Editing Meeting Notes 2016 08 30 (section)

= 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?


* Roger - taking notes and therefore brief.
* Ryan - been here a while, starting to do laser cutting classes in the future
* Robert - Likes building robots, found out about noisebridge [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJwKKKd2ZYE about a week ago]
* Douglas - Hanging out on Tuesdays with Simon, Interested in the laser cutter.
* James - a show coming up in the theater festival using things that he's made here for the last 6 years!
* Snays - roommate told them about noisebridge - new to the city. into image processing and such things.
* Jarvis - Android Developer, Game Developer
* Travis - likes rails. sum total == rails
* Joyti - lawyer slash software developer
* JSK - part of the old crew from '07. Moved to AUS to make new spaces there. Likes to make embedded lisp on ESP8266
* Joe - Into functional programming - Haskell, and DBs too! Teaching a class!
* Scotty - laser cutting all the things. headed to Kyrgyzstan. Starting a hackerspace with Renat, Tilek, and Bektour. As part of Kloop.
* Trent - Freelance web developer
* Patrick - Write software, administrivia for Noisebridge. Trying to do less Administrivia and more Software.
* KK - "I'm new". Security testing. Just visiting SF for a week!