2020 07 07 Meeting Agenda

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Announcements

Discussion

• Introductions: Who's new to the group or call? Let's get to know each other and what we're working on in the 'blockchain for impact' world!
  • Alicia Noel
  • Javier Salomón
  • Kamlesh Nagware
  • Karen Ottoni
  • Nick Williams
  • Nancy Min
  • Shawn Wilborne
  • Shawn Broderick
  • Paul Monaghan
  • Marc Liberati
  • Paul Saint-Donat, PM at dlab
  • Alfonso Govela
  • Vinod Ahuja
  • Brian Behlendorf
  • Leila Yosef
• SI-SIG Projects Update:
  • Review of SI-SIG community interests
    • Review of current Workstreams and Projects
    • What are other things the community would like to get involved in? 
      • SI-SIG New Member Centers
      • SI-SIG Resource Center
      • State of Social Impact Blog Post
      • Animal ID discussion recap
  • Any others?
    • Brian Behlendorf: Engaging with the WG communities. 
    • Mike McCoy: Engaging the blockchain for social impact coalition
    • Min Yu: Expanded Linux Foundation mentorship program, looking for developers to submit projects (write a proposal and bring impact to the community)
      • https://communitybridge.org/
• Community Discussions: 
  • Special Topic: Racial Injustice and how blockchain technology can make an impact
    • What are things community members have seen/heard?
      • Racial injustice is a global issue that is not limited
      • Police Misconduct database
        • https://openoversight.com/ is an example of a centralized approach to what I was thinking
        • https://lawsuit.org/keeping-cops-accountable/ is a great overview of what's wrong
        • Same reference of objectivity as what Wikipedia has "independent system of record"
        • Looking for folks interested in this effort: Nancy Min
        • Reach out to bbehlendorf@linuxfoundation.org
      • GovLab in New York City working on open data 
        • http://www.thegovlab.org/project-datacollaboratives-org.html
        • http://thegovlab.org/blockchain-technologies-for-social-change/
    • How can blockchain make an impact?
      • Misconceptions of blockchain technologies
      • Self sovereign identity
  • Anything else?
• Community Events:
  
  • Frontiers in Blockchain research collection on Blockchain Uses for Social and Economic Equity in Agriculture and Food Production due September 30 (https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/12379/blockchain-uses-for-social-and-economic-equity-in-agriculture-and-food-production).
  • Any others?
• Community Presentations:
  • Nick and Tristan about what Sempo's doing for financial inclusion

Upcoming reports

Upcoming bi-annual report due July 15th, 2020

Call in Details/Meeting Recordings

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