'''Location:''' NodeUrbanGrind<<BR>>
'''Date and Time:''' Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 6:30-8:00pm <<BR>>
'''Scribe:''' RussellSenior<<BR>>
'''Roll Call:''' SamChurchill, TomFitz, RussellSenior, MichaelWeinberg, MartinSochrman, DonPark, RickLindahl, BruceVirell, PaulLeddy<<BR>>

'''Agenda'''

 * Node notes
 * Project ideas
 * City Letter of Support
 * RickLindahl on Muniwireless Convention
 * Consume super-delicious mexican chocolate cake from NodeCrema

'''Notes'''
 * MichaelWeinberg does introductions
 * Russell tediously discusses node operations
  * NodeCommunitecture
   * mentions the soekris reflash today
   * mentions the outage repair
  * NodeMississippi
   * mentions the outage
   * mentions the presentation to the BoiseNeighborhoodAssociation and followup article for BoiseVoice, pleas for involvement:
    * yourselves
    * your ideas
    * your roofs
    * your bandwidth
    * your money
   * desire to do some workshops, hand out some missnet gear
  * NodeDittos
   * wires crossed
  * NodeCrema
   * not being able to connect normally, ideas for replacing gear
  * NodeLabarre
   * stalled, gear ready to go, node host hasn't signed off.
  * NodePowellsTech
   * flakey access point, replaced with Buffalo WHR-HP-G54
  * NodeWestover
   * restored WDS, removing one failed device and reconfiguring
   * mention marshmallow ooze
 * Russell mentions the hardware grant idea
 * Mike talks about project ideas
  * Tsunami alert
  * Emergency alert sent via special nodes
  * Office space
   * lincoln tower (virtual office space) barter?
  * Education
   * DVDu
    * SethShikora talks about obstacles
   * Rick mentions providing end-user help to connect to neighborhood wireless
   * Lots of positive response to ideas for short video content, followup to follow
  * TomFitz talks about a Rockwood network, Russell encourages him to do it.
  * MichaelWeinberg asserts that while strategic partnerships with for-profit service providers are good, Personal Telco volunteers should not do the work of ad-supported networks by freely extending their coverage.
 * Eat delicious cake
 * Rick talks about interactions at MW'07.

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