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* Eli
* Eli
* Eric H.
* Eric H.
* +4 people from IIT interested
* Nick
* Jessie
* Rodrigo
* +4 people from IIT interested (Jared, Isu(sp?),..)
* 9 new people total.


=== Come to Orer - ===
=== Come to Order - 8:15===


* New people introduce themseleves
* Old business
* Update on Elston Space
** Eric Talked to Steve today, should have lease agreement to review tomorrow
** Lease will be signed by PS1 as corporation, not by individual leaders, thus insulation indiv. liability.
** Steve talked to blacksmiths next door, they might be interested.
** Motion to vote on lease to be posted tomorrow at next meeting passes.


* Mailing List
** List was locked: explanation.
*** Reporter published items off our public mailing lists that was somewhat embarassing
*** Jerry, owner of Logan Square location contacted Eric after reading information from public list.
*** Unpaid lurkers disrupting communication.
**** e.g. proposing rules when they're not even members.
*** Sensitivity of being affiliated with us to your employers.
*** Anything on public list could be published as fact in the example of Columbia Chronicle article.
** Newly privatized mailing list users must use birth names, not aliases in order to familiarize themselves, all public ones can be aliased.
** Zane will set up infrastructure to on PS1 domain to include mailing lists, etc.


=== Meeting Adjourned - ===
* Speaker from Little Black Pearl Art And Design Center.
** Opening November 9, 2009 for pieces on display, technological or not.
*** Example would be a bar bot.
*** Items can be for sale.
*** Submissions: Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center, c/o Hidden Pearl Gallery (Heidi Hickman), 1060 East 47th Street, Chicago, IL 60653
 
* Sacha to speak on Be Excellent to each other bylaw before vote.
** Suggest seriously considering your dedication before writing a bylaw (It's a lot of work)
** Membership agreement is essentially conduct rules.
** Vote Results: 17 For, 1 Nay, 1 Abstain.  Motion Passes.
 
* Reciprocity
** Agreement to mutual benefits for members from each party
*** Benefits such as access to others facility (We can get in to any other hacker space that is part of this program)
 
* Teddy has a proposal up for facilitating voting online instead of waiting for meetings.
** <Teddy, please post text of the proposal here.>
** Paul wants to see an in place system that would exemplify an acceptable setup.
 
* CCCKC
** 1404 sq ft space inside a cave. Eric: It's a cave!
** Originally a quarry of some mineral converted to office and commercial space.
** ~20 boy scouts for soldering class already.
** Only protruding structure is elevator shaft, all the rest is underground.
** Might want to stretch out your liver, those guys can draaaank.
** Thinking about setting up warzones between the two places.
 
* Eric H. modded his OLPC with better keyboard!
 
* NEXT WEEK: Monochrom on the 18th, meeting will be held beforehand.  NEXT WEEK'S MEETING IS WEDNESDAY @ 7:00, not Tuesday
 
=== Meeting Adjourned - 9:05===