FWG Meeting 1/15
Notes: Matt

Agenda
1. Proposal prioritization (Robin's proposal)
2. Fixing announcements
3. Newcomer orientation at GA
4. Burlington visitors: streamlining GAs
5. Emergency announcements and proposals

1. Proposal prioritization
--underworked proposals with interesting/sensation topics are getting priority. WGs should still get priority
2. Fixing announcements
--could we put announcements on whiteboard or on handouts?
--hearing things several times, like we do now, is good. people learn differently.
--announcements are the highlight of GA for some
--the facilitator could read announcements him- or herself
--announcers could line up next to facilitator and proceed down the line (support for trying this)
--we could do announcements in stacks of 5
3. Newcomer orientation at GA
--for new people, integrating in GA is difficult
--how many new people come to GA and never return? now no Statement of Unity, [Statement of Autonomy] posted, now people want to enforce them...
--at Occupy Burlington, members are asked at start of GA to introduce themselves to 2 new people they've never met so group better integrates
--Good Neighbor Agreement could be put up on whiteboard
--ground rules should be printed out?
--consensus guidelines could be printed out and passed
4. Burlington visitors: streamlining GAs
--time limits should be imposed and enforced
--7min allotted to present prposals
5. Emergency proposals and announcements
--Daniel will continue to work on this