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I've been a member of the hackspace for several years now, and have seen it grow dramatically over that time. Over the past few years I've been involved in the organisation of EMF (the UK hacker camp), which has given me valuable insight and experience in exactly how much work happens behind the scenes to keep an organisation running smoothly. | I've been a member of the hackspace for several years now, and have seen it grow dramatically over that time. Over the past few years I've been involved in the organisation of EMF (the UK hacker camp), which has given me valuable insight and experience in exactly how much work happens behind the scenes to keep an organisation running smoothly. | ||
To me one of the most important things about the Hackspace is the diverse community that has grown around it. We need to make sure that as we grow all members are welcomed and encouraged to participate.I'd also like to encourage all members to have agency over and responsibility for the parts of the Hackspace that they use, as this is something that I think we've had trouble scaling with the rest of the space. | To me one of the most important things about the Hackspace is the diverse community that has grown around it. We need to make sure that as we grow all members are welcomed and encouraged to participate.I'd also like to encourage all members to have agency over and responsibility for the parts of the Hackspace that they use, as this is something that I think we've had trouble scaling with the rest of the space. | ||
In addition I think that one of the unspoken responsibilities of a trustee is to act as a voice of reason. We have many enthusiastic and passionate members, and we want to keep focusing that enthusiasm for positive ends. | In addition I think that one of the unspoken responsibilities of a trustee is to act as a voice of reason. We have many enthusiastic and passionate members, and we want to keep focusing that enthusiasm for positive ends. | ||
==Ruben Martin (wyan)== | ==Ruben Martin (wyan)== | ||
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I have been a Hackspace member since shortly after arriving to London in 2011. I started by doing some electronics projects and getting involved in photography in the darkroom. Then I got a more active involvement as we moved to our current site in 447 Hackney Road, helping out with the works and the move, and setting up the new place. | |||
Since then I helped setting up the Amateur Radio club by lending equipment and arranging the club licence M0HSL, and helping with the training courses. I'm also currently involved in the group building the darkroom, and have recently started Mathspace, a Mathematics-related subgroup. | |||
I'm putting myself forward for election as a Hackspace trustee because I would like to help the organisation keep growing and dealing with the pains that come from this growth. I think trustees are just members, rather than managers, and the role I hope to fulfill is that of mediating the conflicts that happen in the day to day running of the space, to aid communication matters, and to inspire others to do the same. | |||
==Eugene Nadyrshin (mentar)== | ==Eugene Nadyrshin (mentar)== | ||
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Hello everyone! If you don't know me from the photo or nickname then you may have seen me tinkering around with the robot or running around like a headless chicken. | Hello everyone! If you don't know me from the photo or nickname then you may have seen me tinkering around with the robot or running around like a headless chicken. | ||
I really like the hack-space and I think what’s been achieved so far is amazing, I want to help continue that trend and that’s why I’ve decided to stand for a trustee position in this election. If elected I'd like to find new ways of increasing member involvement in the running of the hackspace. When I joined we had about three hundred or so members and there was a strong sense of community, but with over 1100 members now it’s getting harder to maintain that without active facilitation from the trustees and I think they need all the help they can get! | I really like the hack-space and I think what’s been achieved so far is amazing, I want to help continue that trend and that’s why I’ve decided to stand for a trustee position in this election. If elected I'd like to find new ways of increasing member involvement in the running of the hackspace. When I joined we had about three hundred or so members and there was a strong sense of community, but with over 1100 members now it’s getting harder to maintain that without active facilitation from the trustees and I think they need all the help they can get! | ||
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