April 2024 Organizer Meeting

IETF Summer Week

To Do!

• Name & frame the week
• Plan location/vibe for afterparty Sat, July 27
• Create a consolidated lu.ma calendar where people can add their events
• Extend invitation to the network
  • Internet Access

What's confirmed:

• Our Networks in 312 Main on Sat, July 27
• The whole IETF event series; the conference is quite expensive, but the first Sat/Sun (codesprint) is quite open.

Event Ideas

• Film screening:
  • Machine in Flames https://www.startpage.com/do/dsearch?q=the+machine+in+flames&cat=web&language=english
  • Ninth Floor https://www.nfb.ca/film/ninth_floor/
• Sun Jul 27 - Hack Day (Boris to host, potential)
• Wed Jul 24 - Improv or Standup, e.g. there's a weekly standup sesh at City Centre Motel (Wes' connection)
• Powerpoint Karaoke

coFood Garden Dinners

Dates to add to lu.ma:

• Sun, May
• Sun, June 23
• Sun, July 21??? IETF week overlap???
• August OFF
• Sun, Sept 15

Coworking

• No more mornings at The Permanent
• some interest in trying different spaces? Looking for at least one coworking lead
• maybe: look for a paid space to share?

Tech Socials

To Do

• Book three more (One quarter at a time)
• Call for content - e.g. another TFT (Tools for Thought)? (Powerpoint karaoke at Z Space?)

Going forward:

• Charge for tickets and include food / drink?
• Arrange around 'themes' to bring out people interested in specific content, that's more specifically DWeb aligned than generic 'tech'?

Vancouver Hack Days

May? June? Venues? Content?

looking for volunteers

Misc Orga Topics

• Logo creation
• DWeb Camp planning DWeb Camp 2024 Vancouver Cohort
• Communications channels: Signal, Ghost, Discord