Total of 18 people attended. Introductions and announcements were brought up first, then open the floor for people to talk about what they want in a new hackerspce. Action items are listed at the bottom.

• This Github repo exists
• Bylaws exists
• Harassment policy exists
• On freenode: #sfhackerspace
• Survey of membership costs to be able to determine a budget for a hackerspace
• An initial list of potential hackerspace locations:
  1. North Beach
  2. Potrero Hill
  3. SoMa
  4. Tenderloin**

** Tenderloin location is three blocks off Powell BART station and the city has an outreach office to support non-profits in the area.

Things people expressed that they want out of the hackerspace in no particular order.

• Ideally a place that is externally safe to get to and leave from especially at night
• Close to public transit (BART, Caltrain, bus)
• Room for events and/or teaching classes
• Zoning regulations allow for flexibility of what can be done at the space
• Building with roof access
• Good lighting to allow raves
• Space that has levels of security and surveillance
• Darkroom for photography
• Disposal of chemicals
• Food preparation/kitchen space
• Windows and ventilation
• Loading dock
• Has parking
• Sound proof for music

• Fast internets
• Space for member storage
• Shelving for available items (hardware, art scraps, etc) that up for grabs to tinker with and use
• Flexible room to work on and store community large projects (ie robots?)
• Have a public video feed for members in the space
• Hard space (tables) and soft space (couches)
• Variety of tools, for hardware, woodworking, welding, etc
• Cleaning staff to keep the smelling good
• Heavy tools (welding, woodworking, etc)

• Different triers membership costs
• People have achievement badges to know who is certified in using (and teaching) machinery and tools
• Letting people become members based on a structure where they have to get to know other members first before being voted in
• Spiff member management
• Have closed times for members only and times open to the public

Ideas of what kind of community people want to foster.

• A safe and comfortable space for all members
• Support members to enforce a space safe by standing up to people that are disruptive or causing problems
• "Quiet Zones" that are tapped off let people work in silence
• Regulation of what types of people take advantage of the people and protocols for how to address problems when people are abusing the space
• Greeter at the door to meet up with people coming into the space
• Children must be accompanied with an adult
• Work with local government programs, high schools, non-tech members in the community, etc
• Members are able to invite people in the space, but are responsible for who they bring in
• Be mindful that a strong culture environment can alienate new members
• Have a coworking space vibe - people just working from their labtops coding, writing a book, drinking coffee, etc
• Clear protocols for allowing non-confrontational actions where people can move/reuse/dispose of abandoned items and forgotten projects after a certain period of time
• Create a space the discourages drama by addressing problems right away

List of personal and community projects that people want a hackerspace for, and want a space to be able to hack and be able to learn new things.

• Classes open to the public to teach cool stuff (soldering, lockpicking, etc)
• Programming
• Electronics - robotics, wearable electronics, etc
• Sewing
• Playing music and making musical toys
• Hydraulics
• Welding
• Holograms
• Interactive tech art
• Ham radio
• Ambient computing
• Painting, arts and crafts
• Have access to learn and use machinery

Need a to start thinking about putting together a more organized webpage/wiki,creating budget, bank account, membership posts and fundraising for members throw down money for a renting a space.

1. Fill out this survey
2. Create a mailing list
3. Setup a Doodle to propose times for next meeting
4. Put together a list of potential hackerspace names
5. Keep posting data together on Github