Mesh Boston Meeting Minutes - 2022/09/11

Action Item Status

• Outreach
  • Print flyers (Skyler)
  • Table at MIT Swap Fest, September 18th, 9am-2pm
    • Signup for table (James)
    • Setup and test remote node (James)
  • Table at Brookline Day, September 18th, 11am-3pm
    • Signup for table (Jacob)
    • Verify we can connect a node to Jacob's network
  • Table at Boston Anarchist Bookfair, October 22nd-23rd, 9am-5pm
    • Submit presentation (Skyler)
    • Prepare presentation (Skyler/Ezra)
• System Maintenance
  • Write script to update map/liveliness (Skyler)
  • Clear up old entries in map/grafana (JamesO)
  • Setup exit node (JamesO)
  • Test new radios (JamesO)
• Setup how to setup a node event
• Do more outdoors testing of how far nodes go
• 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

• Brookline Day
  • Jacob paid for table and two chairs. Would like someone else to bring more chairs. He will bring a table.
  • It is right in front of the Coolidge corner theater
  • Will bring a wifi node
  • Bring laptop for people to sign up
  • Jacob would like to focus on signing up people for his service
• James is scheduled to speak at a Somerville Broadband discussion as a rep. of the Somerville Internet Taskforce on the Sunday, September 18th, from 11:30 am to 1 pm, at the Somerville Media Center in Union Square.
  • Decided not to do the MIT Swapfest due to conflicts
• James will get flyers printed this week and get them to Skyler, Ezra or Jacob.