[sudoroom] May 31, 2012 - Wednesday Meeting Minutes

[victoria]

"Computer Club"... love it!

Will see ya'll at the Sunday explore-a-space (and on the wiki, of course!)

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com>wrote:

> https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom*
>
> 5/30/2012 - Meeting Minutes*
>
> Marginalia:
>
>    - Theme songs for sudo room "Do you have to let it linger" The
>    Cranberries / "Wide Open Spaces" by the Dixie Chicks.
>
>
> * Agenda
>
> 1. Research
>
>    - Basic research on hackerspaces (e.g. videos) , book written in 12
>    days, encourages others to contribute.
>    http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Sudo_room/research
>
>
>    - + Add cory doctorow's book for general inspiration
>
>
>    - + Contribute to other hackerspaces.org/wiki pages. Also we can
>    utilize semanticmediawiki plugin!!! Jenny is doing this already.
>
>
>    - Bay Area Dandelion Project - Michael has posted this on the wiki
>    under Projects.
>
>
>    - Consensus decision-making workshop so open any time (6pm is a good
>    start time?) lots of reasons
>
>
>    - Point of info: occupy has wednesday meetings at 6pm.
>
>
>    - The Holdout
>
>
>    - Awaken
>
>
>    - Consensus decision-making is valuable for our collective, carve time
>    for the workshop. Inter-hack business and meeting agenda.
>
> 2. Bank
>
>    - Bank page has been started on the wiki:
>    http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Sudo_room/banking
>
>
>    - Banking solution necessary for the interim to place existing money
>    raised from fundraiser
>
>
>    - Patelco
>
>
>    - - LLC or other entity necessary for business account.
>
>
>    - - Alternately, personal account can be an interim solution.
>
>
>    - - Find free ATMs: http://99atms.com/
>
>
>    - - Folks seem in agreement that a personal account seems like a good
>    plan for the moment.
>
>
>    - DBA - Really easy, moving forward tonight!
>
> 3. Space http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Sudo_room/open_a_space
>
>    - (a) Ideas about space scouting
>
>
>    - Everyone getting together and finding property listings with phone
>    numbers in the area. Happening! Read more below.
>
>
>    - (b) Parameters/Guide to help people in their craigslist trolling?
>
>
>    - - So far we've been looking around $1500/mo
>
>
>    - - Areas of Oakland that we've been interested in?
>
>
>    - - Access to BART and accessibility are very high on the list of
>    priorities for the space (and possible deal breakers)
>
>
>    - (c) Max suggests Lowell and Jack London Square properties as good
>    locations for hackerspaces.
>
>
>    -
>
>
>    -
>
> Upcoming Events:
>
> 1. Sunday Hack Nights
>
>    - First sunday hack night on 6/3: Location TBD, possibly Max Ogden's
>    inaccessible warehouse in the Eastlake neighborhood; Max will be there
>    starting at 6PM
>
>
>    - 1209 8th, Oakland!
>
> 2. Next movie night
>
>    - When shall it be?
>
>
>    - Suggestion:
>
>
>    - Watch Memento, Inception and Primer simultaneously WHILE PLAYING
>    DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
>
>
>    - BACKWARDS.
>
> 3. Physical space space scouting event!
>
>    - 2PM: Oscar Grant Plaza, Sunday 6/3
>
>
>    - -call everybody! explore the terrain
>
>
>    - -make maps of the area's open spaces.
>
>
>    - - bring your bike if you have one!
>
>
>    - - end up at Max Ogden's warehouse for Sunday hack night
>
> 230 Madison
> Broadway & 22nd - $500 -
>
>
> SudoRoom Governing Model-
> -Non-binding decisions among those physically present
> -Note dissenting opinions on the wiki
>
> Funding/space logistics discussion:
> - Realistically, any space may require initial payments that are higher
> than our current assets
> - Discussion of optional membership fees ahead of the space being opened
> (to build up capital that would go towards early payments on the space)
>
>    - - This is limited by the fact that we have no model at the moment
>    for what being a "paying member" means.
>
> - What would the pitch be to potential landlords?
>
>    - ---> Computer club
>
>
>    - -How can we turn a profit?
>
>
>
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