Annual Meeting 2013 - Revision history

Sitwon: /* Anti-Harassment Policy and Diversity Statement */

2013-03-14T12:27:10Z

Anti-Harassment Policy and Diversity Statement

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	Ben read the prepared statement [insert statement here].		Ben read the prepared statement [insert statement here].

			:What has transpired?

			:Last Friday, 03/08/2013, there was an e-mail exchange discussing the proposed Anti-Harassment policy to be included in HacDC bylaws. During this discussion, an individual brought up the topic of rape. Specifically, statements were made regarding “false accusations of rape” and the “psychology of victimhood.” A few members sent e-mails to the board requesting that the conversation be stopped.

			:Why is this a problem?

			:This topic directly affects our membership. We, as a community, have members who have been victims of sexual violence. Statements like this trivialize and normalize their experiences and create a threatening and hostile environment at HacDC.

			:HacDC is part of the community at St. Stephens, and as part of that community bears the responsibility to make the space safe for everyone. Statements which create threatening and hostile environments cannot be tolerated. These statements do not relate to the specific goals of HacDC and are damaging to the organization and the community which it is a part of. They alienate part of our membership and hurt our standing with hackerspaces, organizations at St. Stephens, and all peer/community learning institutions.

			:What we intend to do about it.

			:E-mail exchanges about this topic will not produce any valuable results and will only alienate more members of our community. This topic will be discussed at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013.


	Alberto thought it was bad to end an ongoing discussion. It was a philosophical issue at stake, not big enough to stop the conversation.		Alberto thought it was bad to end an ongoing discussion. It was a philosophical issue at stake, not big enough to stop the conversation.

Nock: /* GrindDC (HacDC Biohacking Group) */

2013-03-13T15:41:56Z

GrindDC (HacDC Biohacking Group)

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	== Member Reports ==		== Member Reports ==
	=== GrindDC (HacDC Biohacking Group) ~~===~~		=== Shawn Nock ===
	~~GrindDC~~ hasn't been active for an entire year yet... but we've made impressive progress. A functional Biosignal Amp (http://mirage335.dyndns.org/wiki/Mirage335BiosignalAmp), several versions of tDCS (https://github.com/nocko/tdcs), Implant Design (https://github.com/nocko/heledd/tree/master/hardware), a temperature controlled bath for biomaterials testing. Our Grinder nights at the space regularly attract 8-12 attendees.		GrindDC (HacDC Biohacking Group) hasn't been active for an entire year yet... but we've made impressive progress. A functional Biosignal Amp (http://mirage335.dyndns.org/wiki/Mirage335BiosignalAmp), several versions of tDCS (https://github.com/nocko/tdcs), Implant Design (https://github.com/nocko/heledd/tree/master/hardware), a temperature controlled bath for biomaterials testing. Our Grinder nights at the space regularly attract 8-12 attendees.

	We're also in the process of organizing a SMT soldering class in for HacDC. Prototype teaching boards and partlists we're made (https://github.com/nocko/smt-practice) and a beta-quality seminar was held two months ago to test out our teaching chops.		We're also in the process of organizing a SMT soldering class in for HacDC. Prototype teaching boards and partlists we're made (https://github.com/nocko/smt-practice) and a beta-quality seminar was held two months ago to test out our teaching chops.
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	* Heavy interest in Qualified Self projects specifically with respect to Smartphone integration (writing apps and developing sensors).		* Heavy interest in Qualified Self projects specifically with respect to Smartphone integration (writing apps and developing sensors).
	* Electro-physiology and DIY EEG/EMG: Designing analysis software and novel applications for the Biosignal Amp Mirage designed.		* Electro-physiology and DIY EEG/EMG: Designing analysis software and novel applications for the Biosignal Amp Mirage designed.
	~~--[[User:Nock\|Shawn Nock (OpenPGP: 0x65118FA5)]] 09:14, 11 March 2013 (PDT)~~

	=== Dan Barlow ===		=== Dan Barlow ===

Katie: /* Anti-Harassment Policy and Diversity Statement */

2013-03-13T01:27:38Z

Anti-Harassment Policy and Diversity Statement

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	Doc says this problem crops up in other communities. Invoking the principle of Buddhist Right Speech seems to fix it. He can post some links to the wiki about how it has been implemented in other communities.		Doc says this problem crops up in other communities. Invoking the principle of Buddhist Right Speech seems to fix it. He can post some links to the wiki about how it has been implemented in other communities.

	Loki gave a one-minute summary arguing in favor of Proposal 2. New member ~~Logan~~ gave a one-minute summary arguing in favor of Proposal 1.		Loki gave a one-minute summary arguing in favor of Proposal 2. New member Graham gave a one-minute summary arguing in favor of Proposal 1.

	Two people voted to defer. Two people voted for Proposal 2. Everyone else voted for Proposal 1. Proposal 1 is approved.		Two people voted to defer. Two people voted for Proposal 2. Everyone else voted for Proposal 1. Proposal 1 is approved.

Katie: /* Adjournment */

2013-03-13T01:24:31Z

Adjournment

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	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==

	Adjourned at x:xx pm		Adjourned at 9:23 pm

Katie: /* Board of Directors Elections */

2013-03-13T01:23:53Z

Board of Directors Elections

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	== Board of Directors Elections ==		== Board of Directors Elections ==
	=== President ===		=== President ===

			Ben has been nominated and wins by default.

	=== Vice-President ===		=== Vice-President ===

			Shahar and Chris and Reuven have been nominated. Chris wins.

	=== Treasurer ===		=== Treasurer ===

			Katie has been nominated and wins by default.

	=== Secretary ===		=== Secretary ===

			David Mc has been nominated and wins by default.

	=== At-Large Directors (two) ===		=== At-Large Directors (two) ===

			Shawn Nock and Reuven are nominated and win by default.

	== New Members ==		== New Members ==

Katie: /* New Business */

2013-03-13T01:10:07Z

New Business

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 === Approve new Standing Rules ===
 Because the Standing Rules are not fully completed and we haven't had much time to discuss them among the members before voting, we can just vote on the first Article today - [[Proposed Standing Rules#Article_I:_Voting|Voting]].  That will give us the ability to continue edits and discussions, and vote on the other parts of the Standing Rules at future monthly member meetings.
 === Anti-Harassment Policy and Diversity Statement ===
 [[Anti-Harassment Policy]] and [[Diversity Statement]] need to be voted on.
 == Board of Directors Elections ==

Katie: /* New Members */

2013-03-13T00:32:38Z

New Members

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	== New Members ==		== New Members ==

			Logan is originally from DC and just moved back here about a year ago. Physics background. Programming job. Been coming to GrindDC meetups. Approved.

			Graham moved to DC 3.5 years ago. Has a 3D printer. Does electronics work for fun. Approved.

	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==

	Adjourned at x:xx pm		Adjourned at x:xx pm

Katie at 00:29, 13 March 2013

2013-03-13T00:29:02Z

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 === Project 3DP ===
 == Member Reports ==
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 * Electro-physiology and DIY EEG/EMG: Designing analysis software and novel applications for the Biosignal Amp Mirage designed.
 --[[User:Nock|Shawn Nock (OpenPGP: 0x65118FA5)]] 09:14, 11 March 2013 (PDT)
 == Old Business ==

Katie at 00:12, 13 March 2013

2013-03-13T00:12:48Z

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	March 12, 2013		March 12, 2013

	Meeting called to order at x:xx p.m. by		Meeting called to order at 7:45 p.m. by Ben the Pyrate

	Members Present:		Members Present: Ben, Dan, Shawn, Dave, mirage335, Loki, Bryce, Chris, Reuven, Shahar, Tim D., Phil W, Phil S., Brad, Alberto, Katie, Tim Slagle, David Whiteis, Martin, Nick B., Justin Myers, Jon H, Jamie Ai, William Gibb, Andy Ta

	Others Present:		Others Present: Logan, Graham

	[[Quorum]] met?		[[Quorum]] met? yes

	== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==		== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==
	[[Regular Member Meeting 2013 02 12]]		[[Regular Member Meeting 2013 02 12]] Approved unanimously.

	== Recognition ==		== Recognition ==

			Eric for being our president. Even if he didn't show up tonight. :P

			Tim Slagle for being treasurer. And proposing Project Awesome.

			And the entire board.

	== Director Reports ==		== Director Reports ==

	=== President's Report ===		=== President's Report ===

			Absent.

	=== Vice President's Report ===		=== Vice President's Report ===
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	=== Treasurer's Report ===		=== Treasurer's Report ===

	Here is the financial summary spreadsheet for February 2013: [[File:HacDC_Financials_2013_02.pdf]]. We gained one new member (Philip Westlow). The other two members voted in last meeting have not paid their dues yet. We lost Stephen Beuttel and dropped Reuven Cohen after 4 months without dues payment. We had 55 paying members and 2 non-paying members. Our dues revenue continues to meet our expenses again, and thanks to those that donate extra we had a regular (non-earmarked) monthly net of $563.		Here is the financial summary spreadsheet for February 2013: [[File:HacDC_Financials_2013_02.pdf]]. We gained one new member (Philip Westlow). The other two members voted in last meeting have not paid their dues yet. We lost Stephen Beuttel <strike>and dropped Reuven Cohen after 4 months without dues payment</strike>. We had 55 paying members and 2 non-paying members. Our dues revenue continues to meet our expenses again, and thanks to those that donate extra we had a regular (non-earmarked) monthly net of $563.

	Quorum is 14.		Quorum is 14.
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	=== Secretary's Report ===		=== Secretary's Report ===

			Announcements, membership database.

	=== Director-at-Large Reports ===		=== Director-at-Large Reports ===
	====Martin====		====Martin====

			Dan, Hax and Martin attended VWS Winterfest. Brought in $353 selling unwanted junk from HacDC. Lots of people were interested in finding out about HacDC.

	====Andy====		====Andy====

			Absent.

	== [[:Category:Project_Awesome\|Project Awesome]] Reports ==		== [[:Category:Project_Awesome\|Project Awesome]] Reports ==
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	=== Project BYZANTIUM ===		=== Project BYZANTIUM ===

			Won a $10K grant (InformSec)! Can be spent on ham equipment, raspberry pis, macbook and macbook air. Also on CDs. The money will go through HacDC.

			Haven't heard back about FEMA grant (no applicants have).

	=== Project KITBUILD ===		=== Project KITBUILD ===

Tslagle: /* Project KITBUILD */

2013-03-12T03:21:19Z

Project KITBUILD

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	=== Project KITBUILD ===		=== Project KITBUILD ===

			Earmarked balance large enough to pay for some tools and supplies, need to check out existing bin to see what we already have available.

	=== Project 3DP ===		=== Project 3DP ===