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🌻Congress And The BoardMinutes2025-02-02

Cyberia Computer Club Regular Congress on February 2, 2025

Original notes: pad.riseup.net/p/cyberia-congress-20250202-keep

Agenda Items

  • Elections

Attendance

@see wiki.cyberia.club/hypha/congress_and_the_board/membership

Active Voting Members (need 5 for quorum)

  • alena (present)

  • alexi (absent)

  • carbide_flux (present)

  • jessica (absent)

  • everywalladoor (present)

  • karlexceed (present)

  • queerposting (present)

  • reese (absent)

  • sanine (absent)

  • starless (present)

New voting members

  • Lozaning

Currently nonvoting presents

  • 0xlambda

  • kbot

Active Branch Updates

@see git.cyberia.club/cyberia/congress-active-branches

services (Jesse) (Forest)

  • no jesse or forest

  • "Forest continues to kill it"!

  • Backups on Capsul are back

meta (?)

  • everywalladoor interested in meta branch involvement

  • Important to have a head of meta branch for cementing rules for L0 going forward

  • Look at basing/updating policy on:

    • The needs of the few outweigh the WANTS of the many. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

    • Avoid anyone being berated away who needs a community

    • Prioritize onboarding & acculturation & grace period for new members

    • Pycon does this well policies.python.org/us.pycon.org/code-of-conduct/

games (Johnnie)

  • no johnnie

  • Well attended Game Bash!

    • We should do that again

outreach and moderation (Starless)

  • Recently, been slightly bad-vibes people joining matrix

  • Scott been asked not to come back

  • Bad vibes at L0

    • Put a mask on if other people have one (at L0 please)

  • Folks looking for community due to recent events

  • Remain cozy and effective environment for folks looking for community

  • Themed Friday-night-vibes?

  • Totes do the December gift exchange again

rituals and regalia (vvesley)

  • no vvesley

  • Misha: ordering shiny stickers

Treasurer Updates

  • Previous balance $5423.11

  • Current balance: ?

  • sanine not present

Secretary Updates

  • Updating wiki and meeting notes

  • Organizing Game Bash

Agenda Item Discussions

Elections

  • kbot became the new President

  • alena remains the Secretary

  • misha took over Treasurer position

  • All officers ran unopposed

Actionable Items

  • Automate poking matrix about Congress and other events via ED209 -> everywalladoor?

    • Requirements list for acceptance:

      • calendar/ical integration

      • permissions

      • notification settings

    • Task management

    • Polling plugin for ED bot

Layer Zero Space Discussion

Info Page & Moderation Policy

1. put together a 'who is welcome at lz and how you get invited/invite friends' info page
2. make space moderation policy -- when someone is asked to leave and what happens before that/reasonable expectations (link to cyberia CoC)

  • event postings should direct viewers to ask poster for address

  • Open House Event policy

    • Checklist/how to for hosting

    • Social Narrative for:

      • Hosting

      • Attending an Event

  • make sure misha, kbot, alena, starless and everywalladoor know when meeting to discuss info page/moderation policy is

    • Everyone else welcome, too

Door latch sensor system for LZ would be awesome

  • everywalladoor will circle with the folks who discussed earlier and ask if they want to implement it

  • mycelia project?

  • reach out to carbide

  • misha can bring some contact sensors

Concern over L0 air quality (C02 specifically)

  • Permanent air quality sensor?

  • Add plants to the space?

  • Measure furnace (either us or 3rd party) and see if it's something Charlie would be legally required to fix/replace

Local community night outside L0 (BBQ?)

  • Misha: individual digital privacy workshop night?

  • Alena: Computer help night?

  • Maybe paid event, maybe not? Maybe suggest donations?

  • Spicy Outreach at senior groups and churches?

L0 Actionable Items

  • carbide_flux will measure furnace and check with Charlie about L0 C02 concerns

  • everywalladoor will circle back with folks about the Door latch sensor system

  • make space moderation policy & L0 Welcome page by March

  • Game Bash (weekend before St. Patrick's Day)

    • Alena will ask Matrix Sat or Sunday

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