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Malaclyps: The darn meeting.

2011-06-23T09:06:12Z

The darn meeting.

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	== Agenda ==		== Agenda ==

	[https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The ~~XXXth~~ Meeting of Noisebridge]		[https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The 166th Meeting of Noisebridge]

	Note-taker: Danny O'Brien		Note-taker: Danny O'Brien

	Moderator: ~~Erik~~		Moderator: Eric


	=== Introduction and Names ===		=== Introduction and Names ===
	* [[Noisebridge_Vision\|What Noisebridge is about]]: "Noisebridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides a space for creation, collaboration, and learning about technology and creative projects. ~~Noisebridge provides space~~, ~~power tools~~, and infrastructure to help the public learn new skills and create cool things. Noisebridge continues to exist through and depends entirely on membership fees and donations. Our code of conduct is 'Be excellent to each other'."
	* Round of introductions: What's your name~~, what do you do, and if you are new, how did you hear about Noisebridge? Start with the moderator and go left~~.		Eric -- AV geek
	* [[Consensus Process\|A brief primer on consensus process]]: We agree and so should you! ~~Only paid~~-~~up members can block consensus.~~
			Devon -- Architecture geek. New! Hi, Devon, hope I got your name right.

			Espen -- Norwegian psychology teaching building geek

			Cynthia -- Kitchen geek

			Johann -- industrial design geek

			Jenny -- visiting academicky geek

			Danny -- meta geek

			Aesthetix - pissing off people geek (not true!)

			Kelly -- photography geek

			Alexander -- just moved in, startuppy chaos music geek

			Michael -- late-coming geek

	=== Announcements ===		=== Announcements ===

			No announcements

	=== Financial Report ===		=== Financial Report ===
	Funds in bank:		Funds in bank: $16835, $3600 in rent going out shortly

			We paid $755 in PG&E [[Electricity]] bill. It seemed high. Danny pledged to write an email to nb-discuss, and to hell with the consequences. We will see next month if it is still high.

			(Note, the thread and analysis in nb-discuss uncovered that a) there are a lot of days in this particular month, b) we pay more in the Summer for our electricity, c) the power usage has gone up, nonetheless, d) maybe it is the increase in cooking, e) maybe it is the vending machine, f) we have a powermeter on the vending machine so we could go check. Etc.)

			Jenny pointed to http://growingenergylabs.com/ a friendly startup looking at solar and stuff.

	=== Membership Binder ===		=== Membership Binder ===
	* Read off ~~any names from the binder for the past month.~~		Names were read off! New members are incoming!
	* Anyone up for join this week should introduce themselves then leave the area in search of gifts (traditionally beer and a lime) for the rest of the group. The rest of the meeting should consense on whether they may join.

	=== What's Going On at Noisebridge ===		=== What's Going On at Noisebridge ===
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	=== Project Updates ===		=== Project Updates ===

	~~(Anyone~~ doing ~~interesting projects is welcome~~ to ~~chip~~ in ~~here~~.)		Eric is doing a talk show on TV! It will be filmed live in a boat in the beach, and then backhauled to Sutro Tower then sent into space. It will return via the [[Wikipedia:Galaxy_19\|Galaxy 19]] satellite, and he enquired as to whether it would be possible to set up a satellite receiver in the space to capture his living essence, liive.

			It was mooted that we are not allowed onto the roof "except to put up antenna". There was some tentativeness about this opinion. Eric was encouraged to email https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/rack and ask about this.



	=== Consensus items ===		=== Consensus items ===

	~~''(Add any new~~ items ~~for consensus to the [[Current_Consensus_Items\|Current Consensus Items]] page~~.~~)''~~		No consensus items.

	=== Discussion Items ===		=== Discussion Items ===

			Aestetix outlined a project that would encourage people to donate money to NB, and in return, a small posse of technical people would help them to set up Tor nodes. The various details of this had been bounced around for a while between people at NB, EFF, and Tor, but in the end the Treasurer suggested the following model, separate from Noisebridge and run by said posse:

			* Set up a new paypal account that people can donate money to
			* Every time a donation is made to that paypal account, someone (or a script) donates some of that money to Noisebridge/EFF, and uses the rest of the cash to launch a Tor node (however we decide to do it technically)
			* Have NB Fearless Treasurer issue a donation receipt from Noisebridge to the original donor

			The discussion is still ongoing -- those interested in helping should get in touch with Aestetix.

			Everyone nodded enthusiastically, and dined on Cynthia's ginger and cinnamon sliced yams.

			Due to an error in consensus comprehension, Eric called a motion for the meeting to be adjourned. Fortunately, the error threw an exception, so the meeting successfully quit anyway.

			We went on to discuss the madness that doing a talk show in a boat entails, and it was revealed that Eric is a trained scuba diver, and so were other people, and so on and so forth.

	=== ~~End~~ of Meeting ===		=== AbEnd of Meeting ===
	* [[PGP\|PGP Key Signing]] could happen now, check the [[PGP\|list]] to see who wants in on the action.
	* Put back the membership binder by the Shrine.
	* Save the meeting notes to the wiki.
	* Send a copy of the meeting notes to the discussion list.
	* Copy the [[Meeting Notes Template]] for next week's agenda and update the main wiki page's link to it.
	* Enjoy a cocktail with your fellow hacker or robot.

	[[Category:Meeting Notes]]		[[Category:Meeting Notes]]

Malaclyps: /* Agenda */

2011-06-22T03:14:05Z

Agenda

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	[https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The XXXth Meeting of Noisebridge]		[https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The XXXth Meeting of Noisebridge]

	Note-taker: ~~FIXME YOUR NAME HERE~~		Note-taker: Danny O'Brien

	Moderator: ~~FIXME THEIR NAME HERE~~		Moderator: Erik

Malaclyps at 03:09, 22 June 2011

2011-06-22T03:09:49Z

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	~~<!-- best practices for meeting notes template.~~
	~~#1 copy the template to the correct date for the upcoming meeting~~
	~~#2 edit the meeting notes date to reflect the date of the meeting~~
	~~#3 edit the meeting number to reflect the nth meeting of Noisebridge~~
	~~#4 (wish all this was programmatic!)~~
	~~#5 this page often 'dead-ends' and is consequently difficult to navigate usefully. Add and update links in the meeting notes template as necessary to make the notes more dynamic and useful for all~~
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	~~== HOWTO moderate a meeting ==~~

	~~Anyone can moderate the meeting, though it helps a great deal if you have been to meetings before.~~

	~~#'''Say "Five minutes to meeting!".''' This will give you time to read these instructions.~~
	~~#Get someone to '''grab the membership binder'''. It is kept near the shrine, which is currently on the south wall, between the electronics and sewing areas.~~
	~~#'''Get someone to take notes.''' Point the shocked and bemused note-taker to the sub-instructions below these instructions.~~
	~~#(Optional) '''Get someone to put this wiki page up on the projector'''.~~
	~~#Skim '''read through the Agenda''' below that to get a feel for what a meeting will looks like.~~
	#People may have added '''Discussion Items''' to this page, or they may raise them during the meeting. If they emerge during the meeting, suggest that they be discussed _in_ the Discussion Item section, rather than derail other sections of the meeting. Discussion for these can be open-ended, but you should aim to wrap up the meeting within an hour. It can be handy to explicitly summarise what people intend to do as a result of the discussion. There is no requirement on you, Noisebridge the organization, or anyone else to do anything as a result of a discussion item.
	#If there are '''Consensus Items''', ensure that they were raised in meeting last week (the membership needs a week's warning for consensus items). Your main job in consensus is to listen to what everyone is saying, make sure everyone gets a chance to say something, and then -- if the debate is beginning to go round in circles or settle -- propose a Position that everyone seems to agree on. If people disagree with the Position, they will wrangle some more, or someone else will propose a Position. If no-one disagrees with the Position, say "So do we consense on $POSITION?". If no one objects, ask the note-taker to record the Position. If things are getting nowhere and we're all getting bored and antsy, identify the people objecting, and ask them to discuss the problem with the proposers of Consensus Item outside the meeting, and return next week with a compromise solution.
	~~#'''Shout "Meeting starts now!" now''', and start reading (out loud) through the Agenda!~~
	#'''When you are done, consult with the note-taker,''' and make sure they know what they have to do to finish their job -- especially updating the wiki, and mailing nb-discuss, and the treasurer with new membership details.
	~~#'''Put back the membership binder''' by the Shrine.~~
	~~#'''Bathe in the glow''' of the respect of your fellow Noisebridgers.~~


	~~=== HOWTO note-take a meeting ===~~
	~~#Your moderator should give you five minutes to '''read these instructions'''. If they don't, say "Woah there cowboy, I need to know what I'm doing. Five minutes, por favor!". Use exactly those words.~~
	#This page should have a URL like "https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2010_12_28", with today's year, month and date in it. If doesn't, copy [Meeting Notes Template] to a wiki page with that kind of URL. If you don't know how to copy wiki pages, say, "Can someone help me with the Noisebridge Wiki?", and get them to create a page with that kind of URL, and then show you how to copy this page to it and edit it.
	~~#'''Edit this page.''' Add notes under each category -- you can delete any placeholder explanatory text as you go.~~
	#'''Save the wiki page when you're done''' (no-one expects you to finish as the meeting is finished; it usually takes a half-hour or so after the meeting to get everything in order). Try to hyperlink stuff that should be linked. You can delete all this patronising instructional crap. Here's [Meeting_Notes_2010_12_28 an example] of a finally edited meeting.
	#'''Create a page for next week's meeting''', by copying over [[Meeting Notes Template]] to an URL with next week's date in it (see step 1). If anybody proposed Consensus Items for next week, write them in here, and add them to the [[Current Consensus Items]].
	~~#If there were any consensus items decided at your meeting, '''add them to [[Consensus Items History]], and take them out of the [[Current Consensus Items]]'''.~~
	#Go to [https://www.noisebridge.net/&action=edit&section=3 the front page meetings notice] and edit the page that ''so that the Prev and Next meetings now point to this meeting notes, and the new meeting notes you just created respectively'''. (If that link is broken, it's a section half-way down the [[https://www.noisebridge.net/ front page]]
	#'''Important!''' Send a final copy of the notes to '''noisebridge-discuss''', and '''email treasurer@noisebridge.net the details of any new members''' (you can get all the details from the membership binder, which may now be hidden over by the shrine.)
	~~#Chill out, have a cocktail with a friendly robot, continue to rock the world.~~

	== Agenda ==		== Agenda ==

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