Personal Telco Monthly Meeting for May 25th 2005
When and Where
Urban Grind Coffee 2214 NE Oregon St. (take 22nd Ave. 2 blocks North of Sandy Blvd.)
Wednesday, May 25th 2005. 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Agenda
- 6:00PM - Introduction to Personal Telco for newcomers.
- 6:30PM - New Nodes and other announcements.
- 6:45PM - Business followed directly by informal meet and greet.
Audio & Video
http://stephouse.net/?nav=PTPMeeting (live video feed, experimental)
Agenda Items
- Roll Call
- Old Business
- Playdate Eight
- Get the word out to nodes and users
- Adopt A Node needs help
- where to get info for nodes and users
- how to get trained up
- Playdate Eight
- New Business
MississippiGrantProject Breakout Groups
- Antenna
- Infrastructure
- Outreach
Meeting Notes
Scribe: Sam Churchill
It's a sunny evening in Portland. About 60 people are gathered in the Urban Grind in Portland.
6:15: Michael Weiberg: Opens meeting, welcomes everyone.
6:20: Nigel Ballard: Introduces self. Goes around the room and asks first-time visitors to talk a bit about themselves and what they're interested in. About 6 people introduce themselves.
6:30: Michael Weiberg: First item elections for PTP officers. Eligebility requirements are that you are sponsored by someone on PTP and have a node operating. To vote in the next meeting (June), you must be a member today (May 25th).
6:40: Playday. Tom Higgins. Tom Higgins explains that Playday workshops introduce people to the technology. The next playday is June 4th, noon to 4pm. It will cover all the basic, how to find nodes, how to connect, and other basics.
- Tom Higgins annouces Adopt-A-Node. We need help, explains Higgins. Pick a node that you love or live next to. Go to PTP page and print out ten nodes will help alot. The idea is that you will be a contact person.