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These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The XXXth Meeting of Noisebridge].  
DELETE EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE WHEN YOU POST THE MEETING MINUTES KTHX!!!
* Date: March 1 2016 Note-taker: Alex; Moderators: Nick.
 
= 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.
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= Introductions =
= Introductions =
 
*Andreas: new in the city, I do things with robots. Done everything from art and music.
* '''Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to explain''' [[Noisebridge_Vision|what Noisebridge is about]]:
*Ryan: Hosting an emacs bugfix/hackathon coming Saturday!
<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>
*Patrick: Treasurer.
* Introduce any experimental or unusual moderation techniques that may be using during the meeting like: direct responses, limited speaking time, orderless stack, &c.
*Bill: Interested in doocracy and society of how this place works.
* Round of introductions (remember, announcements come later):
*Trent: Web developer, teacher of python intermediate class Mondays. 5th week of 6. We'll start the cycle over again in 4 weeks.
** What's your name
*J: I run circuit hacking mondays to make blinky lights every Monday around 7:30.
** What do you do
*Jarvis: I come here for a Unity class.
** What do you maintain at Noisebridge?
*Valentin: I teach mobile, Unity and AR stuff Tuesdays.
** if you are new: how did you hear about Noisebridge?
*Alex: I pre-write my introduction since I'm the notetaker. I teach gamedev on Tuesdays.
* Mark: I participate in the game development class and sometimes try to teach it too.
* Orion: I'm currently one of the people in the Gamebridge class as well as taking a game production class at City College of San Francisco. I've loved being part of maker hackerspaces since I was very young. Grew up in this city so definitely feel at home here and at some of the other hackerspaces but this one is probably one of my favorites.
* Scott: 8th time at the meeting. I come for Gamebridge. I enjoy the space.
* David: Coming to Noisebridge forever. I'm a game designer.
* Marin: My first time in Noisebridge. Work in space in Paris on robotics.


= Short announcements and events =
= 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!
* Valentin: I just developed an app that lets you make color graphic avatars of yourself and others and put them into augmented reality memes.
* Any happenings at the space of which members should be made aware.
* Trent: Noisebridge has a library app! You can look up and submit new books. http://library.noisebridge.net:8080/index/1/
* Don't hog everyone's time since we all just want to hack!
* Ryan: I sent an email to NB discuss with link to meetup event. 15 or so folks are going to gather and work out events from the Emacs bugtracker. Saturday at 6PM. http://www.meetup.com/Emacs-SF/events/229160319/


= [[ Membership Binder ]] =
= [[ Membership Binder ]] =
 
* People applying for membership:
* '''Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to describe''' [[membership]], and the application process.
* Julio Fragini: Italian longtime hw/sw hacker with arduino, pi, etc. interested in video production. Week 3. Needs 2 sponsors.
<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.


= [[Philanthropists]]=
= [[Philanthropists]]=
* '''Invite a knowledgeable member to describe''' [[Philanthropist/Pledge|Philantropy]], and the application process.
* Applying:
* Read off any names from the binder for the past month. Any applicants must have their sponsor present to vouch for them.
* Dave Erwin: Just stepped out.
* 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(?)
   
 
= Financial Report =
= Financial Report =
* Funds in bank:
* Funds in bank: Wells Fargo refuses to load. As of last week: NB had $48K. $4800 is about to go out as a check. After that 11-12K is out for Noisetor. That leaves $33Kish, of that we're about to pay $1100 for accounting for the year so we have around $30Kish which is 5 months expenses but it includes lumpy donations from December and isn't reliable. Noisebridge still needs more recurring donors donating.
* Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):
* If you have an employer they can match donations.
* Any other details by those participating in handling our financials
* If you're here more than 3 times a month, you're getting value that you should appreciate from the space and donate for. Every time you come into the space, ask your self can I raise my hand today that I've donated recently to Noisebridge?
* You can donate by any possible payment method at http://donate.noisebridge.net.


= Consensus and Discussion =
= Consensus and Discussion =
* No consensus items.


* '''invite a knowledgeable volunteer to give '''[[Consensus Process|a brief primer on consensus process]]
== Discussion Items ==
* It is important that everyone in attendance understands at least:
* Question: What's new with the metal shop?
** Blocking with verbalized principled objections.
* A: We're pulling nails and screws out of wood to make lumber re-useable.
** Why we use consensus over other approaches to decision making.
* David: About the woodshop: One of my biggest peeves with the woodshop is that it gets dusty from the shop. The windows ventilation are not close to the woodshop. It would be nice if the woodshop were at the back to isolate noise from the workspace.
** How consensus isn't a legislative process
* Nick: I would start talking to Jarrod about it and post on slack. We could build a dedicated dust capture system that sucks the dust into a bag and helps with the cleanliness if not the sound. There are a variety of issues to improve the shop such as keeping sharp blades on hand. Also many of our drill bits and sand paper supplies are low. I would like to be part of a comittee to improve it in other ways.
** Why consensus isn't applicable to some things like conflict resolution, resolution of time sinks, and the like.
* Chris: We could hook a ventilation system up to a skylight if the landlord was okay with it.
* David: We have windows back there, not that I want to blow it all out the window. I don't want to get dust on myself just by sitting down.
* Nick: Building a vacuum system isn't too difficult. It wouldn't be too hard to have a big bag in the corner.
* J: I highly recommend we look into reasons the woodshop is there to avoid noise affecting neighbors who are outside the windows. It would be valuable for people considering changes to look into the original reasons.
* Chris: It would be pricy but we could soundproof the room.


== [[ Consensus Items History | Proposals from last week ]] ==
* Trent: They're working on metal shop Fri Sat Sun so if you want to help frame and put in windows and do work, go on those evenings and volunteer to help out building it.
''(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 ]] ==
* Henner: We got a laser cutter donated to the space. It has a baseplate and we want to bring it into Sparkleforge as a space which is dust free and has a door so it is not easy to accidentally bump into it. One question is how to get it into the space. There is a place on the wiki with information about how to help pay for the expansion of Sparkleforge to accomodate the larger laser cutter.
''(Add any new items for consensus to the [[Current Consensus Items]] page.)''
* $6000 At a rough estimate we need to widen the elevator gate to accomodate it and handle shipping, warranty, etc. for the larger cutter. This opportunity doesn't come along very often. Noisebridge doesn't often raise money to buy something this nice ourselves.
* https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Lasercutter_Kaitian_CM1309
* Put your name down by editing the wiki page with how much money you would be willing to donate and contact info.


== Discussion Items ==
* Patrick: Looking for people who want to help develop the donate page.
* https://github.com/noisebridge/donate.noisebridge.net
* We're considering rewriting it using a different framework before writing extra features. If you are confident in writing web applications, tell Patrick what your competencies are and we'll discuss the development plan.


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.
= 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]]
[[Category:Meeting Notes]]

Revision as of 21:36, 1 March 2016

These are the notes from the The XXXth Meeting of Noisebridge.

  • Date: March 1 2016 Note-taker: Alex; Moderators: Nick.
  • 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

  • Andreas: new in the city, I do things with robots. Done everything from art and music.
  • Ryan: Hosting an emacs bugfix/hackathon coming Saturday!
  • Patrick: Treasurer.
  • Bill: Interested in doocracy and society of how this place works.
  • Trent: Web developer, teacher of python intermediate class Mondays. 5th week of 6. We'll start the cycle over again in 4 weeks.
  • J: I run circuit hacking mondays to make blinky lights every Monday around 7:30.
  • Jarvis: I come here for a Unity class.
  • Valentin: I teach mobile, Unity and AR stuff Tuesdays.
  • Alex: I pre-write my introduction since I'm the notetaker. I teach gamedev on Tuesdays.
  • Mark: I participate in the game development class and sometimes try to teach it too.
  • Orion: I'm currently one of the people in the Gamebridge class as well as taking a game production class at City College of San Francisco. I've loved being part of maker hackerspaces since I was very young. Grew up in this city so definitely feel at home here and at some of the other hackerspaces but this one is probably one of my favorites.
  • Scott: 8th time at the meeting. I come for Gamebridge. I enjoy the space.
  • David: Coming to Noisebridge forever. I'm a game designer.
  • Marin: My first time in Noisebridge. Work in space in Paris on robotics.

Short announcements and events

  • Valentin: I just developed an app that lets you make color graphic avatars of yourself and others and put them into augmented reality memes.
  • Trent: Noisebridge has a library app! You can look up and submit new books. http://library.noisebridge.net:8080/index/1/
  • Ryan: I sent an email to NB discuss with link to meetup event. 15 or so folks are going to gather and work out events from the Emacs bugtracker. Saturday at 6PM. http://www.meetup.com/Emacs-SF/events/229160319/

Membership Binder

  • People applying for membership:
  • Julio Fragini: Italian longtime hw/sw hacker with arduino, pi, etc. interested in video production. Week 3. Needs 2 sponsors.

Philanthropists

  • Applying:
  • Dave Erwin: Just stepped out.

Financial Report

  • Funds in bank: Wells Fargo refuses to load. As of last week: NB had $48K. $4800 is about to go out as a check. After that 11-12K is out for Noisetor. That leaves $33Kish, of that we're about to pay $1100 for accounting for the year so we have around $30Kish which is 5 months expenses but it includes lumpy donations from December and isn't reliable. Noisebridge still needs more recurring donors donating.
  • If you have an employer they can match donations.
  • If you're here more than 3 times a month, you're getting value that you should appreciate from the space and donate for. Every time you come into the space, ask your self can I raise my hand today that I've donated recently to Noisebridge?
  • You can donate by any possible payment method at http://donate.noisebridge.net.

Consensus and Discussion

  • No consensus items.

Discussion Items

  • Question: What's new with the metal shop?
  • A: We're pulling nails and screws out of wood to make lumber re-useable.
  • David: About the woodshop: One of my biggest peeves with the woodshop is that it gets dusty from the shop. The windows ventilation are not close to the woodshop. It would be nice if the woodshop were at the back to isolate noise from the workspace.
  • Nick: I would start talking to Jarrod about it and post on slack. We could build a dedicated dust capture system that sucks the dust into a bag and helps with the cleanliness if not the sound. There are a variety of issues to improve the shop such as keeping sharp blades on hand. Also many of our drill bits and sand paper supplies are low. I would like to be part of a comittee to improve it in other ways.
  • Chris: We could hook a ventilation system up to a skylight if the landlord was okay with it.
  • David: We have windows back there, not that I want to blow it all out the window. I don't want to get dust on myself just by sitting down.
  • Nick: Building a vacuum system isn't too difficult. It wouldn't be too hard to have a big bag in the corner.
  • J: I highly recommend we look into reasons the woodshop is there to avoid noise affecting neighbors who are outside the windows. It would be valuable for people considering changes to look into the original reasons.
  • Chris: It would be pricy but we could soundproof the room.
  • Trent: They're working on metal shop Fri Sat Sun so if you want to help frame and put in windows and do work, go on those evenings and volunteer to help out building it.
  • Henner: We got a laser cutter donated to the space. It has a baseplate and we want to bring it into Sparkleforge as a space which is dust free and has a door so it is not easy to accidentally bump into it. One question is how to get it into the space. There is a place on the wiki with information about how to help pay for the expansion of Sparkleforge to accomodate the larger laser cutter.
  • $6000 At a rough estimate we need to widen the elevator gate to accomodate it and handle shipping, warranty, etc. for the larger cutter. This opportunity doesn't come along very often. Noisebridge doesn't often raise money to buy something this nice ourselves.
  • https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Lasercutter_Kaitian_CM1309
  • Put your name down by editing the wiki page with how much money you would be willing to donate and contact info.
  • Patrick: Looking for people who want to help develop the donate page.
  • https://github.com/noisebridge/donate.noisebridge.net
  • We're considering rewriting it using a different framework before writing extra features. If you are confident in writing web applications, tell Patrick what your competencies are and we'll discuss the development plan.

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

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