Monday, November 12, 2012

###Liz###
* Accomp -- EcoHack3 (microbe research note, video of home made cotton candy to catch microbes), supporting several independent mapper groups, some reimbursements. 
* Goals -- EPA grant, organizing loaner equipment, getting organized for helping with admin, help interviewing.

###Shannon###
* Goals: Website survey finished, PBS post, 990 and CPA review finished, Dev. Mgr. interviews, barn raising eval, BYOD, WWF thing, TAC tool eval, reimbursements, prep for OD talk
* Accomplishments: Almost done w/ web survey, CPA review, review of Dev. Mgr. positions

###Stewart###
*Goals: hiring process 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlY4Tg28DhosdEtJM3hIb0d5OTBmWDcxZnFHT2ZjQUE#gid=0
help, figure out retail spectrometer sourcing  with Jeff, Alex K collaboration, Map updates...
*Accomp. Helped Chris C. get his Uganda mapping underway

###Adam###
* Absent

###Mathew###
*Accomp: recovered from travel & sickness... nothing else.
* Goals: Spectrometer laser cut issues, gomberg kites supplier contract, other retail stuff, Grassroots mapping forum notes collection, logging my hours, reimbursements.

###Jeff###
* Absent

###Questions###
* who will do newsletter this week? Liz?
* what if there was a dedicated mailing list just for the newsletter? start this discussion in web group. 
* Liz -- google docs organization -- who has a good system that i can copy? search function is preferable. 
* who is shared on dropbox? can we unshare people and start organizing this? How do people use dropbox to accept photos from community members?
* admin docs, not many in dropbox? because inappropriate to have personal info online, shan has locally. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/997cqrz2s4y1tkg/rkWbjwvNed
* issue with sharing passwords on different services -- no other good options. 
* to help with admin, focus on fundraising (grant research and delivery) and membership. Continuing even once we hire a full time person. We can each take a specific role on grant writing, almost metaphorically rolling through timezones (start on east, proofread on west coast). 

###Meetings###
* Organizers call at 12:20 this week, Stewart moderating. 

###Miscellaneous###

###Newsletter suggestions###
http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/gonzoearth/11-14-2012/article-bay-area-automated-mapping-association-public-laboratory-map-too
*http://www.publiclaboratory.org/notes/prattgi/11-15-2012/diy-aerial-imaging-map-knitting-workshop-pratt-institute
* http://uclexcites.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/strengthening-community-plots-barn-raising-2012/
* http://wyolum.com/wyolum-innovation-grant-2012/
* http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/kosamari/11-14-2012/diy-cotton-candy-maker-0
* http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/kosamari/11-14-2012/spectrometer-cellphone-box
* http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5980/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=9648 
* Boston mapping on the 17th
* Bayou Bienvenue meeting on the 27th
* Openly Disruptive