12/13/2024: Who from the spokescouncilcouncil should attend the 1st spokes meeting? And how should they participate?

Who from the spokescouncilcouncil should attend the 1st spokes meeting? And how should they participate? Paul, created 12/13/24, date approved/rejected/edited: TBD

Proposal is that the meeting should be open to all to observe. People who have been involved with the spokescouncil planning group are encouraged to attend-- especially if they plan to stick around in the possible "spokes research group" that could keep meeting as the council actually comes into being, but they should not have any special role in the spokescouncil meeting and should participate as any other member of a working group. I feel like there's still some confusion about what we've been doing as a planning group, especially since the MOUs popped up. I think showing that we don't hold privileged positions in this new structure would help build trust.

comments (format: commenter name: comment)

• ella: Agreed. We could consider making the spokescouncil council a "spokes" / working group that is open to everyone who wants to be involved in the process of refining the spokes model as it unfolds.
• Ash: the spokes council working group idea is interesting. especially if we conduct research and more ppl get interested in the meta process and it adds a layer of transparency.
• Ash: sokescouncil was already agreed to be a fishbowl format that invites ppl in working groups who are not currently the spokes. by saying "everyone should be encourages to observe" do you mean ppl who are not in working groups but have heard about the spokescouncil meetings and are curious? I think a fishbowl model could support this by having a "layer" of ppl not in working groups around the circle but who understand that they are in a purely observational role and can get involved by joining a wg later.