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Our general communications policy is simple:
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1. Pick a system that works to facilitate communication
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2. Use it
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3. Don't change it unless it's failing.
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## E-Mail
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E-mail is the most common method of communication within HacDC and
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between HacDC and the outside world.
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### Public E-mail Lists
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Our public lists, which anyone can sign up for, are:
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- [announce@hacdc.org](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/announce_hacdc.org)
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: A moderated, weekly update list designed to keep the general public
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informed about what's happening, what's been discussed and what's
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coming up at HacDC.
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- [blabber@hacdc.org](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/blabber_hacdc.org)
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: Our completely unmoderated and public open discussion forum covering
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a wide range of topics and questions.
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### Public POC E-mail
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All inquiries from the outside world, via e-mail, should go to
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[bod@hacdc.org](bod@hacdc.org "wikilink").
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[bod@hacdc.org](bod@hacdc.org "wikilink") may be used within the web
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page, wiki, on documents, flyers, etc. as a way for those outside HacDC
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to contact the organization.
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### Internal/Member E-mail Addresses/Aliases
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Each member is entitled to an @hacdc.org e-mail account. HacDC shall
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offer hosting for @hacdc.org e-mail accounts or offer the option of
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forwarding to the member's chosen e-mail address. Member e-mail shall
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not be archived, except as chosen by the member in a hosted e-mail
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account.
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### Internal E-mail Lists/Accounts
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| E-mail address | Purpose | List Members | Archived by |
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| 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 |
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| bod@hacdc.org | Contact list for the Board of Directors | [The Board of Directors](:Category:BOD "wikilink") | Mailman |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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### Project Contact E-Mail Addresses
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Each ongoing project must have an e-mail address associated with it. The
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e-mail address may be an alias for the project coordinator, a discussion
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list for the project as a whole or an alias to bod@ so [The
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Ministers](The_Ministers "wikilink") may be able to send project
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inquiries to the correct relevant parties. In any case, the status of
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each project contact e-mail must be documented here:
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| E-mail address | Aliases | General Purpose | Delivery Mechanism | Archived? |
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| [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 |
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| [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 |
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| [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 |
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| [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 |
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| [micromondays@](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/micromondays_hacdc.org) | (None) | Discussion list for the [Microcontroller Course](Microcontroller_Course "wikilink") | Mailman via hacdc.org | Yes |
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| [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 |
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## Web Presence
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### Homepage/Blog: hacdc.org
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Our main website is run on [Drupal](Wikipedia:Drupal "wikilink") and
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functions primarily as a blog.
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### Wiki
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Our wiki is run on [MediaWiki](Wikipedia:MediaWiki "wikilink"). You're
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most likely reading it now.
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### Twitter
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Our twitter is [hacdc](http://twitter.com/hacdc).
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### Livejournal
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Our Livejournal is [hacdc](http://hacdc.livejournal.com/).
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### Meetup
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Our meetup is [hacdc](http://www.meetup.com/hac-dc/).
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## Phone
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Our Phone number is (202) 556-4225 (556-HACK).
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## CHAT
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Visit [chat.hacdc.org](http://chat.hacdc.org) or point your IRC client
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to \#hacdc at [freenode.org](irc://irc.freenode.org/hacdc). This is the
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primary chat medium for HacDC.
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Projects whose communities rely on IRC are encouraged to start their own
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IRC channels or actively participate in existing channels - we have
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control of the entire \#hacdc-\* namespace, if sub-channels are needed.
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[Category:HacDC_Systems](Category:HacDC_Systems "wikilink") |