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= About Policy Wonks =
== About Policy Wonks ==


The Policy Wonks are a Noisebridge committee dedicated to greasing the wheels of Noisebridge's vast administration, and cutting through red tape. We're here to tidy up policy matters, and make Noisebridge's structure easier to understand and navigate. We're the secret cabal that does this tedious work in the shadows so that you don't have to put up with it at [[Meetings|weekly meetings]].
The Policy Wonks are a Noisebridge committee dedicated to greasing the wheels of Noisebridge's vast administration, and cutting through red tape. We're here to tidy up policy matters, and make Noisebridge's structure easier to understand and navigate. We're the secret cabal that does this tedious work in the shadows so that you don't have to put up with it at [[Meetings|weekly meetings]].


== Members ==
Our current big project is updating and rewriting Noisebridge's [[bylaws]] so that they better represent our ethos.
 
=== Members ===
The current members of the Policy Wonks committee are:
The current members of the Policy Wonks committee are:
* [[user:hurtstotouchfire|Kelly]], Noisebridge's [[ Board and Officers | treasurer ]]
* [[user:hurtstotouchfire|Kelly]], Noisebridge's [[ Board and Officers | treasurer ]]
* [[user:snail|Snail]], a facist [[Board and Officers | board member]]
* [[user:flamsmark|Tom]]
* [[user:flamsmark|Tom]], he's just this guy, you know.
* [[user:snail|Snail]]


If you want to join the Policy Wonks help us out, or keep us honest, please join the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/policy mailing list], and introduce yourself. You can watch this page to see when we meet next; we also send iCal-style invites to the mailing list, and post our next meeting on the [Noisebridge#Upcoming_Events front page].
If you want to join the Policy Wonks, please join the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/policy mailing list], and introduce yourself.


= Meetings =
== Meetings ==
Whenever we meet, we fill out an agenda here beforehand. When we're done, we add a summary, and any things that we have to do. When we complete our tasks, we <strike>strike out</strike> those items here.


This page contains the agenda for the next meeting of the Wonks, and the tasks that we have to do by then. If you have something to add to the agenda, please do so here. Previous meeting agendas, tasks, and notes are at [[Policy/Past_Meetings]]. We use [https://pad.riseup.net/p/0OyA0MRFYKtS a Riseup etherpad] as a back-channel during meetings.
=== 02 Feb 2012 ===
Location: Noisebridge, dinner served. 5:30pm
Back-channel: https://pad.riseup.net/p/0OyA0MRFYKtS


== Next Meeting ==
Agenda:
March 5 2012, 1930h; Noisebridge, Turing Meeting Room
* discuss this week's meeting, & response to proposed revision
** update the membership page to reflect NB's consensus
** re-discuss hiatus in light of NB's thoughts
* review Utopian by-laws
* discuss adopting [[against policy (a tiny manifesto)]] as policywonk's manifesto
* make sure that NB knows about the wonks, especially where and when we meet
* wiki templates for board elections & nominations
* adjusting the meeting script
* agree on our next meeting time/place


Attendees:
----


Agreed items:
=== 18 Jan 2012 ===
Location: Noisebridge


Administriva:
Kelly attended remotely. Tom was late because he is a slacker. Snail is the perfect child.
* Agree who is going to edit the wiki pages.
* Copy this agenda to the [https://pad.riseup.net/p/0OyA0MRFYKtS etherpad] for group contribution.
* Agree on our next meeting time/place, post to the  [Noisebridge#Upcoming_Events front page] and NB calendar, and invite  policy@lists.
* Note the attendees of this meeting.
* Note any items of agreement.
* Add any proposed consensus items to next week's meeting notes.


Agenda:
Agenda:
* Review proposed philosophies
* discuss last night's meeting's response to proposed membership revisions
* discuss any other items that were referred to us at last night's meeting
* plan revising the by-laws
* agree on our next meeting time/place


To-do:
To-do:
* Kelly: describe harm-minimization bylaws
* Kelly:
* Snail: describe hands-off bylaws
** locate the utopian NB bylaws, email to the wonks
* Tom: describe utopian by-laws
** get original hiatus consensus from Mitch etc
* <strike>Tom to follow up on mailing list creation</strike>


= Not a Manifesto =
=== 16 Jan 2012 ===
A tiny manifesto found in "[http://ramshackleglory.com/paradigm14.pdf Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology]" by David Graeber. This is not the manifesto of the Wonks, but it does warn against things we should avoid.
Location: Phone


<blockquote>
Agenda:
The notion of “policy” presumes a state or<br>
* membership expiry
governing apparatus which imposes its will on<br>
* comittee meta-conversation
others. “Policy” is the negation of politics; policy is<br>
* <strike>planning by-laws revision</strike>
by definition something concocted by some form of<br>
elite, which presumes it knows better than others<br>
how their affairs are to be conducted. By partici-<br>
pating in policy debates the very best one can<br>
achieve is to limit the damage, since the very<br>
premise is inimical to the idea of people managing<br>
their own affairs.
</blockquote>
 
= Projects =


==By-Laws==
The inaugural meeting of the Policy Wonks resulted in a revised version of [https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Talk:Membership&oldid=22687 Membership], which will require several [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2012_01_17#Discussion_Items consensus items].


Our current big project is updating and rewriting Noisebridge's [[bylaws]] so that they better represent our ethos. We have a [https://github.com/flamsmark/nb-bylaws GitHub repository] for managing the changes that we're going to propose. If you'd like to help us out, please file issues, fork the repo, and send us pull requests! If you don't know how to use Git or GitHub, please read the man pages, ask one of use directly, or email the list.
To Do items:
*<strike>Create a mailing list</strike>
*<strike>Add content to this wiki page</strike>
*<strike>Create [[Membership Binder]] and [[Dues Sponsorship]] wiki pages</strike>
**<strike>Add photo to [[Membership Binder]]</strike>
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