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Meeting notes are at https://pad.riseup.net/p/nbmeeting; feel free to help take notes!

Agenda:
- Ask for note takers / call to meeting
- Introductions: name, pronouns, what you do / maintain; if new, how did you hear about noisebridge
- Intro:
What is Noisebridge?
What is our one rule?
[Someone describes our safe space policy and why it's important]
How can you become more involved?
- New members / philanthropists
- Finances
Current Bank Balance: $91,693.92 (First time over $90K! We need $10,000,000 more, though.)
~ $49,300 in the general fund
~ $20,400 in Noisetor
== $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
Full Reports & Details: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Finances
- Consensus Items
Current Items: NBSP; Proposal (https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Space_Program#Consensus_Proposal)
- Short announcements and events
- Discussion Items
- SF Maker Faire
- options for what happens to Noisebrdige's location after our lease is up in August
- fundraising
- global game jam on ?

MEETING NOTES:
- Roy (slack @rizend) - they/them
- Nate: Hardware hacker
- Assi: CNC fixups
- Paul:
- Changbai: 3D web apps
- John
- Zach: Hardware EE mac logi boards (slack considered harmful)
- Vincent: Ambasador from france CS, machine learning, RPis, firmware, gadget [Noisebridge globally recognized]
- Alex: Also ambasador from france
- {name?} maker faire large scale installations, collab
- Nicholas: CS, Mahine Learning, Quantum phhysics, Lucid Dreaming
- Mitch Altman (he/they): Cofounder of Noisebridge, travels worldwide speaking and workshopping. Today 14 people hunan providence china who donated $250 and also gifted a Teacup
- Jeremy (no pronoun preference) knows a thing or two wifi
- Dave (he/him): Caligraphy, printmaking
- Jarrod (he/him): Works atively maintain the space itself (thanks! claps)
- Lizzie (she/her): Audio electronics, pedals
- Josh (he) :: Tinkerer, curious
- Natalie (she) :: New around space, enjoys comics
- Sebastian (he/him) :: Techshop refugee, excited
- Sophie (she/her) :: Sculpture, arts, creation
- Rozzie (he) :: python class, **DJango Class** ; also interested recycling / ompost /trash
- Trent (he) :: **python class**
- Vivev (he):: Second day at NB, Also Techshop refugee;
- Derek (he/him) :: **Global Game Jam** this weekend. Accountable for event. Interested in coding.
- Bernice (gender neutral pronouns / no pref) :: Gamebridge ; learn everything ;
- Lady Red (She/her) :: **Python class** sewing
- Paul ( (the?) dude (labouski?) / they) :: Art director, movie producer, makes movie props at noisebridge ; wrote silk screen noisebridge wiki

What is NB
===
Noisebridge is a hackerspace which is a physical space with a community where ...
A nerd workshop

Safe space policy:
==================
Respect everybody regardless of identity ; keep space welcome space ; not a sexual space ; non-threatening ; [do-ocratic enforcement](https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Do-ocracy)

How to get more involved?
===
+ How to get RF id card?
+ Bring a clipper,
+ Donate
+ Be excellent
+ Be patient
+ Skateboard
+ enjoi
+ Get to know the community, when people recognize you, know youz excelent, doocratically you will be endowed RFID
+ Access granted when reasonable explanation provided regarding your presence
+ Who can grant access?
+ GRANT: Members
+ RENEW: Philanthropist

About the RFID access system:
===
+ RFID reader is downstairs
+ Access granted when your RFID is registered and visit is during valid hours

## NEW PHILANTHROPISTS
NONE

*Q: How do you become a philanthropist?*
+ Search for philanthropy/member binder, speak to a member who *knows you well* and is willing to [sponsor](<<link to sponsor/membership page>>) you.

*WHAT IS MEMBERSHIP?*
===
Trent: Kind of like a stewardship. You must be sponsored by two or more members. Apply in binder. At next meeting discussion.

## Events // Anouncements
Carneval 40th anniversary this year.

@what: BYOI bring your own internet (creating mesh network)
@when: This Saturday Jan 27 @ 2 - 5pm
@where: Omni Commons / Sudoroom: see peoplesopen.net

@when: Feb 3rd & 4th
@what: Developer Week Hackathon
@contact: Bernice

@when: 29th January
@what: pyclass popcorn
@contact: Lady Red

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## CONSENSUS ITEM ####3
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We may need to move to a different space at the end of August-2018. (capitalism)
Need to raise money.
Need to determine
+ Concrete points of contact

/* @speaker John presents: */
## Consensus Items
Current Items: NBSP; Proposal (https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge_Space_Program#Consensus_Proposal)
- Discussion Items
- global game jam on ?
- noisebridge-announce
- SF Maker Faire hicksu@gmail.com @jarrod
- Biology/Microscope/Programming/Art/Education Hackathon in mid-April
- options for what happens to Noisebrdige's location after our lease is up in August
- fundraising

## Global Game Jam notes
- 48 hour game jam
- Fairly large event (70 - 100 people)
- Noisebridge Announce
- General info about policy (harassment policy)
- Funding seeking
- Cleanup effort
- KEYNOTE (17:30 on friday) :: Matt levine ( game dev ; musical transitions )

## SF Bay Area Makerfaire
+ IDEAS
+ Game Booth
+ Escape The room
+ VR w/ specific theme of

@contact points:
+ hicksu@gmail.com @jarrod
+ Alex Peake

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