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			These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The 438th Meeting of Noisebridge]. Date: November 29, 2016 Note-taker: Roger; Moderator: Mitch
	These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The 438th Meeting of Noisebridge]. Date: November 29, 2016 Note-taker: Roger; ~~Moderators~~: Mitch		* 5 Minutes of Fame starting up again
	* '~~''One or two bullet points of high-level meeting summary~~.~~'''~~		* Don't send problematic people to Tuesday meetings
			* Jeremy wants to get a "Group Buy" going.

	== Meeting Summary ==		== Meeting Summary ==
	~~FIXME FILL OUT AT END OF MEETING AND SEND TO MAILING LIST~~
	TLDR what happened at the meeting:		TLDR what happened at the meeting:
	* Announcements:		* Announcements: 5 Minutes of Fame starting up again on Thursdays
	* Finances:		* Finances: $65,413.32. December rent paid. Help us spend $10.5k of equipment money
	* New members:		* New members: None
	* New philanthropists:		* New philanthropists: None
	* Consensus Items:		* Consensus Items: None
	* Discussion Items:		* Discussion Items: Mitch talked about Noisebridge's access policy in history, and discussed our current process in how we handle problematic people; Jeremy is interested in getting a "group buy" of Raspberry Pis going.

	= Introductions =		= Introductions =
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	* Jeremy - I've been helping build out the audio side of Mary Poppins		* Jeremy - I've been helping build out the audio side of Mary Poppins
	* Conrad - In a group called "Beautiful Machines"		* Conrad - In a group called "Beautiful Machines"
	** (?)		** (?, also a band member)
	** (?) - We do stuff like building our own lights, etc.		** (?, also a band member) - We do stuff like building our own lights, etc.
	* Steve Phillips. - Security, privacy, cryptography, Cypherpunks Write Code meetup, etc.		* Steve Phillips. - Security, privacy, cryptography, Cypherpunks Write Code meetup, etc.

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	If any important discussion happens, it should be happening after forward progress is made during consensus.		If any important discussion happens, it should be happening after forward progress is made during consensus.

	* Jeremy - Is anyone interested in a Group Buy? Like a ~~whol~~ bunch of raspberry pi or microusb cables?		* Jeremy - Is anyone interested in a Group Buy? Like a whole bunch of raspberry pis or microusb cables?
	** Roger - Just be cautious that any time ~~microusb~~		** Roger - Just be cautious that any time micro USB cables end up in the space, they go missing the next day.
	** Jeremy - We could put it in the vending machine		** Jeremy - We could put it in the vending machine
	** Mitch - So I am a vendor for Adafruit and ruffles through bag I have a raspberry pi and a screen. Also, Adafruit told me that they normally do not take bulk orders but they'd be willing to make an exception for noisebridge		** Mitch - So I am a vendor for Adafruit and ruffles through bag I have a raspberry pi and a screen. Also, Adafruit told me that they normally do not take bulk orders but they'd be willing to make an exception for noisebridge
	** ~~Sweater dude~~ - Are these zero's or 3's?		** David - Are these zero's or 3's?
	** Steve - If I'm interested, how do I get in?		** Steve - If I'm interested, how do I get in?
	** Mitch - Try Slack. It tears me apart to use a proprietary piece of software. And all the open-source variants suck.		** Mitch - Try Slack. It tears me apart to use a proprietary piece of software. And all the open-source variants suck.
	** Jeremy - Join the group-buy channel		** Jeremy - Join the group-buy channel
	** ~~Sweater dude~~ - side note- are they encrypted?		** David - side note- are they encrypted?
	*** Mitch - No, and Slack holds everything		*** Mitch - No, and Slack holds everything
	** ~~Dude with a scarf~~ - You could check out		** Alex - You could check out

	* Steve - I'm interested in starting a hackathon on December 17th with Cypherpunks writing code		* Steve - I'm interested in starting a hackathon on December 17th with Cypherpunks writing code

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DELETE EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE WHEN YOU POST THE MEETING MINUTES KTHX!!!

= Instructions =

Congratulations and/or condolences! You're reading this because you're participating in a meeting of Noisebridge!

You should read this instructional section thoroughly, and treat them as a guideline for how to host a meeting of Noisebridge. There are three ingredients to an [[Excellent]] meeting: A number of note takers, some facilitators, and participants.

Meetings are just one of the tools used at Noisebridge to create net forward progress on whatever it is we're all trying to do. Meetings aren't the only way to make decisions or have discussions, and in fact its usually a much better idea to talk about things outside the meeting before dragging the entire community kicking and screaming into it.

== Note Takers ==
# Confirm last meeting was saved
# Take new notes
# Save and share the notes at the end of the meeting (instructions at the bottom).

== Facilitators ==

There are generally two kinds of facilitator roles at a Noisebridge meeting:

* Stack taker - Useful when a lot of folks want to hop on the discussion stack. This gives everyone a turn to have their feelings heard. Usually only works when there is exactly one stack taker.
* Moderators - Keeps the meeting moving and prevents everyone from wasting too much time on one subject. Anyone is free to pick up moderation and move the meeting along.

In general, moderators should:
* Understand the structure of Noisebridge [[consensus|decision-making]]
* Make sure everyone gets a chance to speak.
* Speak only minimally yourself.
* Keep the meeting moving, and avoid getting bogged down.
* Identify discussion items, arrange times limits for talking about each item.
* Identify and summarize consensus, suggest things that need to be done.
* '''Get the [[membership binder]] and ensure that it is returned safely.'''

== Participants ==

Everyone at a Noisebridge meeting who has consented to participating in one is a participant!

* Say your name before you talk.
* Remain on-topic, and speak as concisely as possible.
* Assist the note-taker with any links or corrections that are needed.
* Remain respectful of other participants, their time, and the consensus and moderation process.

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These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The XXXth Meeting of Noisebridge]. Date: FIXME THE DATE HERE Note-taker: FIXME YOUR NAME HERE; Moderators: FIXME THEIR NAME HERE.
* '''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:
* Finances:
* New members:
* New philanthropists:
* Consensus Items:
* Discussion Items:

= Introductions =

* '''Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to explain''' [[Noisebridge_Vision|what Noisebridge is about]]:
<blockquote>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'."</blockquote>
* Introduce any experimental or unusual moderation techniques that may be using during the meeting like: direct responses, limited speaking time, orderless stack, &c.
* Round of introductions (remember, announcements come later):
** What's your name
** What do you do
** What do you maintain at Noisebridge?
** if you are new: how did you hear about Noisebridge?

= Short announcements and events =
* Cool new projects? Something you'd like people to know? Say now, but keep it short! One or two sentences please!
* Any happenings at the space of which members should be made aware.
* Don't hog everyone's time since we all just want to hack!

= Safe Space =

'''Note:''' This section is experimental. We discussed it at [[Meeting_Notes_2016_06_28]]. We're going to try it for the next meeting, and see how it goes, and then discuss in the discussion section how it went, and how we'd like to tweak it.

Noisebridge is a safe space. '''Invite a volunteer to describe''' what that means.

Some specific points you might prompt the group to touch on, if it doesn't happen naturally:
* What to do if you feel uncomfortable.
* Noisebridge strives to be radically inclusive. What does that mean?
* Noisebridge has an antiharassment policy. What does that mean?

= Participation =

Invite a knowledgable volunteer to describe who can participate at Noisebridge, including:
* Describe how to get an rfid key for the door system
* Describe how to get access to slack

= [[Philanthropists]]=
* '''Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to describe''' [[Philanthropist/Pledge|Philantropy]], and the application process.
* Read off any names from the binder for the past month. Any applicants must have their sponsor present to vouch for them.
* If there are no objections, they're a philanthropist! Their pledge should be handed over to the [[Secretary]] posthaste, after which their token will be updated to give them the 24/7 access they've earned(?)

= [[ Membership Binder ]] =

* '''Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to describe''' [[membership]], and the application process.
<blockquote>Being a member of Noisebridge is not like being a member of a gym or your local chess club. Anyone can come to Noisebridge to hack and learn: you don't need to be a member for that. At Noisebridge, membership is something different: it means taking responsibility and committing to help to maintain, improve, and govern Noisebridge. As a member of Noisebridge, you don't just come here to hack and learn, you actively work to improve what you see around you, help to deal with problems, and make this community and space better than it is today.</blockquote>
* Read off any names from the binder for the past month. Mark down a check or other indicator on every open application to keep track of how many weeks they've been read out.
* Anyone eligible to join this week should
** introduce themselves,
** answer any questions members may have for them, then
** leave the area in search of gifts (traditionally beer and a lime, or cookies) for the rest of the group.
* The rest of the meeting should reach consensus on whether they may join.
* Remember to applaud new members when they return.

= Financial Report =
* Funds in bank:
* Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):
* Any other details by those participating in handling our financials

= Consensus and Discussion =

* '''invite a knowledgeable volunteer to give '''[[Consensus Process|a brief primer on consensus process]]
* It is important that everyone in attendance understands at least:
** Blocking with verbalized principled objections.
** Why we use consensus over other approaches to decision making.
** How consensus isn't a legislative process
** Why consensus isn't applicable to some things like conflict resolution, resolution of time sinks, and the like.

== [[ Consensus Items History | Proposals from last week ]] ==
''(Add any items which are consensed upon or someone has raised a principle objection for to the [[Consensus Items History]] page.)''

== [[ Current Consensus Items | Proposals for next week ]] ==
''(Add any new items for consensus to the [[Current Consensus Items]] page.)''

== Discussion Items ==

If any important discussion happens, it should be happening after forward progress is made during consensus.

= End of Meeting =

# Return the [[membership binder]] to its rightful location.
# Discuss any items for which there was not time during the meeting.
# Enjoy the company of your fellow hacker, robot, or robothacker.

== Note taker posts the notes ==
# Clean and tidy the meeting notes including removing all these really verbose instructions.
# Fill out the short summary at the top listing just announcements, consensus items, discussion topics, and names of new members and philanthropists.
# Copy paste the notes to the [http://www.noisebridge.net//Next_meeting next meeting] page. (They will become [[Last meeting]] at midnight.)
# Email the meeting summary to [mailto:noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net?subject=MeetingNotes Noisebridge Discuss] and [mailto:noisebridge-announce@lists.noisebridge.net?subject=MeetingNotes Noisebridge Announce] lists.
# CC on the email treasurer@noisebridge.net and secretary@noisebridge.net if there are new members and philanthropists.
# Edit the [[Current_Consensus_Items|Current Consensus Items]] if anything is proposed for consensus next week.
# Edit the [[Consensus_Items_History|Consensus Items History]] if anything was reached consensus or failed to reach consensus this week.

== Fun things to do after ==
* Reprise of the [[Hackernationale]]. [This is anarchy - we do what the wiki says!]
* [[PGP|PGP Key Signing]] could happen now (if it doesn't happen '''before''' any given Meeting). Ask others around the space or check the [[PGP|list]] to see who wants in on the action.

[[Category:Meeting Notes]]

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