August 3rd, 2015 IRC Meeting

Reviews

• Pirate Picnic
• TPP on the rocks?
• CISA

Tasks

• Task list, PiratePad version.
• Massachusetts GMO labeling bill (H.3242) - Bluestreak
• Draft Freedom Rally Blog Post

Planning

Event Planning

1. Aug 2, Pirate Picnic, Georges Island, Pirate Pad
2. Aug 26, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, Parts & Crafts
3. Other August Event? - Cryptoparty in Worcester or Hackathon (either for Surveillance mapping or MAAPL)
4. Sep. 19 & 20, Freedom Rally - Sign up form - have asked for volunteers in email as well, need blog post by July/Aug
5. Sep. 22, 1pm, Public Hearing on Massachusetts GMO labeling bill (H.3242), Gardner Auditorium at the Massachusetts State House
6. Oct. 13 (probably), Cory Doctorow Event - Working with other groups
7. Nov. event?
8. Dec. event?

Restarting in September: Every Thu., Digital Fourth meeting, 11:20am-1:30pm, Voltage Cafe, Third Street, Cambridge

Participants

• jokeefe: James O'Keefe, Somerville
• srevilak
• noe
• kendra
• Bluestreak

Observers

• Pharyngeal
• zby
• davidd

Summary

Discussed picnic. Nice event. About 20 people came.

Plan to start publishing a quarterly newsletter this fall. For now, goal is to have articles written by September 1st, with the goal of publishing near the end of September. Perhaps half-page zine style.

Minutes

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