May 9th, 2013 IRC Meeting

Agenda

1. Committee Reports
2. Flyer Status
3. Events
   1. International Day Against DRM - May 3rd
   2. MiT8: Media in Transition Conference - May 3-5th
   3. Together Boston/Another World's Fair - May 18th
   4. Security BSides - May 18th
   5. March Against Monsanto, May 25th
   6. AnimeBoston - Hynes Convention Center, May 24-26th.
   7. Boston Pride Parade - June 8th
4. Conference
   1. Flyers
   2. Speakers & Schedule
   3. Logistics
5. National Affairs

Participants

place holder

• jokeefe - James O'Keefe, Somerville
• Bluestreak: Lucia Fiero, Medway
• SteveR: Steve Rudolfi, Watertown
• Joe: Joseph Guertin, Bellingham
• SplendidSpoon - Lauren Pespisa, Boxboro/Somerville

Observers:

• davidd: David van Deijk, Eindhoven, NL
• Shidash
• illunatic
• passstab
• ageis
• itspara
• narr
• rocode

Summary

Conference

Speakers & Schedule

Topics

Organization

Moved IRC meetings to 9pm instead of noon.

Meeting Minutes

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jokeefe: Agenda at http://www.masspirates.org/wiki/index.php?title=May_9th,_2013_IRC_Meeting [9:02pm] jokeefe: starting with ids - James O'Keefe, Somerville [9:02pm] srevilak: Pyrix amuses me. The just sent me an email, suggesting I check out a comment I wrote [9:02pm] SplendidSpoon joined the chat room. [9:02pm] srevilak: Steve Revilak, Arlington [9:02pm] Kendra: Kendra Moyer, Arlington [9:03pm] jokeefe: hi SplendidSpoon [9:03pm] SplendidSpoon: Lauren Pespisa, Boxboro/Cambridge [9:03pm] jokeefe: ummm… that would be weird, srevilak [9:04pm] srevilak: not weird. Just amusing. [9:04pm] jokeefe: Committee Reports [9:04pm] jokeefe: Sevan working on a location/time for a monthly get together [9:04pm] jokeefe: srevilak working on web site. [9:09pm] jokeefe: any other updates? [9:09pm] Bluestreak: Lucia Fiero, Medway... Sorry [9:10pm] Bluestreak: Posted a Facebook event for the IPM [9:10pm] jokeefe: hi Bluestreak, thanks [9:10pm] Kendra: Did anyone go to the MIT8 conference? [9:10pm] jokeefe: Alex at warrantless.org [9:11pm] Bluestreak: I had prior commitments. Disappointed to miss it. [9:11pm] jokeefe: Heard good things about it [9:11pm] jokeefe: now we know it exists, we can keep it in mind [9:12pm] Kendra: I gave a shout out to Mass Pirates at the Rally at City Hall for May Day and people seemed pretty happy about it. [9:12pm] Bluestreak: Glad to hear it! [9:12pm] jokeefe: yay! posted a picture of you speaking at it from another person. thanks [9:12pm] jokeefe: Bluestreak - any update on the flyer? [9:13pm] jokeefe: Would like to get some printed B4 Together Boston [9:13pm] Bluestreak: Dana has not gotten back to me. Jeanne said she would send the InDesign file, she has not [9:13pm] Bluestreak: The 1/3 page thing? [9:13pm] jokeefe: 1/3 page seems easier with our tight schedule [9:14pm] Bluestreak: I don't want to email more than once a day [9:14pm] jokeefe: lol [9:14pm] jokeefe: seems sensible. [9:14pm] Bluestreak: That might be seen as rude [9:15pm] jokeefe: thanks for keeping at it. I will price out a print run of a 1000. [9:15pm] jokeefe: Events [9:16pm] Kendra: What is Together Boston? I searched for it and could not find anything. Is there a link or something? [9:16pm] jokeefe: togetherboston.com [9:16pm] SplendidSpoon: http://togetherboston.com/ [9:16pm] jokeefe: electronic music fest [9:16pm] Bluestreak: We are only doing the Central Square event, right? [9:16pm] SplendidSpoon: Except not [9:16pm] jokeefe: all next week [9:17pm] jokeefe: yes [9:17pm] SplendidSpoon: yea it's like a festival but not really lol it's like a local thing [9:17pm] Bluestreak: On the 18th. Can you table with us, Kendra? [9:18pm] jokeefe: haven't heard about panels [9:18pm] jokeefe: will get an email out to folks and have a sign up site tonight. [9:18pm] Bluestreak: No one got back to me about getting involved in the panels. Not persuing it any longer. [9:18pm] jokeefe: yeah [9:19pm] srevilak: I registered for security B sides. I'll be attempting to schmooze on the 18th [9:19pm] jokeefe: International Day Against DRM was good. they had 22,000 signatures. small turn out. good folks. [9:19pm] black_van joined the chat room. [9:19pm] jokeefe: hi black_van [9:19pm] black_van: hey sorry i am late [9:19pm] Kendra: I can probably help out, I have weekends off. [9:19pm] Bluestreak: See I knew that SR, that's why I didn't ask you. [9:19pm] jokeefe: I'll be at sec8sides for some of it, when not at kids events or together [9:20pm] Bluestreak: That would be great, Kendra. [9:20pm] jokeefe: made some contacts at FSF [9:20pm] srevilak: Bluestreak: I knew you wouldn't forget. Just letting you know that I'd not forgotten [9:22pm] jokeefe: March Against Monsanto, May 25th [9:22pm] jokeefe: Boston event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148839068610727/ [9:23pm] Bluestreak: I'm glad to see you can make it, Captain! [9:23pm] jokeefe: I don't see any conflicts with my family schedule [9:23pm] srevilak: Non-public facebook events make me sad [9:23pm] jokeefe: yes [9:24pm] jokeefe: need a protocol for that [9:24pm] jokeefe: distributed event listings [9:24pm] jokeefe: who else will be there? [9:24pm] Bluestreak: I will tell Dave Caputo to look for a MassPirate presence! [9:25pm] srevilak: I'm free on the 25th; just need logistics. [9:25pm] Bluestreak: Make sure you wear the hat. [9:25pm] jokeefe: 2pm boston city hall [9:25pm] srevilak: jokeefe: thx [9:25pm] Bluestreak: I wish I could go! Prior commitments again. [9:26pm] jokeefe: flyers at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6mstqfjnva72vqw/Ok30M4mIRv?lst [9:27pm] Bluestreak: Getting a FB message from Joe G: "This is coming up for me in IRC [21:25] == #masspirates Cannot join channel (+l) - channel is full, try again later" Can anyone help him? [9:27pm] jokeefe: Boston Pride Parade - June 8th - Bluestreak, Joe and I are marshals [9:28pm] Bluestreak: So glad it's not me have technical difficulty for once. [9:28pm] feedbot: [Twitter] masspirates: Our #PirateCon2013 is on 6/29 in Boston. Registration & current speaker list at http://t.co/v420Bayybb Looking for more speakers. - http://twitter.com/masspirates/statuses/332667604856619009 [9:28pm] jokeefe: should just add him? [9:28pm] Bluestreak: ? [9:29pm] Bluestreak: FB message him pls? [9:30pm] jokeefe: SplendidSpoon, you are an admin, would you up the limit on members? [9:33pm] SplendidSpoon: uh no idea how [9:34pm] jokeefe: sorry, distracted, my client isn't letting me loving explicitly [9:35pm] SplendidSpoon: I'm looking it up [9:35pm] jokeefe: thanks [9:35pm] SplendidSpoon: i don't know why I'm admin [9:35pm] SplendidSpoon: I know like 3 irc commands total [9:35pm] srevilak: SplendidSpoon: try /MODE #masspirates l 20 [9:36pm] SplendidSpoon: I'm not an op [9:36pm] SplendidSpoon: actually [9:36pm] Bluestreak: We have TOO MANY Pirates tonight. WIN. [9:36pm] jokeefe: [9:36pm] SplendidSpoon: not is jokeefe [9:36pm] SplendidSpoon: nor* [9:36pm] passstab: should i leave? [9:37pm] Bluestreak: lol [9:37pm] SplendidSpoon: We have no op it seems [9:38pm] passstab: illunatic, poke [9:38pm] srevilak: perhaps /INVITE foo, if we know which foo to invite [9:38pm] jokeefe: you logged in, SplendidSpoon? [9:38pm] passstab: i'll leave for now [9:38pm] passstab left the chat room. (Leaving) [9:39pm] SplendidSpoon: Yea [9:39pm] jokeefe: sigh.