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2017-03-23T20:36:45Z

Introductions

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	Steve : physicist/software developer, interested in ML stuff		Steve : physicist/software developer, interested in ML stuff

	Christina: Data scientist. Hoping to becom a philanthropist		Christina: Data scientist. Hoping to becom a philanthropist
	Joe: Circuit machine/laser cutter/etc		Joe: Circuit machine/laser cutter/etc

Tman66: /* Financial Report */

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Financial Report

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	= Financial Report =		= Financial Report =
	* Funds in bank:		* Funds in bank:We have $85,411.54 in the bank. $7,552.33 is for the equipment fund. Around $30K is for Noisetor.$315.34 is saved for laser repair.
	* Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):		* Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):
	* Any other details by those participating in handling our financials		* Any other details by those participating in handling our financials

Roger: TLDRs

2017-03-22T18:33:05Z

TLDRs

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	These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The ~~XXXth~~ Meeting of Noisebridge]. Date: March 21, 2016 Note-taker: Roger; Moderators: Steve.		These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The 452nd Meeting of Noisebridge]. Date: March 21, 2016 Note-taker: Roger; Moderators: Steve.
	* ~~'''One or two bullet points~~ of ~~high-level meeting summary.'''~~		* Discussing the goals of Fiscal Sponsorship
			* 3 new philanthropists!

	== 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! Also I completely botched an announcement about Gray Area.
	* Finances:		* Finances:
	* New members:		* New members: None.
	* New philanthropists:		* New philanthropists: Nick Pessaro, Joe, Christina Zhou
	* Consensus Items:		* Consensus Items: None.
	* Discussion Items:		* Discussion Items: Improving Noisebridge's social media presence, pondering Noisecoin, discussing fiscal sponsorship.

	= Introductions =		= Introductions =
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	= [[Philanthropist\|Philanthropists]]=		= [[Philanthropist\|Philanthropists]]=
	* '''Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to describe''' [[Philanthropist/Pledge\|~~Philantropy~~]], and the application process.		* '''Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to describe''' [[Philanthropist/Pledge\|Philanthropy]], 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.		* 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(?)		* 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(?)

Roger: minor formatting?

2017-03-22T18:23:24Z

minor formatting?

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+These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The XXXth Meeting of Noisebridge]. Date: March 21, 2016 Note-taker: Roger; Moderators: Steve.
 * '''One or two bullet points of high-level meeting summary.'''
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 TLDR what happened at the meeting:
 * Announcements:
 * Finances:
 * New members:
 * New philanthropists:
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 Alondo: Hacking on antipoverty stuff
 Roger: Taking notes
-Shireen(?): Worked in education, building an app in react native. Send Help.
+Shireen: Worked in education, building an app in react native. Send Help.
 X?
 Patrick: Blinky Lights. Here to learn more about software.
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 J: Membership at Noisebridge is not like a Gym membership. We take membership seriously. It is something like a relationship. It takes time to get to know us, and time for us to get to know you.
-Membership only gives you responsibility and a dreading feeling of regret and the ability to participate in the consensus process.
+Membership only gives you responsibility and <strike>a dreading feeling of regret</strike> the ability to participate in the consensus process.
-In order to become a member, you invoke the old gods fill out a form, get sponsored by two members, and your name is read out for 4 meetings. On the 4th meeting, we grill you and if there are no objections, you become a member.
+In order to become a member, you <strike>invoke the old gods</strike> fill out a form, get sponsored by two members, and your name is read out for 4 meetings. On the 4th meeting, we grill you and if there are no objections, you become a member.
 No peeps up for membership.

Roger: copy/paste from riseup

2017-03-22T18:19:15Z

copy/paste from riseup

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Phong: Created new meeting page

2017-03-15T22:00:09Z

Created new meeting page

New page

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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!

Meetings should be limited to an hour when possible. Shorter is fine, but avoid rushing.

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.

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

= [[Philanthropist|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 =

* '''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 =

Longer discussion items belong here. This is the last part of the meeting so that people can break off and continue their discussion afterwards.

== 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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	Christina: Data scientist. Hoping to becom a philanthropist		Christina: Data scientist. Hoping to becom a philanthropist

	Joe: Circuit machine/laser cutter/etc		Joe: Circuit machine/laser cutter/etc

	Manish: Programmer, comes here to hack and talk to poeople about cool shit		Manish: Programmer, comes here to hack and talk to poeople about cool shit

	Drew: ☭☭☭☭Communist☭☭☭☭, distrtibuted system-ist		Drew: ☭☭☭☭Communist☭☭☭☭, distrtibuted system-ist

	Ryan: Gamebridge and other projects		Ryan: Gamebridge and other projects

	Liza: New! Checking it out. Working on a PhD in Neuroscience		Liza: New! Checking it out. Working on a PhD in Neuroscience

	Carla: Designer, intersted in ????		Carla: Designer, intersted in ????

	Andrew: Welder, cloud architect, works with electric stuffed animals		Andrew: Welder, cloud architect, works with electric stuffed animals

	X?: Working on googly eyes		X?: Working on googly eyes

	X?: Working on the book scanner. Calling attention to an East Bay hackerspace trying to		X?: Working on the book scanner. Calling attention to an East Bay hackerspace trying to

	Milo: Working on moveable dnd action figures		Milo: Working on moveable dnd action figures

	X?: Third day here... doing a bunch of things		X?: Third day here... doing a bunch of things

	Alex: Gamebridge. We teach game development/writing/music every week. We're looking to show off our games tonight.		Alex: Gamebridge. We teach game development/writing/music every week. We're looking to show off our games tonight.

	Diego: Musician. Came here for songbridge, stayed for the weirdness		Diego: Musician. Came here for songbridge, stayed for the weirdness

	J: Making blinkenlights go on and off. Big on education.		J: Making blinkenlights go on and off. Big on education.

	Natalie: Also in education.		Natalie: Also in education.

	Lizzie: Security and audio electronics. I built a guitar amp.		Lizzie: Security and audio electronics. I built a guitar amp.

	Nick: I light stuff up		Nick: I light stuff up

	Alondo: Hacking on antipoverty stuff		Alondo: Hacking on antipoverty stuff

	Roger: Taking notes		Roger: Taking notes

	Shireen: Worked in education, building an app in react native. Send Help.		Shireen: Worked in education, building an app in react native. Send Help.

	X?		X?

	Patrick: Blinky Lights. Here to learn more about software.		Patrick: Blinky Lights. Here to learn more about software.

	Joey: Learning electronics, and pretty much anything in the space.		Joey: Learning electronics, and pretty much anything in the space.

	Osman: Drawing stuff with code		Osman: Drawing stuff with code

	Tara: Building a platform called Rainstick to put secondary skills to use		Tara: Building a platform called Rainstick to put secondary skills to use

	Garrett: Graphics stuff		Garrett: Graphics stuff

	Tara (short a):		Tara (short a):

	Blaze: Building a spaceship		Blaze: Building a spaceship

	Jervon: Accountant by day, functional programmer by night.		Jervon: Accountant by day, functional programmer by night.

	Jeremy: Software stuff. Also haskell. Getting linux onto things.		Jeremy: Software stuff. Also haskell. Getting linux onto things.

	Rafael: Here to hangout and use the cool resources. Hacking on old thinkpads.		Rafael: Here to hangout and use the cool resources. Hacking on old thinkpads.