January 10th, 2013 IRC Meeting

Agenda

1. Status of Members/supporters mailing
2. Motion to sign on to FSF statement in opposition to Windows 8 (or other) Secure Boot
3. Senate race
4. Scheduling our events (Conference/CryptoParties/Currency)
5. Review of organization

Started work on a budget, but need 2012 financial review first.

Quick Notes / Summaries Re Proposed Bills to be Discussed:

1. Members/supporters mailing
   1. Supporter letters mailed
2. Motion to sign on to FSF statement in opposition to Windows 8 (or other) Secure Boot
3. Senate race
4. Review of organization
   1. How can we be better organized?
   2. Need committees? Which ones if so?
   3. What do we want from website/social media
5. Scheduling our events (Conference/CryptoParties/Currency)

For the record, the events we agreed to do or have people willing to work on are:

1. Pirate Info Conference - some progress on possible sites
2. CryptoParties
3. CryptoCurrencies Conference (such as this one, have four people who are interested in working on it)
4. Together Boston music festival is week of May 18th (http://togetherboston.com/) - Was $50/table in 2012
5. Boston Pride Parade on Sat. June 8th (http://www.bostonpride.org/calendar/) - $175 for group/float by 2/28
6. Freedom Rally on Boston Common - 2 Days this year (Sat. Sept 21st - Noon to 8pm & Sept 22nd - Noon to 6pm) - $150 & $30 table, $10/chair

Other Events we could possibly attend as individuals or table at:

1. Pax East which is March 22-24th
2. Wake up the Earth Festival in JP on Sat., May 4th (http://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/cultural-programming/festivals-and-events.html)
3. Security BSides
4. AnimeBoston which is May 24-26th.
5. Digital Media Conference & Grassroots Use of Technology Conference possibly

Participants

• srevilak - Steve Revilak, Arlington
• SplendidSpoon - Lauren Pespisa - Boxboro currently
• jokeefe - James O'Keefe, Somerville
• black_van - sevan, south end
• Kit - Kit Walsh, Cambridge
• dto

Observers:

• cmal
• cto
• TeamColtra
• peerate - briefly

Summary

Members/supporters mailing

Mailing done

2013 events/activities

Folks were supportive of the list of events we would run/sponsor. Perhaps having a conference outside Boston be a cryptoparty.

Folks were supportive of the new events, but, as Kit noted, messaging will be particularly important if we go to something like Anime Boston.

Whatever we do for PaxEast, it won't be a table or something in the goodie bags.

James will put together a calendar.

Meeting Minutes

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