[Noisebridge-board] Board meeting - Thursday evening?

Noah Balmer noahbalmer at gmail.com
Thu Oct 2 18:54:40 UTC 2008


The earliest two hour block I can do is saturday.  Is 11:00AM ok?

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com> wrote:

> I can make a lunch meeting Friday ... hell, I'll manage to make a lunch
> meeting today if that's better for you, Noah.
>
> I suggest a slight modification to Jake's agenda, in order of importance as
> I see it:
>
>    1) write down the membership plan including suggested monthly dues so we
> can present it to the members in time to give them at least SOME discussion
> time
>    2) Solve the *current* key issue to the best of our ability. I'd like to
> talk about transitive trust, etc.
>    3) Make a plan for consensus (in meetings and inter-board).
>    4) Come up with a way to ensure meetings do not introduce new topics
> to be decided on the spot (per Rachel's request). Hopefully we can also
> come up with a format for meetings that we can all agree upon (no
> railroading, ensuring people are heard, etc).
>    5) Discuss the process of incorporation.
>    6) Discuss insurance issues.
>    7) Resolve our interpersonal differences if possible (it seems
> possible to me).
>    8) Air all of our grievances of the last few days.
>
> We really need to get #1 done for our members to chew on for a bit.  If we
> do nothing but that I will call it a win.
>
> I put the personal stuff last because our first responsibility as the board
> is to get the work done.  Also, in the immortal words of CS Lewis, "People
> always get on better when they are making plans than when they are talking
> about nothing in particular."
>
> R
>
>
> Andy Isaacson wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 01:35:49AM -0700, Noah Balmer wrote:
>>
>>> I am booked solid for the next two days. I am, however, open to
>>> discussing
>>> any or all of these things, either via email, phone calls with any or all
>>> of
>>> you or over the weekend.  I could also go by the space briefly around
>>> lunchtimes if anyone wants to meet up then too.
>>>
>>
>> I feel like our email discussions have been valuable but have generated
>> more heat than light, so I'd really prefer we find a time where the
>> entire board can meet in person for at least 2 hours.
>>
>> Noah, since it sounds like your time is the gating factor, please let us
>> know what times work for you and let's see if it works for everybody
>> else?
>>
>> I can make any 2 hour period in the next 5 days work.
>>
>> -andy (already weary of being special)
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