Editing Meeting Notes 2008 10 28

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== Time and Place ==
8pm, place:  Noisebridge, [http://maps.google.com/?q=83C+Wiese+St.,+San+Francisco,+CA,+94103 83C Wiese St.] near 16th St. & Mission St., San Francisco

== Agenda ==

* Open House
* Napping Pods
* Shopping suggestions
** Shop Vac for cleanup
* Theft Insurance (David Molnar)
** Should we install a central alarm system (e.g. from ADT) to obtain theft insurance? 
** Cost for ADT alarm: $250 install, $500/year
** Cost for theft insurance: TBD based on rating, "around $150" 
** One uncertainty: waiting to hear back from insurer who may or may not offer theft insurance w/o alarm
* Twitter Follow (Steen)
* Membership Dues, Noisebridge PayPal account, and other Treasurer anouncements
* Discover magazine story about Noisebridge (Annalee Newitz)
* Shall we put NYC Resistor sign on front of building, assuming landlord OKs it

== Notes ==
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 == Agenda ==
-* Halloween Open House
+* Open House
-** Invites
-** Times
-** Projects
-** Cleanup
-** Shopping trip
 * Napping Pods
 * Shopping suggestions
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 ** Should we install a central alarm system (e.g. from ADT) to obtain theft insurance?
 ** Cost for ADT alarm: $250 install, $500/year
-** Cost for theft insurance: TBD based on rating, "around $150" (on top of general/property)
+** Cost for theft insurance: TBD based on rating, "around $150"
 ** One uncertainty: waiting to hear back from insurer who may or may not offer theft insurance w/o alarm
 * Twitter Follow (Steen)
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 * Discover magazine story about Noisebridge (Annalee Newitz)
 * Shall we put NYC Resistor sign on front of building, assuming landlord OKs it
-* Proposed membership process
 == Notes ==
-Meeting Notes 28 10 2008
-) Halloween
-	* We are having an Open House on Halloween
-	* Show off projects - ask us now about how to show your project
-	* Snacks + drinks provided
-	* Friday 7pm-11pm
-	* Costume contest, make your own theme. Judges are the Peoples Party
-Planning Committee
-	* Shopping trip Thursday afternoon
-	* No secure locked facility - take your stuff home!
-) Napping Pods
-	* Explained the idea
-	* Hammocks instead? (again)
-	* Consensus: keep talking and working out details
-) Shopping Suggestions
-	* New chairs, courtesy Seth
-	* Still want folding chairs
-	* Shop Vac - please bring one
-	* In the meantime, broom and dustbin in bathroom - please keep shop clean!
-) Theft insurance
-	* Central station alarm requires police inspection
-	* Alarm means if pulled police will enter the space
-	* What about false alarms?
-	* General update on insurance status for general liability and D&O: we
-have qotes, waiting for one more, one conditioned on us getting in the
-c3 application
-	* Consensus: David M. will make a decision on insurance once we have
-quotes, there was one reservation asking for thee quotes but did not block.
-) Twitter
-	* We have a twitter account
-	* Should noisebridge twitter follow everyone?
-	* Run like Planet - have it opt-in
-	* If you want to be followed, ask Steen
-) Treasurer Announcements
-	* CCC model, hacker space patterns
-	* Treasurer must be hardass - Mitch isn't but he can act
-	* Dues are important!
-	* Burn rate includes rent, insurance, utilities
-	* October so far 23 people paid dues
-	* There are > 23 keys
-	* Tell Mitch exactly what you want - if you want some donations to go
-towards dues say so explicitly
-	* Two membership rates: $80, $40 "starving hacker"
-	* Up to you, no questions asked
-	* Just Jewish Mom Guilt if you're cheap.
-	* "Can we pay with guilt?"
-	* Paypal noisebridge23@gmail.com
-	* Paypal costs 3.2% + 29cents
-	* Rates figured on 55 people paying
-	* Google checkout?
-	* Dues are not tax deductible even after we are 501c3
-) Discover Article?
-	* Annalee approached by Discover
-	* They are interested in science/tech outside traditional labs,
-universities
-	* Noisebridge is science/tech outside traditional bounds
-	* Article not yet for certain, long period of dancing around
-	* Good chance, however, that would happen
-	* What does this mean? Interview people
-	* Photographer to take pictures
-	* If uncomfortable, understand completely
-	* Not intended to be an "expose" piece!
-	* Timeframe: April-May or a little later, changes can go in up to
-around 6 months in advance
-	* Andy: press is scary, lots of people involved
-	* Enki: Pres is good, helped metalab
-	* Annalee has experience with doing a piece on a commune, living there,
-respecting wishes, interviewing under peoples' chosen names
-	* If looks like Discover wants something contrary to Noisebridge
-interests, Annalee prepared to pull Noisebridge from article
-	* Jake: we all speak for Noisebridge as much as anyone else
-	* "Be excellent to each other"
-	* Annalee trusted, worked with people in past
-	* David M: happy Annalee interviewee
-	* Can have CCC style T-shirt "do not give consent to photograph"
-	* Can have preannouncement
-	* Issue: people who have problems will not raise them in public meeting?
-	* Not taking decision today
-	* Steen: we have to deal with media, trust Annalee
-	* Consensus: think about it, bring it up next week
-) Signs
-	* NYC Resistor made signs for us!
-	* Should we put on the door?
-	* Put it so no one can destroy it
-	* Consensus: put signs up
-) Balance
-	* We have a new precision balance from ACE Junkyard
-	* Donations to ACE
-	* ACE cool place, has power tool drag races
-) Membership Process
-	* Propose now, come prepared to decide next week
-	* Form on wiki
-	* To join, fill out top 3rd, put in applicant binder
-	* Standing agenda item "Read applicant binder", "Joe, Mary applying"
-	* Find two people to sponsor
-	* If have problem, try to resolve problem
-	* If can't, raise objection at meeting.
-	* Name, contact - law says we need it
-	* Why: we have to contact you about meetings and votes
-	* We don't require ID
-	* Suggested amendment: have person say everything is true
-	* Have a nicer logo on the form?
-	* Waiver of liability as part of the form?
-		* Non-members here too - separate waivers needed
-		* Drill press as example of possibly dangerous thing
-		* NIMBY have waivers?
-	* Approve or disapprove process at next meeting
-	* Waivers will be agreed separately - safety committee will discuss -
-it's important
-) Host Dorkbot in mid-November?
-	* Dorkbot: strange things with Electricity!
-	* Hosted by Marcella
-	* See dorkbot.org
-	* Donations at door go to Noisebridge
-	* Talks TBD, noisebridge projects could be involved
-	* Time out to discuss orbswarm.com, working on six autonomous spherical
-orb robots that do cool things
-	* Dorkbot potential dates: 12th or 19th ?
-	* Are we big enough? Yes, dorkbot is limited size but offers webcasts
-	* Consensus: talk about it, bring it up again next week