I have finally broke down and got a webserver VPS service instead of hosting on my cable modem. After some tinkering, I am able to get things up and running… mostly. I have yet to move over e-mail as the postfix configuration I wish to put in place should have some spam filters in it.

This VPS will also include the ClubCyberia Maker Space site as well. I will update you all as things progress. :-)

Cheers!

~Reverse Corruption~

The first stated meeting of Club Cyberia is hours away...

Here is the details:

"Friday, March 11, 2011"
"7:00 PM"
MoJoe’s Coffee House
222 W. Michigan St. Indianapolis, IN

To Dial Into the Bridge Visit: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Call-in

Agenda

I.Opening Meeting
II.Quick Introductions (5 minutes or less please)
III.New Club Report
a.    What is a maker/hacker space?
b.    What is a “hacker”? Illegal vs. legal hacking.
c.    Discuss Website efforts.
d.    Local Advertising
IV.Organization Structure Discussion
a.    Board of Directors requirements
b.    Executive Committee?
c.    Voting (Google Moderator?)
d.    Dues classes and amounts.
e.    P.O. Box purchase? (45$/yr.)
f.    Refund Domain Costs (32$/2yr.)
V.Fundraisers
a.    18+ Night Club (Run by third party?)
b.    Membership drive
VI.Committee creation
a.    Advertising Committee
b.    Website Committee
c.    Future Committees as members join:
i.    Dues Committee
ii.    Security committee
VII.Calendar
a.    Flyer Canvas Day: March 26th 2011 (Colleges, Bookstores, Coffee Shops)
b.    Next Meeting April 8th  (Second Friday each month)
VIII.Adjournment

On the eve of our first meeting, a tragedy has happened half way around the world. Our prayers go out to everyone in Japan that was affected by the earthquake and subsequent Tsunami.

私たちの祈りはあなた達と共にあります

I would like to personally welcome all of the new Club Cyberia group members on Facebook.
Nate Cash
Jason Moore
Alex Porter
Tim Jarzombek

As well as others who have contacted me via e-mail.

I have decided today to hold our first meeting at Mo'Joe Coffee house on 222 W. Michigan Street. Indianapolis, IN 46204. In addition to the Mo'Joe Live meeting, I am also got approval to use the hackerspace.org Phone Bridge!

Visit: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Call-in for the connection info.

If all else fails, I will attempt to be on irc.freenode.net in #clubcyberia if there is a reliable Internet connection.

Things I will need soon:
#1 I am currently utilizing my personal Internet connection to host the clubcyberia.com (and .org) domains. I will be looking into the possibility of virtual hosting soon. As such, I will require more qualified web-admin’s to assist in making the site what it should be…

#2 I currently have a wiki development site that I am working on, however it is not complete. If you are interested in assisting in website content development, Please contact me and let me know ASAP.

Most of the other items will be covered at the meeting. I will try and get a agenda together to post by Wednesday.

Thank you everyone for your interest in an Indianapolis HackerSpace!

~Reverse Corruption

I have got the domain names for the new maker/hacker space. They have been temporally pointed here until I can stand up their own website. It is:
http://www.clubcyberia.com

I am in the process of learning media wiki to stand up a wiki-like server. I will likely use some other method for the business side of the site that will consist of membership rosters, dues, and voting.

As discussed below I am working on building the business as a self-sustaining system. It will be necessary to have a solid business plan and basic ROI / revenue building system. We will need to not only pay for expenses, but build up a “buffer” pool to keep the business going in tough times. A primary part of this will be the 501c non-profit status filings. This will take several thousand dollars but will be worth it when we can file for various grants.

A preliminary meeting will be held on March 11th (location to TBD). I will present a business plan as well as possible fundraisers to raise enough capital to begin the business filings. I will also discuss Collage campus canvasing and ways to gather community support.

Thank you!