==== FoAM bxl Call 201709 ====

On the agenda: //"Re-Convening, weaving the threads over the summer together, designing and listening into next gentle steps"//


Present: Rasa, Ingrid, Maja

Having already discussed what happened over the summer during our first non-studio-based Apero on the 16th of September, we collected the [[updates]] on the Libarynth and during the calls focused on the 'next steps'.

=== Online calls ===

Purpose: FoAM bxl team meetings - team updates, organisational issues, planning current and upcoming activities, feedback about past activities, conversations about resources & practicalities

    * collect agenda points before the meeting on slack
    * updates: before the meeting everyone writes a few notes about what they’re up to, collected on the [[updates]] page
    * notes from the calls can be collected on the [[calls]] page

Autumn calls: 
  * October 24th at 10amCET
  * December 4th at 10amCET


=== Monthly Aperos ===

Purpose - keeping the kinship network alive, socialising, connecting with new people

    * At regular intervals: every third saturday of the month, foam people and other likeminded spirits
    * Spontaneous: whenever a FoAM member is in Brussels and would like to have a chat - send a message on slack and invite others to join you for a drink

Next Apero: Saturday 21st October at 16h in a bar on Place Rouppe (Ingrid to post info on Slack)

=== Research gatherings ===

(working title)

    * regular gatherings for in-depth conversations/peer learning about topics we’re currently investigating
    * people who 

Next steps: Ingrid, Maja and Nik to meet for a try-out, and propose how this could work for a larger group of people