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These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The XXXth Meeting of Noisebridge]. Date: 2017 06 20 Note-taker: Jeremy; Moderators: Jarrod.
DELETE EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE WHEN YOU POST THE MEETING MINUTES KTHX!!!
* '''Meeting started very late, skipped some content for time'''


= Instructions =
== Meeting Summary ==
Announcements:
 
*Jeremy: '''Event on Tuesday, 11th July in advance of Net Neutrality day'''
**Nicole and I are organizing an event on Tuesday, 11th July in advance of Net Neutrality day. The goal is to help people understand why Net Neutrality is important. If anyone has any suggestions for speakers or would like to speak you can contact me on slack @rollinson, Nicole is @gaardn.
 
*Jarrod: '''[[Noisebridge_10_Year_Anniversary_Exhibition_and_Ball|September 9-10 - Noisebridge 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition and Ball]]'''
**On september 9th/10th we are organizing an event to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Noisebridge. We're asking people to bring in projects to exhibit that they have built here at NB or at other hackerspaces. There will also be talks, lessons, labs, everything that happens at NB but condensed in to a 2 day event (Hackstravaganza? JR). There is a page about the event on the Wiki, you can also contact me on hicksu@gmail.com.


Congratulations and/or condolences! You're reading this because you're participating in a meeting of Noisebridge!
New members: NA


Meetings should be limited to an hour when possible. Shorter is fine, but avoid rushing.
New philanthropists: Jeremy Rollinson


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.
Consensus Items: None


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.
Discussion Items:
*Alden: Wanted to understand the process for match funding for purchase of new equipment for the space. Jarrod explained that this is all managed by John Shutt and the next step is to contact him directly.
*Karl: Wanted to understand the process for donating items for use in the space. Jarrod explained that the correct process is to start a discussion either on slack or via the email list, detailing what items are proposed for donation. Ideally, somebody will take responsibility for accepting the items and using them or ensuring they are used appropriately rather than them becoming mis-used or ending up as trash.


== Note Takers ==
= Introductions =
# Confirm last meeting was saved
# Take new notes
# Save and share the notes at the end of the meeting (instructions at the bottom).


== Facilitators ==
Jarrod: I mainly work on projects in the woodshop.


There are generally two kinds of facilitator roles at a Noisebridge meeting:
Jeremy: I'm Jeremy, @rollinson on slack, I come to noisebridge for FreeCodeCamp and general making, I love building things. My dayjob is as a WiFi engineer.


* 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.
Naomi: I'm Naomi, I've been a member at nb since 2009, I mainly work on art projects.
* 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:
Sasha: I'm Sasha, I'm working on an open source RGB LED controller.
* 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 ==
Karl: I'm karl AKA Alchemist, I'm a coder running a startup, came to SF a few years ago, been coding hard and in the last few weeks have the time to explore more of SF and found out about Noisebridge.


Everyone at a Noisebridge meeting who has consented to participating in one is a participant!
Alden: I'm Alden, an electronics engineer. I came here to day to work on my electronic business card. Here to hack!


* Say your name before you talk.
Cole: I'm Cole, also working on LED controllers
* 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.


Moses: (I didn't catch his intro)


DELETE EVERYTHING ABOVE THIS LINE WHEN YOU POST THE MEETING MINUTES KTHX!!!
Elise: Visiting town (all I could hear)
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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.
Asia: I'm Asia, I'd like to work on my cheap LED shoes and make them way less janky.
* '''One or two bullet points of high-level meeting summary.'''


== Meeting Summary ==
Arthur: I'm Arthur, a network security engineer, first time at a meeting. I'm working on building a soft VPN (couldn't hear the rest).
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 =
= Announcements =


* '''Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to explain''' [[Noisebridge_Vision|what Noisebridge is about]]:
Jeremy: '''Event on Tuesday, 11th July in advance of Net Neutrality day'''
<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>
*Nicole and I are organizing an event on Tuesday, 11th July in advance of Net Neutrality day. The goal is to help people understand why Net Neutrality is important. If anyone has any suggestions for speakers or would like to speak you can contact me on slack @rollinson, Nicole is @gaardn.
* 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 =
Jarrod: '''[[Noisebridge_10_Year_Anniversary_Exhibition_and_Ball|September 9-10 - Noisebridge 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition and Ball]]'''
* Cool new projects? Something you'd like people to know? Say now, but keep it short! One or two sentences please!
*On september 9th/10th we are organizing an event to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Noisebridge. We're asking people to bring in projects to exhibit that they have built here at NB or at other hackerspaces. There will also be talks, lessons, labs, everything that happens at NB but condensed in to a 2 day event (Hackstravaganza? JR). There is a page about the event on the Wiki, you can also contact me on hicksu@gmail.com.
* 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 =
= 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.
= Participation =


Noisebridge is a safe space.  '''Invite a volunteer to describe''' what that means.
= [[Philanthropist|Philanthropists]]=


Some specific points you might prompt the group to touch on, if it doesn't happen naturally:
Jarrod: Moving on to Philanthropists...A philanthropist at NB is a person who has pledged to meet the responsibilities listed on the Philanthropist wiki page. They are required to fill out a form which is co-signed by a sponsoring member. new philanthropists are announced at the meeting and, providing no objections are made, that person is then a philanthropist. Is there anyone at the meeting who wants to be proposed as a new philanthropist?
* 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 =
Jeremy: I would like to be a philanthropist at NB. I work in a very collaborative field, events, and after coming to NB regularly over the last few months am very impressed by NB, it's goals and ethos.


Invite a knowledgable volunteer to describe who can participate at Noisebridge, including:
Jarrod: I am sponsoring Jeremy, are there any objections? [none] Great! Jeremy, you are now a philanthropist.
* 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 ]] =
= [[ Membership Binder ]] =


* '''Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to describe''' [[membership]], and the application process.
none
<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 =
= Financial Report =
* Funds in bank:
We have $83,988.52 in the bank. ~$30,000 for Noisetor, $7,318.89 in the equipment fund, $783.29 in the laser maintenance fund, $1,095 in Thomas’ memorial fund, the rest in the general fund.
* Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):
* Any other details by those participating in handling our financials


= Consensus =
= Consensus =


* '''invite a knowledgeable volunteer to give '''[[Consensus Process|a brief primer on consensus process]]
Arthur: Consensus is how a group of people make a decision to do something.
* It is important that everyone in attendance understands at least:
 
** Blocking with verbalized principled objections.
Karl: Consensus is a based around being excellent to each other. if you have a project you want to pursue you evaluate whether it will follow the "be excellent to others" mantra and if you are not sure seek consensus with the group.
** Why we use consensus over other approaches to decision making.
 
** How consensus isn't a legislative process
Naomi: That's more of the doocracy. Consensus is used for any major decisions that will affect the space [gave example of couch positioning]. Consensus can be used in the event of a doocracy breakdown. Consesus is the process whereby everyone in the community discusses a decision over a period of a more than one meeting with the goal of everyone being happy with the consensus decision.
** 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 ]] ==
== [[ 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.)''
none


== [[ Current Consensus Items | Proposals for next week ]] ==
== [[ Current Consensus Items | Proposals for next week ]] ==
''(Add any new items for consensus to the [[Current Consensus Items]] page.)''
none
 


= Discussion =
= 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.
Donation Process?
 
*Karl: I have a bunch of stuff that may be useful to the space, what is the process for donation?
 
*Jarrod: Before donating it is good to start a discussion either on slack or the email lists, detailing what items you wish to donate. That way somebody can take responsibility for accepting the items and ensuring they are put to good use.
== Discussion Items ==


If any important discussion happens, it should be happening after forward progress is made during consensus.
Equipment Fund Process?
*Alden: What is the process for moving forward with match funding for new equipment purchases for NB?
*Jarrod: This is handled by the treasurer, John, you should contact him directly and he will get things started.


= End of Meeting =
= 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]]

Latest revision as of 12:27, 26 June 2017

These are the notes from the The XXXth Meeting of Noisebridge. Date: 2017 06 20 Note-taker: Jeremy; Moderators: Jarrod.

  • Meeting started very late, skipped some content for time

Meeting Summary[edit]

Announcements:

  • Jeremy: Event on Tuesday, 11th July in advance of Net Neutrality day
    • Nicole and I are organizing an event on Tuesday, 11th July in advance of Net Neutrality day. The goal is to help people understand why Net Neutrality is important. If anyone has any suggestions for speakers or would like to speak you can contact me on slack @rollinson, Nicole is @gaardn.
  • Jarrod: September 9-10 - Noisebridge 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition and Ball
    • On september 9th/10th we are organizing an event to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Noisebridge. We're asking people to bring in projects to exhibit that they have built here at NB or at other hackerspaces. There will also be talks, lessons, labs, everything that happens at NB but condensed in to a 2 day event (Hackstravaganza? JR). There is a page about the event on the Wiki, you can also contact me on hicksu@gmail.com.

New members: NA

New philanthropists: Jeremy Rollinson

Consensus Items: None

Discussion Items:

  • Alden: Wanted to understand the process for match funding for purchase of new equipment for the space. Jarrod explained that this is all managed by John Shutt and the next step is to contact him directly.
  • Karl: Wanted to understand the process for donating items for use in the space. Jarrod explained that the correct process is to start a discussion either on slack or via the email list, detailing what items are proposed for donation. Ideally, somebody will take responsibility for accepting the items and using them or ensuring they are used appropriately rather than them becoming mis-used or ending up as trash.

Introductions[edit]

Jarrod: I mainly work on projects in the woodshop.

Jeremy: I'm Jeremy, @rollinson on slack, I come to noisebridge for FreeCodeCamp and general making, I love building things. My dayjob is as a WiFi engineer.

Naomi: I'm Naomi, I've been a member at nb since 2009, I mainly work on art projects.

Sasha: I'm Sasha, I'm working on an open source RGB LED controller.

Karl: I'm karl AKA Alchemist, I'm a coder running a startup, came to SF a few years ago, been coding hard and in the last few weeks have the time to explore more of SF and found out about Noisebridge.

Alden: I'm Alden, an electronics engineer. I came here to day to work on my electronic business card. Here to hack!

Cole: I'm Cole, also working on LED controllers

Moses: (I didn't catch his intro)

Elise: Visiting town (all I could hear)

Asia: I'm Asia, I'd like to work on my cheap LED shoes and make them way less janky.

Arthur: I'm Arthur, a network security engineer, first time at a meeting. I'm working on building a soft VPN (couldn't hear the rest).

Announcements[edit]

Jeremy: Event on Tuesday, 11th July in advance of Net Neutrality day

  • Nicole and I are organizing an event on Tuesday, 11th July in advance of Net Neutrality day. The goal is to help people understand why Net Neutrality is important. If anyone has any suggestions for speakers or would like to speak you can contact me on slack @rollinson, Nicole is @gaardn.

Jarrod: September 9-10 - Noisebridge 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition and Ball

  • On september 9th/10th we are organizing an event to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Noisebridge. We're asking people to bring in projects to exhibit that they have built here at NB or at other hackerspaces. There will also be talks, lessons, labs, everything that happens at NB but condensed in to a 2 day event (Hackstravaganza? JR). There is a page about the event on the Wiki, you can also contact me on hicksu@gmail.com.

Safe Space[edit]

Participation[edit]

Philanthropists[edit]

Jarrod: Moving on to Philanthropists...A philanthropist at NB is a person who has pledged to meet the responsibilities listed on the Philanthropist wiki page. They are required to fill out a form which is co-signed by a sponsoring member. new philanthropists are announced at the meeting and, providing no objections are made, that person is then a philanthropist. Is there anyone at the meeting who wants to be proposed as a new philanthropist?

Jeremy: I would like to be a philanthropist at NB. I work in a very collaborative field, events, and after coming to NB regularly over the last few months am very impressed by NB, it's goals and ethos.

Jarrod: I am sponsoring Jeremy, are there any objections? [none] Great! Jeremy, you are now a philanthropist.

Membership Binder [edit]

none

Financial Report[edit]

We have $83,988.52 in the bank. ~$30,000 for Noisetor, $7,318.89 in the equipment fund, $783.29 in the laser maintenance fund, $1,095 in Thomas’ memorial fund, the rest in the general fund.

Consensus[edit]

Arthur: Consensus is how a group of people make a decision to do something.

Karl: Consensus is a based around being excellent to each other. if you have a project you want to pursue you evaluate whether it will follow the "be excellent to others" mantra and if you are not sure seek consensus with the group.

Naomi: That's more of the doocracy. Consensus is used for any major decisions that will affect the space [gave example of couch positioning]. Consensus can be used in the event of a doocracy breakdown. Consesus is the process whereby everyone in the community discusses a decision over a period of a more than one meeting with the goal of everyone being happy with the consensus decision.

Proposals from last week [edit]

none

Proposals for next week [edit]

none

Discussion[edit]

Donation Process?

  • Karl: I have a bunch of stuff that may be useful to the space, what is the process for donation?
  • Jarrod: Before donating it is good to start a discussion either on slack or the email lists, detailing what items you wish to donate. That way somebody can take responsibility for accepting the items and ensuring they are put to good use.

Equipment Fund Process?

  • Alden: What is the process for moving forward with match funding for new equipment purchases for NB?
  • Jarrod: This is handled by the treasurer, John, you should contact him directly and he will get things started.

End of Meeting[edit]

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