diff --git a/meeting_notes/20160607_meeting-notes.md b/meeting_notes/20160607_meeting-notes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e2e62f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/meeting_notes/20160607_meeting-notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +--- +title: Meeting Notes - June 7, 2016 +location: Civic Tech TO, CSI Annex +attendees: 7 +date: 2016-06-07 +startTime: 19:45 +endTime: 21:15 +--- + +# Agenda + +0. Intros +1. Maker Festival & Satellite update +2. Infrastructure Update: Wekan +3. Under The Gardiner Update +4. Outreach Update + - tomesh.101 Structure + - tutorial +5. Website + - Emphasize community ownership of network +6. Related Projects from Ethan + +# Notes + +## Maker Festival & Satellite update + +- Updated proposal for Maker Festival sent with some details, proposal [fleshed out](https://pad.riseup.net/p/96G0J9Pm3671) + - Will be updated with the specific questions and picture of node +- We will handle distribution/set-up of nodes with other tables/makers during table set-up +- Satellite Event accepted and live on makerfestival.ca + - [Introduction to networks event posting](http://makerfestival.ca/events/introduction-to-networks-from-the-internet-to-tomesh-net/) + - Registration: **hello@tomesh.net**, dcwalk will manage + - Attendance: dcwalk, ben, udit + - Planning Meeting on **Mon Jun 20**​, Run-through on ​**Fri Jun 24** + +## Infrastructure Update: Wekan + +- Board is up [wekan.tomesh.net](http://wekan.tomesh.net) + - Current status: demoing, ssl needs to be deployed, rocket.chat + - Integrations: rocket.chat is close; unsure about GitHub + - ETA to live: next week +- Stretch goal of a knowledge management bot with Parsey McParseface / [Syntaxnet](https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r0.9/tutorials/syntaxnet/index.html) + +## Under Gardiner Update + +- [Project Under Gardiner website](http://www.undergardiner.com/) +- Jon at the walkshop for the Under Gardiner, they indicated they are speaking with Beanfield to provide free wifi hotspot + - Outreach lead is interested in connecting with us and seeing what could be related +- Do we fit into the 'local services' niche? Nodes that host 'local' content +- Related? Scadding Court has a lack of wifi, Victoria Hub pilot project for wifi at a spot + - Revisit in July roadmap planning update + - Jon will continue to keep tabs on these projects + +## Outreach Update + +- tomesh.101 folder structure, **VOTED** and consensus to adopt restructured repo: + - `glossary` + - `presentation-modules` + - `reference-specification` + - `tutorial` +- Knowledge management considerations: + - Preference for linking to versioned content or commits (on a github repo for instance) + - Referencing internet archive +- Tutorial draft demo'd + - First draft, was tested by Yuri and feedback was gathered + - "new, intermediate, advanced" levels for setup +- Research of existing mesh projects and educational materials to be collected: [pad.riseup.net/p/tomeshnet-meshresearch](https://pad.riseup.net/redirect#https%3A//pad.riseup.net/p/tomeshnet-meshresearch) + +## Website + +- Emphasize community ownership of network, a fact missing from the website currently **VOTED** and consensus to add to website: + - Ben to send in PR to address + +## Related Projects from Ethan + +- Introduction into [Ethereum](https://www.ethereum.org/) project and potential fit into mesh +- Interest in raising standards of living without incurring additional financial cost to the government + - Thinking about leasing out access opportunities that reduce cost? + - Decentralized allocation and management of access? +- The [DAO fund](https://daohub.org/) has money for funding decentralized projects, [current proposals](https://dao.consider.it/) + - How could tomesh fit in? Act as a reference example for implementation of a last mile (how this could be a decent model going forward) + - Proposal would be an Ethereum contract, using a standard + - Takes 0-5% return (could indicate which) +- Pay attention possibly to 'build the nation' projects from [Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada](http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/icgc.nsf/eng/home)