## Time and location
[[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2022&month=1&day=7&hour=7&min=30&sec=0&p1=47&p2=240|1730 AEST]] over [[https://www.messenger.com/t/7320052591353120|Messenger]]
## Attendees
Present:
- @Timotheos
- @e8enezer
- [[Joe Figliano|https://www.facebook.com/joe.figliano]]
## Notes from the discussion
- The discussion we had was about the wider network of ecovillages and sharing resources, and, in particular, preliminary conversations over what sort of software systems might be appropriate to use or develop to facilitate that.
- Joe knows some people who have already started on systems (Hayden and another). The next discussions with this software project group will likely include these people.
- Joe mentioned Ecovillages Australia, which Firestone Sanctuary should probably begin to formalise association with.
- Joe mentioned the [[https://bundagen.org.au/|Bundagen]] community, which would be good to visit and connect with in the future (apparently being the largest in Australia).
- Joe also mentioned the Maleny Ecovillage. @Timotheos had been intending to visit them so shall make time to do that soon.
- **There is an open invitation for Sanctuary collaborators to contact @Timotheos about being part of the outing to visit Maleny Ecovillage.**
- Joe asked about our governance model and @Timotheos explained the consensus decision-making process in brief, whereupon Joe referred to sociocracy. While we have known of this, it would be useful to formalise deeper knowledge of this and how it relates to our process, so we can rightly compare and contrast and have this information on our perspective available for the public (e.g. documented on our website).
- Joe also commented that Peter Walker running "The Village" community is searching for land, so might be keen to join forces, depending on alignment.
- @Timotheos made a mental note to contact Matthew Slater to see what is the latest in the community software space that he's put his life to working in.
- @Timotheos made a mental note to reconnect with GEN (Global Ecovillage Network), with the right time, and see how this fits into those conversations.
- @Timotheos may need to reinstall Zoom.