Ok, not really. It's actually just going to be a committee or a
working group. And its work will be completely out in the open. 
I think in recent months many of us have acknowledged the need for a
small group of people to put in some focused hard work on framing the
goals and activities at Hive13. Especially since we just got the
501c3 status. This group would focus on our mission statement (
possibly editing it ) and making sure that our activities and projects
are aligned with our mission. They would also pursue opportunities
like partnerships and grants with outside organizations to help spread
Hive13's mission and bring in people, tools, and money so we can
continue to grow every year.
This group would include the board members and officers that are
interested, but it should also include any other members that want to
contribute. The thing to remember is that this will be a group of
people dealing with serious business and the people that volunteer
will be expected to show up and put in work. The group will likely
meet at some time apart from the normal Tuesday meetings so we can
focus. We feel that in person attendance is important for this group.
One thing that we'll start off with is a concrete deliverable. We
want to create a sort of planning document or roadmap. This document
will contain a description of the paths that Hive13 can take and ways
to get there. This will help us know what to work on and how to make
decisions so that the things we do in the short term are driving us
toward where we want to be in the long term.
The group will be open. We do not in any way want to give the
impression that a small group of people is going to dictate for the
entire organization. We will publish everything that we do and always
ask for approval by the membership before taking any actions. Now is
your chance to help take Hive13 to the next level.
The first thing we have to do is pick a meeting time. I'd like to do
this sooner rather than later and hopefully have something to show for
it at the end of this month. I've created a Doodle poll to help
decide the date of the first meeting:
http://doodle.com/fgy68ccg9ms8azwv I'm picturing 2 - 4 meetings
within approximately the next month and then see where we want to go
from there.
Even if you don't want to be in the actual planning team, your
feedback is valuable. Let me know any thoughts or concerns.
Thanks!
~Dave