Mesh Boston Meeting Minutes - 2022/08/28

Attending

• James
• Skyler

Action Item Status

• Outreach
  • Talk with friends about reaching out to Worcester Maker Space (Skyler)
  • Reach out to UMB CS/Eng department about the helping with the project (Lucas)
• System Maintenance
  • Write script to update map/liveliness (Skyler)
  • Clear up old entries in map/grafana (JamesO)
  • Setup exit node (JamesO)
• Organization
  • File incorporation paperwork (JamesO)

Future

• Check on Cisco Meraki network in Boston in a few weeks

Equipment Available

• See Donating equipment.
• Raspberry Pi 4B budget kits are now available

Summary

Lex updated the flyer design last week that integrated the QR code.

Lex posted logo designs to Outreach chat room. Discussed logo designs.

Skyler suggested she preferred m over b design on the first page. James suggested that using the vertical format would all us to use a two letter logo or have a name with mesh over boston.

Discussed table at MIT Swap Fest

• Skyler bringing candy was a good draw
• Need a banner once we have a logo
• 100 1/4 page flyers was almost enough

Upcoming events

• Table at MIT Swap Fest 9/18
  • This will be our last one of the year
  • James will get setup working and get battery power
• Table/Presentation at the Boston Anarchist Bookfair
  • Skyler will make the presentation
  • James will create the events and submit requests to table/present
• Will need 500+ flyers for the two events