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For us, not so much a formal interview. If someone wants to apply as
a member, they're encouraged to come to events/Tuesday Open Nights
and meet members, talk about what they're looking to get out of the
lab, projects, etc before sending an application.<br>
<br>
Once they submit an application, it's sent to the member's list with
limited contact info (just name, photo, email address) and answers
to basic questions (have you been to any events, what are you
looking to do, how did you hear about us, members they've met, etc).
Members have 5 days to comment about the applicant (for/against),
and the board takes those into consideration when voting the member
in.<br>
<br>
Ben<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/7/2014 10:23 AM, Randall Arnold
wrote:<br>
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<p>Ben your comment about vetting makes me wonder-- does anyone on
the list actually interview prospective members? And if so, can
you briefly describe or point to a process?</p>
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<p>On November 7, 2014 at 9:16 AM Ben Brown
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ben@generik.ca"><ben@generik.ca></a> wrote:<br>
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We still vet any new members so the worry that we'd let an
immature teen<br>
become a member was about the same as an immature adult. That
said, we<br>
have done the latter before.<br>
<br>
The main barrier in our space was about insurance as we didn't
want to<br>
upset that apple cart. After our broker assured us that there
was<br>
basically no distinction between teens and adults as far as
our policy<br>
goes (and reminded us our insurance also covers us on public
events<br>
involving even younger minors), we decided to lower the
barrier to 16.<br>
We've always operated with the idea that if there was a
serious accident<br>
where insurance had to step in, we'd likely be forced into
closing our<br>
doors anyway.<br>
<br>
Since then we've had some additional interest from teens, and
our<br>
youngest member was 17 when they joined. The only thing an
under-aged<br>
member can't do is become a director, but that's dictated by
provincial<br>
law as opposed to our own rules.<br>
<br>
Ben<br>
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On 11/6/2014 7:19 PM, Pete Prodoehl wrote:<br>
><br>
> Our space is currently in a discussion about allowing
people under 18<br>
> (16 & 17 year olds) to become members.<br>
><br>
> We've got some people who are against it because it would
"ruin" their<br>
> favorite hangout space, or make them uncomfortable in
some way.<br>
><br>
> We've got some people who are convinced that the
legal/insurance<br>
> aspects will cause us to lose our insurance policy and
have to shut down.<br>
><br>
> We have some that think that while we can trust an 18
year old, a 17<br>
> year old is in no way to be trusted and will do
completely stupid shit.<br>
><br>
> We've even discussed specific rules for 16 & 17 year
olds, which would<br>
> be much more limiting than members 18 or older. (They
would need to<br>
> have a family member as a member, not be allowed in the
space without<br>
> the family member that is a member, etc.)<br>
><br>
> Anyway, I'm sure there are spaces that allow people under
18 to be<br>
> members, or guests that can use equipment, etc. and I'm
looking for<br>
> real cases especially if you've got an insurance policy
that addresses<br>
> minors.<br>
><br>
> thanks!<br>
><br>
><br>
> Pete<br>
><br>
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