January 17th, 2013 IRC Meeting

Agenda

1. Status of members/supporters mailing
2. Motion to sign on to support the TSA out of the MBTA action on Sat., Feb. 2nd
3. Motion to sign on to petitions to remove prosecutors Carmen Ortiz and Steve Heymann
4. Review of organization

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

Quick Notes / Summaries Re Proposed Bills to be Discussed:

1. Status of members/supporters mailing
2. Motion to sign on to support the TSA our of the MBTA action on Sat., Feb. 2nd
3. Motion to sign on to petitions to remove prosecutors Carmen Ortiz and Steve Heymann
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

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 - Boston, March 22-24th
2. Bar Camp Boston - April 7/8
3. Wake up the Earth Festival - Jamaica Plain (Boston), Sat., May 4th
4. Security BSides - May?
5. AnimeBoston - Hynes Convention Center, May 24-26th.
6. Digital Media Conference & Grassroots Use of Technology Conference possibly

Participants

tentative

• srevilak - Steve Revilak, Arlington
• jokeefe - James O'Keefe, Somerville
• SplendidSpoon - Lauren Pespisa - Boxboro currently
• mildbeard - Erik Zoltan, Framingham
• black_van - sevan, south end

Observers:

• cmal
• davidd

Meeting Minutes

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