VHS Meeting

1. Yes, we like the location 2. We have committed hackers 3. Our name is VHS 4. Wiki, Website, IRC 5. Connection - Discussed the connection

6. Talked about projects

• VHS projects are group projects, not inividual projects
• Do your own dishes
• Full Disclosure
• Group of friends, not a group of workers
• GPL/CC Space - Anything developed here is GPL/Creative Commons
• Documenting what we are doing
• Setting up a Video Blogging Center
• ASpread - Post to all video sites on the Internet
• Keeping a running log of what we're doing
• Make sure we have standards

7. Principles for conduct in the space:

• Make sure the space is inclusive
• No Assholism (No Racism, Sexism, Homophobia or Classism. We're all just hackers here!)
• Consensus, Respect and Mutual Aid

8. Who we want to have: * Dorkbot Mailing List * Draw the HAM community in as well * Talked about the ground rules

9. Who we don't want to have: * Anti-Vectorialist

10. Method of dealing with problems, and dealing with them:

• Agile Practices
• Retrospective
• Putting the time and energy to make consensus work, and keep it going
• Brew Club

11. Meetings

• Weekly
• Compliment it with the social space
• Regular Meetings keep things clear
• People don't have to attend every meeting

12. Principles:

• Shane will draft some principles to put up on the wiki

13. Next Meeting:

• Map up how it will be on the space
• David will find a schematic for the space
• Principles Review

14. Next Meeting Date/Time:

• Sept 2nd the next date
• 7:00 PM
• Kick-Off Party

• Plan Beer Drinking session in the middle of the month
• Arrange the payment plans
• Accessibility/Sliding Scale
• If you know someone cool, bringing them along

• Show and Tell with Arduino with Joe - September 2nd
• Make it interdiciplinary
• VHS related projects