🌐 Building Structure, Capacity, and Collective Direction
📅 Wednesday, May 6, 2026
🕖 7:00–9:30 PM
📍 The Parlor @ Unitarian Universalist Church
274 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH
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New location!
We’ve moved from the Kent/Thomas Room to The Parlor, a larger space with improved seating and a more capable A/V setup — perfect for presentations, group discussion, and collaborative decision‑making.
✨ What to Expect
If you missed last month’s session, you can catch up in the
April 2026 Meetup Recap →
May’s meetup focuses on organizational clarity, collective decision‑making, and spring deployment planning. We’ll hear updates from the LoRa Working Group, explore how horizontal groups get things done, and close with a consensus‑based discussion on CRM’s proposed organizational charter.
This month’s session runs a little longer to give space for deeper discussion and a full consensus process.
Agenda
- 7:00–7:10 — Arrivals & Introductions
- 7:10–7:45 — LoRa Working Group Update — Progress, goals, and how to get involved
- 7:45–7:55 — Break
- 7:55–8:30 — Mutual Aid Part 2: Getting Things Done — How horizontal groups organize and decide
- 8:30–8:40 — Break
- 8:40–9:15 — Working Session: Proposed Charter — Consensus discussion & next steps
- 9:15–9:30 — Closing Circle
📡 LoRa Working Group: Spring Progress & Participation
The LoRa Working Group will open the evening with an update on their work so far — including:
- Spring deployment progress and early coverage goals
- Development of a standardized dual‑radio enclosure
- Selection of MeshCore as CRM’s primary text‑messaging protocol
- Continued use of Meshtastic for telemetry and environmental insights
- Deployment of observer nodes for mesh health tracking and mapping
- Volunteer opportunities: field testing, coverage mapping, installation support
- Demonstrations of mesh tools and instrumentation — and how members can use them to contribute
This session is ideal for anyone curious about the technical backbone of CRM’s regional network or looking for a concrete way to get involved.
🤝 Mutual Aid Part 2: Getting Things Done
Our second presentation continues the mutual aid series with a practical focus:
How do horizontal organizations actually get things done without hierarchy or coercion?
We’ll explore:
- The role of the general council
- How proposals emerge from membership
- What consensus decision‑making looks like in practice
- How working groups form, operate, and stay accountable
- Why these structures matter for a resilient, community‑driven mesh
This session builds on March’s introduction to mutual aid by grounding the theory in real organizational mechanics.
🧩 Working Session: Proposed Organizational Charter
To close the evening, we’ll put these ideas into practice.
Sam will bring a draft organizational charter for CRM — a lightweight framework describing how we make decisions, form working groups, and coordinate long‑term projects.
Together, we’ll:
- Review the proposal
- Surface questions, concerns, and suggested revisions
- Practice a consensus decision‑making process
- Determine next steps toward adoption
This is a chance for everyone — newcomers and long‑time contributors alike — to help shape the structure that will guide CRM’s growth.
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🧭 RSVP + Directions
A larger room with improved A/V — perfect for presentations and working sessions.
Space is limited — please RSVP by emailing events@capitalmesh.net.
Enter through the East entrance as usual; the Parlor is on the right just past the kitchenette in the main hallway.
Join us as we refine our structure, strengthen our collaboration, and continue building a resilient regional mesh together.