Community Meeting

Overview

Fourth community meeting of the Nobodies Collective Asociación (NCA). The meeting covered progress on external relations and asset procurement, a successful test of the lower-cost Ticket Taylor ticketing platform, the upcoming event name rank-choice poll, a call for community help with organizational design and decentralization, the Governance Working Group’s go/no-go information pack and community poll, legal clarifications on liability, a power team update, the Humans App launch, participant wellness and Code of Conduct progress, and financial risk mitigation planning.

Key Topics

External Relations Update (Pepe)

• Substantial progress on external discussions since the previous week
• Contracts currently under legal review
• In-person meetings with legal teams planned for the following week
• First draft of written communications expected the following day, with second versions over the weekend
• Goal: at least one contract signed by end of next week

Ticketing System Test (Pablo)

• Successful test of the Ticket Taylor platform as a ticketing solution
• Drastically lower fees — potentially saving the organization \$10,000 to \$15,000
• Test account set up with the tax ID; test purchase using Apple Pay successfully processed through Stripe
• Card and Google Pay payments also supported

Event Name Poll (Pablo)

• Not using the “Nowhere” name as the association does not have authorization to use it
• 25–30 name suggestions collected from the community
• Rank-choice poll coming in the next few days for members onboarded in the Humans app
• Members will choose their top three options from the list

Decentralization & Organizational Structure (Daniel)

• Emphasized the non-hierarchical, participatory nature of the event
• The board operates by consensus — every vote has been unanimous
• Board intends to eventually step back from operational executive input, retaining only sign-off and external-facing roles
• Warned about the danger of power concentration and burnout caused by bootstrapping pressure
• Called for volunteers interested in organizational design, transparency, and decentralization
• Ben D volunteered as first point of contact for anyone wishing to contribute ideas

Go/No-Go Decision Process (Julian, Kate, Ella)

• Governance Working Group conducted 33 interviews across 8 key areas over the past two weeks
• Findings summarized in an information pack sent by email to 168 registered association members
• Community poll open until 11:59 PM on Sunday night
• Poll is non-binding — results will inform the board’s final decision
• Tyche read a statement from Justin (Ubertown) raising concerns about the document’s neutrality, insufficient emphasis on existential risk, and the non-binding nature of the poll
• Kate explained that a binding General Assembly would take months to organize and was not feasible given time constraints

Legal Structure & Liability (Pepe)

• The association is a structurally distinct legal entity with its own management and no shareholders
• Under Spanish law, member liability is limited to financial contributions (i.e. the membership fee)
• Legal opinions on tax, data protection, and labour matters are being prepared

Power Team Update (Javi via audio)

• New power group of approximately six people formed, many with relevant technical experience
• First meeting scheduled for next week after reviewing job descriptions
• Having experienced members in the group will facilitate progress

Humans App (Ben D)

• Platform is now operational and serves as the official location for applications
• Current collaborators and members being migrated to the new platform
• Official criteria for voting membership finalized and to be posted on GitHub
• Community will have the opportunity to adjust criteria at the next General Assembly

Participant Wellness (Anna T)

• Focus shifting from exclusively event attendees to also covering collaborators and association members
• Updating the participant Code of Conduct — draft to be shared in the participant wellness Discord group on Saturday for community input
• Seeking anyone with mediation experience or interest to help create policies and provide support for disputes

Financial Risk & Refunds (Pepe)

• Three-fold plan to mitigate financial risk: minimize non-refundable vendor deposits, expand revenue streams, and creative fundraising
• Fundraising event confirmed for April 11
• Aim to minimize payments until required — not much comes due before May

Action Items

• Pablo — Send event name rank-choice poll in the next few days
• Pablo — Share ticketing information with whoever leads ticketing
• Ben — First point of contact for organizational design contributions
• Ben — Organize meetings for organizational design and coordination structures
• Anna — Share draft Code of Conduct in the participant wellness Discord group on Saturday
• Pepe — Share full legal opinions (tax, data protection, labor risk) as the scaffolding for new operations is built