Our general communications policy is simple: 1. Pick a system that works to facilitate communication 2. Use it 3. Don't change it unless it's failing. ## E-Mail E-mail is the most common method of communication within HacDC and between HacDC and the outside world. ### Public E-mail Lists Our public lists, which anyone can sign up for, are: - [announce@hacdc.org](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/announce_hacdc.org) : A moderated, weekly update list designed to keep the general public informed about what's happening, what's been discussed and what's coming up at HacDC. - [blabber@hacdc.org](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/blabber_hacdc.org) : Our completely unmoderated and public open discussion forum covering a wide range of topics and questions. ### Public POC E-mail All inquiries from the outside world, via e-mail, should go to [bod@hacdc.org](bod@hacdc.org "wikilink"). [bod@hacdc.org](bod@hacdc.org "wikilink") may be used within the web page, wiki, on documents, flyers, etc. as a way for those outside HacDC to contact the organization. ### Internal/Member E-mail Addresses/Aliases Each member is entitled to an @hacdc.org e-mail account. HacDC shall offer hosting for @hacdc.org e-mail accounts or offer the option of forwarding to the member's chosen e-mail address. Member e-mail shall not be archived, except as chosen by the member in a hosted e-mail account. ### Internal E-mail Lists/Accounts | E-mail address | Purpose | List Members | Archived by | |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | advisors@hacdc.org | A discussion forum for the HacDC [Advisory Council](Advisory_Council "wikilink"), where HacDC solicits advice and council. | [Advisory Council](Advisory_Council "wikilink"), [Members](:Category:Members "wikilink") | Mailman | | bod@hacdc.org | Contact list for the Board of Directors | [The Board of Directors](:Category:BOD "wikilink") | Mailman | | finance@hacdc.org | E-mail account for all things relating to HacDC Finances | [The Minister of Finance](The_Minister_of_Finance "wikilink") | Archived E-Mail (7 year retention cycle) | | members@hacdc.org | Open, unmoderated discussion for HacDC Voting and Non-Voting (i.e. Honorary) Members | [The Members](:Category:Members "wikilink"), [Honorary Members](:Category:Honorary_Members "wikilink") | Mailman | | members-announce@hacdc.org | Moderated, essential traffic for members. Primary distribution method for weekly members update, meeting minutes and agendas and emergencies. | [The Members](:Category:Members "wikilink"), [Honorary Members](:Category:Honorary_Members "wikilink") | Mailman | | ministers@hacdc.org | Primary contact address for the administrators of HacDC, designed for use by members to address specific concerns and by ministers to keep each other updated on minor administrative action. | [The Ministers](The_Ministers "wikilink"), [Shadow Ministers](Shadow_Ministers "wikilink") | Mailman | | news@hacdc.org | Primary contact list for the PR team of HacDC, designed to help members and associates get events publicised via HacDC's public e-mail lists, blog, twitter, etc. | [news@hacdc.org](news@hacdc.org "wikilink") | Mailman | ### Project Contact E-Mail Addresses Each ongoing project must have an e-mail address associated with it. The e-mail address may be an alias for the project coordinator, a discussion list for the project as a whole or an alias to bod@ so [The Ministers](The_Ministers "wikilink") may be able to send project inquiries to the correct relevant parties. In any case, the status of each project contact e-mail must be documented here: | E-mail address | Aliases | General Purpose | Delivery Mechanism | Archived? | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------| | [multi-touch-int-display@](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/multi-touch-int-display_hacdc.org) | (None) | Discussion list for the [HacDC Multi-touch device](HacDC_Multi-touch_device "wikilink") Project. | Mailman via hacdc.org | Yes | | [museum@](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/museum_hacdc.org) | (None) | Discussion list for the [HacDC Museum](HacDC_Museum "wikilink") Project. | Mailman via hacdc.org | Yes | | [neighborhoodwireless@](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/neighborhoodwireless_hacdc.org) | (None) | Discussion list for the [Columbia Heights Wireless](Columbia_Heights_Wireless "wikilink") Project. | Mailman via hacdc.org | Yes | | [smartclothing@](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/smartclothing_hacdc.org) | (None) | Discussion list for the [Smart Clothing](Smart_Clothing "wikilink") Project. | Mailman via hacdc.org | Yes | | [micromondays@](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/micromondays_hacdc.org) | (None) | Discussion list for the [Microcontroller Course](Microcontroller_Course "wikilink") | Mailman via hacdc.org | Yes | | [reddoor@](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/reddoor_hacdc.org) | (None) | Discussion list for the [Door Entry Project](Door_Entry_Project "wikilink") | Mailman via hacdc.org | Yes | ## Web Presence ### Homepage/Blog: hacdc.org Our main website is run on [Drupal](Wikipedia:Drupal "wikilink") and functions primarily as a blog. ### Wiki Our wiki is run on [MediaWiki](Wikipedia:MediaWiki "wikilink"). You're most likely reading it now. ### Twitter Our twitter is [hacdc](http://twitter.com/hacdc). ### Livejournal Our Livejournal is [hacdc](http://hacdc.livejournal.com/). ### Meetup Our meetup is [hacdc](http://www.meetup.com/hac-dc/). ## Phone Our Phone number is (202) 556-4225 (556-HACK). ## CHAT Visit [chat.hacdc.org](http://chat.hacdc.org) or point your IRC client to \#hacdc at [freenode.org](irc://irc.freenode.org/hacdc). This is the primary chat medium for HacDC. Projects whose communities rely on IRC are encouraged to start their own IRC channels or actively participate in existing channels - we have control of the entire \#hacdc-\* namespace, if sub-channels are needed. [Category:HacDC_Systems](Category:HacDC_Systems "wikilink")