[ctp-tech] minutes 16/10/24

heya all, i think none of us were quite expecting a meeting today so we had a nice catchup chat and went through everything. very rough notes: CTP Tech Partners --- Present: Joe, Kim, Diner, honor Chat about difficulty managing labour doing free stuff vs paid stuff, 4 day weeks, etc Chat about what we can learn from corporate stuff, e.g. HR, making safer spaces, more professionalism in general Review: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tlXuTcZKbLqOtqVmZ9XPgObhmU5B2qo43I8Mul1… People in agreement its OK. Kim to send this week. Please add any updates today. March would be when we know about getting the fund. We are in phase 1 atm here: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/the-uk-fund#section-1 Chat about community hubs and what that would mean. 10/20k for some partners where the offer to start with is to set up a placecal instance with other offerings from the other tech partners. Next meeting set for 20th Nov. Seems like Mailman doesnt invite people to events on lists properly so will send out invites manually - if anyone has an idea how to fix this please let us know. -- Dr Kim Foale (they/she <https://name.pn/kim-foale>) *Working hours: Mon-Wed 10-5pm.* Geeks For Social Change <https://gfsc.studio/> - Support our mission of a fairer world using technology & join our email list <https://gfsc.studio/mailing-list> - Project: The Trans Dimension, a new space for trans community enabled by technology and collaboration. <https://gfsc.studio/2021/12/14/enter-trans-dimension.html> - Article: "Why is it so hard to do nice things, that make a difference, with other people?" <https://gfsc.studio/2022/06/30/why-is-it-so-hard-to-do-nice-things.html> If anything about this email is confusing or unclear please let me know. I am happy to provide information in different ways such as clearer language, over a phone call, with a voice note, or in plain text. Please don't feel the need to ever apologise for responding to my emails at your own pace. *Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.*