[sudo-discuss] [consensus] Nominations for Board of Directors

[Danny Spitzberg]

Hmm.* GOOD QUESTION, LIBERTY! *I'm thrilled that this initiative is
moving. My understanding is that folks moving it have been trying to figure
out a way to hack (call it what you will) creation of a board of directors
primarily because it is a requirement for incorporating as a legal entity.

What remains TBD? My understanding is,

About the board,
-what is, pray-tell, the general role and responsibility and the specific
positions, if any?
-how long are the initial terms for this inaugural board?

About elections,
-who is eligible to vote for board members running?
-how will that happen?

About incorporation,
-some for of nonprofit? and if so, which kind of a 501(c)?

About this board-building initiative,
-anyone else have a way to break down/ build up these details?.. maybe, a
page on the wiki

:Danbann


On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Liberty Madison <liberty at libertymadison.com
> wrote:

> Hi Sudoers!
> Thank you for the nomination.
> I would love to be a part of the board however I am unsure of the
> expectations. I cannot accept it without being clear on what I am
> committing to.
> What is expected of me and what amount of time needs to be dedicated to
> this role? I have been on an advisory board in the past but I have never
> been a part of a forming board, so I am unsure.
> Any insight would be appreciated?
> Thanks guys!
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> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Ryan Bethencourt <
> ryan.bethencourt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I really appreciate the nomination but will unfortunately have to
>> decline, I love Sudo room and will continue to help wherever I can but I'm
>> getting close to maximum bandwidth with all of the awesome biohacker and
>> biotech projects (many of which Sudo inspired). I would however, love to
>> still keep the biohacker connection going at Sudo room and I'd be happy to
>> help with connecting us (Sudo) to the broader Biohacker community
>> (including Counter Culture Labs which I'm now a board member of).
>>
>> I love the idea of a developing Sudo culture and looking forward to
>> further lively debates and membership :)
>>
>> To all our fellow Sudo'ers, Live long and Prosper!
>> R
>>
>>   Anthony Di Franco <di.franco at gmail.com>
>>  October 29, 2013 at 5:37 PM
>> With all those points in mind, I hope that the strength and benevolence
>> of the people who lead and the community that develops around them is more
>> of the empathetic, pluralistic, pragmatic kind and less of the stubborn,
>> nitpicky, dogmatic kind.
>>
>>
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>>   Anca Mosoiu <anca at techliminal.com>
>>  October 29, 2013 at 5:14 PM
>> Good points, Naomi.
>>
>> This ties into the paper that Jenny posted recently as well.  Strong,
>> benevolent personalities are going to be needed to keep things moving
>> forward just as much as stubborn, nitpicky, careful readers of contracts.
>>
>> Anca.
>>
>>
>>
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>>   Naomi Most <pnaomi at gmail.com>
>>  October 29, 2013 at 3:44 PM
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I haven't exactly been an active participant in Sudo Room lately, but
>> I have room in my life to handle some small amount of responsibility.
>> I'll accept the nomination.
>>
>> I should say, though, that I've had a lot (a LOT) of conversations
>> with hackerspace founders lately, and I'm coming to the conclusion
>> that it is only the very exceptional community, with a very dedicated
>> presence of strong benevolent personalities, that doesn't eventually
>> come apart at the seams.
>>
>> Noisebridge should not be held as a model of do-ocratic / flat
>> structure. It has serious, serious problems.
>>
>> --Naomi
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   Eddan Katz <eddan at clear.net>
>>  October 28, 2013 at 2:30 PM
>> So by my count, the following summarizes the status of the Board
>> nominations. Please correct any errors I've made.
>> --
>> *Confirmed*
>> Max (notconfusing)
>> Jenny (tunabananas)
>>
>> *Nominated*
>> Marc (marcjc)
>> Matt (mattsenate)
>> Marina (mk30)
>> J.C. (r33lmm)
>> Vicky (ykciv)
>> Liberty (thattechgirl)
>>
>> *Respectfully Decline*
>> Kare (kkr)
>> Jordan (yardena)
>> ------
>>
>> Apparently, the average size of a non-profit board is 16 people, and the
>> median is 15.
>> I don't know anyone's handle, but I also wanted to nominate the following
>> people who have also shown the commitment that I think would make for a
>> good Sudo Board member:
>>
>> Ryan Bethencourt
>> Anthony di Franco
>> Johanna Faust
>> Hol Gaskill
>> Leonid Kozukh
>> Anca Mosoiu
>> Naomi Most
>> Romy Snowyla
>>
>>
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>>   Jenny Ryan <tunabananas at gmail.com>
>>  October 27, 2013 at 7:32 PM
>> On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Eddan Katz <eddank at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't think that coming to evening meetings and weekend events should
>>> be the ultimate metric of commitment to Sudo Room.
>>> Not everyone can make it at those times because of work and family
>>> obligations.
>>>
>>
>> Agreed, thanks for picking up on that and giving an opening to describing
>> all the ways in which people regularly show their commitment to Sudo Room:
>> There's also building infrastructure in the space, creating/making awesome
>> things, giving tours, managing the landlord situation, managing the trash
>> (thanks david k!), leading classes/workshops/meetups, CLEANING and
>> BEAUTIFYING the space [the move to colorful late-night mood lighting the
>> other week was especially clutch].
>>
>> BTW, our Wishlist has recently been updated in case folks want to
>> contribute tangible Things: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Wishlist
>>
>> Jenny
>>
>>
>>> On Oct 27, 2013, at 11:58 AM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Sudo Room should not sacrifice its foundational values so as to be taken
>>> seriously by traditional power structures. This is part and parcel of being
>>> a vessel of social change. Noisebridge has an ad hoc and ever-changing
>>> do-ocracy of leaders, as does Sudo. The inscription of a Board merely makes
>>> static what is in actuality a dynamic aspect of the community, hence its
>>> role (in the vein of honesty and radical transparency) is as merely an
>>> on-paper minimum satisfactory requirement for bureaucratic processes. Come
>>> to any meeting of Noisebridge or Sudo and it will be readily apparent who's
>>> currently taking on leadership roles.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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