounds similar to what they have in Sudo Room, Omnicommons.

John: NB would raise the money, and NB would be the owner of the property. We'd be paying them to manage NB's property.
Ryan: Then we dont need to worry about that stuff

Corey: If you need some advice on acquiring a property like this, I have a friend.

John: We definitely need any kind of advice.

Corey: I have a number of people former techshop, can not only rent NB space but also turn the wood studio into a school. With other people curating other tools too.

Jarrod: I wanna make sure we're answering the questions related to the new space

James: I have a quest'on about the proposal. Hows the pricing on the bonds?

John: That was an example from Borderlands bookstore. They dealt with a bunch of people who loaned him money who are lawyers, and their legal advice to get a lien. they want borderlands to exist, adn even if borderlands doesnt exist in 9 years, the property will still be valuable enough to cover all the loans.

Jarrod: How does borderlands pay their mortgage and loans at the same time

John: They dont have a mortgage, they only have the loan.

Ryan: Would there be any conflict if we end up doing SF comminty land trust loan repaymement?

John: Thats an option we could pursue. There is 100 year community loan trust. And at the end of the day somebody will need to sign a bunch of paperwork

Alex: There is all the cases like Soma project, we cant rely on any land fairy giving us a new place.

Jarrod: This needs to be separated and clarified. The background should be an addendum.

Jarrod: this is also on discussion list and slack. if these dont make sense completely here, feel free to read and comment.

-----End of John's consensus item-------

- https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fiscal_Sponsorship

John: Mailing List, Slack, and Read out at meeting. Put item on wiki.

- https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Current_Consensus_Items

James: I found this on CL, this guy is looking to get rid of his Electronic Hardware equitment; spectrum analyzers, logic analyzer, osciloscope etc. He's asking for 8k or give away for free to a 501c3. Are these something that we'd wanna get?

John: If you reach out and cc treasurer@noisebridge.net, we can link our 501c3 docs to him.

Ryan: do we have an short text for this?

Noisebridge letterhead link: https://www.noisebridge.net/images/9/94/Letterhead.pdf

Alex: If a bunch of logic equipment could be sold, can that be considered as fund raising?

John: I think we sold some books in the past.

Jarrod: I think ppl doacratically did that but thats not something we encourage

-------

David: Thursday and fridays after food runners, we can bring the excess food to NB. but we need some more people to help while the car double parks downstairs.

David: there is an alternative for RDWorks, LightBurn (still in beta).

Ryan: Check out the NB pitchdeck, I'd love some feedback.

Equipment fund

2017-11-08T15:03:42Z

108.65.4.214: /* Current Status */ update total

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] coordinating accounting and reimbursement (which he's doing here and on an [Ethercalc spreadsheet][https://noisebridge.sandcats.io/shared/gVmuQ5tqzNUSk5NazHgbKBrVEXkexR75q2RpyfZvLXz]).

== Current Status ==

There is '''$5,150.89''' left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

== Acquisition Process ==

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]].

== Proposals ==

{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
!Price
!Name
!Approved?
!Purchased?
!Notes
|-
|$942.52
|Soldering equipment
|Approved, acquired.
|Scottie purchased and was reimbursed $471.26 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$159
|Eurorack case and power supply
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and will be reimbursed $79.50 in cash from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$40.47
|Lights for elevator buttons
|Approved, acquired.
|$20.24 from the equipment fund, and the rest from the elevator repair fund
|
|-
|$155.70
|More machine tools for the lathe
|Approved, acquired.
|Akelly purchased and was reimbursed $77.85 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$60.75
|Machine tools (lathe tooling, mining parallels)
|Approved, acquired.
|Akelly purchased and was reimbursed $30.38 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$184.72
|PS4 controller and audio rack mount equipment for sound/music stuff
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased for and was reimbursed $92.36 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$759.49
|MakerBot Ultimate 3D Printer
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased for and was reimbursed $379.74 from the equipment fund and the other half from project-specific donations
|
|-
|$42
|Belt sander
|Approved, acquired.
|Nick H purchased for $42 and was reimbursed $20 cash
|
|-
|$29
|Chemistry textbooks, C programming book, other books?
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $14.50
|
|-
|$638.01
|A/V equipment, lighting, box fans, tea kettle and hot pots, pipe fittings for lighting mounts, and stage materials for Noisebridge 10th Anniversary Exhibition & Ball
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod and others purchased and were reimbursed $53. Partial match from broadcast fund.
|
|-
|$106
|Dritz Sew You dress form
|Approved, acquired.
|Lady Red purchased and was reimbursed $53
|
|-
|$50
|Jigsaw, reciprocating saw, hand sander, and power drill
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased from yard sale and was reimbursed $25.
|
|-
|$173.55
|Pressure washer
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $86.78.
|
|-
|$203.76
|Refurbished PS4 for Noisebridge Dark Souls club
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $101.88.
|
|-
|$55
|Blue Fender Squier Stratocaster from Craigslist
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and was reimbursed $27.50.
|
|-
|$100
|more lockers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kevin purchased and was reimbursed $50.
|
|-
|$75
|five OptiPlex thin clients
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $37.50.
|
|-
|$391.88
|Computer mice, band saw, and sheet metal brake. Thank you for getting these!
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $195.94.
|
|-
|$356.17
|new parts for Juki sewing machine and new needles
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle purchased and was reimbursed $98, which was half the cost minus labor costs, which are not covered by equipment fund.
|
|-
|$800
|Four Monoprice 3D printers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kashif purchased and was reimbursed $400.
|
|-
|$229.28
|New curtains for hackitorium
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle raised money to purchase and was reimbursed $110
|
|-
|$642.76
|Steel for Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $321.38
|
|-
|$323.08
|welding gas, cylinder, and wire for the Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $161.54 on February 2, 2017.
|
|-
|$760.16
|HTC Vive virtual reality equipment and associated content codes and gift card.
|Approved, acquired.
|Darryl purchased and was reimbursed $380.08 on January 3, 2017.
|
|-
|$509.13
|Printable circuit stuff: ESPON L310 Single-Function Ink Tank, System Printer with Integrated Ink Tank, Prototype Ink Kit
|Approved, acquired.
|Chris Venter purchased and was reimbursed $254.56 on December 21, 2016.
|
|-
|$2955.41
|Othermill
|Approved, acquired.
|Torrie purchased at a discount and was reimbursed $1477.70 on December 13, 2016.
|
|-
|$206.68
|SparkleForge Supplies: Welding Cart, Clamps, Magnets, MIG pliers, Bar Cutter Chop Saw
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $103.34 on December 7, 2016.
|
|-
|$346.91
|Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine
|Approved, acquired.
|augur purchased from Amazon was reimbursed $173.45 on November 9, 2016.
|
|-
|$942.78
|SparkleForge Phase 2 buildout, "hot work" area.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased materials to build "hot work" area of the SparkleForge and was reimbursed $471.39 on November 3, 2016.
|
|-
|$153.88
|Welding accessories.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased from Amazon and reimbursed $76.94 on October 26, 2016.
|
|-
|$350.00
|Lincoln Electric 180 Pro-Mig welder.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased in cash from Craigslist and reimbursed $175 on October 22, 2016.
|
|-
|$2169.91
|Laser cutter buildout costs.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] submitted receipts to John Shutt and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$1000
|New sewing machine.
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a discount by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] advanced $500 to purchase and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$160
|5lb halotron fire extinguisher
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased by Scotty, who was reimbursed $80 on August 9th.
|
|-
|$100
|Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Inkjet Printer (used) with extra ink and roll of paper
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a great bargain by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] reimbursed $50 from the equipment fund on August 29th, 2016.
|
|-
|$444.38
|Axidraw.
|Approved, acquired.
|Reimbursed swartzcr $222 from donations to donate.noisebridge.net/projects and $222.38 from the EF on Sept. 21, 2016.
|http://www.axidraw.com/
|-
|
|Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|A very nice 3D printer
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Another first aid box
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Big ass cnc router
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever
|Proposed by teratoma.
|
|
|-
|
|Primarily tile and ventilation work for the SparkleForge
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Welding curtain
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Chop saw with a proper guard
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Replace our lathe with something that’s not completely falling apart and broken
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Floor or tabletop metal punch
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Metal break, available as floor or tabletop model
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Circle cutters
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Dust management for the woodshop
|Proposed by augur.
|
|" i was thinking it might be good to look into a nice powerful motor and a multi-tube octopus-like ceiling fixture that connects to all the work areas. or something like that. something that lets us get all of the dust immediately and with ease, so that people will be more inclined to use it"
|-
|
|Xerox phaser 8560
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]]. https://modesto.craigslist.org/ele/5696879637.html
|
|
|}

Equipment fund

2017-11-08T15:03:21Z

108.65.4.214: /* Proposals */ add soldering equipment

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] coordinating accounting and reimbursement (which he's doing here and on an [Ethercalc spreadsheet][https://noisebridge.sandcats.io/shared/gVmuQ5tqzNUSk5NazHgbKBrVEXkexR75q2RpyfZvLXz]).

== Current Status ==

There is '''$5,622.15''' left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

== Acquisition Process ==

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]].

== Proposals ==

{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
!Price
!Name
!Approved?
!Purchased?
!Notes
|-
|$942.52
|Soldering equipment
|Approved, acquired.
|Scottie purchased and was reimbursed $471.26 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$159
|Eurorack case and power supply
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and will be reimbursed $79.50 in cash from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$40.47
|Lights for elevator buttons
|Approved, acquired.
|$20.24 from the equipment fund, and the rest from the elevator repair fund
|
|-
|$155.70
|More machine tools for the lathe
|Approved, acquired.
|Akelly purchased and was reimbursed $77.85 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$60.75
|Machine tools (lathe tooling, mining parallels)
|Approved, acquired.
|Akelly purchased and was reimbursed $30.38 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$184.72
|PS4 controller and audio rack mount equipment for sound/music stuff
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased for and was reimbursed $92.36 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$759.49
|MakerBot Ultimate 3D Printer
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased for and was reimbursed $379.74 from the equipment fund and the other half from project-specific donations
|
|-
|$42
|Belt sander
|Approved, acquired.
|Nick H purchased for $42 and was reimbursed $20 cash
|
|-
|$29
|Chemistry textbooks, C programming book, other books?
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $14.50
|
|-
|$638.01
|A/V equipment, lighting, box fans, tea kettle and hot pots, pipe fittings for lighting mounts, and stage materials for Noisebridge 10th Anniversary Exhibition & Ball
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod and others purchased and were reimbursed $53. Partial match from broadcast fund.
|
|-
|$106
|Dritz Sew You dress form
|Approved, acquired.
|Lady Red purchased and was reimbursed $53
|
|-
|$50
|Jigsaw, reciprocating saw, hand sander, and power drill
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased from yard sale and was reimbursed $25.
|
|-
|$173.55
|Pressure washer
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $86.78.
|
|-
|$203.76
|Refurbished PS4 for Noisebridge Dark Souls club
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $101.88.
|
|-
|$55
|Blue Fender Squier Stratocaster from Craigslist
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and was reimbursed $27.50.
|
|-
|$100
|more lockers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kevin purchased and was reimbursed $50.
|
|-
|$75
|five OptiPlex thin clients
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $37.50.
|
|-
|$391.88
|Computer mice, band saw, and sheet metal brake. Thank you for getting these!
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $195.94.
|
|-
|$356.17
|new parts for Juki sewing machine and new needles
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle purchased and was reimbursed $98, which was half the cost minus labor costs, which are not covered by equipment fund.
|
|-
|$800
|Four Monoprice 3D printers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kashif purchased and was reimbursed $400.
|
|-
|$229.28
|New curtains for hackitorium
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle raised money to purchase and was reimbursed $110
|
|-
|$642.76
|Steel for Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $321.38
|
|-
|$323.08
|welding gas, cylinder, and wire for the Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $161.54 on February 2, 2017.
|
|-
|$760.16
|HTC Vive virtual reality equipment and associated content codes and gift card.
|Approved, acquired.
|Darryl purchased and was reimbursed $380.08 on January 3, 2017.
|
|-
|$509.13
|Printable circuit stuff: ESPON L310 Single-Function Ink Tank, System Printer with Integrated Ink Tank, Prototype Ink Kit
|Approved, acquired.
|Chris Venter purchased and was reimbursed $254.56 on December 21, 2016.
|
|-
|$2955.41
|Othermill
|Approved, acquired.
|Torrie purchased at a discount and was reimbursed $1477.70 on December 13, 2016.
|
|-
|$206.68
|SparkleForge Supplies: Welding Cart, Clamps, Magnets, MIG pliers, Bar Cutter Chop Saw
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $103.34 on December 7, 2016.
|
|-
|$346.91
|Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine
|Approved, acquired.
|augur purchased from Amazon was reimbursed $173.45 on November 9, 2016.
|
|-
|$942.78
|SparkleForge Phase 2 buildout, "hot work" area.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased materials to build "hot work" area of the SparkleForge and was reimbursed $471.39 on November 3, 2016.
|
|-
|$153.88
|Welding accessories.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased from Amazon and reimbursed $76.94 on October 26, 2016.
|
|-
|$350.00
|Lincoln Electric 180 Pro-Mig welder.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased in cash from Craigslist and reimbursed $175 on October 22, 2016.
|
|-
|$2169.91
|Laser cutter buildout costs.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] submitted receipts to John Shutt and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$1000
|New sewing machine.
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a discount by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] advanced $500 to purchase and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$160
|5lb halotron fire extinguisher
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased by Scotty, who was reimbursed $80 on August 9th.
|
|-
|$100
|Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Inkjet Printer (used) with extra ink and roll of paper
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a great bargain by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] reimbursed $50 from the equipment fund on August 29th, 2016.
|
|-
|$444.38
|Axidraw.
|Approved, acquired.
|Reimbursed swartzcr $222 from donations to donate.noisebridge.net/projects and $222.38 from the EF on Sept. 21, 2016.
|http://www.axidraw.com/
|-
|
|Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|A very nice 3D printer
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Another first aid box
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Big ass cnc router
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever
|Proposed by teratoma.
|
|
|-
|
|Primarily tile and ventilation work for the SparkleForge
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Welding curtain
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Chop saw with a proper guard
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Replace our lathe with something that’s not completely falling apart and broken
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Floor or tabletop metal punch
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Metal break, available as floor or tabletop model
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Circle cutters
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Dust management for the woodshop
|Proposed by augur.
|
|" i was thinking it might be good to look into a nice powerful motor and a multi-tube octopus-like ceiling fixture that connects to all the work areas. or something like that. something that lets us get all of the dust immediately and with ease, so that people will be more inclined to use it"
|-
|
|Xerox phaser 8560
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]]. https://modesto.craigslist.org/ele/5696879637.html
|
|
|}

Finances

2017-11-08T14:46:47Z

108.65.4.214: /* Financial Reports */ add caveat

Noisebridge needs money to run. Quite a lot, actually. Its about $8,350/mo.

<big>'''[[Donate or Pay Dues| Click here for info on how to pay your Membership Dues]].'''</big>

=== Monthly Expenses and Dues ===

{| border="0"
! Typical monthly amount
! Expense category
! Notes
|-
|$4,356.00
|Rent
|Up from $3960 several years ago, and our current lease runs out next year
|-
|$1,578.16
|Tor Project
|Self-supporting but income is counted in our totals
|-
|$700
|Club Mate
|Purchased in bulk and made available for donation in the space, self-supporting
|-
|$550
|PG&E Electric Utility
|Will add more info.
|-
|$235.35
|Accounting
|Mostly CPA fees for dealing with the state
|-
|$292.10
|Garbage & Recycling
|Twice weekly pickup is more expensive
|-
|$189.29
|Printing
|T-shirts and stickers
|-
|$183.48
|Insurance
|An annual expense
|-
|$75
|Internet
|Monkeybrains
|-
|$150
|Water
|SFPUC
|-
|$25.33
|Misc
|PO box, misc 2169 repair supplies
|}

=== Financial Reports ===

'''Financial Report - November 08, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $80,315.65 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$42,364.28 in the general fund, which is just over 7 months of critical expenses.
$26,092.66 for Noisetor
$5,622.15 in the equipment fund
$2,947.48 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$1121.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits
$200 in the Accessibility Fund
$179.77 in the Elevator Repair Fund
$XXX in the Roguelike Celebration fund (placeholder—all roguelike moneys treated as general fund until we reconcile numbers)

Notes:

We’ve paid our rent for November. Our lease is up at the end of August 2018, and not getting renewed. We probably need to raise a bunch of money to move somewhere else.

Some major general fund purchases: We paid to renew our PO box ($490) and our board directors insurance ($1,009). We also paid a $50 fine to the state of California for some paperwork snafu.

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since October 5 and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, as well as any hosting payments since then.

Royalty payments were added to the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation, and $125 was spent to file articles of incorporation for an independent nonprofit registered in the state Pennsylvania. Those papers were accepted, so we’re getting an EIN and applying for a 501(c)(3) federal tax exemption.

$358 in cash donations were added to the laser maintenance fund.

The Elevator Repair Fund was created and seeded with $200 by consensus. Some call button light replacements were ordered with a matching grant from the Equipment Fund.

The Accessibility Fund was created and seeded with $200 by a city requirement to spend an additional 20% of the cost of any new construction on accessibility improvements. These funds will be allocated by recommendation of the accessibility working group (TBD), which will prioritize the voices of people who are most affected by accessibility problems with the space.

The Roguelike Celebration has spent $2,062.50 on socks and $531 on metal pins. This event used to be hosted at Noisebridge and still raises money through Noisebridge’s financial infrastructure in exchange for a big donation. We will need to account for all roguelike income and expenses at some point; right now it’s all clumped into the general fund.

We have a $1,737 payment to Jakprints on October 26, possibly for stickers and t-shirts, but maybe for the Roguelike Celebration. I think this is our usual printer for t-shirts. @patrickod or @maltman23 may be able to confirm if these printing costs are for Noisebridge (general fund) or the Roguelike Celebration (which will be accounted for separately).

One caveat about the numbers in this report: It’s possible that Noisetor revenue since October 9 is missing, and their regularly scheduled hosting payment didn’t go through. If some revenue is reallocated to Noisetor, that would decrease the general fund total and increase the Noisetor total, without changing our overall bank balance. When their hosting payment goes through, that will decrease the Noisetor total and our overall bank balance by $1,547.

'''Financial Report - October 05, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $83,299.38 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$45,058.43 in the general fund, which is about 7-1/2 months of critical expenses.
$26,822.04 for Noisetor
$5,830.12 in the equipment fund
$3,037.48 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$763.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits
$XXX in the Roguelike Celebration fund (placeholder—all roguelike moneys treated as general fund until we reconcile numbers)

Notes:

“Critical expenses” include rent, utilities, Internet, trash collection, insurance, accounting fees, legal fees, bank fees, and state business registration fees, but does not include drink purchases, t-shirt or sticker printing, or payments for repairs and consumables. Critical expenses add up to around $6,000 per month.

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since October 2 and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, as well as their most recent payment for hosting.

$439.53 in book royalties were added to the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation.

Some equipment fund money got spent on guitars, audio mixing rack infrastructure, and PS4 controller.

Eventbrite is starting to send us money for the next Roguelike Celebration, which we’re fiscally sponsoring again this year. They’ll be making a 5% donation of their revenue to Noisebridge’s general fund, which they estimate will be around $500, but that may be higher or lower. If they have a surplus when it’s all said and done, we’ll keep it in the bank as the “Roguelike Celebration fund,” for use at the next event. All of the expenses and revenue will be forwarded to treasurer@noisebridge.net for me to crunch the numbers. Until I actually crunch those numbers, though, I’m going to just treat all suspected Roguelike revenue (like mysterious Eventbrite deposits) as “general fund” for the purposes of these financial reports.

'''Financial Report - October 02, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $83,145.56 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$43,725.28 in the general fund, which is about nearly 9 months of regular expenses.
$28,348.54 for Noisetor
$5,922.48 in the equipment fund
$2,597.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$763.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 19th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship. $288 was added to the laser maintenance fund from the laser maintenance cash donation box.

By my accounting, we have 37 dues-paying members and philanthropists kicking in $2,331.80 each month. It’s possible more people are paying dues in cash, which is harder to trace. I’m following up individually with some people. We have only 14 members who I know to be current on their dues, 2 members on hiatus, and 13 members who may or may not be paying dues or on hiatus but aren’t paying dues with the email address I have on file. We have 23 philanthropists I know to be currently paying dues.

'''Financial Report - September 28, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $81,642.30 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$42,552 in the general fund, which is about 8-1/2 months of regular expenses.
$28,305.79 for Noisetor
$5,922.48 in the equipment fund
$2,597.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 19th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship.

We recently spent $379.74 from the equipment fund and $379.73 from the project-specific donations to the general fund to purchase a MakerBot Ultimate 3D Printer. There is currently a fundraiser for a Prusa I3.

We just paid our rent for October, so our new post-rent baseline is $42,552. Our previous baseline (September 1st) was $40,054.28, which means that the general fund grew by nearly $2,000 this month.

That gain is even more impressive considering we took a dip of $2,500 to buy all of that Club Mate near the beginning of the month and still have about 2/5 of it left.

The expected return on the remaining Club Mate is about $1,200-$1,300.

So if we count our chickens before they hatch, our general fund grew by $3,200 - $3,300 this month.

'''Financial Report - September 19, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $84,761.46 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$45,343.19 in the general fund, which is just over nine months of regular expenses.
$28,220.29 for Noisetor
$6,336.72 in the equipment fund
$2,597.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 16th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship.

'''Financial Report - September 16, 2017 - Including Breakdown of #NB10!'''

Noisebridge has $84,486.38 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$45,115.61 in the general fund, which is just over nine months of regular expenses.
$28,172.79 for Noisetor
$6,336.72 in the equipment fund
$2,597.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 12th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship. It also takes into account new royalty payments to Thomas’ foundation.

We got another big deposit ($1,037.53) into our checking account from Eventbrite. We don’t know why they keep giving us money, but it’s great!

We spent $587.04 from the broadcast fund for A/V, staging, and lighting equipment for the Noisebridge 10th Anniversary Exhibition & Ball (#NB10). Each of the five performers for #NB10 were paid $200 from door and drinks donations, for a total of $1,000. We made several reimbursements from the equipment fund as well related to #NB10. Drinks and other remaining expenses were paid for out of the general fund. The event was extremely net revenue positive for the space.

Miscellaneous #NB10 expenses are described here: https://noisebridge.net/wiki/NB10-Misc-Expenses-Tally

Reimbursed drink expenses were $929.96, mostly reflected in totals from previous financial reports. Total expenses from the event add up to $3,639.24, not counting Club Mate consumed. The bartenders estimated 5 boxes, or 100 bottles, of Club Mate were consumed, previously purchased with general fund money at an estimated total cost of $315. $587.04 of that came from the broadcast fund. $638.01 of that came from the equipment fund. $2,729.19 came from the general fund, inclusive of the estimated cost of Club Mate consumed.

Our total revenue over the long weekend was $4,988.60. Subtracting expenses that were reimbursed from the general fund, the general fund increased by $2,259.41 over the weekend. Subtracting all expenses, our overall total accounts increased by $1,034.36. But spending money from the equipment fund and broadcast fund is a good thing! That money is meant to be spent.

(Note: Because this takes into account the estimated cost of Club Mate consumed, technically our cash accounts increased by $1,359.36, and the cash in our general fund increased by $2,574.41. But I think the cost of Club Mate should be included in the accounting for the event, the same way we deducted the cost of purchasing alcohol. The fact that Club Mate was pre-purchased in bulk is immaterial for our purposes of analyzing the event.)

'''Financial Report - September 12, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $84,486.38 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$42,965.56 in the general fund, which is just under 9 months of regular expenses.
$28,172.79 for Noisetor
$6,974.73 in the equipment fund
$2,522.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$1,000 to reimburse performers at #NB10
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 6th, their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, their subscription payment for their second hosting set-up, and a bunch of little one-off purchases and fees.

'''Financial Report - September 6, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $79,618.40 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$38,601.54 in the general fund, which is under 8 months of regular expenses.
$28,668.83 for Noisetor
$6,974.73 in the equipment fund
$2,522.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

The general fund is below its typical level because of thousands of dollars of reimbursements for Club Mate, alcohol, and t-shirts for the Noisebridge 10th Anniversary Exhibition & Ball. Expect that to flood back in over the weekend.

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 1st, their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, and their recent $841.20 purchase of a server. It also includes several reimbursements for items available for donation during NB10:

$404.16 to Ruth for the purchase of Bulleit and beer
$460.80 to Jarrod for the purchase of custom t-shirts

This total does not separate out project-specific donations for the new 3D printer, but those donations are being recorded appropriately by donate.noisebridge.net. When the project hits the magic number, we will direct money from the general fund and a matching grant from the equipment fund to purchase the new 3D printer.
'''
Financial Report - September 1, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $81,810.10 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$40,054.28 in the general fund, which is just over 8 months of regular expenses.
$29,457.78 for Noisetor
$6,974.73 in the equipment fund
$2,472.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since August 22nd, their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, and their most recent payment for hosting. We have paid our rent for September.

'''Financial Report - August 22, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $84,809.04 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$41,598.87 in the general fund, which is over 8 months of regular expenses.
$30,946.28 for Noisetor
$6,974.73 in the equipment fund
$2,438.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since August 17th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship.

Today we reimbursed Mitch $2,500 for the purchase of a pallet of Club Mate for the space, which will be available to everyone at the regular $4/bottle donation rate. The expected delta between donation revenue and cost of purchase is around $700 for the pallet. We also reimbursed Lady Red $53 from the equipment fund for the purchase of a dress form for the sewing area.

We recently got a $1,956.49 deposit in our checking account from Eventbrite, and your treasurer does not know why. If anyone knows why, let him know for the record.

'''Financial Report - August 17, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $86,771.69 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$43,903 in the general fund, which is nearly 9 months of regular expenses.
$30,884.53 for Noisetor
$7,027.73 in the equipment fund
$2,438.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$142.62 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since August 8th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship.

Today we reimbursed the laser working group $1,205.67 from the laser maintenance fund for purchases of wood and cardboard.

'''Financial Report - August 8, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $84,008.11 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$40,633.25 in the general fund, which is just over 8 months of regular expenses.
$30,761.03 for Noisetor
$7,027.73 in the equipment fund
$2,093.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$1,117.29 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Note: This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since August 3rd and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship.

'''*August 3, 2017*'''

Noisebridge has $83,545.47 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$40,220.01 in the general fund, which is just over 8 months of regular expenses.
$30,711.63 for Noisetor
$7,027.73 in the equipment fund
$2,093.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$1,117.29 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Note: This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since July 28, 2017, their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, and their most recent payment for hosting.

The running total for Noisetor is not official and for general reference purposes only. The official total will be calculated manually at least once every two months until we have a more automated process.

'''*August 2, 2017*'''

Noisebridge has $84,585.91 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$39,738.70 in the general fund, which is just shy of 8 months of regular expenses.
$32,233.38 for Noisetor
$7,027.73 in the equipment fund
$2,093.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$1,117.29 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

'''*July 31, 2017*'''

Noisebridge has $83,933.09 in the bank. Here’s the breakdown of that money: $32,233.38 for Noisetor, $1,117.29 in the laser maintenance fund, $2,093.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund, $7,139 for the equipment fund, $2,000 for the broadcast fund, $375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits, leaving around $38,974.61 for the general fund, which is nearly 8 months of regular expenses. August rent was paid.

{{ManualPage}}

Finances

2017-11-08T14:41:27Z

108.65.4.214: /* Financial Reports */ add latest financial report

Noisebridge needs money to run. Quite a lot, actually. Its about $8,350/mo.

<big>'''[[Donate or Pay Dues| Click here for info on how to pay your Membership Dues]].'''</big>

=== Monthly Expenses and Dues ===

{| border="0"
! Typical monthly amount
! Expense category
! Notes
|-
|$4,356.00
|Rent
|Up from $3960 several years ago, and our current lease runs out next year
|-
|$1,578.16
|Tor Project
|Self-supporting but income is counted in our totals
|-
|$700
|Club Mate
|Purchased in bulk and made available for donation in the space, self-supporting
|-
|$550
|PG&E Electric Utility
|Will add more info.
|-
|$235.35
|Accounting
|Mostly CPA fees for dealing with the state
|-
|$292.10
|Garbage & Recycling
|Twice weekly pickup is more expensive
|-
|$189.29
|Printing
|T-shirts and stickers
|-
|$183.48
|Insurance
|An annual expense
|-
|$75
|Internet
|Monkeybrains
|-
|$150
|Water
|SFPUC
|-
|$25.33
|Misc
|PO box, misc 2169 repair supplies
|}

=== Financial Reports ===

'''Financial Report - November 08, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $80,315.65 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$42,364.28 in the general fund, which is just over 7 months of critical expenses.
$26,092.66 for Noisetor
$5,622.15 in the equipment fund
$2,947.48 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$1121.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits
$200 in the Accessibility Fund
$179.77 in the Elevator Repair Fund
$XXX in the Roguelike Celebration fund (placeholder—all roguelike moneys treated as general fund until we reconcile numbers)

Notes:

We’ve paid our rent for November. Our lease is up at the end of August 2018, and not getting renewed. We probably need to raise a bunch of money to move somewhere else.

Some major general fund purchases: We paid to renew our PO box ($490) and our board directors insurance ($1,009). We also paid a $50 fine to the state of California for some paperwork snafu.

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since October 5 and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, as well as any hosting payments since then.

Royalty payments were added to the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation, and $125 was spent to file articles of incorporation for an independent nonprofit registered in the state Pennsylvania. Those papers were accepted, so we’re getting an EIN and applying for a 501(c)(3) federal tax exemption.

$358 in cash donations were added to the laser maintenance fund.

The Elevator Repair Fund was created and seeded with $200 by consensus. Some call button light replacements were ordered with a matching grant from the Equipment Fund.

The Accessibility Fund was created and seeded with $200 by a city requirement to spend an additional 20% of the cost of any new construction on accessibility improvements. These funds will be allocated by recommendation of the accessibility working group (TBD), which will prioritize the voices of people who are most affected by accessibility problems with the space.

The Roguelike Celebration has spent $2,062.50 on socks and $531 on metal pins. This event used to be hosted at Noisebridge and still raises money through Noisebridge’s financial infrastructure in exchange for a big donation. We will need to account for all roguelike income and expenses at some point; right now it’s all clumped into the general fund.

We have a $1,737 payment to Jakprints on October 26, possibly for stickers and t-shirts, but maybe for the Roguelike Celebration. I think this is our usual printer for t-shirts. @patrickod or @maltman23 may be able to confirm if these printing costs are for Noisebridge (general fund) or the Roguelike Celebration (which will be accounted for separately).

'''Financial Report - October 05, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $83,299.38 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$45,058.43 in the general fund, which is about 7-1/2 months of critical expenses.
$26,822.04 for Noisetor
$5,830.12 in the equipment fund
$3,037.48 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$763.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits
$XXX in the Roguelike Celebration fund (placeholder—all roguelike moneys treated as general fund until we reconcile numbers)

Notes:

“Critical expenses” include rent, utilities, Internet, trash collection, insurance, accounting fees, legal fees, bank fees, and state business registration fees, but does not include drink purchases, t-shirt or sticker printing, or payments for repairs and consumables. Critical expenses add up to around $6,000 per month.

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since October 2 and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, as well as their most recent payment for hosting.

$439.53 in book royalties were added to the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation.

Some equipment fund money got spent on guitars, audio mixing rack infrastructure, and PS4 controller.

Eventbrite is starting to send us money for the next Roguelike Celebration, which we’re fiscally sponsoring again this year. They’ll be making a 5% donation of their revenue to Noisebridge’s general fund, which they estimate will be around $500, but that may be higher or lower. If they have a surplus when it’s all said and done, we’ll keep it in the bank as the “Roguelike Celebration fund,” for use at the next event. All of the expenses and revenue will be forwarded to treasurer@noisebridge.net for me to crunch the numbers. Until I actually crunch those numbers, though, I’m going to just treat all suspected Roguelike revenue (like mysterious Eventbrite deposits) as “general fund” for the purposes of these financial reports.

'''Financial Report - October 02, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $83,145.56 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$43,725.28 in the general fund, which is about nearly 9 months of regular expenses.
$28,348.54 for Noisetor
$5,922.48 in the equipment fund
$2,597.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$763.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 19th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship. $288 was added to the laser maintenance fund from the laser maintenance cash donation box.

By my accounting, we have 37 dues-paying members and philanthropists kicking in $2,331.80 each month. It’s possible more people are paying dues in cash, which is harder to trace. I’m following up individually with some people. We have only 14 members who I know to be current on their dues, 2 members on hiatus, and 13 members who may or may not be paying dues or on hiatus but aren’t paying dues with the email address I have on file. We have 23 philanthropists I know to be currently paying dues.

'''Financial Report - September 28, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $81,642.30 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$42,552 in the general fund, which is about 8-1/2 months of regular expenses.
$28,305.79 for Noisetor
$5,922.48 in the equipment fund
$2,597.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 19th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship.

We recently spent $379.74 from the equipment fund and $379.73 from the project-specific donations to the general fund to purchase a MakerBot Ultimate 3D Printer. There is currently a fundraiser for a Prusa I3.

We just paid our rent for October, so our new post-rent baseline is $42,552. Our previous baseline (September 1st) was $40,054.28, which means that the general fund grew by nearly $2,000 this month.

That gain is even more impressive considering we took a dip of $2,500 to buy all of that Club Mate near the beginning of the month and still have about 2/5 of it left.

The expected return on the remaining Club Mate is about $1,200-$1,300.

So if we count our chickens before they hatch, our general fund grew by $3,200 - $3,300 this month.

'''Financial Report - September 19, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $84,761.46 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$45,343.19 in the general fund, which is just over nine months of regular expenses.
$28,220.29 for Noisetor
$6,336.72 in the equipment fund
$2,597.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 16th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship.

'''Financial Report - September 16, 2017 - Including Breakdown of #NB10!'''

Noisebridge has $84,486.38 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$45,115.61 in the general fund, which is just over nine months of regular expenses.
$28,172.79 for Noisetor
$6,336.72 in the equipment fund
$2,597.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$1,412.96 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 12th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship. It also takes into account new royalty payments to Thomas’ foundation.

We got another big deposit ($1,037.53) into our checking account from Eventbrite. We don’t know why they keep giving us money, but it’s great!

We spent $587.04 from the broadcast fund for A/V, staging, and lighting equipment for the Noisebridge 10th Anniversary Exhibition & Ball (#NB10). Each of the five performers for #NB10 were paid $200 from door and drinks donations, for a total of $1,000. We made several reimbursements from the equipment fund as well related to #NB10. Drinks and other remaining expenses were paid for out of the general fund. The event was extremely net revenue positive for the space.

Miscellaneous #NB10 expenses are described here: https://noisebridge.net/wiki/NB10-Misc-Expenses-Tally

Reimbursed drink expenses were $929.96, mostly reflected in totals from previous financial reports. Total expenses from the event add up to $3,639.24, not counting Club Mate consumed. The bartenders estimated 5 boxes, or 100 bottles, of Club Mate were consumed, previously purchased with general fund money at an estimated total cost of $315. $587.04 of that came from the broadcast fund. $638.01 of that came from the equipment fund. $2,729.19 came from the general fund, inclusive of the estimated cost of Club Mate consumed.

Our total revenue over the long weekend was $4,988.60. Subtracting expenses that were reimbursed from the general fund, the general fund increased by $2,259.41 over the weekend. Subtracting all expenses, our overall total accounts increased by $1,034.36. But spending money from the equipment fund and broadcast fund is a good thing! That money is meant to be spent.

(Note: Because this takes into account the estimated cost of Club Mate consumed, technically our cash accounts increased by $1,359.36, and the cash in our general fund increased by $2,574.41. But I think the cost of Club Mate should be included in the accounting for the event, the same way we deducted the cost of purchasing alcohol. The fact that Club Mate was pre-purchased in bulk is immaterial for our purposes of analyzing the event.)

'''Financial Report - September 12, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $84,486.38 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$42,965.56 in the general fund, which is just under 9 months of regular expenses.
$28,172.79 for Noisetor
$6,974.73 in the equipment fund
$2,522.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Foundation
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$1,000 to reimburse performers at #NB10
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 6th, their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, their subscription payment for their second hosting set-up, and a bunch of little one-off purchases and fees.

'''Financial Report - September 6, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $79,618.40 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$38,601.54 in the general fund, which is under 8 months of regular expenses.
$28,668.83 for Noisetor
$6,974.73 in the equipment fund
$2,522.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

The general fund is below its typical level because of thousands of dollars of reimbursements for Club Mate, alcohol, and t-shirts for the Noisebridge 10th Anniversary Exhibition & Ball. Expect that to flood back in over the weekend.

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since September 1st, their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, and their recent $841.20 purchase of a server. It also includes several reimbursements for items available for donation during NB10:

$404.16 to Ruth for the purchase of Bulleit and beer
$460.80 to Jarrod for the purchase of custom t-shirts

This total does not separate out project-specific donations for the new 3D printer, but those donations are being recorded appropriately by donate.noisebridge.net. When the project hits the magic number, we will direct money from the general fund and a matching grant from the equipment fund to purchase the new 3D printer.
'''
Financial Report - September 1, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $81,810.10 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$40,054.28 in the general fund, which is just over 8 months of regular expenses.
$29,457.78 for Noisetor
$6,974.73 in the equipment fund
$2,472.95 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since August 22nd, their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, and their most recent payment for hosting. We have paid our rent for September.

'''Financial Report - August 22, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $84,809.04 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$41,598.87 in the general fund, which is over 8 months of regular expenses.
$30,946.28 for Noisetor
$6,974.73 in the equipment fund
$2,438.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$475.35 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since August 17th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship.

Today we reimbursed Mitch $2,500 for the purchase of a pallet of Club Mate for the space, which will be available to everyone at the regular $4/bottle donation rate. The expected delta between donation revenue and cost of purchase is around $700 for the pallet. We also reimbursed Lady Red $53 from the equipment fund for the purchase of a dress form for the sewing area.

We recently got a $1,956.49 deposit in our checking account from Eventbrite, and your treasurer does not know why. If anyone knows why, let him know for the record.

'''Financial Report - August 17, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $86,771.69 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$43,903 in the general fund, which is nearly 9 months of regular expenses.
$30,884.53 for Noisetor
$7,027.73 in the equipment fund
$2,438.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$142.62 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Notes:

This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since August 8th and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship.

Today we reimbursed the laser working group $1,205.67 from the laser maintenance fund for purchases of wood and cardboard.

'''Financial Report - August 8, 2017'''

Noisebridge has $84,008.11 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$40,633.25 in the general fund, which is just over 8 months of regular expenses.
$30,761.03 for Noisetor
$7,027.73 in the equipment fund
$2,093.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$1,117.29 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Note: This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since August 3rd and their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship.

'''*August 3, 2017*'''

Noisebridge has $83,545.47 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$40,220.01 in the general fund, which is just over 8 months of regular expenses.
$30,711.63 for Noisetor
$7,027.73 in the equipment fund
$2,093.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$1,117.29 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

Note: This running total takes into account Noisetor’s donations since July 28, 2017, their 5% contribution to the general fund for fiscal sponsorship, and their most recent payment for hosting.

The running total for Noisetor is not official and for general reference purposes only. The official total will be calculated manually at least once every two months until we have a more automated process.

'''*August 2, 2017*'''

Noisebridge has $84,585.91 in the bank.

_Breakdown:_
$39,738.70 in the general fund, which is just shy of 8 months of regular expenses.
$32,233.38 for Noisetor
$7,027.73 in the equipment fund
$2,093.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund
$2,000 in the broadcast fund
$1,117.29 in the laser maintenance fund
$375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits

'''*July 31, 2017*'''

Noisebridge has $83,933.09 in the bank. Here’s the breakdown of that money: $32,233.38 for Noisetor, $1,117.29 in the laser maintenance fund, $2,093.81 in the Thomas J. Shutt Memorial Fund, $7,139 for the equipment fund, $2,000 for the broadcast fund, $375 from Friends of the Public Library to reimburse Circuit Hacking Mondays for kits, leaving around $38,974.61 for the general fund, which is nearly 8 months of regular expenses. August rent was paid.

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Equipment fund

2017-11-08T13:22:33Z

108.65.4.214: /* Current Status */ update total

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] coordinating accounting and reimbursement (which he's doing here and on an [Ethercalc spreadsheet][https://noisebridge.sandcats.io/shared/gVmuQ5tqzNUSk5NazHgbKBrVEXkexR75q2RpyfZvLXz]).

== Current Status ==

There is '''$5,622.15''' left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

== Acquisition Process ==

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]].

== Proposals ==

{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
!Price
!Name
!Approved?
!Purchased?
!Notes
|-
|$159
|Eurorack case and power supply
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and will be reimbursed $79.50 in cash from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$40.47
|Lights for elevator buttons
|Approved, acquired.
|$20.24 from the equipment fund, and the rest from the elevator repair fund
|
|-
|$155.70
|More machine tools for the lathe
|Approved, acquired.
|Akelly purchased and was reimbursed $77.85 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$60.75
|Machine tools (lathe tooling, mining parallels)
|Approved, acquired.
|Akelly purchased and was reimbursed $30.38 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$184.72
|PS4 controller and audio rack mount equipment for sound/music stuff
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased for and was reimbursed $92.36 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$759.49
|MakerBot Ultimate 3D Printer
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased for and was reimbursed $379.74 from the equipment fund and the other half from project-specific donations
|
|-
|$42
|Belt sander
|Approved, acquired.
|Nick H purchased for $42 and was reimbursed $20 cash
|
|-
|$29
|Chemistry textbooks, C programming book, other books?
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $14.50
|
|-
|$638.01
|A/V equipment, lighting, box fans, tea kettle and hot pots, pipe fittings for lighting mounts, and stage materials for Noisebridge 10th Anniversary Exhibition & Ball
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod and others purchased and were reimbursed $53. Partial match from broadcast fund.
|
|-
|$106
|Dritz Sew You dress form
|Approved, acquired.
|Lady Red purchased and was reimbursed $53
|
|-
|$50
|Jigsaw, reciprocating saw, hand sander, and power drill
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased from yard sale and was reimbursed $25.
|
|-
|$173.55
|Pressure washer
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $86.78.
|
|-
|$203.76
|Refurbished PS4 for Noisebridge Dark Souls club
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $101.88.
|
|-
|$55
|Blue Fender Squier Stratocaster from Craigslist
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and was reimbursed $27.50.
|
|-
|$100
|more lockers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kevin purchased and was reimbursed $50.
|
|-
|$75
|five OptiPlex thin clients
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $37.50.
|
|-
|$391.88
|Computer mice, band saw, and sheet metal brake. Thank you for getting these!
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $195.94.
|
|-
|$356.17
|new parts for Juki sewing machine and new needles
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle purchased and was reimbursed $98, which was half the cost minus labor costs, which are not covered by equipment fund.
|
|-
|$800
|Four Monoprice 3D printers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kashif purchased and was reimbursed $400.
|
|-
|$229.28
|New curtains for hackitorium
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle raised money to purchase and was reimbursed $110
|
|-
|$642.76
|Steel for Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $321.38
|
|-
|$323.08
|welding gas, cylinder, and wire for the Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $161.54 on February 2, 2017.
|
|-
|$760.16
|HTC Vive virtual reality equipment and associated content codes and gift card.
|Approved, acquired.
|Darryl purchased and was reimbursed $380.08 on January 3, 2017.
|
|-
|$509.13
|Printable circuit stuff: ESPON L310 Single-Function Ink Tank, System Printer with Integrated Ink Tank, Prototype Ink Kit
|Approved, acquired.
|Chris Venter purchased and was reimbursed $254.56 on December 21, 2016.
|
|-
|$2955.41
|Othermill
|Approved, acquired.
|Torrie purchased at a discount and was reimbursed $1477.70 on December 13, 2016.
|
|-
|$206.68
|SparkleForge Supplies: Welding Cart, Clamps, Magnets, MIG pliers, Bar Cutter Chop Saw
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $103.34 on December 7, 2016.
|
|-
|$346.91
|Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine
|Approved, acquired.
|augur purchased from Amazon was reimbursed $173.45 on November 9, 2016.
|
|-
|$942.78
|SparkleForge Phase 2 buildout, "hot work" area.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased materials to build "hot work" area of the SparkleForge and was reimbursed $471.39 on November 3, 2016.
|
|-
|$153.88
|Welding accessories.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased from Amazon and reimbursed $76.94 on October 26, 2016.
|
|-
|$350.00
|Lincoln Electric 180 Pro-Mig welder.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased in cash from Craigslist and reimbursed $175 on October 22, 2016.
|
|-
|$2169.91
|Laser cutter buildout costs.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] submitted receipts to John Shutt and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$1000
|New sewing machine.
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a discount by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] advanced $500 to purchase and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$160
|5lb halotron fire extinguisher
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased by Scotty, who was reimbursed $80 on August 9th.
|
|-
|$100
|Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Inkjet Printer (used) with extra ink and roll of paper
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a great bargain by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] reimbursed $50 from the equipment fund on August 29th, 2016.
|
|-
|$444.38
|Axidraw.
|Approved, acquired.
|Reimbursed swartzcr $222 from donations to donate.noisebridge.net/projects and $222.38 from the EF on Sept. 21, 2016.
|http://www.axidraw.com/
|-
|
|Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|A very nice 3D printer
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Another first aid box
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Big ass cnc router
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever
|Proposed by teratoma.
|
|
|-
|
|Primarily tile and ventilation work for the SparkleForge
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Welding curtain
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Chop saw with a proper guard
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Replace our lathe with something that’s not completely falling apart and broken
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Floor or tabletop metal punch
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Metal break, available as floor or tabletop model
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Circle cutters
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Dust management for the woodshop
|Proposed by augur.
|
|" i was thinking it might be good to look into a nice powerful motor and a multi-tube octopus-like ceiling fixture that connects to all the work areas. or something like that. something that lets us get all of the dust immediately and with ease, so that people will be more inclined to use it"
|-
|
|Xerox phaser 8560
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]]. https://modesto.craigslist.org/ele/5696879637.html
|
|
|}

Equipment fund

2017-11-08T13:22:06Z

108.65.4.214: /* Proposals */ add eurorack case

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] coordinating accounting and reimbursement (which he's doing here and on an [Ethercalc spreadsheet][https://noisebridge.sandcats.io/shared/gVmuQ5tqzNUSk5NazHgbKBrVEXkexR75q2RpyfZvLXz]).

== Current Status ==

There is '''$5,701.65''' left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

== Acquisition Process ==

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]].

== Proposals ==

{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
!Price
!Name
!Approved?
!Purchased?
!Notes
|-
|$159
|Eurorack case and power supply
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and will be reimbursed $79.50 in cash from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$40.47
|Lights for elevator buttons
|Approved, acquired.
|$20.24 from the equipment fund, and the rest from the elevator repair fund
|
|-
|$155.70
|More machine tools for the lathe
|Approved, acquired.
|Akelly purchased and was reimbursed $77.85 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$60.75
|Machine tools (lathe tooling, mining parallels)
|Approved, acquired.
|Akelly purchased and was reimbursed $30.38 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$184.72
|PS4 controller and audio rack mount equipment for sound/music stuff
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased for and was reimbursed $92.36 from the equipment fund
|
|-
|$759.49
|MakerBot Ultimate 3D Printer
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased for and was reimbursed $379.74 from the equipment fund and the other half from project-specific donations
|
|-
|$42
|Belt sander
|Approved, acquired.
|Nick H purchased for $42 and was reimbursed $20 cash
|
|-
|$29
|Chemistry textbooks, C programming book, other books?
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $14.50
|
|-
|$638.01
|A/V equipment, lighting, box fans, tea kettle and hot pots, pipe fittings for lighting mounts, and stage materials for Noisebridge 10th Anniversary Exhibition & Ball
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod and others purchased and were reimbursed $53. Partial match from broadcast fund.
|
|-
|$106
|Dritz Sew You dress form
|Approved, acquired.
|Lady Red purchased and was reimbursed $53
|
|-
|$50
|Jigsaw, reciprocating saw, hand sander, and power drill
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased from yard sale and was reimbursed $25.
|
|-
|$173.55
|Pressure washer
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $86.78.
|
|-
|$203.76
|Refurbished PS4 for Noisebridge Dark Souls club
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $101.88.
|
|-
|$55
|Blue Fender Squier Stratocaster from Craigslist
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and was reimbursed $27.50.
|
|-
|$100
|more lockers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kevin purchased and was reimbursed $50.
|
|-
|$75
|five OptiPlex thin clients
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $37.50.
|
|-
|$391.88
|Computer mice, band saw, and sheet metal brake. Thank you for getting these!
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $195.94.
|
|-
|$356.17
|new parts for Juki sewing machine and new needles
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle purchased and was reimbursed $98, which was half the cost minus labor costs, which are not covered by equipment fund.
|
|-
|$800
|Four Monoprice 3D printers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kashif purchased and was reimbursed $400.
|
|-
|$229.28
|New curtains for hackitorium
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle raised money to purchase and was reimbursed $110
|
|-
|$642.76
|Steel for Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $321.38
|
|-
|$323.08
|welding gas, cylinder, and wire for the Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $161.54 on February 2, 2017.
|
|-
|$760.16
|HTC Vive virtual reality equipment and associated content codes and gift card.
|Approved, acquired.
|Darryl purchased and was reimbursed $380.08 on January 3, 2017.
|
|-
|$509.13
|Printable circuit stuff: ESPON L310 Single-Function Ink Tank, System Printer with Integrated Ink Tank, Prototype Ink Kit
|Approved, acquired.
|Chris Venter purchased and was reimbursed $254.56 on December 21, 2016.
|
|-
|$2955.41
|Othermill
|Approved, acquired.
|Torrie purchased at a discount and was reimbursed $1477.70 on December 13, 2016.
|
|-
|$206.68
|SparkleForge Supplies: Welding Cart, Clamps, Magnets, MIG pliers, Bar Cutter Chop Saw
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $103.34 on December 7, 2016.
|
|-
|$346.91
|Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine
|Approved, acquired.
|augur purchased from Amazon was reimbursed $173.45 on November 9, 2016.
|
|-
|$942.78
|SparkleForge Phase 2 buildout, "hot work" area.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased materials to build "hot work" area of the SparkleForge and was reimbursed $471.39 on November 3, 2016.
|
|-
|$153.88
|Welding accessories.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased from Amazon and reimbursed $76.94 on October 26, 2016.
|
|-
|$350.00
|Lincoln Electric 180 Pro-Mig welder.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased in cash from Craigslist and reimbursed $175 on October 22, 2016.
|
|-
|$2169.91
|Laser cutter buildout costs.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] submitted receipts to John Shutt and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$1000
|New sewing machine.
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a discount by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] advanced $500 to purchase and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$160
|5lb halotron fire extinguisher
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased by Scotty, who was reimbursed $80 on August 9th.
|
|-
|$100
|Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Inkjet Printer (used) with extra ink and roll of paper
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a great bargain by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] reimbursed $50 from the equipment fund on August 29th, 2016.
|
|-
|$444.38
|Axidraw.
|Approved, acquired.
|Reimbursed swartzcr $222 from donations to donate.noisebridge.net/projects and $222.38 from the EF on Sept. 21, 2016.
|http://www.axidraw.com/
|-
|
|Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|A very nice 3D printer
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Another first aid box
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Big ass cnc router
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever
|Proposed by teratoma.
|
|
|-
|
|Primarily tile and ventilation work for the SparkleForge
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Welding curtain
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Chop saw with a proper guard
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Replace our lathe with something that’s not completely falling apart and broken
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Floor or tabletop metal punch
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Metal break, available as floor or tabletop model
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Circle cutters
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Dust management for the woodshop
|Proposed by augur.
|
|" i was thinking it might be good to look into a nice powerful motor and a multi-tube octopus-like ceiling fixture that connects to all the work areas. or something like that. something that lets us get all of the dust immediately and with ease, so that people will be more inclined to use it"
|-
|
|Xerox phaser 8560
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]]. https://modesto.craigslist.org/ele/5696879637.html
|
|
|}

Equipment fund

2017-08-02T18:19:42Z

108.65.4.214: /* Current Status */ subtract reimbursement for power tools from yard sale

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] coordinating accounting and reimbursement (which he's doing here and on an [Ethercalc spreadsheet][https://noisebridge.sandcats.io/shared/gVmuQ5tqzNUSk5NazHgbKBrVEXkexR75q2RpyfZvLXz]).

== Current Status ==

There is '''$7,027.73''' left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

== Acquisition Process ==

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]].

== Proposals ==

{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
!Price
!Name
!Approved?
!Purchased?
!Notes
|-
|$50
|Jigsaw, reciprocating saw, hand sander, and power drill
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased from yard sale and was reimbursed $25.
|
|-
|$173.55
|Pressure washer
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $86.78.
|
|-
|$203.76
|Refurbished PS4 for Noisebridge Dark Souls club
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $101.88.
|
|-
|$55
|Blue Fender Squier Stratocaster from Craigslist
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and was reimbursed $27.50.
|
|-
|$100
|more lockers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kevin purchased and was reimbursed $50.
|
|-
|$75
|five OptiPlex thin clients
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $37.50.
|
|-
|$391.88
|Computer mice, band saw, and sheet metal brake. Thank you for getting these!
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $195.94.
|
|-
|$356.17
|new parts for Juki sewing machine and new needles
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle purchased and was reimbursed $98, which was half the cost minus labor costs, which are not covered by equipment fund.
|
|-
|$800
|Four Monoprice 3D printers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kashif purchased and was reimbursed $400.
|
|-
|$229.28
|New curtains for hackitorium
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle raised money to purchase and was reimbursed $110
|
|-
|$642.76
|Steel for Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $321.38
|
|-
|$323.08
|welding gas, cylinder, and wire for the Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $161.54 on February 2, 2017.
|
|-
|$760.16
|HTC Vive virtual reality equipment and associated content codes and gift card.
|Approved, acquired.
|Darryl purchased and was reimbursed $380.08 on January 3, 2017.
|
|-
|$509.13
|Printable circuit stuff: ESPON L310 Single-Function Ink Tank, System Printer with Integrated Ink Tank, Prototype Ink Kit
|Approved, acquired.
|Chris Venter purchased and was reimbursed $254.56 on December 21, 2016.
|
|-
|$2955.41
|Othermill
|Approved, acquired.
|Torrie purchased at a discount and was reimbursed $1477.70 on December 13, 2016.
|
|-
|$206.68
|SparkleForge Supplies: Welding Cart, Clamps, Magnets, MIG pliers, Bar Cutter Chop Saw
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $103.34 on December 7, 2016.
|
|-
|$346.91
|Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine
|Approved, acquired.
|augur purchased from Amazon was reimbursed $173.45 on November 9, 2016.
|
|-
|$942.78
|SparkleForge Phase 2 buildout, "hot work" area.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased materials to build "hot work" area of the SparkleForge and was reimbursed $471.39 on November 3, 2016.
|
|-
|$153.88
|Welding accessories.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased from Amazon and reimbursed $76.94 on October 26, 2016.
|
|-
|$350.00
|Lincoln Electric 180 Pro-Mig welder.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased in cash from Craigslist and reimbursed $175 on October 22, 2016.
|
|-
|$2169.91
|Laser cutter buildout costs.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] submitted receipts to John Shutt and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$1000
|New sewing machine.
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a discount by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] advanced $500 to purchase and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$160
|5lb halotron fire extinguisher
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased by Scotty, who was reimbursed $80 on August 9th.
|
|-
|$100
|Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Inkjet Printer (used) with extra ink and roll of paper
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a great bargain by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] reimbursed $50 from the equipment fund on August 29th, 2016.
|
|-
|$444.38
|Axidraw.
|Approved, acquired.
|Reimbursed swartzcr $222 from donations to donate.noisebridge.net/projects and $222.38 from the EF on Sept. 21, 2016.
|http://www.axidraw.com/
|-
|
|Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|A very nice 3D printer
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Another first aid box
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Big ass cnc router
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever
|Proposed by teratoma.
|
|
|-
|
|Primarily tile and ventilation work for the SparkleForge
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Welding curtain
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Chop saw with a proper guard
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Replace our lathe with something that’s not completely falling apart and broken
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Floor or tabletop metal punch
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Metal break, available as floor or tabletop model
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Circle cutters
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Dust management for the woodshop
|Proposed by augur.
|
|" i was thinking it might be good to look into a nice powerful motor and a multi-tube octopus-like ceiling fixture that connects to all the work areas. or something like that. something that lets us get all of the dust immediately and with ease, so that people will be more inclined to use it"
|-
|
|Xerox phaser 8560
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]]. https://modesto.craigslist.org/ele/5696879637.html
|
|
|}

Equipment fund

2017-08-02T18:19:19Z

108.65.4.214: /* Proposals */ add power tools

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] coordinating accounting and reimbursement (which he's doing here and on an [Ethercalc spreadsheet][https://noisebridge.sandcats.io/shared/gVmuQ5tqzNUSk5NazHgbKBrVEXkexR75q2RpyfZvLXz]).

== Current Status ==

There is '''$7,052.73''' left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

== Acquisition Process ==

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]].

== Proposals ==

{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
!Price
!Name
!Approved?
!Purchased?
!Notes
|-
|$50
|Jigsaw, reciprocating saw, hand sander, and power drill
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased from yard sale and was reimbursed $25.
|
|-
|$173.55
|Pressure washer
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $86.78.
|
|-
|$203.76
|Refurbished PS4 for Noisebridge Dark Souls club
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $101.88.
|
|-
|$55
|Blue Fender Squier Stratocaster from Craigslist
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and was reimbursed $27.50.
|
|-
|$100
|more lockers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kevin purchased and was reimbursed $50.
|
|-
|$75
|five OptiPlex thin clients
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $37.50.
|
|-
|$391.88
|Computer mice, band saw, and sheet metal brake. Thank you for getting these!
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $195.94.
|
|-
|$356.17
|new parts for Juki sewing machine and new needles
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle purchased and was reimbursed $98, which was half the cost minus labor costs, which are not covered by equipment fund.
|
|-
|$800
|Four Monoprice 3D printers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kashif purchased and was reimbursed $400.
|
|-
|$229.28
|New curtains for hackitorium
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle raised money to purchase and was reimbursed $110
|
|-
|$642.76
|Steel for Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $321.38
|
|-
|$323.08
|welding gas, cylinder, and wire for the Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $161.54 on February 2, 2017.
|
|-
|$760.16
|HTC Vive virtual reality equipment and associated content codes and gift card.
|Approved, acquired.
|Darryl purchased and was reimbursed $380.08 on January 3, 2017.
|
|-
|$509.13
|Printable circuit stuff: ESPON L310 Single-Function Ink Tank, System Printer with Integrated Ink Tank, Prototype Ink Kit
|Approved, acquired.
|Chris Venter purchased and was reimbursed $254.56 on December 21, 2016.
|
|-
|$2955.41
|Othermill
|Approved, acquired.
|Torrie purchased at a discount and was reimbursed $1477.70 on December 13, 2016.
|
|-
|$206.68
|SparkleForge Supplies: Welding Cart, Clamps, Magnets, MIG pliers, Bar Cutter Chop Saw
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $103.34 on December 7, 2016.
|
|-
|$346.91
|Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine
|Approved, acquired.
|augur purchased from Amazon was reimbursed $173.45 on November 9, 2016.
|
|-
|$942.78
|SparkleForge Phase 2 buildout, "hot work" area.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased materials to build "hot work" area of the SparkleForge and was reimbursed $471.39 on November 3, 2016.
|
|-
|$153.88
|Welding accessories.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased from Amazon and reimbursed $76.94 on October 26, 2016.
|
|-
|$350.00
|Lincoln Electric 180 Pro-Mig welder.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased in cash from Craigslist and reimbursed $175 on October 22, 2016.
|
|-
|$2169.91
|Laser cutter buildout costs.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] submitted receipts to John Shutt and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$1000
|New sewing machine.
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a discount by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] advanced $500 to purchase and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$160
|5lb halotron fire extinguisher
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased by Scotty, who was reimbursed $80 on August 9th.
|
|-
|$100
|Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Inkjet Printer (used) with extra ink and roll of paper
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a great bargain by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] reimbursed $50 from the equipment fund on August 29th, 2016.
|
|-
|$444.38
|Axidraw.
|Approved, acquired.
|Reimbursed swartzcr $222 from donations to donate.noisebridge.net/projects and $222.38 from the EF on Sept. 21, 2016.
|http://www.axidraw.com/
|-
|
|Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|A very nice 3D printer
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Another first aid box
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Big ass cnc router
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever
|Proposed by teratoma.
|
|
|-
|
|Primarily tile and ventilation work for the SparkleForge
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Welding curtain
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Chop saw with a proper guard
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Replace our lathe with something that’s not completely falling apart and broken
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Floor or tabletop metal punch
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Metal break, available as floor or tabletop model
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Circle cutters
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Dust management for the woodshop
|Proposed by augur.
|
|" i was thinking it might be good to look into a nice powerful motor and a multi-tube octopus-like ceiling fixture that connects to all the work areas. or something like that. something that lets us get all of the dust immediately and with ease, so that people will be more inclined to use it"
|-
|
|Xerox phaser 8560
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]]. https://modesto.craigslist.org/ele/5696879637.html
|
|
|}

Equipment fund

2017-08-02T18:15:03Z

108.65.4.214: /* Current Status */ subtract reimbursement for pressure washer

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] coordinating accounting and reimbursement (which he's doing here and on an [Ethercalc spreadsheet][https://noisebridge.sandcats.io/shared/gVmuQ5tqzNUSk5NazHgbKBrVEXkexR75q2RpyfZvLXz]).

== Current Status ==

There is '''$7,052.73''' left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

== Acquisition Process ==

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]].

== Proposals ==

{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
!Price
!Name
!Approved?
!Purchased?
!Notes
|-
|$173.55
|Pressure washer
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $86.78.
|
|-
|$203.76
|Refurbished PS4 for Noisebridge Dark Souls club
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $101.88.
|
|-
|$55
|Blue Fender Squier Stratocaster from Craigslist
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and was reimbursed $27.50.
|
|-
|$100
|more lockers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kevin purchased and was reimbursed $50.
|
|-
|$75
|five OptiPlex thin clients
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $37.50.
|
|-
|$391.88
|Computer mice, band saw, and sheet metal brake. Thank you for getting these!
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $195.94.
|
|-
|$356.17
|new parts for Juki sewing machine and new needles
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle purchased and was reimbursed $98, which was half the cost minus labor costs, which are not covered by equipment fund.
|
|-
|$800
|Four Monoprice 3D printers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kashif purchased and was reimbursed $400.
|
|-
|$229.28
|New curtains for hackitorium
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle raised money to purchase and was reimbursed $110
|
|-
|$642.76
|Steel for Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $321.38
|
|-
|$323.08
|welding gas, cylinder, and wire for the Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $161.54 on February 2, 2017.
|
|-
|$760.16
|HTC Vive virtual reality equipment and associated content codes and gift card.
|Approved, acquired.
|Darryl purchased and was reimbursed $380.08 on January 3, 2017.
|
|-
|$509.13
|Printable circuit stuff: ESPON L310 Single-Function Ink Tank, System Printer with Integrated Ink Tank, Prototype Ink Kit
|Approved, acquired.
|Chris Venter purchased and was reimbursed $254.56 on December 21, 2016.
|
|-
|$2955.41
|Othermill
|Approved, acquired.
|Torrie purchased at a discount and was reimbursed $1477.70 on December 13, 2016.
|
|-
|$206.68
|SparkleForge Supplies: Welding Cart, Clamps, Magnets, MIG pliers, Bar Cutter Chop Saw
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $103.34 on December 7, 2016.
|
|-
|$346.91
|Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine
|Approved, acquired.
|augur purchased from Amazon was reimbursed $173.45 on November 9, 2016.
|
|-
|$942.78
|SparkleForge Phase 2 buildout, "hot work" area.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased materials to build "hot work" area of the SparkleForge and was reimbursed $471.39 on November 3, 2016.
|
|-
|$153.88
|Welding accessories.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased from Amazon and reimbursed $76.94 on October 26, 2016.
|
|-
|$350.00
|Lincoln Electric 180 Pro-Mig welder.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased in cash from Craigslist and reimbursed $175 on October 22, 2016.
|
|-
|$2169.91
|Laser cutter buildout costs.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] submitted receipts to John Shutt and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$1000
|New sewing machine.
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a discount by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] advanced $500 to purchase and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$160
|5lb halotron fire extinguisher
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased by Scotty, who was reimbursed $80 on August 9th.
|
|-
|$100
|Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Inkjet Printer (used) with extra ink and roll of paper
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a great bargain by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] reimbursed $50 from the equipment fund on August 29th, 2016.
|
|-
|$444.38
|Axidraw.
|Approved, acquired.
|Reimbursed swartzcr $222 from donations to donate.noisebridge.net/projects and $222.38 from the EF on Sept. 21, 2016.
|http://www.axidraw.com/
|-
|
|Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|A very nice 3D printer
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Another first aid box
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Big ass cnc router
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever
|Proposed by teratoma.
|
|
|-
|
|Primarily tile and ventilation work for the SparkleForge
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Welding curtain
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Chop saw with a proper guard
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Replace our lathe with something that’s not completely falling apart and broken
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Floor or tabletop metal punch
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Metal break, available as floor or tabletop model
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Circle cutters
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Dust management for the woodshop
|Proposed by augur.
|
|" i was thinking it might be good to look into a nice powerful motor and a multi-tube octopus-like ceiling fixture that connects to all the work areas. or something like that. something that lets us get all of the dust immediately and with ease, so that people will be more inclined to use it"
|-
|
|Xerox phaser 8560
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]]. https://modesto.craigslist.org/ele/5696879637.html
|
|
|}

Equipment fund

2017-08-02T18:14:34Z

108.65.4.214: /* Proposals */

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] coordinating accounting and reimbursement (which he's doing here and on an [Ethercalc spreadsheet][https://noisebridge.sandcats.io/shared/gVmuQ5tqzNUSk5NazHgbKBrVEXkexR75q2RpyfZvLXz]).

== Current Status ==

There is '''$7,139.51''' left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

== Acquisition Process ==

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]].

== Proposals ==

{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
!Price
!Name
!Approved?
!Purchased?
!Notes
|-
|$173.55
|Pressure washer
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $86.78.
|
|-
|$203.76
|Refurbished PS4 for Noisebridge Dark Souls club
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $101.88.
|
|-
|$55
|Blue Fender Squier Stratocaster from Craigslist
|Approved, acquired.
|Lizzie purchased and was reimbursed $27.50.
|
|-
|$100
|more lockers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kevin purchased and was reimbursed $50.
|
|-
|$75
|five OptiPlex thin clients
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $37.50.
|
|-
|$391.88
|Computer mice, band saw, and sheet metal brake. Thank you for getting these!
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $195.94.
|
|-
|$356.17
|new parts for Juki sewing machine and new needles
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle purchased and was reimbursed $98, which was half the cost minus labor costs, which are not covered by equipment fund.
|
|-
|$800
|Four Monoprice 3D printers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kashif purchased and was reimbursed $400.
|
|-
|$229.28
|New curtains for hackitorium
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle raised money to purchase and was reimbursed $110
|
|-
|$642.76
|Steel for Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $321.38
|
|-
|$323.08
|welding gas, cylinder, and wire for the Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $161.54 on February 2, 2017.
|
|-
|$760.16
|HTC Vive virtual reality equipment and associated content codes and gift card.
|Approved, acquired.
|Darryl purchased and was reimbursed $380.08 on January 3, 2017.
|
|-
|$509.13
|Printable circuit stuff: ESPON L310 Single-Function Ink Tank, System Printer with Integrated Ink Tank, Prototype Ink Kit
|Approved, acquired.
|Chris Venter purchased and was reimbursed $254.56 on December 21, 2016.
|
|-
|$2955.41
|Othermill
|Approved, acquired.
|Torrie purchased at a discount and was reimbursed $1477.70 on December 13, 2016.
|
|-
|$206.68
|SparkleForge Supplies: Welding Cart, Clamps, Magnets, MIG pliers, Bar Cutter Chop Saw
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $103.34 on December 7, 2016.
|
|-
|$346.91
|Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine
|Approved, acquired.
|augur purchased from Amazon was reimbursed $173.45 on November 9, 2016.
|
|-
|$942.78
|SparkleForge Phase 2 buildout, "hot work" area.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased materials to build "hot work" area of the SparkleForge and was reimbursed $471.39 on November 3, 2016.
|
|-
|$153.88
|Welding accessories.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased from Amazon and reimbursed $76.94 on October 26, 2016.
|
|-
|$350.00
|Lincoln Electric 180 Pro-Mig welder.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased in cash from Craigslist and reimbursed $175 on October 22, 2016.
|
|-
|$2169.91
|Laser cutter buildout costs.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] submitted receipts to John Shutt and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$1000
|New sewing machine.
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a discount by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] advanced $500 to purchase and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$160
|5lb halotron fire extinguisher
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased by Scotty, who was reimbursed $80 on August 9th.
|
|-
|$100
|Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Inkjet Printer (used) with extra ink and roll of paper
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a great bargain by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] reimbursed $50 from the equipment fund on August 29th, 2016.
|
|-
|$444.38
|Axidraw.
|Approved, acquired.
|Reimbursed swartzcr $222 from donations to donate.noisebridge.net/projects and $222.38 from the EF on Sept. 21, 2016.
|http://www.axidraw.com/
|-
|
|Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|A very nice 3D printer
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Another first aid box
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Big ass cnc router
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever
|Proposed by teratoma.
|
|
|-
|
|Primarily tile and ventilation work for the SparkleForge
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Welding curtain
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Chop saw with a proper guard
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Replace our lathe with something that’s not completely falling apart and broken
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Floor or tabletop metal punch
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Metal break, available as floor or tabletop model
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Circle cutters
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Dust management for the woodshop
|Proposed by augur.
|
|" i was thinking it might be good to look into a nice powerful motor and a multi-tube octopus-like ceiling fixture that connects to all the work areas. or something like that. something that lets us get all of the dust immediately and with ease, so that people will be more inclined to use it"
|-
|
|Xerox phaser 8560
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]]. https://modesto.craigslist.org/ele/5696879637.html
|
|
|}

Equipment fund

2017-06-05T17:28:07Z

108.65.4.214: /* Proposals */ add optiplex clients

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] coordinating accounting and reimbursement (which he's doing here and on an [Ethercalc spreadsheet][https://noisebridge.sandcats.io/shared/gVmuQ5tqzNUSk5NazHgbKBrVEXkexR75q2RpyfZvLXz]).

== Current Status ==

There is '''$7,318.89''' left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

== Acquisition Process ==

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]].

== Proposals ==

{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
!Price
!Name
!Approved?
!Purchased?
!Notes
|-
|$75
|five OptiPlex thin clients
|Approved, acquired.
|Trent purchased and was reimbursed $37.50.
|
|-
|$391.88
|Computer mice, band saw, and sheet metal brake. Thank you for getting these!
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $195.94.
|
|-
|$356.17
|new parts for Juki sewing machine and new needles
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle purchased and was reimbursed $98, which was half the cost minus labor costs, which are not covered by equipment fund.
|
|-
|$800
|Four Monoprice 3D printers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kashif purchased and was reimbursed $400.
|
|-
|$229.28
|New curtains for hackitorium
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle raised money to purchase and was reimbursed $110
|
|-
|$642.76
|Steel for Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $321.38
|
|-
|$323.08
|welding gas, cylinder, and wire for the Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $161.54 on February 2, 2017.
|
|-
|$760.16
|HTC Vive virtual reality equipment and associated content codes and gift card.
|Approved, acquired.
|Darryl purchased and was reimbursed $380.08 on January 3, 2017.
|
|-
|$509.13
|Printable circuit stuff: ESPON L310 Single-Function Ink Tank, System Printer with Integrated Ink Tank, Prototype Ink Kit
|Approved, acquired.
|Chris Venter purchased and was reimbursed $254.56 on December 21, 2016.
|
|-
|$2955.41
|Othermill
|Approved, acquired.
|Torrie purchased at a discount and was reimbursed $1477.70 on December 13, 2016.
|
|-
|$206.68
|SparkleForge Supplies: Welding Cart, Clamps, Magnets, MIG pliers, Bar Cutter Chop Saw
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $103.34 on December 7, 2016.
|
|-
|$346.91
|Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine
|Approved, acquired.
|augur purchased from Amazon was reimbursed $173.45 on November 9, 2016.
|
|-
|$942.78
|SparkleForge Phase 2 buildout, "hot work" area.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased materials to build "hot work" area of the SparkleForge and was reimbursed $471.39 on November 3, 2016.
|
|-
|$153.88
|Welding accessories.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased from Amazon and reimbursed $76.94 on October 26, 2016.
|
|-
|$350.00
|Lincoln Electric 180 Pro-Mig welder.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased in cash from Craigslist and reimbursed $175 on October 22, 2016.
|
|-
|$2169.91
|Laser cutter buildout costs.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] submitted receipts to John Shutt and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$1000
|New sewing machine.
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a discount by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] advanced $500 to purchase and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$160
|5lb halotron fire extinguisher
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased by Scotty, who was reimbursed $80 on August 9th.
|
|-
|$100
|Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Inkjet Printer (used) with extra ink and roll of paper
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a great bargain by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] reimbursed $50 from the equipment fund on August 29th, 2016.
|
|-
|$444.38
|Axidraw.
|Approved, acquired.
|Reimbursed swartzcr $222 from donations to donate.noisebridge.net/projects and $222.38 from the EF on Sept. 21, 2016.
|http://www.axidraw.com/
|-
|
|Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|A very nice 3D printer
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Another first aid box
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Big ass cnc router
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever
|Proposed by teratoma.
|
|
|-
|
|Primarily tile and ventilation work for the SparkleForge
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Welding curtain
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Chop saw with a proper guard
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Replace our lathe with something that’s not completely falling apart and broken
|Proposed by Scotty.
|
|
|-
|
|Floor or tabletop metal punch
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Metal break, available as floor or tabletop model
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Circle cutters
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]].
|
|
|-
|
|Dust management for the woodshop
|Proposed by augur.
|
|" i was thinking it might be good to look into a nice powerful motor and a multi-tube octopus-like ceiling fixture that connects to all the work areas. or something like that. something that lets us get all of the dust immediately and with ease, so that people will be more inclined to use it"
|-
|
|Xerox phaser 8560
|Proposed by [[User:Miloh|Miloh]]. https://modesto.craigslist.org/ele/5696879637.html
|
|
|}

Equipment fund

2017-06-05T17:13:49Z

108.65.4.214: /* Current Status */ update total after optiplex reimbursement

This page is for documenting the performance of the Noisebridge Equipment Fund, which was initially seeded by a $15,000 grant from Google. Since Noisebridge is in a relatively stable financial position, consensus was to spend the grant money on new equipment with [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] coordinating accounting and reimbursement (which he's doing here and on an [Ethercalc spreadsheet][https://noisebridge.sandcats.io/shared/gVmuQ5tqzNUSk5NazHgbKBrVEXkexR75q2RpyfZvLXz]).

== Current Status ==

There is '''$7,318.89''' left in the equipment fund. This number may not reflect promised reimbursements.

== Acquisition Process ==

List ideas here and discuss with the community to make sure there is interest in a particular piece of equipment and a place to put it. The fund will not cover the full cost of the item — you need to raise half of the cost on your own, and the fund will match the other half. This keeps our fundraising muscles strong and proves that there is legitimate interest in getting the item. Consider setting up a project-specific donation page https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/.

Reimbursement will happen through PayPal so that recordkeeping and end-of-year accounting will be easier. If anyone wants to help with accounting, contact [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]].

== Proposals ==

{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
!Price
!Name
!Approved?
!Purchased?
!Notes
|-
|$391.88
|Computer mice, band saw, and sheet metal brake. Thank you for getting these!
|Approved, acquired.
|Augur purchased and was reimbursed $195.94.
|
|-
|$356.17
|new parts for Juki sewing machine and new needles
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle purchased and was reimbursed $98, which was half the cost minus labor costs, which are not covered by equipment fund.
|
|-
|$800
|Four Monoprice 3D printers
|Approved, acquired.
|Kashif purchased and was reimbursed $400.
|
|-
|$229.28
|New curtains for hackitorium
|Approved, acquired.
|Kyle raised money to purchase and was reimbursed $110
|
|-
|$642.76
|Steel for Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $321.38
|
|-
|$323.08
|welding gas, cylinder, and wire for the Sparkle Forge hot area buildout
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $161.54 on February 2, 2017.
|
|-
|$760.16
|HTC Vive virtual reality equipment and associated content codes and gift card.
|Approved, acquired.
|Darryl purchased and was reimbursed $380.08 on January 3, 2017.
|
|-
|$509.13
|Printable circuit stuff: ESPON L310 Single-Function Ink Tank, System Printer with Integrated Ink Tank, Prototype Ink Kit
|Approved, acquired.
|Chris Venter purchased and was reimbursed $254.56 on December 21, 2016.
|
|-
|$2955.41
|Othermill
|Approved, acquired.
|Torrie purchased at a discount and was reimbursed $1477.70 on December 13, 2016.
|
|-
|$206.68
|SparkleForge Supplies: Welding Cart, Clamps, Magnets, MIG pliers, Bar Cutter Chop Saw
|Approved, acquired.
|Jarrod purchased and was reimbursed $103.34 on December 7, 2016.
|
|-
|$346.91
|Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine
|Approved, acquired.
|augur purchased from Amazon was reimbursed $173.45 on November 9, 2016.
|
|-
|$942.78
|SparkleForge Phase 2 buildout, "hot work" area.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased materials to build "hot work" area of the SparkleForge and was reimbursed $471.39 on November 3, 2016.
|
|-
|$153.88
|Welding accessories.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased from Amazon and reimbursed $76.94 on October 26, 2016.
|
|-
|$350.00
|Lincoln Electric 180 Pro-Mig welder.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] purchased in cash from Craigslist and reimbursed $175 on October 22, 2016.
|
|-
|$2169.91
|Laser cutter buildout costs.
|Approved, acquired.
|[[User:Jarrod|Jarrod]] submitted receipts to John Shutt and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$1000
|New sewing machine.
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a discount by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] advanced $500 to purchase and was reimbursed on August 9th, 2016.
|
|-
|$160
|5lb halotron fire extinguisher
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased by Scotty, who was reimbursed $80 on August 9th.
|
|-
|$100
|Epson Stylus Pro 4880 Inkjet Printer (used) with extra ink and roll of paper
|Approved, acquired.
|Purchased at a great bargain by Kyle, [[User:Pemulis|John Shutt]] reimbursed $50 from the equipment fund on August 29th, 2016.
|
|-
|$444.38
|Axidraw.
|Approved, acquired.
|Reimbursed swartzcr $222 from donations to donate.noisebridge.net/projects and $222.38 from the EF on Sept. 21, 2016.
|http://www.axidraw.com/
|-
|
|Cheap, very safe tooling for working with aluminum pours
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|New table saw "with a sawstop" - Scotty.
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|A very nice 3D printer
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Storage-ish things for the sparkleforge
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Another first aid box
|Proposed by [[User:Tdfischer|Torrie]].
|
|
|-
|
|Big ass cnc router
|Proposed by Trent.
|
|
|-
|
|The most amazing bad actor proof rfid door entrance system ever
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Equipment fund

2017-02-03T01:08:24Z

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Equipment fund

2017-02-03T01:07:45Z

108.65.4.214: /* Proposals */ add latest welding stuff from jarrod

Trump Preparedness: Digital Security 101

2016-11-12T19:04:56Z

108.65.4.214: add link to meetup

We hope you'll join us for this important workshop, where experienced guides will explain practical digital security measures you can take to prepare for January 2017, when Donald Trump gains control of the United States' police and spy agencies. Expect down-to-earth advice and hands-on guidance geared to a non-technical audience.

'''Where: Noisebridge Hackerspace, 2169 Mission Street, Third Floor'''

'''When: November 22nd, 6:30pm - 9:00pm'''

We want to help everyone concerned about their security under the Trump administration, but we especially want to help high-risk communities, including:

* Immigrant communities, undocumented or otherwise

* Muslim religious groups

* Communities of color

* Educators working with undocumented students

* Lawyers representing undocumented clients

* Journalists

* Civil rights activists

* LGBTQ people

* Victims of harassment and stalking

We will be working partly from the [https://ssd.eff.org/ EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense Guide], with some updates for how the technology landscape has changed since 2014. You should come away from this workshop with a better understanding of your personal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threat_model "threat model"] and better security on your devices. Make sure you bring your laptop and your phone!

Our awesome friends at [https://keybase.io/ Keybase] are providing food and drinks, and will give a breakout talk about the Keybase Filesystem.

You can RSVP on [https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/235536338/ Meetup] to help us estimate how many people are coming, but it's not required!

If you would like to volunteer as a guide or organizer, email John Shutt at [mailto:jds@riseup.net jds@riseup.net].

== Guides ==

[https://www.eff.org/about/staff/danny-obrien-0 Danny O'Brien]

[https://bayleaks.org John Shutt]

[http://bookmaniac.org/ Liz Henry]

Lizzie

[https://twitter.com/mcplanner Ruth Miller]

[https://twitter.com/TrentRobbins/ Trent Robbins]

Trump Preparedness: Digital Security 101

2016-11-12T18:05:27Z

108.65.4.214: add keybase sponsorship

We hope you'll join us for this important workshop, where experienced guides will explain practical digital security measures you can take to prepare for January 2017, when Donald Trump gains control of the United States' police and spy agencies. Expect down-to-earth advice and hands-on guidance geared to a non-technical audience.

'''Where: Noisebridge Hackerspace, 2169 Mission Street, Third Floor'''

'''When: November 22nd, 6:30pm - 9:00pm'''

We want to help everyone concerned about their security under the Trump administration, but we especially want to help high-risk communities, including:

* Immigrant communities, undocumented or otherwise

* Muslim religious groups

* Communities of color

* Educators working with undocumented students

* Lawyers representing undocumented clients

* Journalists

* Civil rights activists

* LGBTQ people

* Victims of harassment and stalking

We will be working partly from the [https://ssd.eff.org/ EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense Guide], with some updates for how the technology landscape has changed since 2014. You should come away from this workshop with a better understanding of your personal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threat_model "threat model"] and better security on your devices. Make sure you bring your laptop and your phone!

Our awesome friends at [https://keybase.io/ Keybase] are providing food and drinks, and will give a breakout talk about the Keybase Filesystem.

If you would like to volunteer as a guide or organizer, email John Shutt at [mailto:jds@riseup.net jds@riseup.net].

== Guides ==

[https://www.eff.org/about/staff/danny-obrien-0 Danny O'Brien]

[https://bayleaks.org John Shutt]

[http://bookmaniac.org/ Liz Henry]

Lizzie

[https://twitter.com/mcplanner Ruth Miller]

[https://twitter.com/TrentRobbins/ Trent Robbins]

Equipment fund

2016-09-21T18:37:14Z

108.65.4.214: /* Current Status */ update total

Equipment fund

2016-09-21T18:36:30Z

108.65.4.214: /* Proposals */ update dates

Equipment fund

2016-09-21T18:35:22Z

108.65.4.214: /* Proposals */ update on the Axidraw

Category:Events

2016-09-07T16:15:46Z

108.65.4.214: /* Recurring Events edit */ update 5mof

Official, Semi-Official, one-off and other events at the Noisebridge space.

=Event Calendar=
<onlyinclude>
Not all events make it onto this calendar. Many events only make it to the [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/ Discussion] or [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-announce/ Announcements] mailing lists, [[IRC]] or in person at [[Meetings | Tuesday meetings]]. Best of all, Noisebridge is about people getting together at the space in San Francisco to do stuff. DO pay attention, as some events just arise organically from the bottom up!

'''Want to host your event at Noisebridge?''' We like seeing classes and talks on interesting things pertaining to various subjects of hacking. Most of all, we like seeing familiar faces. Please participate in the space and our [[Meetings|weekly Tuesday meetings]] to see if we're the right audience for what you want to share before announcing a new event. Additionally, please see our [[Hosting an Event|events hosting page]] for suggestions on how to use Noisebridge for your event/class/workshop.

 
=== Upcoming Events [https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Category:Events&action=edit&section=2 edit] ===





 
'''No major Upcoming Events until after Burning Man 2016!'''
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, September 10th, 2016, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_10_Sep_2016|The 10-Sep GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has Noisebands and gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: Rick & Joe Potts (LAFMS), Voicehandler, Gif Problem, Tender Buttons, Rust Worship, Fossil Digest''
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, October 8th, 2016, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_8_Oct_2016|The 8-Oct GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has Noisebands and gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: John Bischoff, Acutuary (L.A.), Striations, Article Collection (Boston), The Flayed Choirmaster''
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, November 12th, 2016, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_12_Nov_2016|The 12-Nov GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has Noisebands and gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: XOME (Sac), R. K. Faulhaber & Sons, Tonal Grace, Amphibious Gestures, Ear Spray''
}}
 
<div class="recurring-events">

=== Recurring Events [https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Category:Events&action=edit&section=3 edit] ===

{{Template:Recurring}} - Every week. 
{{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} - Certain weeks, e.g. 1st week only. 
{{Template:RecurringException|-2nd}} - Except certain weeks, or other schedule exceptions.


==== Mondays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [[Circuit Hacking Mondays]]''' (Early start of 3:00pm on Monday holidays) - Learn to solder! And make cool things with electronics. [[User:maltman23|Mitch]], [[User:Tman66|J]], Rolf, [[User:Miloh|Miloh]], [[User:Cedric|Cedric]], Cheng, Greg, and/or a host of others will bring kits-for-purchase to make cool, hackable things for all skill levels that you can bring home after you make them! Many designed for '''absolute beginners'''! Bring your own projects to hack! Bring things to fix! All ages. All are welcome! See the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss Discuss list] and the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for weekly updates.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[Front-end Web Development]]''' - Learn HTML/CSS/JS. A series of talks on different topics every week, taught in the Church classroom. Recap of last week's material starts at '''7:30 pm'''. Join the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/webdev WebDev list] or the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for updates.
* {{Template:Recurring}} [[House_Keeping#Trash_and_Recycling|Take Out the Trash Night -- Round One]] Be sure to put bins out by midnight as the trash truck comes between 1:30 to 2:30am.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm '''[[PyClass|Intermediate Python with PyClass]]''' - Crash course in the Python standard library. Monday session is held in Turing Classroom.

==== ''Super'' Tuesdays! ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''5:00 pm to 7:30 pm [[Songbridge|Songbridge Music Making Tuesdays]]''' - Beginner-friendly music making and mentoring meetup with Ableton/GarageBand/Logic tutorials for beginners and peer collabs. ([[Noise Square Table]]).
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} '''6:30 pm to 8:30 pm [[SCoT|Sewing and Crafting]]''' - Come learn how to use the sewing machines or just work on a craft (e.g. knitting, crocheting, felt working, embroidery, leatherworking, beading, etc.). All skill levels are welcome.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [http://www.railsschool.org Ruby and Rails class]''' - Seminar and workshop for learning everything about Ruby, Rails, and web application development (Church classroom). See the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for weekly updates.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:30 pm to 11:30 pm [[Gamebridge|Gamebridge Unityversity Game Dev Tuesdays]]''' - Beginner-friendly game development class and meetup, learn and share C# Unity coding, 2D/3D art, design, writing and audio. Learn how to mentor and help teach game dev. ([[Noise Square Table]]).
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:00 pm [[Meetings|Noisebridge Weekly Meeting]]''' - Introducing new people and events to the space, general discussion, and decision-making on key issues. '''This is your space, folks. Come on out here in person to express what you think about what's going on with it!'''

==== Wednesdays ====
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm - '''[[Cyberspectrum|Cyberspectrum: Software Defined Radio Meetup]]''' in the Hackatorium(''new''): A place to learn and exchange ideas about SDR. Presentations on concepts, mystery signals, hardware/software and cool applications. Event alternates monthly between SF and the South Bay.
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} Wednesday of every month. '''Art with Software''' 7:30pm. Present your personal and expressive art made with software/hardware of your own making and get feedback and critical dialogue from fellow artist/technologists. More info on Meetup webpage [http://www.meetup.com/with-software-art here]. [Last upded July, 2016].
* {{Template:Recurring}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[DreamTeam| Dream Team Neuro Hackery]] - EEG research & development project with general interest in sleep, dreaming, creative intelligence, and many loosely related topics such as: neurophysiology, signal processing, cognitive neuroscience, and (especially) hacking code and devices for data acquisition and analysis. Join us at the [[CollaborationStation]] (near the Hackatorium). Expect general discussion around 8 PM - usually moving along by 9 PM to focus on more technical aspects of current project.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm - Career Change: How to kickstart your new career in web development
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} 7:00 pm [[DC415|DefCon 415 Group Hacker Meetup]] Description: Hacking, computer security, Digital Rights, Privacy, Decentralization, Anarchism, CyberPunk, etc a(A)a
==== Thursdays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} [[House_Keeping#Trash_and_Recycling|Trash Night -- Round Two]] - Take out the trash for Friday morning! Do it by midnight as truck comes ~1:30am to 2:30am.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [[Front-end_Web_Development#Lab|Front-end Web Development Lab]] - Understand by doing! A recap of Monday's lecture in workshop form - and a good time for one-on-one help with the material. Meets in Turing.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm The [[Go]] group meets up on Wednesdays and Thursdays to play.
* {{template:RecurringNumbered|2nd}} 7:00pm to 9:00pm [[Cryptopal_wg|Cryptopal working group]] - Learn cryptography through coding challenges that demonstrate attacks on real-world cryptography. A different way to learn than taking a class or reading a book!
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} '''7:00 pm [[Five Minutes of Fame]]''' a.k.a. 5MoF - lightning 5min talks every 3rd Thursday of the month. Currently on hiatus. Speak up if you'd like to organize and host.

==== Fridays ====
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|5th}} 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm [[Computerology]] in Turing or [[CollaborationStation]], understanding and using computers
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|5th}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[FUN Tutoring]] @ [[CollaborationStation]]
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} [[Noisebridge Gaming Archivists]] Meetup 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm -- Come play, fix, mod retro consoles. Create and play is our motto! If you like video games, this is the place for you.

==== Saturdays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm [[CPP Class]] discussion in Hackitorum/Fox Lounge/Church. Currently looking for folks wanting to help plan out lessons.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 1:00 pm [[Zine Hacking]] Hacking on the good ol' fashioned analog Zine with Torrie, Mari and anyone who wants to come and be excellent and make excellent art.
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 3:00 pm [[Goths & Crafts]] Spooky people making spooky things in the sewing area. All kinds of crafts welcome and things don't necessarily have to be goth. But if you have an eye towards the darker side of the color spectrum, this may be for you!

==== Sundays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} 12:30 pm to 7:30 pm [[Dungeons and Dragons]] in Church, currently looking for new players.
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 1:00 pm Monthly Lock Sport Collaboration: Come learn how to pick locks and learn more about them with the [http://www.tooolsf.org/ SF Bay Area chapter] of [http://toool.us/ TOOOL]. The group meets on alternating months at Noisebridge and in San Jose. Check the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tooolsf TOOOL SF announcement list] for details.


* {{Template:Recurring}} 3:00 pm [[Go]] - Playing of the Go board game. On nice days we often take the boards to Dolores Park and play there.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 6:00 pm [[Plan 9]] class (if not Noisebridge check Sycamore)
* {{Template:Recurring}} 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm .impact Workathons in Turing classrom. Work on projects that will help humanity & beyond.
</div>
</onlyinclude>

If you'd like to contact somebody at Noisebridge regarding these Events or even the Noisebridge Wiki itself, then please send an email message to one of the Board members listed in the [[Contacts]] list, e.g., <secretary@noisebridge.net> or <treasurer@noisebridge.net>

=== Orphaned Events ===
These events appear to be dormant or extinct.

* SAT 10:15 - 12:10 [[Juggling with Judy!]] Note: next class is scheduled for Saturday June 29th. Attention juggling fans! Judy will be at the 2013 World Juggling Day celebration Saturday June 15th at Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium in San Francisco Fisherman's Warf - free event begins at 1. Come check it out!
* THU 18:00 - 21:00 '''[[Privacy Bay]]''' - A monthly meetup for Bay Area folks interested in privacy. Meets in Church on the last Thursday of the month.
* FRI 19:00 - 21:00 [[Anarchy_101|Anarchy 101]] - a class/seminar on what anarchy is and is not, and how it impacts us as individuals and as discrete groups.
* 20:00 - 22:00 [[Noise~_Wednesday | Noise~ Wed]] - Graphical media programming with Max/MSP/Jitter
* 19:00 [[Tahoe-LAFS]] - Occasional meetup of users and/or developers of the Least Authority File System.
* 14:00 - 16:00 Android Developer Support Group - Meet up with other app developers in the library for a lightly structured knowledge-share.

=== Proposed Future Events and Classes ===
:'''(TBD)''': [[Sound Science]] A potential monthly lecture/demonstration series on the little known science behind sound reproductionTopics to include: Transducer Physics(speakers and mics), Room Acoustics, Signal Path and Cabling,Loudspeaker design 101, Music Production Tips for Big Sound, and How to make a small system sound HUGEEach session to include hands on projects like making speakers from stuff lying around, Non-Newtonian bass monsters, and ez speaker mods for anyoneIf interested contact the new guy-> MattLong8 at gmail dot com, 805 four five three - six zero nine seven
:'''(TBD)''': [[Modular Synthesis]] a bi-weekly (or monthly) group devoted to modular synthesizers> workshop will include modular sound synthesis styles and techniques, a study of different modules and their functions, ie voltage controlled oscillator, voltage controlled filter, low frequency oscillator, envelope generator ect and how these modules interact with each other, what control voltage and triggers are..... as well as one on one time for each student with the modular, which is a 60 space large format Moog style modular synthesizer with big knobs and 1/4 jacks including performance and other awesomeness by Douglas. contact Douglas at greenshoos at gmail dotcom
:'''(TBD)''': [[VideoHacking]] a weekly video/video art devoted hacker group, including experiments in the 3D vr realm...if interested contact julialc4@gmail.com
:Wednesdays at 21:00 [[Brewing Bridge]] - Malakkar Proposal: Learn how to make your drinks fun AND antibacterial, using yeastThis will be recurring if enough interest or need is presentAssociated items - what to do with brewing leftovers, and brewers sample hour, etc.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Probability]] - Weekly probability study group based on [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory] by Al Drake
:'''(TBD)''': [[Mandarin Corner|Mandarin]] - Learn or practice Mandarin, all levels. Also currently on hiatus. Get on the mailing list.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Movie Night!]] - [[User:ThOMG|Thom]] wants to build community through nerdy sci-fi! (+Bill+Ted+Excellence++) (how about a Friday hacker movie night? -[[User:Carl|Carl]])
:'''(TBD)''': [[Introduction to the AVR Microcontroller]] - [[User:Mightyohm|Jeff]] and [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]] are planning an introductory class for people wanting to make cool projects with AVRs.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Basic Chemistry Lab Techniques]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Cuddle Puddle for the Economy]] - Stress-hacking with informal massage exchange.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Milk and Cookies]] - Come read your favorite selections out loud With Milk and Cookies (and yeah, probably beer too).
:'''(TBD)''': [[Processing Workshop 2]] - [[User:Scmurray|Scott]] is interested in teaching this, and is busy thinking about what, where, when, why, and how.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Hack your Hardware]] -- We call BS on "no user-serviceable parts inside"
:'''(TBD)''': [[Homebrew Instruction Class]] - The Wort (pt 1/3)
:'''(TBD)''': [[Trip to Shooting Range]] - Field trip to a shooting range, to shoot guns Express interest at [[Trip to Shooting Range]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Surface Mount Soldering Workshop]] - Learn how to solder cicuits with small surface mount parts [[User:maltman23|Mitch Altman]] and Martin Bogomolni and others will show their tricks [[User:maltman23|Mitch]] will bring hackable kits that uses surface mounts for you to solder<-YES! (mattlong8 at gmail dot com)
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Locksport and Lockpicking]]
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Version control tutorial]]
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Foreign language learning for rocket scientists]] - I'm near-native (fool people when I try) in (French and) Japanese, and a pro trans/terpreter and will share my shortcuts (skill-order, vocab, speed/articulation, translation≅grammar) No expertise on tonal languages yet..so if you know how to remember tones or how tone-sandhi interacts with speed and/or how nuances of speaker attitude are expressed in them (what we do with rythm/inflection/sentence-intonation and stress in Eng., and with particles and ??? in e.g. Cantonese) please chime in or call me (415-608-0564) so I can convey your wisdom [also looking for a from-scratch Arabic partner]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Getting started with Arduino]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Distributed Databases]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Node.js Beginners Session]] - Interested in learning about Node.js? I amMaybe these guys want to teach it: http://www.meetup.com/Joyent-Cloud-User-Group/events/81311542/

:'''(TBD)''': [[Scrum Club]] - I though I'd test the waters and see if anyone was interested in a noisebridge scrum club details are here http://scrumclub.org/scrum-clubs/ if inturested hit me up twitter: @theabcasian, facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theabcasian
:'''(TBD)''': [[CNC Mill Workshop]] - Who wants to make stuff on the [[MaxNCMill]]?
:'''(TBD)''': [[Math & Science Help]] - If you would like some math, science or engineering help, I'm down to lend a hand.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Cyborg Group|Cyborg Group / Sensebridge]] - Work on projects like artificial senses Someone needs to lead this!
:'''(TBD)''': [[OpenEEG]] - Brain techHas historically met on Sundays, at the behest of interested parties.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Programming_for_Poets | Programming for Poets]] - Gentle intro to programming using Processing
:'''(TBD)''': [[World Builders & Simgineers]] - Work together to create a beautiful & open virtual world & platform.
:'''(TBD)''': [[PlunderBridge]] - Metal detecting, detector technology & treasure hunting expeditions.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Ruby Mining]] - Ruby on Rails basics, interactive working group
:'''(TBD)''': [[MoinMoin Wiki]] - MoinMoin Wiki (details see there)
:'''(TBD)''': [[Noisebridge Fundraiser 2013]]

= Past Events =

===2016===
{{event
|time = Thursday, February 25th, 2016, 7pm
|title = SF Amateur Mathematicians
|description = Differential Geometry and Wide-Angle Photography with Chad Fong. In Church Room. See [http://www.meetup.com/SF-Amateur-Mathematicians/events/228761849/ Meetup page]. SF Amateur Mathematicians is a math club open to everyone interested in learning more about math. Topics and talks generally assume some collegiate mathematical background.
}}
 
{{event
|time = Sunday, February 7th, 2016, 11:00am
|title = HackTheLeft
|description = [[HackTheLeft|Hack the Left]] is an ''anticapitalist'' hackathon, going on for the entire long weekend of February 5th-7th at Noisebridge. This is an experiment to see what happens when you get a bunch of leftists in a room for a weekend with the intention to advance liberatory and ''anticapitalist'' projects using technology. This includes software projects like Tor and Signal, art projects like the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project and Men in Grey, hardware projects like mesh networks and signal jammers, and tools for rad organizations like Anti Police-Crimethink Project and Food Not Bombs. It's clear that there's a huge amount of opportunity for liberatory technology. It's up to us to build it. 

*Hackathon participants should be able to get into Noisebridge by [[Hours | its 11:00 AM opening hour]], if not earlier, for both weekend days.
}}

===2014===
*{{event
|time = Sunday, September 23, 5:00pm
|title = How to Start a Startup MOOC Lecture Viewings
|description = We would get together to watch the lectures together and conduct discussion and networking afterwards. http://startupclass.samaltman.com/
|}}

===2013===
*{{event
|time = Friday, August 9, 5:00pm
|title = Noisebridge Party Setup
|description = Volunteers will be preparing the space for Saturday's show. There are no scheduled conflicts; you might be asked to move multiple times by someone pushing a broom and assembling a raised stage simultaneously.
|}}

*{{event
|time = Saturday, August 10, 4:00pm
|title = Noisebridge "______ the Bridge" Party
|description = a summer fundraising party for Noisebridge, which YOU are invited to!
|suggested donation = $10, but no one turned away for lack of funds
|}}

*{{event
|time = Sunday, August 11, 2:00pm
|title = Bay Area Hackers' Association Meeting
|description = Jon Callas presenting on [[BAHA/2013-08-11|Secure Communications, Privacy, Counter-Surveillance]].
|}}

* '''Wednesday, May 22, 7.00 pm: Instructables Build Night''' - Bare Conductive, Instructables will supply Bare Conductive paint pens and pizza. Come experiment with the paint and post some Instructables. This is a FREE event.

===2012===
* '''December 20, Thursday, 20:00 - 22:00 - [[5MoF|5 Minutes of Fame]]''' - Following up on its triumphant return in November, 5MoF is back with another showcase of lightning talks & other good stuff, with your host Sir Danny O'Brien! Details TBA
*'''Tuesday Feb14th, 18:00 to 20:00''' ZiP MegaZine releases its inaugural issue with '''My Noisy Valentine''' Zine Release Microparty in the Noisebridge cafeFor more info follow [[zine | this]] link.
* '''Wednesday, Jan30, 20:00-22:00''' [[zine|ZiP]] meeting for zine-makers & others with an interest in printing & self-publishingThe meeting 1/30/13 is our first since mid-2012We plan to hold them regularly from now on at this time (Wednesday 8pm)This meeting will be informal & will probably take place in the printing/lasercutter area of the hackerspace.

===2011===

* '''September 11th 14:00 to 17:00''' - The San Francisco Chapter of the Open Organisation Of Lockpickers and Bay Area Hacker's Association present a joint meeting on [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Locksport locksport]
*'''August 4, 7PM, Thursday''' - [http://zeidman.net Bob Zeidman] will be giving a talk on video games and intellectual property, hosted by TheMADEHe will also speak about IP infringement cases.
*'''August 9, 6:30PM, Tuesday''' - [http://www.meetup.com/makesf/events/26413241/ Make:SF] - Chris Jefferies will speak about the wireless sensor kit he is developing and we are bringing back our all star soldering kits.

* '''April 13th, 19:00''' - Kombucha fermentation class with [[BioBridge]]
*'''April 7th, 20:00''' - [[In-Depth|Noisebridge: In-Depth]] Our monthly lecture and round tableThis month's speaker will be Aragorn! his lecture will be "Anarchism & technology: An unbridgeable chasm"
*'''April 4th, 20:00''' - Camp KDE PartyCome and meet part of the KDE North America community and get a quick overview of this year's [http://camp.kde.org/ Camp KDE] conferenceThere will be beer
*'''April 3rd, 16:00''' - NoiseCaching: Meet-up to build some geocaches, and talk about making geocoinsThen we'll head out to find some local caches and place caches we made[http://www.geocaching.com More info about Geocaching here]
* '''March 20th, 19:00''' [[Hack Politics]] meetup -- the first meetup to figure out how we in the hacker community can effectively mobilize and create meaningful change in these interesting times
* '''March 12th, 12:00-18:00 - Noisebridge Hackathon!''' Second Saturday Hackathon is a casual monthly event dedicated to working on the space or relevant projects and building community This is a great time to get feedback or help on any projects you have been considering that center around the space, culture, and infrastructure of Noisebridge You can also help with existing projects and find out ways to get involved.
* '''March 10, Thursday, 19:00 - Group Grammar Clinic''' - Church Classroom - Donations gladly accepted - A clinic for grammar and writing evaluationPlease bring your web/social or technical writing for us to evaluateBring your laptop as well Collaboration groupware possibly provided(Please suggest groupware software to use if you wish)Constructive feedback from other group members is encouraged so that this clinic is a group process- Facilitator: [[User:Owen|Owen]] (opietro@yahoo.com)
* '''March 9th, 20:00''' - Ferment and filter a mash! [[fermentation logs]]

===2010===
* '''Sunday, August 22, 19:00 CLUB-MATE DROPOFF AND TASTING PARTY''' Nick Farr will be in town to drop off Club-Mate ordered by San Franciscans!
* '''June 5th, 12:00-19:00 - [[NoiseBridgeRehab]]''' - Help make the space more usable and accessible! Noisebridge needs your help!
* '''June 5th, 16:00-20:00 - [[Science For Juggalos]]''' - Science Fair in front of the Warfield Theater teaching magnetism to Juggalos
* '''June 6th, 15:00 - [[AVC Meetup]]''' - Entrepreneurial bonding & matchmaking
* '''June 9th, 21:00 - Your liver supports Noisebridge''' - Come to Elixir @ 16th & Guerrero anytime after 21:00 and drink, drink, drink! 50% of tips go to Noisebridge
* '''February 27th, 20:00 - [[Hacker EPROM]]''' - Noisebridge's first prom! Nice tie and a (robot) date requiredWe will have a DJ and punch.
* '''February 24th, 19:00, Wednesday - Joris Peels, of [http://www.shapeways.com Shapeways]''', and expert on 3D printing, will give a [[ShaperwaysPresentation | talk and demonstration]] at Noisebridge!.
* '''February 23rd, 18:00 - Cleaning day''' - Come and help clean Noisebridge, because everyone loves a clean hack space.
* '''February 12th, 21:00 - visit from Steve Jackson'''Game designer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_%28US_game_designer%29 Steve Jackson], founder of Steve Jackson Games, will visit Noisebridge.
* '''January 27th, 18:00-20:00 - [[beatrixjar event|Circuit Bending Workshop]]''' - [http://www.beatrixjar.com/ Beatrix*JAR] (contact [[User:Gpvillamil|Gian Pablo]] for more info)
* '''January 27th, 20:00-22:00 - [[beatrixjar event|Circuit Bending Performance]]''' - [http://www.beatrixjar.com/ Beatrix*JAR] - "Celebrate a night of new sound that will change your idea of music forever!"
* '''January 25th, 19:30 - [[Bag Porn]]''' - What's in your bag?
* '''January 20th, 19:00-21:00 - [http://groups.google.com/group/bacat/about Bay Categories & Types]''' - Categories, monoids, monads, functors and more! Held in the Alonzo Church classroom.
* '''January 20th, 19:00 - [[User Experience Book Club SF]]''' - Our book this month is "A Theory of Fun for Game Design" by Raph Koster - http://is.gd/6sEqw (meets in Turing)
* '''January 21st, 20:00 - [[Five Minutes of Fame]]''' - Monthly set of lightning talks on diverse topics
* '''January 22nd, 17:00 - [[CleaningParty| Cleaning Party]]''' - Come help clean up Noisebridge! Awsum fun!
* ...January 14th,16th, and 17th 1:00- ??? Build Out day for kitchen/bathroom/laundry bring yourself and a good attitude, learn a few things as well
* '''January 15th, 18:00 - [[CNC_Mill_Workshop]]''' - Learn to use the CNC mill for 2D engraving and circuit board routing
* Thursdays 17:00 [[ASL Group|American Sign Language]] - Learn how to talk without using your voice (or just come chat in ASL)[http://whenisgood.net/noisebridge/asl/generic click to reschedule]

===2009===
* '''November 18th, 19:30''' - [[Dorkbot_2009_11_18|Dorkbot]]
* '''November 19th, 18:00''' - [[Mesh meetup]]
* '''November 19th, 20:00''' - [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
* '''November 20th, 18:00''' - Loud Objects [http://www.flickr.com/photos/createdigitalmedia/3428249036/ Noise Toy workshop].
* '''November 20th, 20:00''' - Performance by [http://www.loudobjects.com/ Loud Objects], (featuring Tristan Perich and Lesley Flanigan) and [http://www.myspace.com/jibkidder Jib Kidder].
:'''2009-11-05''' - [http://www.server-sky.com/ Server Sky presentation: Internet and Computation in Orbit] by Keith Lofstrom
:'''2009-11-05''' - [[Mesh meetup]]
:'''2009-11-02''' - [[French]] book club meeting to discuss [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/2842612892/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance Une Si Longue Lettre]
: ''' October 1st, 18:00''' - [[Wireless_Mesh_Network_Meetup | Mesh wireless meetup]]
: ''' October 1st, 19:00''' - [http://groups.google.com/group/bacat Bay Area Categories and Types]
: '''2009-10-03''' [[Year 1 Open Hacker House]]
:'''Friday''': [[CrazyCryptoNight]] - Discussion of cryptography for beginners through experts6-???
:'''Sunday''' : [[OpenEEG | OpenEEG Hacking]] Sundays, at 3-5pm.
:'''Monday''': [[German]] - Learn German, all levels7pm beginners, 8pm advancedRSVP 24 hours in advance for the benefit of the instructorEvents ran May-November 2009Currently on Thursdays at 8Get on the mailing list.
:'''Tuesday''': [[Haskell/Haschool]] - Learn Haskell with Jason Dusek 6PM - 7:30PM, from May until we're all experts.
:'''Wednesday''': [[Adobe_Lightroom|Adobe Lightroom]] - Become a more organized photographerWeekly class (mostly held off site).
:'''Thursday''': [[Professional VFX Compositing With Adobe After Effects]] - Taught by [[User:SFSlim|Aaron Muszalski]]7:30PM - 10PM, most Thursdays in May & June & ? (click through dammit)
:'''2009-09-17''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] 3D Edition
:'''2009-09-17''': [[Wireless Mesh Network Meetup | Mesh wireless meetup]]
:'''2009-08-20''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] One Dee Edition
:'''2009-07-16''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] Zero Dee
:'''2009-07-02 - 2009-07-05''': [http://toorcamp.org Toorcamp]
:'''2009-07-01''': Noisedroid meeting to discuss location logging on Android platform (and other stuff too, I'm sure)
:'''2009-06-30''': [[Powerbocking Class|Powerbocking class]]
:'''2009-06-30''': "Suing Telemarketers for Fun and Profit" (Toorcamp talk preview)
:'''2009-06-28''': "Meditation for Hackers" (Toorcamp workshop preview)
:'''2009-06-18''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-06-15''': [[Eagle Workshop]] Session two of the Eagle CAD workshop.
:'''2009-06-13''': [[RoboGames 2009]] Noisebridge had a booth staffed by vounteers, great fun!
:'''2009-05-21''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-04-27''': [[EagleCAD workshop]] -- learn to use this CAD tool for printed circuit board design
:'''2009-04-16''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] April showers & flowers edition
:'''2009-04-11''': [[RFID Hacking]] weekend workshop (this event moved from the original March date)
:'''2009-04-05''': [[First aid and CPR class]] Learning how to not only not die, but also reduce scarring!
:'''2009-04-03''': [[Sudo pop]] 2PM and onMaking the first batch of a Noisebridge label yerba mate-niated rootbrew, gratis and DIY
:'''2009-03-26''': [[OpenEEG | OpenEEG Hacking]] first meet up for this new group: 8 pm
:'''2009-03-19''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-03-12''': [[OpenBTS and GSM]] talk by David Burgess
:'''2009-02-14''': [[Open Heart Workshop]] Valentine's Day blinkyheart soldering party!
:'''2009-02-13''': [[Time-t_Party|<tt>time_t</tt> Party]] to celebrate 1,234,567,890 since the Unix epoch.
:'''2009-02-09''': [[Spanish learning at 8:30]]
:'''2009-02-05''': [[PGP Key Workshop]]
:'''2009-01-31''': [[Locksport and Lockpicking]]

===2008===
:'''2008-12-27''': [[25C3]] Chaos Computer Congress in Berlin
:'''2008-12-20 & 21''': [[Creme Brulee]] Workshop on creating a french dessert, with bonus propane torch.
:'''2008-12-17 20:00''': [[Machine Learning]] Birds-of-a-feather
:'''2008-11-24''': [[Circuit Hacking Monday]] circuit design workshop
:'''2008-11-21, 7pm''':[[Milk and Cookies]] -- [[User:Dmolnar|David Molnar]] hosts Milk and Cookies at 83CBring a short 5-7minute thing to read to othersBring a potluck cookie/snack/drink if you likeDavid will bring milk and cookies.
:'''2008-11-17, 7:30pm''': [[Basic Bicycle Maintain]] - [[User:rubin110|Rubin]] and [[User:rigel|rigel]] hate it when we see a bike that isn't maintainedScreechy chains and clacking derailleur can go to hellBasic bike tune up, sharing the smarts on simple things you can do at home to make your ride suck a whole lot less.
:'''2008-11-16, 5:00pm''': [[RepRap Soldering Party]] - help assemble RepRap! RSVPs required on wiki! [[User:Adi|adi]]
:'''2008-11-16, 3:00pm''': [[Oscilloscopes]] - Learn how to use this versatile tool to test electronic circuits Maximum 6 slots, please sign up ahead of time! [[User:dstaff|dstaff]]
:'''2008-10-31''': [[Halloween Open House]] - NoiseBridge's own [[PPPC]] threw an awesome open house/halloween galaPost pictures if you got 'em!
:'''2008-10-25''': [[Soldering Workshop]] and Pumpkin Hackin' - Learn to solder for total newbies (or learn to solder better!), including surface mountAdditionally, carve your halloween pumpkins and enjoy some experimental pumpkin pie and/or soup.
:'''2008-10-07''': (tuesday before meeting) - Etch a circuit boardI'll be trying a photo resist etching and a basic printed mask etchingThis is step 1/3 for a project called "annoying USB thingie" which will execute pre-defined keystrokes by sneaking a tiny USB dongle onto a victim^h^h^h^h^h buddy's computer.
:'''2008-09-13''': [[Processing Workshop]] — Learn this very easy-to-use programming language! - [[Processing Workshop Report]]
:'''2008-02-16''': [[Brain Machine Workshop|Brain Machine Making Workshop]]: Our first hardware sprint!

[[Category:Top level]]

Category:Events

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Official, Semi-Official, one-off and other events at the Noisebridge space.

=Event Calendar=
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Not all events make it onto this calendar. Many events only make it to the [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/ Discussion] or [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-announce/ Announcements] mailing lists, [[IRC]] or in person at [[Meetings | Tuesday meetings]]. Best of all, Noisebridge is about people getting together at the space in San Francisco to do stuff. DO pay attention, as some events just arise organically from the bottom up!

'''Want to host your event at Noisebridge?''' We like seeing classes and talks on interesting things pertaining to various subjects of hacking. Most of all, we like seeing familiar faces. Please participate in the space and our [[Meetings|weekly Tuesday meetings]] to see if we're the right audience for what you want to share before announcing a new event. Additionally, please see our [[Hosting an Event|events hosting page]] for suggestions on how to use Noisebridge for your event/class/workshop.

 
=== Upcoming Events [https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Category:Events&action=edit&section=2 edit] ===





 
'''No major Upcoming Events until after Burning Man 2016!'''
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, September 10th, 2016, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_10_Sep_2016|The 10-Sep GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has Noisebands and gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: Rick & Joe Potts (LAFMS), Voicehandler, Gif Problem, Tender Buttons, Rust Worship, Fossil Digest''
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, October 8th, 2016, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_8_Oct_2016|The 8-Oct GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has Noisebands and gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: John Bischoff, Acutuary (L.A.), Striations, Article Collection (Boston), The Flayed Choirmaster''
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, November 12th, 2016, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_12_Nov_2016|The 12-Nov GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has Noisebands and gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: XOME (Sac), R. K. Faulhaber & Sons, Tonal Grace, Amphibious Gestures, Ear Spray''
}}
 
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=== Recurring Events [https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Category:Events&action=edit&section=3 edit] ===

{{Template:Recurring}} - Every week. 
{{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} - Certain weeks, e.g. 1st week only. 
{{Template:RecurringException|-2nd}} - Except certain weeks, or other schedule exceptions.


==== Mondays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [[Circuit Hacking Mondays]]''' (Early start of 3:00pm on Monday holidays) - Learn to solder! And make cool things with electronics. [[User:maltman23|Mitch]], [[User:Tman66|J]], Rolf, [[User:Miloh|Miloh]], [[User:Cedric|Cedric]], Cheng, Greg, and/or a host of others will bring kits-for-purchase to make cool, hackable things for all skill levels that you can bring home after you make them! Many designed for '''absolute beginners'''! Bring your own projects to hack! Bring things to fix! All ages. All are welcome! See the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss Discuss list] and the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for weekly updates.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[Front-end Web Development]]''' - Learn HTML/CSS/JS. A series of talks on different topics every week, taught in the Church classroom. Recap of last week's material starts at '''7:30 pm'''. Join the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/webdev WebDev list] or the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for updates.
* {{Template:Recurring}} [[House_Keeping#Trash_and_Recycling|Take Out the Trash Night -- Round One]] Be sure to put bins out by midnight as the trash truck comes between 1:30 to 2:30am.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm '''[[PyClass|Intermediate Python with PyClass]]''' - Crash course in the Python standard library. Monday session is held in Turing Classroom.

==== ''Super'' Tuesdays! ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''5:00 pm to 7:30 pm [[Songbridge|Songbridge Music Making Tuesdays]]''' - Beginner-friendly music making and mentoring meetup with Ableton/GarageBand/Logic tutorials for beginners and peer collabs. ([[Noise Square Table]]).
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} '''6:30 pm to 8:30 pm [[SCoT|Sewing and Crafting]]''' - Come learn how to use the sewing machines or just work on a craft (e.g. knitting, crocheting, felt working, embroidery, leatherworking, beading, etc.). All skill levels are welcome.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [http://www.railsschool.org Ruby and Rails class]''' - Seminar and workshop for learning everything about Ruby, Rails, and web application development (Church classroom). See the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for weekly updates.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:30 pm to 11:30 pm [[Gamebridge|Gamebridge Unityversity Game Dev Tuesdays]]''' - Beginner-friendly game development class and meetup, learn and share C# Unity coding, 2D/3D art, design, writing and audio. Learn how to mentor and help teach game dev. ([[Noise Square Table]]).
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:00 pm [[Meetings|Noisebridge Weekly Meeting]]''' - Introducing new people and events to the space, general discussion, and decision-making on key issues. '''This is your space, folks. Come on out here in person to express what you think about what's going on with it!'''

==== Wednesdays ====
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm - '''[[Cyberspectrum|Cyberspectrum: Software Defined Radio Meetup]]''' in the Hackatorium(''new''): A place to learn and exchange ideas about SDR. Presentations on concepts, mystery signals, hardware/software and cool applications. Event alternates monthly between SF and the South Bay.
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} Wednesday of every month. '''Art with Software''' 7:30pm. Present your personal and expressive art made with software/hardware of your own making and get feedback and critical dialogue from fellow artist/technologists. More info on Meetup webpage [http://www.meetup.com/with-software-art here]. [Last upded July, 2016].
* {{Template:Recurring}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[DreamTeam| Dream Team Neuro Hackery]] - EEG research & development project with general interest in sleep, dreaming, creative intelligence, and many loosely related topics such as: neurophysiology, signal processing, cognitive neuroscience, and (especially) hacking code and devices for data acquisition and analysis. Join us at the [[CollaborationStation]] (near the Hackatorium). Expect general discussion around 8 PM - usually moving along by 9 PM to focus on more technical aspects of current project.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm - Career Change: How to kickstart your new career in web development
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} 7:00 pm [[DC415|DefCon 415 Group Hacker Meetup]] Description: Hacking, computer security, Digital Rights, Privacy, Decentralization, Anarchism, CyberPunk, etc a(A)a
==== Thursdays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} [[House_Keeping#Trash_and_Recycling|Trash Night -- Round Two]] - Take out the trash for Friday morning! Do it by midnight as truck comes ~1:30am to 2:30am.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [[Front-end_Web_Development#Lab|Front-end Web Development Lab]] - Understand by doing! A recap of Monday's lecture in workshop form - and a good time for one-on-one help with the material. Meets in Turing.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm The [[Go]] group meets up on Wednesdays and Thursdays to play.
* {{template:RecurringNumbered|2nd}} 7:00pm to 9:00pm [[Cryptopal_wg|Cryptopal working group]] - Learn cryptography through coding challenges that demonstrate attacks on real-world cryptography. A different way to learn than taking a class or reading a book!
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} '''7:00 pm [[Five Minutes of Fame]]''' a.k.a. 5MoF - lightning 5min talks every 3rd Thursday of the month

==== Fridays ====
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|5th}} 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm [[Computerology]] in Turing or [[CollaborationStation]], understanding and using computers
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|5th}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[FUN Tutoring]] @ [[CollaborationStation]]
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} [[Noisebridge Gaming Archivists]] Meetup 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm -- Come play, fix, mod retro consoles. Create and play is our motto! If you like video games, this is the place for you.

==== Saturdays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm [[CPP Class]] discussion in Hackitorum/Fox Lounge/Church. Currently looking for folks wanting to help plan out lessons.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 1:00 pm [[Zine Hacking]] Hacking on the good ol' fashioned analog Zine with Torrie, Mari and anyone who wants to come and be excellent and make excellent art.
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 3:00 pm [[Goths & Crafts]] Spooky people making spooky things in the sewing area. All kinds of crafts welcome and things don't necessarily have to be goth. But if you have an eye towards the darker side of the color spectrum, this may be for you!

==== Sundays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} 12:30 pm to 7:30 pm [[Dungeons and Dragons]] in Church, currently looking for new players.
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 1:00 pm Monthly Lock Sport Collaboration: Come learn how to pick locks and learn more about them with the [http://www.tooolsf.org/ SF Bay Area chapter] of [http://toool.us/ TOOOL]. The group meets on alternating months at Noisebridge and in San Jose. Check the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tooolsf TOOOL SF announcement list] for details.


* {{Template:Recurring}} 3:00 pm [[Go]] - Playing of the Go board game. On nice days we often take the boards to Dolores Park and play there.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 6:00 pm [[Plan 9]] class (if not Noisebridge check Sycamore)
* {{Template:Recurring}} 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm .impact Workathons in Turing classrom. Work on projects that will help humanity & beyond.
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If you'd like to contact somebody at Noisebridge regarding these Events or even the Noisebridge Wiki itself, then please send an email message to one of the Board members listed in the [[Contacts]] list, e.g., <secretary@noisebridge.net> or <treasurer@noisebridge.net>

=== Orphaned Events ===
These events appear to be dormant or extinct.

* SAT 10:15 - 12:10 [[Juggling with Judy!]] Note: next class is scheduled for Saturday June 29th. Attention juggling fans! Judy will be at the 2013 World Juggling Day celebration Saturday June 15th at Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium in San Francisco Fisherman's Warf - free event begins at 1. Come check it out!
* THU 18:00 - 21:00 '''[[Privacy Bay]]''' - A monthly meetup for Bay Area folks interested in privacy. Meets in Church on the last Thursday of the month.
* FRI 19:00 - 21:00 [[Anarchy_101|Anarchy 101]] - a class/seminar on what anarchy is and is not, and how it impacts us as individuals and as discrete groups.
* 20:00 - 22:00 [[Noise~_Wednesday | Noise~ Wed]] - Graphical media programming with Max/MSP/Jitter
* 19:00 [[Tahoe-LAFS]] - Occasional meetup of users and/or developers of the Least Authority File System.
* 14:00 - 16:00 Android Developer Support Group - Meet up with other app developers in the library for a lightly structured knowledge-share.

=== Proposed Future Events and Classes ===
:'''(TBD)''': [[Sound Science]] A potential monthly lecture/demonstration series on the little known science behind sound reproductionTopics to include: Transducer Physics(speakers and mics), Room Acoustics, Signal Path and Cabling,Loudspeaker design 101, Music Production Tips for Big Sound, and How to make a small system sound HUGEEach session to include hands on projects like making speakers from stuff lying around, Non-Newtonian bass monsters, and ez speaker mods for anyoneIf interested contact the new guy-> MattLong8 at gmail dot com, 805 four five three - six zero nine seven
:'''(TBD)''': [[Modular Synthesis]] a bi-weekly (or monthly) group devoted to modular synthesizers> workshop will include modular sound synthesis styles and techniques, a study of different modules and their functions, ie voltage controlled oscillator, voltage controlled filter, low frequency oscillator, envelope generator ect and how these modules interact with each other, what control voltage and triggers are..... as well as one on one time for each student with the modular, which is a 60 space large format Moog style modular synthesizer with big knobs and 1/4 jacks including performance and other awesomeness by Douglas. contact Douglas at greenshoos at gmail dotcom
:'''(TBD)''': [[VideoHacking]] a weekly video/video art devoted hacker group, including experiments in the 3D vr realm...if interested contact julialc4@gmail.com
:Wednesdays at 21:00 [[Brewing Bridge]] - Malakkar Proposal: Learn how to make your drinks fun AND antibacterial, using yeastThis will be recurring if enough interest or need is presentAssociated items - what to do with brewing leftovers, and brewers sample hour, etc.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Probability]] - Weekly probability study group based on [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory] by Al Drake
:'''(TBD)''': [[Mandarin Corner|Mandarin]] - Learn or practice Mandarin, all levels. Also currently on hiatus. Get on the mailing list.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Movie Night!]] - [[User:ThOMG|Thom]] wants to build community through nerdy sci-fi! (+Bill+Ted+Excellence++) (how about a Friday hacker movie night? -[[User:Carl|Carl]])
:'''(TBD)''': [[Introduction to the AVR Microcontroller]] - [[User:Mightyohm|Jeff]] and [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]] are planning an introductory class for people wanting to make cool projects with AVRs.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Basic Chemistry Lab Techniques]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Cuddle Puddle for the Economy]] - Stress-hacking with informal massage exchange.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Milk and Cookies]] - Come read your favorite selections out loud With Milk and Cookies (and yeah, probably beer too).
:'''(TBD)''': [[Processing Workshop 2]] - [[User:Scmurray|Scott]] is interested in teaching this, and is busy thinking about what, where, when, why, and how.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Hack your Hardware]] -- We call BS on "no user-serviceable parts inside"
:'''(TBD)''': [[Homebrew Instruction Class]] - The Wort (pt 1/3)
:'''(TBD)''': [[Trip to Shooting Range]] - Field trip to a shooting range, to shoot guns Express interest at [[Trip to Shooting Range]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Surface Mount Soldering Workshop]] - Learn how to solder cicuits with small surface mount parts [[User:maltman23|Mitch Altman]] and Martin Bogomolni and others will show their tricks [[User:maltman23|Mitch]] will bring hackable kits that uses surface mounts for you to solder<-YES! (mattlong8 at gmail dot com)
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Locksport and Lockpicking]]
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Version control tutorial]]
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Foreign language learning for rocket scientists]] - I'm near-native (fool people when I try) in (French and) Japanese, and a pro trans/terpreter and will share my shortcuts (skill-order, vocab, speed/articulation, translation≅grammar) No expertise on tonal languages yet..so if you know how to remember tones or how tone-sandhi interacts with speed and/or how nuances of speaker attitude are expressed in them (what we do with rythm/inflection/sentence-intonation and stress in Eng., and with particles and ??? in e.g. Cantonese) please chime in or call me (415-608-0564) so I can convey your wisdom [also looking for a from-scratch Arabic partner]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Getting started with Arduino]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Distributed Databases]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Node.js Beginners Session]] - Interested in learning about Node.js? I amMaybe these guys want to teach it: http://www.meetup.com/Joyent-Cloud-User-Group/events/81311542/

:'''(TBD)''': [[Scrum Club]] - I though I'd test the waters and see if anyone was interested in a noisebridge scrum club details are here http://scrumclub.org/scrum-clubs/ if inturested hit me up twitter: @theabcasian, facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theabcasian
:'''(TBD)''': [[CNC Mill Workshop]] - Who wants to make stuff on the [[MaxNCMill]]?
:'''(TBD)''': [[Math & Science Help]] - If you would like some math, science or engineering help, I'm down to lend a hand.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Cyborg Group|Cyborg Group / Sensebridge]] - Work on projects like artificial senses Someone needs to lead this!
:'''(TBD)''': [[OpenEEG]] - Brain techHas historically met on Sundays, at the behest of interested parties.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Programming_for_Poets | Programming for Poets]] - Gentle intro to programming using Processing
:'''(TBD)''': [[World Builders & Simgineers]] - Work together to create a beautiful & open virtual world & platform.
:'''(TBD)''': [[PlunderBridge]] - Metal detecting, detector technology & treasure hunting expeditions.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Ruby Mining]] - Ruby on Rails basics, interactive working group
:'''(TBD)''': [[MoinMoin Wiki]] - MoinMoin Wiki (details see there)
:'''(TBD)''': [[Noisebridge Fundraiser 2013]]

= Past Events =

===2016===
{{event
|time = Thursday, February 25th, 2016, 7pm
|title = SF Amateur Mathematicians
|description = Differential Geometry and Wide-Angle Photography with Chad Fong. In Church Room. See [http://www.meetup.com/SF-Amateur-Mathematicians/events/228761849/ Meetup page]. SF Amateur Mathematicians is a math club open to everyone interested in learning more about math. Topics and talks generally assume some collegiate mathematical background.
}}
 
{{event
|time = Sunday, February 7th, 2016, 11:00am
|title = HackTheLeft
|description = [[HackTheLeft|Hack the Left]] is an ''anticapitalist'' hackathon, going on for the entire long weekend of February 5th-7th at Noisebridge. This is an experiment to see what happens when you get a bunch of leftists in a room for a weekend with the intention to advance liberatory and ''anticapitalist'' projects using technology. This includes software projects like Tor and Signal, art projects like the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project and Men in Grey, hardware projects like mesh networks and signal jammers, and tools for rad organizations like Anti Police-Crimethink Project and Food Not Bombs. It's clear that there's a huge amount of opportunity for liberatory technology. It's up to us to build it. 

*Hackathon participants should be able to get into Noisebridge by [[Hours | its 11:00 AM opening hour]], if not earlier, for both weekend days.
}}

===2014===
*{{event
|time = Sunday, September 23, 5:00pm
|title = How to Start a Startup MOOC Lecture Viewings
|description = We would get together to watch the lectures together and conduct discussion and networking afterwards. http://startupclass.samaltman.com/
|}}

===2013===
*{{event
|time = Friday, August 9, 5:00pm
|title = Noisebridge Party Setup
|description = Volunteers will be preparing the space for Saturday's show. There are no scheduled conflicts; you might be asked to move multiple times by someone pushing a broom and assembling a raised stage simultaneously.
|}}

*{{event
|time = Saturday, August 10, 4:00pm
|title = Noisebridge "______ the Bridge" Party
|description = a summer fundraising party for Noisebridge, which YOU are invited to!
|suggested donation = $10, but no one turned away for lack of funds
|}}

*{{event
|time = Sunday, August 11, 2:00pm
|title = Bay Area Hackers' Association Meeting
|description = Jon Callas presenting on [[BAHA/2013-08-11|Secure Communications, Privacy, Counter-Surveillance]].
|}}

* '''Wednesday, May 22, 7.00 pm: Instructables Build Night''' - Bare Conductive, Instructables will supply Bare Conductive paint pens and pizza. Come experiment with the paint and post some Instructables. This is a FREE event.

===2012===
* '''December 20, Thursday, 20:00 - 22:00 - [[5MoF|5 Minutes of Fame]]''' - Following up on its triumphant return in November, 5MoF is back with another showcase of lightning talks & other good stuff, with your host Sir Danny O'Brien! Details TBA
*'''Tuesday Feb14th, 18:00 to 20:00''' ZiP MegaZine releases its inaugural issue with '''My Noisy Valentine''' Zine Release Microparty in the Noisebridge cafeFor more info follow [[zine | this]] link.
* '''Wednesday, Jan30, 20:00-22:00''' [[zine|ZiP]] meeting for zine-makers & others with an interest in printing & self-publishingThe meeting 1/30/13 is our first since mid-2012We plan to hold them regularly from now on at this time (Wednesday 8pm)This meeting will be informal & will probably take place in the printing/lasercutter area of the hackerspace.

===2011===

* '''September 11th 14:00 to 17:00''' - The San Francisco Chapter of the Open Organisation Of Lockpickers and Bay Area Hacker's Association present a joint meeting on [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Locksport locksport]
*'''August 4, 7PM, Thursday''' - [http://zeidman.net Bob Zeidman] will be giving a talk on video games and intellectual property, hosted by TheMADEHe will also speak about IP infringement cases.
*'''August 9, 6:30PM, Tuesday''' - [http://www.meetup.com/makesf/events/26413241/ Make:SF] - Chris Jefferies will speak about the wireless sensor kit he is developing and we are bringing back our all star soldering kits.

* '''April 13th, 19:00''' - Kombucha fermentation class with [[BioBridge]]
*'''April 7th, 20:00''' - [[In-Depth|Noisebridge: In-Depth]] Our monthly lecture and round tableThis month's speaker will be Aragorn! his lecture will be "Anarchism & technology: An unbridgeable chasm"
*'''April 4th, 20:00''' - Camp KDE PartyCome and meet part of the KDE North America community and get a quick overview of this year's [http://camp.kde.org/ Camp KDE] conferenceThere will be beer
*'''April 3rd, 16:00''' - NoiseCaching: Meet-up to build some geocaches, and talk about making geocoinsThen we'll head out to find some local caches and place caches we made[http://www.geocaching.com More info about Geocaching here]
* '''March 20th, 19:00''' [[Hack Politics]] meetup -- the first meetup to figure out how we in the hacker community can effectively mobilize and create meaningful change in these interesting times
* '''March 12th, 12:00-18:00 - Noisebridge Hackathon!''' Second Saturday Hackathon is a casual monthly event dedicated to working on the space or relevant projects and building community This is a great time to get feedback or help on any projects you have been considering that center around the space, culture, and infrastructure of Noisebridge You can also help with existing projects and find out ways to get involved.
* '''March 10, Thursday, 19:00 - Group Grammar Clinic''' - Church Classroom - Donations gladly accepted - A clinic for grammar and writing evaluationPlease bring your web/social or technical writing for us to evaluateBring your laptop as well Collaboration groupware possibly provided(Please suggest groupware software to use if you wish)Constructive feedback from other group members is encouraged so that this clinic is a group process- Facilitator: [[User:Owen|Owen]] (opietro@yahoo.com)
* '''March 9th, 20:00''' - Ferment and filter a mash! [[fermentation logs]]

===2010===
* '''Sunday, August 22, 19:00 CLUB-MATE DROPOFF AND TASTING PARTY''' Nick Farr will be in town to drop off Club-Mate ordered by San Franciscans!
* '''June 5th, 12:00-19:00 - [[NoiseBridgeRehab]]''' - Help make the space more usable and accessible! Noisebridge needs your help!
* '''June 5th, 16:00-20:00 - [[Science For Juggalos]]''' - Science Fair in front of the Warfield Theater teaching magnetism to Juggalos
* '''June 6th, 15:00 - [[AVC Meetup]]''' - Entrepreneurial bonding & matchmaking
* '''June 9th, 21:00 - Your liver supports Noisebridge''' - Come to Elixir @ 16th & Guerrero anytime after 21:00 and drink, drink, drink! 50% of tips go to Noisebridge
* '''February 27th, 20:00 - [[Hacker EPROM]]''' - Noisebridge's first prom! Nice tie and a (robot) date requiredWe will have a DJ and punch.
* '''February 24th, 19:00, Wednesday - Joris Peels, of [http://www.shapeways.com Shapeways]''', and expert on 3D printing, will give a [[ShaperwaysPresentation | talk and demonstration]] at Noisebridge!.
* '''February 23rd, 18:00 - Cleaning day''' - Come and help clean Noisebridge, because everyone loves a clean hack space.
* '''February 12th, 21:00 - visit from Steve Jackson'''Game designer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_%28US_game_designer%29 Steve Jackson], founder of Steve Jackson Games, will visit Noisebridge.
* '''January 27th, 18:00-20:00 - [[beatrixjar event|Circuit Bending Workshop]]''' - [http://www.beatrixjar.com/ Beatrix*JAR] (contact [[User:Gpvillamil|Gian Pablo]] for more info)
* '''January 27th, 20:00-22:00 - [[beatrixjar event|Circuit Bending Performance]]''' - [http://www.beatrixjar.com/ Beatrix*JAR] - "Celebrate a night of new sound that will change your idea of music forever!"
* '''January 25th, 19:30 - [[Bag Porn]]''' - What's in your bag?
* '''January 20th, 19:00-21:00 - [http://groups.google.com/group/bacat/about Bay Categories & Types]''' - Categories, monoids, monads, functors and more! Held in the Alonzo Church classroom.
* '''January 20th, 19:00 - [[User Experience Book Club SF]]''' - Our book this month is "A Theory of Fun for Game Design" by Raph Koster - http://is.gd/6sEqw (meets in Turing)
* '''January 21st, 20:00 - [[Five Minutes of Fame]]''' - Monthly set of lightning talks on diverse topics
* '''January 22nd, 17:00 - [[CleaningParty| Cleaning Party]]''' - Come help clean up Noisebridge! Awsum fun!
* ...January 14th,16th, and 17th 1:00- ??? Build Out day for kitchen/bathroom/laundry bring yourself and a good attitude, learn a few things as well
* '''January 15th, 18:00 - [[CNC_Mill_Workshop]]''' - Learn to use the CNC mill for 2D engraving and circuit board routing
* Thursdays 17:00 [[ASL Group|American Sign Language]] - Learn how to talk without using your voice (or just come chat in ASL)[http://whenisgood.net/noisebridge/asl/generic click to reschedule]

===2009===
* '''November 18th, 19:30''' - [[Dorkbot_2009_11_18|Dorkbot]]
* '''November 19th, 18:00''' - [[Mesh meetup]]
* '''November 19th, 20:00''' - [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
* '''November 20th, 18:00''' - Loud Objects [http://www.flickr.com/photos/createdigitalmedia/3428249036/ Noise Toy workshop].
* '''November 20th, 20:00''' - Performance by [http://www.loudobjects.com/ Loud Objects], (featuring Tristan Perich and Lesley Flanigan) and [http://www.myspace.com/jibkidder Jib Kidder].
:'''2009-11-05''' - [http://www.server-sky.com/ Server Sky presentation: Internet and Computation in Orbit] by Keith Lofstrom
:'''2009-11-05''' - [[Mesh meetup]]
:'''2009-11-02''' - [[French]] book club meeting to discuss [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/2842612892/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance Une Si Longue Lettre]
: ''' October 1st, 18:00''' - [[Wireless_Mesh_Network_Meetup | Mesh wireless meetup]]
: ''' October 1st, 19:00''' - [http://groups.google.com/group/bacat Bay Area Categories and Types]
: '''2009-10-03''' [[Year 1 Open Hacker House]]
:'''Friday''': [[CrazyCryptoNight]] - Discussion of cryptography for beginners through experts6-???
:'''Sunday''' : [[OpenEEG | OpenEEG Hacking]] Sundays, at 3-5pm.
:'''Monday''': [[German]] - Learn German, all levels7pm beginners, 8pm advancedRSVP 24 hours in advance for the benefit of the instructorEvents ran May-November 2009Currently on Thursdays at 8Get on the mailing list.
:'''Tuesday''': [[Haskell/Haschool]] - Learn Haskell with Jason Dusek 6PM - 7:30PM, from May until we're all experts.
:'''Wednesday''': [[Adobe_Lightroom|Adobe Lightroom]] - Become a more organized photographerWeekly class (mostly held off site).
:'''Thursday''': [[Professional VFX Compositing With Adobe After Effects]] - Taught by [[User:SFSlim|Aaron Muszalski]]7:30PM - 10PM, most Thursdays in May & June & ? (click through dammit)
:'''2009-09-17''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] 3D Edition
:'''2009-09-17''': [[Wireless Mesh Network Meetup | Mesh wireless meetup]]
:'''2009-08-20''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] One Dee Edition
:'''2009-07-16''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] Zero Dee
:'''2009-07-02 - 2009-07-05''': [http://toorcamp.org Toorcamp]
:'''2009-07-01''': Noisedroid meeting to discuss location logging on Android platform (and other stuff too, I'm sure)
:'''2009-06-30''': [[Powerbocking Class|Powerbocking class]]
:'''2009-06-30''': "Suing Telemarketers for Fun and Profit" (Toorcamp talk preview)
:'''2009-06-28''': "Meditation for Hackers" (Toorcamp workshop preview)
:'''2009-06-18''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-06-15''': [[Eagle Workshop]] Session two of the Eagle CAD workshop.
:'''2009-06-13''': [[RoboGames 2009]] Noisebridge had a booth staffed by vounteers, great fun!
:'''2009-05-21''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-04-27''': [[EagleCAD workshop]] -- learn to use this CAD tool for printed circuit board design
:'''2009-04-16''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] April showers & flowers edition
:'''2009-04-11''': [[RFID Hacking]] weekend workshop (this event moved from the original March date)
:'''2009-04-05''': [[First aid and CPR class]] Learning how to not only not die, but also reduce scarring!
:'''2009-04-03''': [[Sudo pop]] 2PM and onMaking the first batch of a Noisebridge label yerba mate-niated rootbrew, gratis and DIY
:'''2009-03-26''': [[OpenEEG | OpenEEG Hacking]] first meet up for this new group: 8 pm
:'''2009-03-19''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-03-12''': [[OpenBTS and GSM]] talk by David Burgess
:'''2009-02-14''': [[Open Heart Workshop]] Valentine's Day blinkyheart soldering party!
:'''2009-02-13''': [[Time-t_Party|<tt>time_t</tt> Party]] to celebrate 1,234,567,890 since the Unix epoch.
:'''2009-02-09''': [[Spanish learning at 8:30]]
:'''2009-02-05''': [[PGP Key Workshop]]
:'''2009-01-31''': [[Locksport and Lockpicking]]

===2008===
:'''2008-12-27''': [[25C3]] Chaos Computer Congress in Berlin
:'''2008-12-20 & 21''': [[Creme Brulee]] Workshop on creating a french dessert, with bonus propane torch.
:'''2008-12-17 20:00''': [[Machine Learning]] Birds-of-a-feather
:'''2008-11-24''': [[Circuit Hacking Monday]] circuit design workshop
:'''2008-11-21, 7pm''':[[Milk and Cookies]] -- [[User:Dmolnar|David Molnar]] hosts Milk and Cookies at 83CBring a short 5-7minute thing to read to othersBring a potluck cookie/snack/drink if you likeDavid will bring milk and cookies.
:'''2008-11-17, 7:30pm''': [[Basic Bicycle Maintain]] - [[User:rubin110|Rubin]] and [[User:rigel|rigel]] hate it when we see a bike that isn't maintainedScreechy chains and clacking derailleur can go to hellBasic bike tune up, sharing the smarts on simple things you can do at home to make your ride suck a whole lot less.
:'''2008-11-16, 5:00pm''': [[RepRap Soldering Party]] - help assemble RepRap! RSVPs required on wiki! [[User:Adi|adi]]
:'''2008-11-16, 3:00pm''': [[Oscilloscopes]] - Learn how to use this versatile tool to test electronic circuits Maximum 6 slots, please sign up ahead of time! [[User:dstaff|dstaff]]
:'''2008-10-31''': [[Halloween Open House]] - NoiseBridge's own [[PPPC]] threw an awesome open house/halloween galaPost pictures if you got 'em!
:'''2008-10-25''': [[Soldering Workshop]] and Pumpkin Hackin' - Learn to solder for total newbies (or learn to solder better!), including surface mountAdditionally, carve your halloween pumpkins and enjoy some experimental pumpkin pie and/or soup.
:'''2008-10-07''': (tuesday before meeting) - Etch a circuit boardI'll be trying a photo resist etching and a basic printed mask etchingThis is step 1/3 for a project called "annoying USB thingie" which will execute pre-defined keystrokes by sneaking a tiny USB dongle onto a victim^h^h^h^h^h buddy's computer.
:'''2008-09-13''': [[Processing Workshop]] — Learn this very easy-to-use programming language! - [[Processing Workshop Report]]
:'''2008-02-16''': [[Brain Machine Workshop|Brain Machine Making Workshop]]: Our first hardware sprint!

[[Category:Top level]]

Equipment fund

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Category:Events

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Official, Semi-Official, one-off and other events at the Noisebridge space.

=Event Calendar=
<onlyinclude>
Not all events make it onto this calendar. Many events only make it to the [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/ Discussion] or [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-announce/ Announcements] mailing lists, [[IRC]] or in person at [[Meetings | Tuesday meetings]]. Best of all, Noisebridge is about people getting together at the space in San Francisco to do stuff. DO pay attention, as some events just arise organically from the bottom up!

'''Want to host your event at Noisebridge?''' We like seeing classes and talks on interesting things pertaining to various subjects of hacking. Most of all, we like seeing familiar faces. Please participate in the space and our [[Meetings|weekly Tuesday meetings]] to see if we're the right audience for what you want to share before announcing a new event. Additionally, please see our [[Hosting an Event|events hosting page]] for suggestions on how to use Noisebridge for your event/class/workshop.

 
=== Upcoming Events [https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Category:Events&action=edit&section=2 edit] ===




 
{{event
|time = Wednesday, July 27th, 2016, 6:30pm
|title = Basic Income Wikipedia Jam
|description = This will be a small gathering of folks working together to clean up the Wikipedia page for "basic income," which is a total mess right now and the first resource many people new to the idea will encounter. There are neutrality issues, citations missing, key events unmentioned, overly verbose writing, confusing organization: on and on and on. If you're into the idea of basic income, come lend a hand. We'll have snacks!
}}
 
{{event
|time = Thursday, August 4th, 2016, 12pm
|title = Post-quantum Crypto Talk by Peter Schwabe
|description = In 2012, Mark Ketchen, researcher at IBM, stated about large quantum computers that they are "within reach" and estimated a timespan of 10 to 15 years until such computers can be built. It is not clear if Ketchen is right with this estimate, it is not even clear if a large quantum computer will ever be built. However, what is clear is that such a computer will be able to break all asymmetric cryptography in wide use today. More specifically, it will break in polynomial time systems that are based on factoring (like RSA) and systems based on the discrete logarithm (like DSA, and Diffie-Hellman key exchange), including their elliptic-curve variants. There are asymmetric cryptographic systems that, as far as we know, are not broken by quantum computers, so called "post-quantum cryptography". It is obvious that once large quantum computers exist, the world will need to switch to such post-quantum schemes. However, users who are concerned about long-term security, have to switch to post-quantum schemes for confidentiality already now: an attacker who records and stores key exchanges today can go back in a decade or two and use a quantum computer to attack them. In my talk I will give a brief overview of post-quantum crypto and then highlight what we can, and should, already do today to provide long-term security in cryptographic systems. In particular, I will present the "NewHope" key exchange, which is currently used in an experiment by Google and is one of the candidates to be considered for post-quantum key exchange in Tor.
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, August 13th, 2016, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_13_Aug_2016|The 13-Aug GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has Noisebands and gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: Medicine Cabinet (Tracy CA), Daniel Blomquist, Ze Bib!, Foreskin Shashimi in Paradise, SubStation6'
}}
 
{{event
|time = Sunday, August 21st, 2016, 1pm
|title = TOOOL SF Bay Area Lockpicking Meeting
|description =
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, September 10th, 2016, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_10_Sep_2016|The 10-Sep GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has Noisebands and gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: Rick & Joe Potts (LAFMS), Voicehandler, Gif Problem, Tender Buttons, Rust Worship''
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, October 8th, 2016, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_8_Oct_2016|The 8-Oct GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has Noisebands and gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: TBD''
}}
 
<div class="recurring-events">

=== Recurring Events [https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Category:Events&action=edit&section=3 edit] ===

{{Template:Recurring}} - Every week. 
{{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} - Certain weeks, e.g. 1st week only. 
{{Template:RecurringException|-2nd}} - Except certain weeks, or other schedule exceptions.


==== Mondays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [[Circuit Hacking Mondays]]''' (Early start of 3:00pm on Monday holidays) - Learn to solder! And make cool things with electronics. [[User:maltman23|Mitch]], [[User:Tman66|J]], Rolf, [[User:Miloh|Miloh]], [[User:Cedric|Cedric]], Cheng, Greg, and/or a host of others will bring kits-for-purchase to make cool, hackable things for all skill levels that you can bring home after you make them! Many designed for '''absolute beginners'''! Bring your own projects to hack! Bring things to fix! All ages. All are welcome! See the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss Discuss list] and the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for weekly updates.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[Front-end Web Development]]''' - Learn HTML/CSS/JS. A series of talks on different topics every week, taught in the Church classroom. Recap of last week's material starts at '''7:30 pm'''. Join the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/webdev WebDev list] or the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for updates.
* {{Template:Recurring}} [[House_Keeping#Trash_and_Recycling|Take Out the Trash Night -- Round One]] Be sure to put bins out by midnight as the trash truck comes between 1:30 to 2:30am.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm '''[[PyClass|Intermediate Python with PyClass]]''' - Crash course in the Python standard library. Monday session is held in Turing Classroom.

==== ''Super'' Tuesdays! ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''5:00 pm to 7:30 pm [[Songbridge|Songbridge Music Making Tuesdays]]''' - Beginner-friendly music making and mentoring meetup with Ableton/GarageBand/Logic tutorials for beginners and peer collabs. ([[Noise Square Table]]).
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} '''6:30 pm to 8:30 pm [[SCoT|Sewing and Crafting]]''' - Come learn how to use the sewing machines or just work on a craft (e.g. knitting, crocheting, felt working, embroidery, leatherworking, beading, etc.). All skill levels are welcome.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [http://www.railsschool.org Ruby and Rails class]''' - Seminar and workshop for learning everything about Ruby, Rails, and web application development (Church classroom). See the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for weekly updates.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:30 pm to 11:30 pm [[Gamebridge|Gamebridge Unityversity Game Dev Tuesdays]]''' - Beginner-friendly game development class and meetup, learn and share C# Unity coding, 2D/3D art, design, writing and audio. Learn how to mentor and help teach game dev. ([[Noise Square Table]]).
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:00 pm [[Meetings|Noisebridge Weekly Meeting]]''' - Introducing new people and events to the space, general discussion, and decision-making on key issues. '''This is your space, folks. Come on out here in person to express what you think about what's going on with it!'''

==== Wednesdays ====
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm - '''[[Cyberspectrum|Cyberspectrum: Software Defined Radio Meetup]]''' in the Hackatorium(''new''): A place to learn and exchange ideas about SDR. Presentations on concepts, mystery signals, hardware/software and cool applications. Event alternates monthly between SF and the South Bay.
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} Wednesday of every month. '''Art with Software''' 7:30pm. Present your personal and expressive art made with software/hardware of your own making and get feedback and critical dialogue from fellow artist/technologists. More info on Meetup webpage [http://www.meetup.com/with-software-art here]. [Last upded July, 2016].
* {{Template:Recurring}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[DreamTeam| Dream Team Neuro Hackery]] - EEG research & development project with general interest in sleep, dreaming, creative intelligence, and many loosely related topics such as: neurophysiology, signal processing, cognitive neuroscience, and (especially) hacking code and devices for data acquisition and analysis. Join us at the [[CollaborationStation]] (near the Hackatorium). Expect general discussion around 8 PM - usually moving along by 9 PM to focus on more technical aspects of current project.
* {{Template:Recurring}} Wednesday (3/23/16) CANCELLED for Spring Break SFSU resuming (3/30/2016) 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm, aka 20:30-22:30, class times, Just add You! '''[[PiBridge|Raspberry Pi]]''' - ''NEW'' PiBridge Raspberry Pi Hacking Group is a meetup to explore on Raspberry Pi-based projects. Gain momentum and achiving successes! ''''. Meeting lateral to the Pi Zero Student Learning Station, in the Hackatorium Class Space.

==== Thursdays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} [[House_Keeping#Trash_and_Recycling|Trash Night -- Round Two]] - Take out the trash for Friday morning! Do it by midnight as truck comes ~1:30am to 2:30am.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [[Front-end_Web_Development#Lab|Front-end Web Development Lab]] - Understand by doing! A recap of Monday's lecture in workshop form - and a good time for one-on-one help with the material. Meets in Turing.
* {{template:RecurringNumbered|2nd}} 7:00pm to 9:00pm [[Cryptopal_wg|Cryptopal working group]] - Learn cryptography through coding challenges that demonstrate attacks on real-world cryptography. A different way to learn than taking a class or reading a book!
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} '''7:00 pm [[Five Minutes of Fame]]''' a.k.a. 5MoF - lightning 5min talks every 3rd Thursday of the month

==== Fridays ====
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|5th}} 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm [[Computerology]] in Turing or [[CollaborationStation]], understanding and using computers
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|5th}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[FUN Tutoring]] @ [[CollaborationStation]]
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} [[Noisebridge Gaming Archivists]] Meetup 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm -- Come play, fix, mod retro consoles. Create and play is our motto! If you like video games, this is the place for you.

==== Saturdays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm [[CPP Class]] discussion in Hackitorum/Fox Lounge/Church. Currently looking for folks wanting to help plan out lessons.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 1:00 pm [[Zine Hacking]] Hacking on the good ol' fashioned analog Zine with Torrie, Mari and anyone who wants to come and be excellent and make excellent art.
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 3:00 pm [[Goths & Crafts]] Spooky people making spooky things in the sewing area. All kinds of crafts welcome and things don't necessarily have to be goth. But if you have an eye towards the darker side of the color spectrum, this may be for you!

==== Sundays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} 12:30 pm to 7:30 pm [[Dungeons and Dragons]] in Church, currently looking for new players.
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 1:00 pm Monthly Lock Sport Collaboration: Come learn how to pick locks and learn more about them with the [http://www.tooolsf.org/ SF Bay Area chapter] of [http://toool.us/ TOOOL]. The group meets on alternating months at Noisebridge and in San Jose. Check the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tooolsf-announce TOOOL SF announcement list] for details.


* {{Template:Recurring}} 3:00 pm [[Go]] - Playing of the Go board game. On nice days we often take the boards to Dolores Park and play there.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 6:00 pm [[Plan 9]] class (if not Noisebridge check Sycamore)
* {{Template:Recurring}} 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm .impact Workathons in Turing classrom. Work on projects that will help humanity & beyond.
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If you'd like to contact somebody at Noisebridge regarding these Events or even the Noisebridge Wiki itself, then please send an email message to one of the Board members listed in the [[Contacts]] list, e.g., <secretary@noisebridge.net> or <treasurer@noisebridge.net>

=== Orphaned Events ===
These events appear to be dormant or extinct.

* SAT 10:15 - 12:10 [[Juggling with Judy!]] Note: next class is scheduled for Saturday June 29th. Attention juggling fans! Judy will be at the 2013 World Juggling Day celebration Saturday June 15th at Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium in San Francisco Fisherman's Warf - free event begins at 1. Come check it out!
* THU 18:00 - 21:00 '''[[Privacy Bay]]''' - A monthly meetup for Bay Area folks interested in privacy. Meets in Church on the last Thursday of the month.
* FRI 19:00 - 21:00 [[Anarchy_101|Anarchy 101]] - a class/seminar on what anarchy is and is not, and how it impacts us as individuals and as discrete groups.
* 20:00 - 22:00 [[Noise~_Wednesday | Noise~ Wed]] - Graphical media programming with Max/MSP/Jitter
* 19:00 [[Tahoe-LAFS]] - Occasional meetup of users and/or developers of the Least Authority File System.
* 14:00 - 16:00 Android Developer Support Group - Meet up with other app developers in the library for a lightly structured knowledge-share.

=== Proposed Future Events and Classes ===
:'''(TBD)''': [[Sound Science]] A potential monthly lecture/demonstration series on the little known science behind sound reproductionTopics to include: Transducer Physics(speakers and mics), Room Acoustics, Signal Path and Cabling,Loudspeaker design 101, Music Production Tips for Big Sound, and How to make a small system sound HUGEEach session to include hands on projects like making speakers from stuff lying around, Non-Newtonian bass monsters, and ez speaker mods for anyoneIf interested contact the new guy-> MattLong8 at gmail dot com, 805 four five three - six zero nine seven
:'''(TBD)''': [[Modular Synthesis]] a bi-weekly (or monthly) group devoted to modular synthesizers> workshop will include modular sound synthesis styles and techniques, a study of different modules and their functions, ie voltage controlled oscillator, voltage controlled filter, low frequency oscillator, envelope generator ect and how these modules interact with each other, what control voltage and triggers are..... as well as one on one time for each student with the modular, which is a 60 space large format Moog style modular synthesizer with big knobs and 1/4 jacks including performance and other awesomeness by Douglas. contact Douglas at greenshoos at gmail dotcom
:'''(TBD)''': [[VideoHacking]] a weekly video/video art devoted hacker group, including experiments in the 3D vr realm...if interested contact julialc4@gmail.com
:Wednesdays at 21:00 [[Brewing Bridge]] - Malakkar Proposal: Learn how to make your drinks fun AND antibacterial, using yeastThis will be recurring if enough interest or need is presentAssociated items - what to do with brewing leftovers, and brewers sample hour, etc.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Probability]] - Weekly probability study group based on [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory] by Al Drake
:'''(TBD)''': [[Mandarin Corner|Mandarin]] - Learn or practice Mandarin, all levels. Also currently on hiatus. Get on the mailing list.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Movie Night!]] - [[User:ThOMG|Thom]] wants to build community through nerdy sci-fi! (+Bill+Ted+Excellence++) (how about a Friday hacker movie night? -[[User:Carl|Carl]])
:'''(TBD)''': [[Introduction to the AVR Microcontroller]] - [[User:Mightyohm|Jeff]] and [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]] are planning an introductory class for people wanting to make cool projects with AVRs.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Basic Chemistry Lab Techniques]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Cuddle Puddle for the Economy]] - Stress-hacking with informal massage exchange.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Milk and Cookies]] - Come read your favorite selections out loud With Milk and Cookies (and yeah, probably beer too).
:'''(TBD)''': [[Processing Workshop 2]] - [[User:Scmurray|Scott]] is interested in teaching this, and is busy thinking about what, where, when, why, and how.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Hack your Hardware]] -- We call BS on "no user-serviceable parts inside"
:'''(TBD)''': [[Homebrew Instruction Class]] - The Wort (pt 1/3)
:'''(TBD)''': [[Trip to Shooting Range]] - Field trip to a shooting range, to shoot guns Express interest at [[Trip to Shooting Range]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Surface Mount Soldering Workshop]] - Learn how to solder cicuits with small surface mount parts [[User:maltman23|Mitch Altman]] and Martin Bogomolni and others will show their tricks [[User:maltman23|Mitch]] will bring hackable kits that uses surface mounts for you to solder<-YES! (mattlong8 at gmail dot com)
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Locksport and Lockpicking]]
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Version control tutorial]]
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Foreign language learning for rocket scientists]] - I'm near-native (fool people when I try) in (French and) Japanese, and a pro trans/terpreter and will share my shortcuts (skill-order, vocab, speed/articulation, translation≅grammar) No expertise on tonal languages yet..so if you know how to remember tones or how tone-sandhi interacts with speed and/or how nuances of speaker attitude are expressed in them (what we do with rythm/inflection/sentence-intonation and stress in Eng., and with particles and ??? in e.g. Cantonese) please chime in or call me (415-608-0564) so I can convey your wisdom [also looking for a from-scratch Arabic partner]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Getting started with Arduino]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Distributed Databases]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Node.js Beginners Session]] - Interested in learning about Node.js? I amMaybe these guys want to teach it: http://www.meetup.com/Joyent-Cloud-User-Group/events/81311542/

:'''(TBD)''': [[Scrum Club]] - I though I'd test the waters and see if anyone was interested in a noisebridge scrum club details are here http://scrumclub.org/scrum-clubs/ if inturested hit me up twitter: @theabcasian, facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theabcasian
:'''(TBD)''': [[CNC Mill Workshop]] - Who wants to make stuff on the [[MaxNCMill]]?
:'''(TBD)''': [[Math & Science Help]] - If you would like some math, science or engineering help, I'm down to lend a hand.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Cyborg Group|Cyborg Group / Sensebridge]] - Work on projects like artificial senses Someone needs to lead this!
:'''(TBD)''': [[OpenEEG]] - Brain techHas historically met on Sundays, at the behest of interested parties.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Programming_for_Poets | Programming for Poets]] - Gentle intro to programming using Processing
:'''(TBD)''': [[World Builders & Simgineers]] - Work together to create a beautiful & open virtual world & platform.
:'''(TBD)''': [[PlunderBridge]] - Metal detecting, detector technology & treasure hunting expeditions.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Ruby Mining]] - Ruby on Rails basics, interactive working group
:'''(TBD)''': [[MoinMoin Wiki]] - MoinMoin Wiki (details see there)
:'''(TBD)''': [[Noisebridge Fundraiser 2013]]

= Past Events =

===2016===
{{event
|time = Thursday, February 25th, 2016, 7pm
|title = SF Amateur Mathematicians
|description = Differential Geometry and Wide-Angle Photography with Chad Fong. In Church Room. See [http://www.meetup.com/SF-Amateur-Mathematicians/events/228761849/ Meetup page]. SF Amateur Mathematicians is a math club open to everyone interested in learning more about math. Topics and talks generally assume some collegiate mathematical background.
}}
 
{{event
|time = Sunday, February 7th, 2016, 11:00am
|title = HackTheLeft
|description = [[HackTheLeft|Hack the Left]] is an ''anticapitalist'' hackathon, going on for the entire long weekend of February 5th-7th at Noisebridge. This is an experiment to see what happens when you get a bunch of leftists in a room for a weekend with the intention to advance liberatory and ''anticapitalist'' projects using technology. This includes software projects like Tor and Signal, art projects like the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project and Men in Grey, hardware projects like mesh networks and signal jammers, and tools for rad organizations like Anti Police-Crimethink Project and Food Not Bombs. It's clear that there's a huge amount of opportunity for liberatory technology. It's up to us to build it. 

*Hackathon participants should be able to get into Noisebridge by [[Hours | its 11:00 AM opening hour]], if not earlier, for both weekend days.
}}

===2014===
*{{event
|time = Sunday, September 23, 5:00pm
|title = How to Start a Startup MOOC Lecture Viewings
|description = We would get together to watch the lectures together and conduct discussion and networking afterwards. http://startupclass.samaltman.com/
|}}

===2013===
*{{event
|time = Friday, August 9, 5:00pm
|title = Noisebridge Party Setup
|description = Volunteers will be preparing the space for Saturday's show. There are no scheduled conflicts; you might be asked to move multiple times by someone pushing a broom and assembling a raised stage simultaneously.
|}}

*{{event
|time = Saturday, August 10, 4:00pm
|title = Noisebridge "______ the Bridge" Party
|description = a summer fundraising party for Noisebridge, which YOU are invited to!
|suggested donation = $10, but no one turned away for lack of funds
|}}

*{{event
|time = Sunday, August 11, 2:00pm
|title = Bay Area Hackers' Association Meeting
|description = Jon Callas presenting on [[BAHA/2013-08-11|Secure Communications, Privacy, Counter-Surveillance]].
|}}

* '''Wednesday, May 22, 7.00 pm: Instructables Build Night''' - Bare Conductive, Instructables will supply Bare Conductive paint pens and pizza. Come experiment with the paint and post some Instructables. This is a FREE event.

===2012===
* '''December 20, Thursday, 20:00 - 22:00 - [[5MoF|5 Minutes of Fame]]''' - Following up on its triumphant return in November, 5MoF is back with another showcase of lightning talks & other good stuff, with your host Sir Danny O'Brien! Details TBA
*'''Tuesday Feb14th, 18:00 to 20:00''' ZiP MegaZine releases its inaugural issue with '''My Noisy Valentine''' Zine Release Microparty in the Noisebridge cafeFor more info follow [[zine | this]] link.
* '''Wednesday, Jan30, 20:00-22:00''' [[zine|ZiP]] meeting for zine-makers & others with an interest in printing & self-publishingThe meeting 1/30/13 is our first since mid-2012We plan to hold them regularly from now on at this time (Wednesday 8pm)This meeting will be informal & will probably take place in the printing/lasercutter area of the hackerspace.

===2011===

* '''September 11th 14:00 to 17:00''' - The San Francisco Chapter of the Open Organisation Of Lockpickers and Bay Area Hacker's Association present a joint meeting on [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Locksport locksport]
*'''August 4, 7PM, Thursday''' - [http://zeidman.net Bob Zeidman] will be giving a talk on video games and intellectual property, hosted by TheMADEHe will also speak about IP infringement cases.
*'''August 9, 6:30PM, Tuesday''' - [http://www.meetup.com/makesf/events/26413241/ Make:SF] - Chris Jefferies will speak about the wireless sensor kit he is developing and we are bringing back our all star soldering kits.

* '''April 13th, 19:00''' - Kombucha fermentation class with [[BioBridge]]
*'''April 7th, 20:00''' - [[In-Depth|Noisebridge: In-Depth]] Our monthly lecture and round tableThis month's speaker will be Aragorn! his lecture will be "Anarchism & technology: An unbridgeable chasm"
*'''April 4th, 20:00''' - Camp KDE PartyCome and meet part of the KDE North America community and get a quick overview of this year's [http://camp.kde.org/ Camp KDE] conferenceThere will be beer
*'''April 3rd, 16:00''' - NoiseCaching: Meet-up to build some geocaches, and talk about making geocoinsThen we'll head out to find some local caches and place caches we made[http://www.geocaching.com More info about Geocaching here]
* '''March 20th, 19:00''' [[Hack Politics]] meetup -- the first meetup to figure out how we in the hacker community can effectively mobilize and create meaningful change in these interesting times
* '''March 12th, 12:00-18:00 - Noisebridge Hackathon!''' Second Saturday Hackathon is a casual monthly event dedicated to working on the space or relevant projects and building community This is a great time to get feedback or help on any projects you have been considering that center around the space, culture, and infrastructure of Noisebridge You can also help with existing projects and find out ways to get involved.
* '''March 10, Thursday, 19:00 - Group Grammar Clinic''' - Church Classroom - Donations gladly accepted - A clinic for grammar and writing evaluationPlease bring your web/social or technical writing for us to evaluateBring your laptop as well Collaboration groupware possibly provided(Please suggest groupware software to use if you wish)Constructive feedback from other group members is encouraged so that this clinic is a group process- Facilitator: [[User:Owen|Owen]] (opietro@yahoo.com)
* '''March 9th, 20:00''' - Ferment and filter a mash! [[fermentation logs]]

===2010===
* '''Sunday, August 22, 19:00 CLUB-MATE DROPOFF AND TASTING PARTY''' Nick Farr will be in town to drop off Club-Mate ordered by San Franciscans!
* '''June 5th, 12:00-19:00 - [[NoiseBridgeRehab]]''' - Help make the space more usable and accessible! Noisebridge needs your help!
* '''June 5th, 16:00-20:00 - [[Science For Juggalos]]''' - Science Fair in front of the Warfield Theater teaching magnetism to Juggalos
* '''June 6th, 15:00 - [[AVC Meetup]]''' - Entrepreneurial bonding & matchmaking
* '''June 9th, 21:00 - Your liver supports Noisebridge''' - Come to Elixir @ 16th & Guerrero anytime after 21:00 and drink, drink, drink! 50% of tips go to Noisebridge
* '''February 27th, 20:00 - [[Hacker EPROM]]''' - Noisebridge's first prom! Nice tie and a (robot) date requiredWe will have a DJ and punch.
* '''February 24th, 19:00, Wednesday - Joris Peels, of [http://www.shapeways.com Shapeways]''', and expert on 3D printing, will give a [[ShaperwaysPresentation | talk and demonstration]] at Noisebridge!.
* '''February 23rd, 18:00 - Cleaning day''' - Come and help clean Noisebridge, because everyone loves a clean hack space.
* '''February 12th, 21:00 - visit from Steve Jackson'''Game designer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_%28US_game_designer%29 Steve Jackson], founder of Steve Jackson Games, will visit Noisebridge.
* '''January 27th, 18:00-20:00 - [[beatrixjar event|Circuit Bending Workshop]]''' - [http://www.beatrixjar.com/ Beatrix*JAR] (contact [[User:Gpvillamil|Gian Pablo]] for more info)
* '''January 27th, 20:00-22:00 - [[beatrixjar event|Circuit Bending Performance]]''' - [http://www.beatrixjar.com/ Beatrix*JAR] - "Celebrate a night of new sound that will change your idea of music forever!"
* '''January 25th, 19:30 - [[Bag Porn]]''' - What's in your bag?
* '''January 20th, 19:00-21:00 - [http://groups.google.com/group/bacat/about Bay Categories & Types]''' - Categories, monoids, monads, functors and more! Held in the Alonzo Church classroom.
* '''January 20th, 19:00 - [[User Experience Book Club SF]]''' - Our book this month is "A Theory of Fun for Game Design" by Raph Koster - http://is.gd/6sEqw (meets in Turing)
* '''January 21st, 20:00 - [[Five Minutes of Fame]]''' - Monthly set of lightning talks on diverse topics
* '''January 22nd, 17:00 - [[CleaningParty| Cleaning Party]]''' - Come help clean up Noisebridge! Awsum fun!
* ...January 14th,16th, and 17th 1:00- ??? Build Out day for kitchen/bathroom/laundry bring yourself and a good attitude, learn a few things as well
* '''January 15th, 18:00 - [[CNC_Mill_Workshop]]''' - Learn to use the CNC mill for 2D engraving and circuit board routing
* Thursdays 17:00 [[ASL Group|American Sign Language]] - Learn how to talk without using your voice (or just come chat in ASL)[http://whenisgood.net/noisebridge/asl/generic click to reschedule]

===2009===
* '''November 18th, 19:30''' - [[Dorkbot_2009_11_18|Dorkbot]]
* '''November 19th, 18:00''' - [[Mesh meetup]]
* '''November 19th, 20:00''' - [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
* '''November 20th, 18:00''' - Loud Objects [http://www.flickr.com/photos/createdigitalmedia/3428249036/ Noise Toy workshop].
* '''November 20th, 20:00''' - Performance by [http://www.loudobjects.com/ Loud Objects], (featuring Tristan Perich and Lesley Flanigan) and [http://www.myspace.com/jibkidder Jib Kidder].
:'''2009-11-05''' - [http://www.server-sky.com/ Server Sky presentation: Internet and Computation in Orbit] by Keith Lofstrom
:'''2009-11-05''' - [[Mesh meetup]]
:'''2009-11-02''' - [[French]] book club meeting to discuss [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/2842612892/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance Une Si Longue Lettre]
: ''' October 1st, 18:00''' - [[Wireless_Mesh_Network_Meetup | Mesh wireless meetup]]
: ''' October 1st, 19:00''' - [http://groups.google.com/group/bacat Bay Area Categories and Types]
: '''2009-10-03''' [[Year 1 Open Hacker House]]
:'''Friday''': [[CrazyCryptoNight]] - Discussion of cryptography for beginners through experts6-???
:'''Sunday''' : [[OpenEEG | OpenEEG Hacking]] Sundays, at 3-5pm.
:'''Monday''': [[German]] - Learn German, all levels7pm beginners, 8pm advancedRSVP 24 hours in advance for the benefit of the instructorEvents ran May-November 2009Currently on Thursdays at 8Get on the mailing list.
:'''Tuesday''': [[Haskell/Haschool]] - Learn Haskell with Jason Dusek 6PM - 7:30PM, from May until we're all experts.
:'''Wednesday''': [[Adobe_Lightroom|Adobe Lightroom]] - Become a more organized photographerWeekly class (mostly held off site).
:'''Thursday''': [[Professional VFX Compositing With Adobe After Effects]] - Taught by [[User:SFSlim|Aaron Muszalski]]7:30PM - 10PM, most Thursdays in May & June & ? (click through dammit)
:'''2009-09-17''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] 3D Edition
:'''2009-09-17''': [[Wireless Mesh Network Meetup | Mesh wireless meetup]]
:'''2009-08-20''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] One Dee Edition
:'''2009-07-16''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] Zero Dee
:'''2009-07-02 - 2009-07-05''': [http://toorcamp.org Toorcamp]
:'''2009-07-01''': Noisedroid meeting to discuss location logging on Android platform (and other stuff too, I'm sure)
:'''2009-06-30''': [[Powerbocking Class|Powerbocking class]]
:'''2009-06-30''': "Suing Telemarketers for Fun and Profit" (Toorcamp talk preview)
:'''2009-06-28''': "Meditation for Hackers" (Toorcamp workshop preview)
:'''2009-06-18''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-06-15''': [[Eagle Workshop]] Session two of the Eagle CAD workshop.
:'''2009-06-13''': [[RoboGames 2009]] Noisebridge had a booth staffed by vounteers, great fun!
:'''2009-05-21''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-04-27''': [[EagleCAD workshop]] -- learn to use this CAD tool for printed circuit board design
:'''2009-04-16''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] April showers & flowers edition
:'''2009-04-11''': [[RFID Hacking]] weekend workshop (this event moved from the original March date)
:'''2009-04-05''': [[First aid and CPR class]] Learning how to not only not die, but also reduce scarring!
:'''2009-04-03''': [[Sudo pop]] 2PM and onMaking the first batch of a Noisebridge label yerba mate-niated rootbrew, gratis and DIY
:'''2009-03-26''': [[OpenEEG | OpenEEG Hacking]] first meet up for this new group: 8 pm
:'''2009-03-19''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-03-12''': [[OpenBTS and GSM]] talk by David Burgess
:'''2009-02-14''': [[Open Heart Workshop]] Valentine's Day blinkyheart soldering party!
:'''2009-02-13''': [[Time-t_Party|<tt>time_t</tt> Party]] to celebrate 1,234,567,890 since the Unix epoch.
:'''2009-02-09''': [[Spanish learning at 8:30]]
:'''2009-02-05''': [[PGP Key Workshop]]
:'''2009-01-31''': [[Locksport and Lockpicking]]

===2008===
:'''2008-12-27''': [[25C3]] Chaos Computer Congress in Berlin
:'''2008-12-20 & 21''': [[Creme Brulee]] Workshop on creating a french dessert, with bonus propane torch.
:'''2008-12-17 20:00''': [[Machine Learning]] Birds-of-a-feather
:'''2008-11-24''': [[Circuit Hacking Monday]] circuit design workshop
:'''2008-11-21, 7pm''':[[Milk and Cookies]] -- [[User:Dmolnar|David Molnar]] hosts Milk and Cookies at 83CBring a short 5-7minute thing to read to othersBring a potluck cookie/snack/drink if you likeDavid will bring milk and cookies.
:'''2008-11-17, 7:30pm''': [[Basic Bicycle Maintain]] - [[User:rubin110|Rubin]] and [[User:rigel|rigel]] hate it when we see a bike that isn't maintainedScreechy chains and clacking derailleur can go to hellBasic bike tune up, sharing the smarts on simple things you can do at home to make your ride suck a whole lot less.
:'''2008-11-16, 5:00pm''': [[RepRap Soldering Party]] - help assemble RepRap! RSVPs required on wiki! [[User:Adi|adi]]
:'''2008-11-16, 3:00pm''': [[Oscilloscopes]] - Learn how to use this versatile tool to test electronic circuits Maximum 6 slots, please sign up ahead of time! [[User:dstaff|dstaff]]
:'''2008-10-31''': [[Halloween Open House]] - NoiseBridge's own [[PPPC]] threw an awesome open house/halloween galaPost pictures if you got 'em!
:'''2008-10-25''': [[Soldering Workshop]] and Pumpkin Hackin' - Learn to solder for total newbies (or learn to solder better!), including surface mountAdditionally, carve your halloween pumpkins and enjoy some experimental pumpkin pie and/or soup.
:'''2008-10-07''': (tuesday before meeting) - Etch a circuit boardI'll be trying a photo resist etching and a basic printed mask etchingThis is step 1/3 for a project called "annoying USB thingie" which will execute pre-defined keystrokes by sneaking a tiny USB dongle onto a victim^h^h^h^h^h buddy's computer.
:'''2008-09-13''': [[Processing Workshop]] — Learn this very easy-to-use programming language! - [[Processing Workshop Report]]
:'''2008-02-16''': [[Brain Machine Workshop|Brain Machine Making Workshop]]: Our first hardware sprint!

[[Category:Top level]]

Noisebridge Vision

2016-06-09T20:49:04Z

108.65.4.214: clarifying the code of conduct language with links to community standards and anti-harassment policy

__NOEDITSECTION__[[Image:Noisebridge_soldering.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Learning by doing!]]
[[Image:Evocell_ecoli15.png|thumb|right|180px|Do cool stuff!]]
[[Image:Noisebridge_at_night.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Interact with interesting people!]]
Noisebridge is a space for sharing, creation, collaboration, research, development, mentoring, and of course, learning. Noisebridge is also more than a physical space; it's a community with roots extending around the world.

<blockquote>
For we're excellent to each other here 
We rarely ever block 
We value tools over pre-emptive rules 
And spurn the key and the lock. 
       — Danny O'Brien, 2010-11-09 general meeting notes
</blockquote>

''We make stuff. So can you.''

== The Idea ==

Noisebridge is an educational non-profit corporation, 501(c)3 public charity status.

We provide infrastructure and collaboration opportunities for people interested in programming, hardware hacking, physics, chemistry, mathematics, security, robotics, all kinds of art, and, of course, technology. Through talks, workshops, and [[projects]] we encourage knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring.

As a space for artistic collaboration and experimentation, we are open to most types of art - with a special emphasis on the crossover of art and technology. From hardware labs to electronics and sound labs, most things that're creative are most definitely welcome.

Many interesting things happen in the space. We've found that sharing is essential to making this work. We strive to begin from a point of respect and trust. We believe it builds a safe community and that this best fosters innovation and creation.
Our primary code of conduct is "Be excellent to each other." We go a bit deeper in our [[community standards]] and [[anti-harassment policy]].

Leadership is taken by individual members for specific projects. We call this "sudo leadership" after the *nix command ''sudo'' which allows a regular user to do one root-level, or superuser, task. In other words, if you want Noisebridge to do something, start doing it.

Here's some paraphrasing from our bylaws:
Through talks, classes, workshops, collaborative projects, and other activities, we want to encourage research, knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring in a safe, clean space. We provide educational spaces for teaching practical skills and theory of technology, science, and art. We provide work space, storage, and other resources for projects related to art, science, and technology that will benefit the individual members' personal growth in their fields of interest, encouraging the individual members to share their projects and knowledge for the betterment of society through art, science and technology. We create, learn, and teach, individually and as a group, inviting members of the community in the San Francisco Bay area and the world. We develop, support the development of, and provide resources for the development of free and open source software and hardware for the benefit of society. We promote collaboration across disciplines for the benefit of cultural, charitable, and scientific causes.

== Tripartite Pillars ==

===Excellence===
'''Be excellent to each other''' is the guiding principle of Noisebridge. Wikipedia uses [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don't_be_a_dick a somewhat similar rule], which they call "''the fundamental rule of all social spaces. Every other policy for getting along is a special case of it.''" Unlike Wikipedia, Noisebridge takes a positive approach, and avoids the practice of officially enumerating the myriad potential special cases; ''' "be excellent" ''' is enough.

===Consensus===
We make official Noisebridge decisions by consensus, which means the willing consent of all of our members. Decisions are typically made at our [[:Category:Meeting_Notes|weekly meetings]] or via our online management venues, and items proposed for consensus are announced at least a week in advance to give everyone time to hear about them. Conceivably, members could block by proxy if they are unable to attend or if they wish to block anonymously.

More information on the [[Consensus Process]].

===Do-ocracy===
Doing excellent stuff at Noisebridge does not require permission or an official consensus decision. If you're uncertain about the excellence of something you want to do, you should ask someone else what they think.

== Testimonials ==

[[Testimonials | Why people love Noisebridge]]

* Smart creative people, welcoming community, friendly to newbies
* Equipment, tools, books, materials, and the space itself
* Its culture of free, open, accessible, DIY awesomeness

== Financing it ==

We self-finance through membership fees ($80 per member/month with $40 "starving hacker" rate), beverage sales, and parties, the way European hacker spaces do it. We also welcome one-time or recurring [[Donate_or_Pay_Dues|donations]] from members and non-members alike. Donations and sponsorships will accompany renovation and equipment purchase. Within the first 24 hours of renting a space, we raised over $10,000 for a cool location and meaningful projects. Within our first month, we've nearly become cash flow positive from membership dues alone. Further discussion is happening on the [[Finances]] wiki page.

== Inspiration ==
Noisebridge is inspired by similar European clubs like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalab Metalab] of Vienna, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-base CBase] of Berlin, [http://www.mi2.hr/ MAMA] of Zagreb, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_%28squat%29 ASCII] of Amsterdam. Many other clubs of a similar stripe can be found at [http://hacklabs.org/index_en.php Hacklabs] and [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces Hackerspaces dot Org]. It would not be out of the question to consider Noisebridge a possible [http://events.ccc.de/2007/09/27/say-hello-to-bitkanonecccde/ San Francisco Chaostreff]. Noisebridge is a hacker space and community that shares a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorkbot Dorkbot]-like ethic, and indeed, many of the members of Noisebridge are long-time Dorkbotters.

== The Name ==
A "noise bridge" performs useful services by injecting noise into a system. Such a device is often used in RF electronics.

== The Space ==
Read some [[oral histories]] from members, or add your own!

=See Also=
*[[Community Standards]]

[[Category:Pages with a Noisebridge Tiny URL]]
[[Category: Excellence]]
[[Category: About Noisebridge]]

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