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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. If we don't discuss something on the agenda, we <strike>strike</strike> it out. When we complete our tasks, we <strike>strike out</strike> those items. Incomplete tasks carry over to the next meeting. | 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. If we don't discuss something on the agenda, we <strike>strike</strike> it out. When we complete our tasks, we <strike>strike out</strike> those items. Incomplete tasks carry over to the next meeting. | ||
== 16 Feb 2012 == | |||
Location: Noisebridge, Time: 1730h | |||
Agenda: | |||
* Agree on our next meeting time/place, post to the front-page, and invite policy@lists | |||
* Tom reports minimization of the bylaws | |||
* Kelly reports on CA public benefit law | |||
* Discuss modifications to the by-laws | |||
To-do [by this meeting] | |||
*Kelly | |||
**Research '''California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law''' | |||
***http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/california/forming-nonprofit-corporation-california | |||
***http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/bylaws-nonprofit-corporations | |||
***http://managementhelp.org/boards/index.htm#anchor314119 | |||
*Tom | |||
**Rewrite bylaws into a skeleton format identifying issues that need to be fixed | |||
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Location: Noisebridge, Time: 17:30 | Location: Noisebridge, Time: 17:30 | ||
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* discuss access at Noisebridge | * discuss access at Noisebridge | ||
* agree on our next meeting time/place, post to the front-page, and invite policy@lists | * agree on our next meeting time/place, post to the front-page, and invite policy@lists | ||
== 05 Feb 2012 == | == 05 Feb 2012 == | ||
Location: Noisebridge, 1445h | Location: Noisebridge, 1445h | ||
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* Kelly | * Kelly | ||
** email noisebridge-discuss about hiatus | ** <strike>email noisebridge-discuss about hiatus</strike> | ||
* Tom | * Tom | ||
** <strike>Add ancient by-laws to empty git repo & link here appropriately</strike> | ** <strike>Add ancient by-laws to empty git repo & link here appropriately</strike> | ||
* Each of us | * Each of us | ||
** Review at the bylaws at https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Bylaws&oldid=10177 | ** <strike>Review at the bylaws at https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Bylaws&oldid=10177</strike> | ||
** Prepare thoughts/comments on this old proposed by-laws section | ** <strike>Prepare thoughts/comments on this old proposed by-laws section</strike> | ||
== 02 Feb 2012 == | == 02 Feb 2012 == | ||
Location: Noisebridge 19:30 | Location: Noisebridge 19:30 | ||
Dinner was had in advance. Tom & Kelly were present. Snail was unable to attend. | Dinner was had in advance. Tom & Kelly were present. Snail was unable to attend. | ||
Agenda: | Agenda: |
Revision as of 19:47, 11 February 2012
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 weekly meetings.
Members
The current members of the Policy Wonks committee are:
- Kelly, Noisebridge's treasurer
- Snail, a facist board member
- Tom, he's just this guy, you know.
If you want to join the Policy Wonks, please join the mailing list, and introduce yourself. You can watch this page to see when we meet next, but we also send iCal-style invites to the mailing list.
Not a Manifesto
A tiny manifesto found in "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.
The notion of “policy” presumes a state or
governing apparatus which imposes its will on
others. “Policy” is the negation of politics; policy is
by definition something concocted by some form of
elite, which presumes it knows better than others
how their affairs are to be conducted. By partici-
pating in policy debates the very best one can
achieve is to limit the damage, since the very
premise is inimical to the idea of people managing
their own affairs.
Projects
By-Laws
Our current big project is updating and rewriting Noisebridge's bylaws so that they better represent our ethos. We have a 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
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. If we don't discuss something on the agenda, we strike it out. When we complete our tasks, we strike out those items. Incomplete tasks carry over to the next meeting.
16 Feb 2012
Location: Noisebridge, Time: 1730h
Agenda:
- Agree on our next meeting time/place, post to the front-page, and invite policy@lists
- Tom reports minimization of the bylaws
- Kelly reports on CA public benefit law
- Discuss modifications to the by-laws
To-do [by this meeting]
- Kelly
- Research California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law
- Tom
- Rewrite bylaws into a skeleton format identifying issues that need to be fixed
11 Feb 2012
Location: Noisebridge, Time: 17:30
Agenda:
- discuss hiatus proposals in light of the NB-discuss thread, and discussion at the meeting
- discuss the by by-laws at https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Bylaws&oldid=10177
- discuss access at Noisebridge
- agree on our next meeting time/place, post to the front-page, and invite policy@lists
05 Feb 2012
Location: Noisebridge, 1445h Agenda:
- review Utopian by-laws
- discuss hiatus in light of NB's thoughts
- 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, post to the front-page, and invite policy@lists
To-do:
- Kelly
email noisebridge-discuss about hiatus
- Tom
Add ancient by-laws to empty git repo & link here appropriately
- Each of us
Review at the bylaws at https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Bylaws&oldid=10177Prepare thoughts/comments on this old proposed by-laws section
02 Feb 2012
Location: Noisebridge 19:30 Dinner was had in advance. Tom & Kelly were present. Snail was unable to attend. Agenda:
- 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-lawsdiscuss adopting against policy (a tiny manifesto) as policywonk's manifestomake sure that NB knows about the wonks, especially where and when we meetwiki templates for board elections & nominationsadjusting the meeting script- agree on our next meeting time/place
To-do:
- Kelly
- email noisebridge-discuss about hiatus
- locate the utopian NB bylaws, email to the wonks
18 Jan 2012
Location: Noisebridge Kelly attended remotely. Tom was late because he is a slacker. Snail is the perfect child. Agenda:
- 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:
- Kelly:
- locate the utopian NB bylaws, email to the wonks
get original hiatus consensus from Mitch etc
Tom to follow up on mailing list creation
16 Jan 2012
Location: Phone Agenda:
- membership expiry
- comittee meta-conversation
planning by-laws revision
The inaugural meeting of the Policy Wonks resulted in a revised version of Membership, which will require several consensus items. To Do items:
Create a mailing listAdd content to this wiki pageCreate Membership Binder and Dues Sponsorship wiki pagesAdd photo to Membership Binder