August 4, 2011: Online Work Bee

From SolSeed

Contents 1 Agenda 2 Check In 3 WWWs from last time 4 WWWs 5 Next Service Logistics 6 One-Page Plan 6.1 2011 3rd Quarter Goals, due 9/30/2011 7 Space Elevator Conference 8 Moving Planet 8.1 Description of 350 8.2 Photos 9 Evaluation

Agenda

• Check In
• Review WWWs
• Review Agenda
• Next Service Logistics
• One Page Plan
• Space Elevator Conference
• Equinox/Moving Planet
• Evaluation

Check In

• Shelley ... had a fun surprise party with my mom to celebrate her retirement ... had a bad bee sting on my foot
• Ben ... preparing to fly to LA for grandpa's 80th birthday
• Brandon ... looking forward to having the picnic done
• Sequoia ... went to the party and had a great time ... went down for his nap and bedtime really well

WWWs from last time

• Shelley ... invite Jerry to the service (will be at Jerry's house) ... by tomorrow
• Shelley ... register our event on www.moving-planet.org ... by next call
• Shelley ... check whether on call for 350.org day ... by next call
• Shelley ... invite Heather and Meg ... by next call
• Ben ... look into legal issues of hosting events such as organized bike rides, and insurance ... by next call
• Ben ... add pictures to SpaceWiki for Ryan to caricature ... by Sunday
• Ben ... add more stuff to the Space Elevator article ... by next call
• Brandon ... back up SolSeed.org, TheSanders.us, and SpaceWiki.com ... by next call
• Brandon ... check with SE Uplift about whether we can get in under their insurance rider ... by next call (haven't heard back yet)
• Brandon ... respond to Julie about SolSeed events, picnic ... by tomorrow
• Brandon ... upload slides for presentation ... by tomorrow
• Brandon ... send Ben a copy of the slides ... by tonight
• Brandon ... touch base with Ryan ... by next call

WWWs

• Brandon ... pay Ryan for next batch of 50 caricatures ... by tomorrow
• Brandon ... email Jason about contractors ... by tonight
• Brandon ... do a google search for contractors (basement, seismic retrofits, lifts) to present ... by next call
• Brandon ... give space elevator practice talk to Ben over skype ... by next Tuesday
• Brandon ... give space elevator practice talk to Jerry ... by Wednesday
• Ben ... send Brandon directions for the bus ... by tonight
• Ben ... call Brandon and Shelley to say when I can do the service ... by tomorrow night
• Shelley ... invite Jerry to the next service call ... by tonight
• Shelley ... interview Brandon to find out what he wants out of a church survey ... by next call
• Shelley ... read permit link and look at paragraph about 350 (below) ... by next call
• Shelley ... update 350 by bike page with description of 350 and photo ... by next call

Next Service Logistics

10am Saturday August 6, 2011 ... Shelley Rotation: Brandon, Jerry?, Shelley, Ben

One-Page Plan

2011 3rd Quarter Goals, due 9/30/2011

Seed Village

• Yellow: Get a good sense for the cost of the basement option (practically a bid)
• Green: Either decide not to do the basement option, or create concept plans for the basement
• Super Green: Get at least two bids for construction of the basement option

Outreach

• Yellow: Identify one likely Meetup Group in Portland to participate in
• Green: Identify at least 4 prospective SolSeed members by declaration by attending meetups for that group
• Super Green: Hold a meetup for that group that introduces SolSeed

Media

• Yellow:
  • Attend the Space Elevator Conference with our SpaceWiki table
  • Put out a 2nd-Quarter Report newsletter
• Green: Brandon gives a talk at the Space Elevator Conference that he's really proud of
• Super Green: Publish a draft of SolSeed: Helping Life Thrive, On Earth And Beyond (sans pictures)

Spiritual practice

• Yellow: Have an equinox celebration
• Green:
  • Maintain the weekly calls
  • Experiment with some sort of daily practice that lasts at least two weeks
• Super Green: Interview at least three people in great detail about their reactions to the church concept

Space Elevator Conference

• Ben will look at Brandon's talk in progress
• Website:
  • Added a short list of "pages we need help with" on the Community Portal
  • Updated Armadillo Aerospace

Moving Planet

• Shelley registered our event
  • It's on the Esplanade and two bridges that are designed for heavy bike traffic
  • Shelley asked Heather if she would be the photographer from the bridge
  • Shelley is hoping it wont get very large
• Brandon has a query about using the SE Uplift insurance certificate
• Ben found the Portland parade-like event permit application process

Description of 350

"350" is a reference to what scientists have determined is a safe level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (measured in parts per million), one that will likely prevent the global climate from spiraling out of control. Problem is, we're currently above 390 parts per million and still rising. We need to reverse that trend, and soon.

Photos

• Just search Flickr for "350 bikes"
• Example with one bike
• Example with tons of bikes

Evaluation

• Brandon ... I like actually doing work during the calls :-)
• Shelley ... I like meetings where I get all my WWWs done before the meeting
• Ben ... Felt like we were not very unified in what we were working on ... more fun when all working together