2020-06-24 Hypha Worker Co-op: All Hands

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Time: 5:00-6:00pm ET
Location: https://link.hypha.coop/calls
Attending: …
Cultivator: el
Notetaker: Notetaker: pc yj, dc, gi, el, bl, uv, pc

Agenda

Item	Time (min)
Personal Checkins	5
Announcements	5
Task Board Review	15
Working Group Updates	5
Project Updates	5
Discussions	20
Process Checkout	5

Notes

Personal Checkins

• pc
  • mom moving to a nice hospice soon. good week, all considered.
• uv
  • lots of work due. not much sleep.
• yj
  • crazy week. work ramp up for court openings. KNOWN UNKNOWNS. cisco patch.
• bl
  • feels like projects are hitting milestones and wrap-ups. lots of change, but good.
• dc
  • busy school writing this week. lots on non-hypha, academic plate. confs. couple more.
• gi
  • whatevs week. wrapping up work stuff.
• el
  • ansible for new server. tomesh stuff.

Coronavirus Zone 🦠

• Toronto entered Phase 2 as of TODAY Wednesday, June 24.
  • CERB extension happened. finance wg can assist if needed. It’s ok to retroactively claim.
  • temporary wage subsidy (TWS) 10% has also been extended since we haven’t maxed it.
• #todo hypha social!?

Announcements

• Post-AGM thread, share where you are at: https://loomio.hypha.coop/d/6LcWI4mj/post-agm-check-outs (one person hasn’t completed)
  • #todo patcon
• CWCF interview in newsletter: https://canadianworker.coop/hypha-worker-co-operative-seeks-to-build-bridges/
• COMPOST (submitted)
  • udit+bl submitted Grant for the Web for distributed.press
  • https://github.com/hyphacoop/organizing-private/issues/72
  • #todo: bl + uv to update next all hands

Task Board Review

• Archive DONE tasks
  • 3x… #202, #167, #101, #102, #185
  • bl: bylaws? dc: later issue.
• Review HIGH [priority-★★★] tasks
  • FEEDBACK REQUIRED
    • #304 director resolution. reassigning from pc to bl.
    • private#61 opencollective. clarify task ownership. bl adding text. gi reviewing. welcome text on bbb
    • #261 covid-19 fin support. #todo re-scope + cross off todos.
    • private#65 CWCF emergency relief. …
    • #253 hypha infra. worked on timeline in infra meeting. bought server. el+yj setting up.
      • doc of setup: https://hackmd.io/pElXZTnUTRO1zApxpdBWDw?view
      • dc: isn’t some of this on github? bl: not moving github stuff.
      • bl will make tasks for each service and group them into a milestone
    • #307 agm wrap-up. commit notes incoming.
      • dc: publish publicly?
      • bl: slides too? dc: private repo. prob not required.
      • bl: some client financials in slides, but don’t think big problem – coarse.
      • uv: curious in what ways client names mentioned. can review in PR.
      • …
      • bylaws ready to be publicized (and shared with hema)
      • uv: #todo sched bizdev meeting (suggestion: next thurs)
  • TODO
    • #250 hiring process. wip.
    • #311 anti-black racism plan. todo discussion.
      • dc: i feel there should be an all-hands discussion. +1 patcon
      • bl: CWCF is having similar discussion. should we work with them? dc: our own work != wider work. CWCF is taking a break on meeting too after next coffee session.
      • pc: slot outside all-hands on sat? dc+bl: prefer not weekend.
• Triage NEW tasks
  • …
• Assign UNASSIGNED tasks
  • …

Working Group Updates

• Business Planning wg:business-planning
  • skipped post-agm
• Finance wg:finance
  • skipped post-agm
• Governance wg:governance
  • skipped post-agm
• Infrastructure wg:infrastructure
  • skipped post-agm
• Operations wg:operations
  • skipped post-agm

skipped

Project Updates

• Meet.coop (bl)
  • bl in goverance discussions repping hypha
  • marketing + strat thread. how to offer and get paid asap. way to divide revenue.
    • 2 ways to make $$$
      • producer side: maintaining bbb backend (paid from collective $$$)
      • consumer side: each org “selling” will get a custom frontend. can customize rates and prices and manage users.
  • call tomorrow at 9am.
  • dc+bl: in camera
• Aether (bl)
  • gave biz status update
• StART
  • discovery ongoing
  • dc: in camera
  • convo / all-hands update in 2-4 wks. #todo
• Virtual Grounds
  • dc: new project

Discussions

New Notetaker: bl+uv

• Strategic Plan, OKRs for Q3, WG needs for Q3/Q4
  • next iteration for OKRs
  • we need to rethink WG capacity and needs
  • surface needs early
  • bl: wg need people, currently feeling overburdened
    • ask for folks to step up?
    • gi may be interested? el - Q3 goal?
    • ask to all: are folks interested in learning or developing skills around other wgs?
  • dc: what is the sequence for strategic plan and okr process?
    • uv: OKR should be informed by strategic plan
    • dc: how can we do the strategic plan fast?
      • uv: set a timeline for strategic plan and get it quickly to WGs
    • #todo give strategic plan to WGs due on July 8
• New Cultivator for July?
  • uv
• Vacations
  • Ops WG: We need to know when you are taking vacations
    • Email Ops + stick it onto availability calendar

Process Checkout

• We were over time ~30 mins, but started 10 mins late due to microphone issue

Action Items for Cultivator

• Migrate items with #todo:person to task board
• Publish meeting notes as open access, or publicly indexed with restricted access
• Reset meeting pad for next meeting

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